student research
student research
17th Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Exposition, Career Connections Day at Penn State New Kensington
4/10/19
More than fifty Penn State New Kensington students presented their research and projects at the 17th Annual Research and Creative Exposition held at the campus on April 9, 2019.
Student aims to answer questions about causes and outcomes of food insecurity
3/25/19
Dixin Xie, an undergraduate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, is conducting a research project on food insecurity and mental health outcomes, thanks to faculty mentorship from the department and support from the College of Health and Human Development.
Student researchers invited to apply for indigenous knowledge award funding
1/13/19
Proposals are now being accepted for the 2019 M.G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Awards, with a maximum amount of $1,500 awarded per project. The submissions deadline for proposals is Feb. 23, and the application plus requirements and additional details are online.
Fun in the workplace research offers student unique insights into field
12/21/18
Thanks to research opportunities available at Penn State, hospitality management senior Kysesen Maravich is conducting research on fun in the workplace and employee behavior, with hopes of enhancing her career options in the field.
Materials Science and Engineering students hope to inspire future women in STEM
4/27/18
Tight-knit friendships have allowed a group of female students to excel in a field that has traditionally been male dominated, materials science and engineering. Throughout their time at Penn State, these students took on leadership roles, conducted research, represented Penn State at national conferences and prepared for the start of their careers.
Student wins first place in regional petroleum engineering paper contest
6/19/17
A paper written by Evan Galimberti, a rising Penn State senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering, and a master’s degree in energy and mineral engineering through an integrated undergraduate-graduate program, won first place in the Eastern North America regional Society of Petroleum Engineers student paper contest. Galimberti will advance to the final, international round of the contest in October.
Nursing student Kiernan Riley awarded University grant to continue research
6/19/17
Kiernan Riley, a senior honor’s nursing student at Penn State Worthington Scranton, was awarded a Penn State Student Engagement Network grant to study the effects of a teaching intervention about organ donation on high school students’ attitudes and intent to register as organ donors when applying for drivers’ licenses.
Grant to help nursing student pursue engaged learning experience
6/16/17
Kalei Kowalchik, a sophomore honor’s nursing major at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has been awarded a Penn State Student Engagement Network grant to pursue an engaged learning experience with the Visiting Nurses Association Home Health and Hospice of Lackawanna County.
Animal science major Gabel stands out from the herd
5/23/17
Amber Gabel leveraged the academics, scholarship options, internship programs, and alumni network in the College of Agricultural Sciences to prepare for a career in dairy cattle genetics.
Plant sciences student helps research natural fungicide
4/27/17
Cullen Dixon, a plant sciences major, participates in a lab that tests the effectiveness of secondary metabolite compounds produced by sorghum as potential biopesticides in combating foliar diseases of Zea mays, or corn.
Student uses mushroom minor to benefit her home
4/17/17
Rana, an economics major, is minoring in mushroom science and technology, and plans to use what she has learned to improve living conditions for people in her home city of Mumbai, India.
Nursing student presents research at Geisinger conference
2/21/17
Kiernan Riley, an honor’s nursing student at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has been researching end-of-life care and patients living with end-stage heart failure for over a year now with Dr. Michael Evans, PSWS assistant clinical professor. In January, she had the opportunity to present pieces of that research at a conference hosted by Geisinger Medical Center in Danville
Brandywine professor receives selective NSF research grant
1/5/17
Megan Povelones, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Brandywine, has been named recipient of the distinguished National Science Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation (NSF), a five-year grant to study mitochondrial structure and function.
Research on nuclear waste storage in glass takes top prize at poster exhibition
12/14/16
Collin Smyth shined with a $500 first place finish for his poster titled “Single-Pass Flow-Through Corrosion of Calcium Aluminosilicate Glass Powder” at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ (EMS) fifth annual Undergraduate Poster Exhibition held on Nov. 30, but the path to success was months in the making.