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Tiemeng Ma is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Oct. 29 seminar to discuss effects of California power shutoffs

October 21, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

EarthTalks: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pennsylvania formation

October 20, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

A car at an EV charging station

Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers

October 01, 2025

Thandie Moyo is an assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

EarthTalks: Understanding mineral composition key to advancing metal recovery

September 30, 2025

Kelly Neill is an assistant professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney.

Oct. 1 seminar to spotlight water valuation in hydroelectric production

September 24, 2025

Sarma Pisupati, director of the Center for Critical Minerals at Penn State

EarthTalks: Turning waste into sources of critical minerals, rare earth elements

September 10, 2025

A coring and geophysical well-logging operation into the Eagle Ford Group formation is seen adjacent to U.S. Route 90 in Kinney County, Texas

More efficient approach to shale wells could boost oil output, store emissions

August 14, 2025

An indoors portrait of an individual wearing a suit and tie.

Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

A close-up shot of the blue reactor pool at the Breazeale Reactor at Penn State University Park.

$3.6M in grants awarded to nuclear engineering projects

April 01, 2025

white sheets of plastic on a white background.

Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 2025

A metal square glowing red-orange

Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing

January 21, 2025

An outdoor portrait of a person in a blue shirt.

Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems

January 15, 2025

A person draws a graph on an easel

Penn State industrial engineering grad student named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

January 15, 2025

Two side-by-side portraits of individuals.

Mechanical engineering researchers awarded Office of Naval Research grants

January 08, 2025

Gravel facility

WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

December 19, 2024

An X-ray of a chest.

X-ray vision: Seeing through the mystery of an X-ray emissions mechanism

December 03, 2024

A person wearing glasses stands in front of a brick wall outside and smiles at the camera

Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

An individual wearing a blue sweater in front of greenery.

Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

A person in glasses smiles at the camera in front of a piece of equipment with a sign that says START.

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

August 30, 2024

Two individuals pose outdoors for a portrait.

Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

A portrait of a person in glasses and a blue polo that says "Penn State Engineering"

Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward

July 19, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

Two students wearing blue polos pose indoors behind a blue, black and green backdrop.

Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 2024

Particles of wood and rice husks seen in plastic container.

Q&A: Decarbonizing steel manufacturing

May 07, 2024

An individual in a lab wearing protective glasses and gloves handles a sample of a coin cell battery.

Cold sintering may rescue plastic, ceramics, battery components from landfills

May 02, 2024

An outdoors portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Greener power solutions for communities

March 26, 2024

Three individuals adjust a piece of lab equipment.

Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

a large cylinder container being moved by a lift

New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

Three individuals in lab coats and protective glasses converse and smile in a lab setting.

Membrane research moves forward with additional five years of NSF funding

March 01, 2024

two headshots side by side on a blue background

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

December 13, 2023

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

November 15, 2023

Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

September 12, 2023

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

September 01, 2023

Grid of different colors representing different microscopic imaging.

Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

A person in a suit jacket holds metal components in front of two computer monitors

3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

June 20, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 2023

An area being clear cut of trees with machines and burning

New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

May 18, 2023

A person in a suit and tie smiles at the camera.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

A person in a tan jacket breathes onto their wrist. A wire connects the wrist sensor to a monitor on the jacket. The person holds a phone in their hand, showing data is collected.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

April 12, 2023

A person wearing a blue dress and sweater poses for a photo outside.

Mechanical engineering faculty wins international award from Combustion Institute

April 11, 2023

lightning against a blue-purple sky

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

March 30, 2023

Metal sculpture of the words "We Are"

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

A person in a blue blazer smiles at the camera in front of a turbine in a lab

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

March 15, 2023

A representation showing gold flakes on a black background

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

February 22, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

Engineers help artificial intelligence to learn more safely in the real world

December 16, 2022

Three people examine a small square device.

Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

November 30, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

A metal contraption with five tubes sits in blue water.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

A person adjusts a bolt in a large silver cavity.

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

A power plant emitting smoke at sunset.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

An informational slide that says, in part, "Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop, Nov. 2-4, In-person and hybrid"

Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

Two people calibrate a solar simulator-integrated thermal chamber in a lab.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

September 13, 2022

Several people stand behind a desk with American flags on it. Westinghouse banners are in the background.

Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors

May 19, 2022

Two men with arms crossed stand in a lab.

Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

Water floods a paved road.

Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort

April 11, 2022

An illustration of a cityscape, looking up from ground level.

Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

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Tiemeng Ma is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Oct. 29 seminar to discuss effects of California power shutoffs

October 21, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

EarthTalks: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pennsylvania formation

October 20, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

A car at an EV charging station

Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers

October 01, 2025

Thandie Moyo is an assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

EarthTalks: Understanding mineral composition key to advancing metal recovery

September 30, 2025

Kelly Neill is an assistant professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney.

Oct. 1 seminar to spotlight water valuation in hydroelectric production

September 24, 2025

Sarma Pisupati, director of the Center for Critical Minerals at Penn State

EarthTalks: Turning waste into sources of critical minerals, rare earth elements

September 10, 2025

A coring and geophysical well-logging operation into the Eagle Ford Group formation is seen adjacent to U.S. Route 90 in Kinney County, Texas

More efficient approach to shale wells could boost oil output, store emissions

August 14, 2025

An indoors portrait of an individual wearing a suit and tie.

Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

A close-up shot of the blue reactor pool at the Breazeale Reactor at Penn State University Park.

$3.6M in grants awarded to nuclear engineering projects

April 01, 2025

white sheets of plastic on a white background.

Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 2025

A metal square glowing red-orange

Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing

January 21, 2025

An outdoor portrait of a person in a blue shirt.

Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems

January 15, 2025

A person draws a graph on an easel

Penn State industrial engineering grad student named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

January 15, 2025

Two side-by-side portraits of individuals.

Mechanical engineering researchers awarded Office of Naval Research grants

January 08, 2025

Gravel facility

WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

December 19, 2024

An X-ray of a chest.

X-ray vision: Seeing through the mystery of an X-ray emissions mechanism

December 03, 2024

A person wearing glasses stands in front of a brick wall outside and smiles at the camera

Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

An individual wearing a blue sweater in front of greenery.

Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

A person in glasses smiles at the camera in front of a piece of equipment with a sign that says START.

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

August 30, 2024

Two individuals pose outdoors for a portrait.

Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

A portrait of a person in glasses and a blue polo that says "Penn State Engineering"

Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward

July 19, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

Two students wearing blue polos pose indoors behind a blue, black and green backdrop.

Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 2024

Particles of wood and rice husks seen in plastic container.

Q&A: Decarbonizing steel manufacturing

May 07, 2024

An individual in a lab wearing protective glasses and gloves handles a sample of a coin cell battery.

Cold sintering may rescue plastic, ceramics, battery components from landfills

May 02, 2024

An outdoors portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Greener power solutions for communities

March 26, 2024

Three individuals adjust a piece of lab equipment.

Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

a large cylinder container being moved by a lift

New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

Three individuals in lab coats and protective glasses converse and smile in a lab setting.

Membrane research moves forward with additional five years of NSF funding

March 01, 2024

two headshots side by side on a blue background

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

December 13, 2023

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

November 15, 2023

Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

September 12, 2023

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

September 01, 2023

Grid of different colors representing different microscopic imaging.

Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

A person in a suit jacket holds metal components in front of two computer monitors

3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

June 20, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 2023

An area being clear cut of trees with machines and burning

New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

May 18, 2023

A person in a suit and tie smiles at the camera.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

A person in a tan jacket breathes onto their wrist. A wire connects the wrist sensor to a monitor on the jacket. The person holds a phone in their hand, showing data is collected.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

April 12, 2023

A person wearing a blue dress and sweater poses for a photo outside.

Mechanical engineering faculty wins international award from Combustion Institute

April 11, 2023

lightning against a blue-purple sky

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

March 30, 2023

Metal sculpture of the words "We Are"

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

A person in a blue blazer smiles at the camera in front of a turbine in a lab

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

March 15, 2023

A representation showing gold flakes on a black background

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

February 22, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

Engineers help artificial intelligence to learn more safely in the real world

December 16, 2022

Three people examine a small square device.

Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

November 30, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

A metal contraption with five tubes sits in blue water.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

A person adjusts a bolt in a large silver cavity.

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

A power plant emitting smoke at sunset.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

An informational slide that says, in part, "Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop, Nov. 2-4, In-person and hybrid"

Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

Two people calibrate a solar simulator-integrated thermal chamber in a lab.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

September 13, 2022

Several people stand behind a desk with American flags on it. Westinghouse banners are in the background.

Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors

May 19, 2022

Two men with arms crossed stand in a lab.

Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

Water floods a paved road.

Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort

April 11, 2022

An illustration of a cityscape, looking up from ground level.

Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

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