civil and environmental engineering
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3D printing affordable, sustainable and resilient housing in Alaska
February 26, 2024
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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
February 14, 2023
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Engineering professor named college’s associate dean for research
December 07, 2022
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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
October 06, 2022
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Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort
April 11, 2022
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Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment
November 18, 2021
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Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea
September 29, 2020
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3D printing affordable, sustainable and resilient housing in Alaska
February 26, 2024
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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
February 14, 2023
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Engineering professor named college’s associate dean for research
December 07, 2022
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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
October 06, 2022
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![A flux tower in a Pennsylvania corn field](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/PXL_20211108_174113559.jpg?h=43f3a291&itok=8yOcFPj5)
![A round, flat, gray membrane is seen next to an electron microscope screenshot of the same membrane, upon which you can see tiny wells.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/psu-news-mariah.jpg?h=652e55f1&itok=94o2gmI7)
![Cleveland skyline at night](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/07/growing-impact-podcast-ohio-skyline-energy-equity-4-3.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=N7PQd_nF)
![Ripples in water](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/pattarasiri-virayasi-AdobeStock_37691995.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=BIQEJIU4)
![Eleven people stand on a stage, facing the camera. A blue curtain is behind them.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/06/team-award-psn_0.jpg?h=2a32816a&itok=VxhPg5RZ)
![Growing Impact Podcast Waters Plastic Problem](https://psu-gatsby-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/02/Growing%20Impact%20Podcast_Waters%20Plastic%20Problem_News.png?h=3c3839b6&itok=hU0mRHyK)
![Electricity worker and pylon silhouette](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/05/electricity_infrastructure_GettyImages_1920p.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=5GwrarUA)
![Water floods a paved road.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/04/shen-chaopeng-ciroh-psn.jpg?h=03bc125d&itok=rI6vUgl8)
Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort
April 11, 2022
![Many people sit in a lecture hall with laptops looking toward the front of the room](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/03/industryXchange-PSN.jpg?h=652e55f1&itok=f0VlYoVU)
![Five researchers wearing masks stand and sit around a computer, where two maps of the United States are displayed on the monitor.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/03/shen-chaopeng-geomodeling-PSN.jpg?h=652e55f1&itok=2Ru-VB3v)
![Compilation graphic of lion shrine and globe.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/02/penn-state-global-news.jpg?h=401f4476&itok=xyUUo2Zh)
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![High water flash flooded highway emergency after a strong summer thunderstorm, one stranded car and a semi truck able to drive through amid floating debris, Pennsylvania, PA, USA.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/11/flood%20PA%20GettyImages%20catnap72.jpg?h=623f249a&itok=dmvUj0TC)
Climate uncertainty colors flood risk assessment
November 18, 2021
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Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea
September 29, 2020
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