Earth and Mineral Sciences student awarded Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship
Kelly Núñez Ocasio, a Penn State doctoral candidate studying how hurricanes form, has received an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship.
Earth and Mineral Sciences students, faculty honored at virtual awards ceremony
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Presentation.
In a moment of crisis, engineering students rise to new 'Challenge'
Executives of the fictitious midstream natural gas company Blue Vector Gas were huddling up to prepare for a board meeting when the bad news hit: a pipeline explosion had just claimed three of their workers, setting fire to nearby homes, potentially polluting the town’s water supply and threatening the lives of a Girl Scout troop reportedly camping in the area.
Karl Schneider named College of Earth and Mineral Sciences science honor marshal
Karl P. Schneider, a Schreyer Scholar, has been selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ science honor marshal for Penn State's spring 2020 Commencement ceremony, which will be held virtually at 2 p.m. on May 9.
Materials science graduate student earns award for outreach efforts
Tom Nigl, doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering (MatSE) at Penn State, was awarded the Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award from the Graduate School for outreach efforts that promote science within society.f