Penn State Energy and Environment News

PA State Data Center to host Data User Conference May 29 and 30

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Data users from across the commonwealth are set to gather in State College at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center for the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s 2024 Data User Conference May 29 and 30. The annual conference serves as the state's most comprehensive forum for research and development in demographic data.

Q&A: The increasing difficulty of detecting AI- versus human-generated text

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Dongwon Lee, professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, discussed the importance of examining the integrity of AI-generated text found online. 

Harrisburg's inaugural engineering systems doctoral students begin journey

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Penn State Harrisburg’s new doctoral program in engineering systems kicked off in fall 2023, with an inaugural class of students from diverse backgrounds in engineering.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

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"Research Art Collection," is on display in the Office of Senior Vice President for Research on the third floor in Old Main at University Park. The exhibit showcases the art of research and the research of art and is open to the public. 

Three faculty honored with Eberly College of Science distinguished awards

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Three faculty members in the Penn State Eberly College of Science have been selected to receive awards related to their outstanding service contributions and mentoring work.

Penn State research center offers industry practicum on additive manufacturing

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The Penn State Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D) is now accepting registrations online for a three-day additive manufacturing practicum aimed at industry members and academics, including Penn State students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty. The workshop will begin on Tuesday, July 30, and run through Thursday, Aug. 1, at the CIMP-3D Additive Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, located in the Guion S. Bluford Jr. Building at Innovation Park.  

Brandywine hosts annual youth STEAM event

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The Brandywine LaunchBox held its annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day on May 7. More than 60 seventh-grade students from four local middle schools (Haverford Middle School in Havertown, Lionville Middle School in Exton, Northley Middle School in Aston and Upper Merion Middle School in King of Prussia) attended the event to learn about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more.

industryXchange to connect researchers, government, industry at Pittsburgh event

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Registration is now open for the Penn State College of Engineering industryXchange. The May 21-22 event in Pittsburgh will focus on robotics and bring together Penn State researchers and industry and government partners to explore collaboration opportunities. 

Penn State Climate Consortium adds two associate directors to leadership team

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Two interdisciplinary researchers have been named as associate directors for the Penn State Climate Consortium.

First-generation honor society at University Park inducts inaugural class

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The  Eta Psi chapter of Tri-Alpha, a national honor society for first-generation college students, inducted its first members on April 22 at a ceremony in the Pattee and Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.

$4.99M DOE grant to build domestic supply chain for critical minerals

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A Penn State research team was recently awarded a $4.99 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and assess advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and other critical materials from coal, coal wastes and coal by-products.

SustainaLions, new Employee Resource Group announced 

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New Employee Resource Group to focus on educating, engaging and connecting with Penn State employees to promote and support sustainability across the University.