Researchers from Penn State and Carnegie Mellon University have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to use machine learning — a form of artificial intelligence — and data science to design more effective catalysts for chemical processing. The grant is part of a new initiative by the DOE to provide $27.6 million in grants for data science research in chemical and materials sciences.
Katelyn Kirchner, a senior materials science and engineering major from Downingtown, earned a prestigious Astronaut Scholarship earlier this year. Each year, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation recognizes more than 50 outstanding students from the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Penn State will host the 2019 Materials Science Undergraduate Education Conference from Sept. 9-11 to address the dramatic growth of undergraduate student enrollment in materials science and engineering programs and the impacts on all stakeholders.
Sarah Lowum, a materials science and engineering doctoral student in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, received a 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to investigate how to improve the cold sintering process. She is one of seven EMS students and 24 Penn State students to receive the honor.
Riccardo Torsi, a doctoral student studying materials science and engineering in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, received a 2019 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to investigate improving microelectronics.
Katy Gerace, a doctoral student in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will be able to advance her research interests in materials science and engineering after receiving a 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. She is one of seven EMS students and 24 Penn State students to receive the honor.
The International Congress on Glass (ICG) was held June 9-14 in Boston, Massachusetts, with strong Penn State representation. More than 900 people from 45 countries attended the ICG led by John Mauro and Richard Brow.
Delbert Day is among seven Penn State alumni who received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor the University bestows upon its alumni.
Members of the Penn State Science Policy Society recently visited Washington, D.C., where they met with officials from several congressional offices and nongovernmental organizations to discuss the promotion of science and evidence-based policy.
Yu-Chuan Lin, a 2017 graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, had his thesis on two-dimensional materials published in a recent edition of the Springer Theses book series.
Daniel Lentz, a 2010 graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, accepted a 2019 Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award at a ceremony in March.
James White, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering at Penn State, will begin a full-time job at ArcelorMittal, a leading steel company, after graduating in May 2019.
The 2019 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 11 in the HUB-Robeson Center’s Freeman Auditorium on Penn State’s University Park campus. The theme of this year’s lecture series is “Materials from First Principles.”
A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State researchers. This marks the discovery of a novel glass family.
An internship at Penn State launched Ama Agyapong toward a career in materials science and engineering and her lifelong goal of improving the devices we use every day.
