Lo Prete receives NSF CAREER award to investigate capacity adequacy options
Associate professor Chiara Lo Prete received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to investigate electricity market structures to provide efficient incentives for generation capacity investment under increasing renewable penetration.
Climate dynamics seminar examines intersection of climate and social justice
Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, geography, and African studies at Penn State, will discuss the intersection of climate science and environmental and social justice at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
EarthTalks seminar discusses human heat stress, politics of climate change
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the dangers of human heat stress and the politics of climate change at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1 as part of the EarthTalks series.
Satellite data reveals bonds between emissions, pollution and economy
A new analysis of nearly two decades of satellite data shows that economic development, fossil-fuel combustion and air quality are closely linked on the continental and national scales, but can be decoupled at the national level, according to Penn State scientists.
Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse
A method to detect long-term movements of these mountains using satellite images could help identify previously overlooked instability at some volcanoes, according to Penn State scientists.