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Elisa Alonso is assistant chief for the Minerals Intelligence Research Section at the U.S. Geological Survey.

EarthTalks: Models can assess supply-chain risks around critical minerals

November 13, 2025

Wil Burns is co-founding director of the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University.

Nov. 19 talk to address carbon dioxide removal at sea

November 11, 2025

Shotaro Nakamura is an assistant professor of agricultural economics in Penn State's Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education.

Nov. 12 seminar to spotlight sources, perceptions of environmental information

November 05, 2025

EarthTalks: Data illuminates ore containing critical minerals

November 03, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

Erica Smithwick is a distinguished professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Erica Smithwick to participate in panel on communicating climate research

October 27, 2025

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.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

October 20, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

Camilo Younes-Velosa is a Penn State visiting scholar from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Oct. 15 seminar to spotlight Colombia’s hydropower, electricity market

October 06, 2025

Portrait of Onur Apul in a white lab coat

Q&A: Looking at the impacts of forever chemicals in landfills, water and more

October 03, 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

Xibo Wan is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Connecticut.

Oct. 8 seminar to explore usage gaps at farmers' markets

September 30, 2025

Headshots of the 11 BIOMS fellows selected for the 2025-26 year.

One Health Microbiome Center awards 11 inaugural doctoral training fellows

September 23, 2025

Maureen Feineman is an associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State.

EarthTalks: How Pennsylvania’s industrial past can support tech, energy

September 16, 2025

Yuhui Jeong is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Sept. 17 seminar: Environmental, market effects of commercial organic waste ban

September 10, 2025

Dale Whittington of UNC-Chapel Hill

Sept. 10 seminar: Policy mix can promote transition to 'circular' water systems

September 03, 2025

Fall EarthTalks will spotlight critical minerals as economic, security necessity

September 02, 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

People standing outside, watching drone fly up into the Alaskan air. Green grass all around with no mountains of any kind in the background.

Q&A: How permanent is permafrost with increasing temperatures?

August 11, 2025

A picture of a concrete bridge deteriorating over time.

Q&A: Can minerals compromise concrete structures?

August 06, 2025

Portrait photo of a person in front of a window

Q&A: Can a city be a research partner?

August 06, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 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

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

white sheets of plastic on a white background.

Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 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

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

Two stacked photos of stream crossings.

Q&A: How do roads and bridges contribute to pollution, and what can be done?

November 22, 2024

2024 Hankin Lecture to highlight carbon-neutral home building, Nov. 6

October 23, 2024

An individual wearing a blue sweater in front of greenery.

Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

An image of green and blue circles in orange liquid

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

September 24, 2024

Two individuals pose outdoors for a portrait.

Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

Coin cell battery samples are arranged in plastic bags on a lab table.

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

July 08, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

This illustration of three globe graphs shows a five-day forecast of near-surface wind speed and mean sea level pressure.

Research tackling climate change with machine learning wins best paper award

June 10, 2024

An individual wearing a lab coat holds mussel samples in a plastic container.

Mussels downstream of wastewater treatment plant contain radium, study reports

May 31, 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.

Electrical engineering professor selected as 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar for Peru

April 17, 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

An outdoors portrait of an individual

Electrical engineering faculty member Yunting Liu receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

An outdoors portrait of an individual.

Nuclear engineering faculty member Miaomiao Jin receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

A person wearing glasses and a windbreaker poses for a photo outside

Q&A with Vishal Monga: Detecting and remediating underwater munitions with AI

March 01, 2024

A ladybug crawls along a plant stalk, surrounded by aphids

Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops

February 22, 2024

Fall2023 Star Series

Penn State Mont Alto announces fall schedule for Evening Talks and Star Parties

September 12, 2023

Vikash Gayah smiles and poses outdoors for portrait photo

Vikash Gayah named interim director of Larson Transportation Institute

August 11, 2023

A group of students wearing navy blue polo shirts poses outdoors with surveying equipment.

Penn State takes first in topographic mapping at national surveying championship

July 05, 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

An individual poses at a table with a laptop computer.

Students earn digital badge for sustainability-focused activities in new program

May 01, 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

Gray fish in river looks at purple bug on plant at water's surface

Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

April 06, 2023

A black and white, close up photograph of the moon

Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first

March 02, 2023

A gloved hand holds a porous ion resin wafer, which resembles a sponge, against a computer screen showing a colorful scientific journal cover.

Researchers use water treatment method to capture acids from agricultural waste

February 09, 2023

stream sample with various plastics

Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution

February 06, 2023

A colorful graphic representation of a laser-induced graphene foam gas sensor.

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

January 19, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

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

December 16, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A small creek in a forest on a clear day

Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find

November 22, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

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Elisa Alonso is assistant chief for the Minerals Intelligence Research Section at the U.S. Geological Survey.

EarthTalks: Models can assess supply-chain risks around critical minerals

November 13, 2025

Wil Burns is co-founding director of the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University.

Nov. 19 talk to address carbon dioxide removal at sea

November 11, 2025

Shotaro Nakamura is an assistant professor of agricultural economics in Penn State's Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education.

Nov. 12 seminar to spotlight sources, perceptions of environmental information

November 05, 2025

EarthTalks: Data illuminates ore containing critical minerals

November 03, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

Erica Smithwick is a distinguished professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Erica Smithwick to participate in panel on communicating climate research

October 27, 2025

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.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

October 20, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

Camilo Younes-Velosa is a Penn State visiting scholar from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Oct. 15 seminar to spotlight Colombia’s hydropower, electricity market

October 06, 2025

Portrait of Onur Apul in a white lab coat

Q&A: Looking at the impacts of forever chemicals in landfills, water and more

October 03, 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

Xibo Wan is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Connecticut.

Oct. 8 seminar to explore usage gaps at farmers' markets

September 30, 2025

Headshots of the 11 BIOMS fellows selected for the 2025-26 year.

One Health Microbiome Center awards 11 inaugural doctoral training fellows

September 23, 2025

Maureen Feineman is an associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State.

EarthTalks: How Pennsylvania’s industrial past can support tech, energy

September 16, 2025

Yuhui Jeong is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Sept. 17 seminar: Environmental, market effects of commercial organic waste ban

September 10, 2025

Dale Whittington of UNC-Chapel Hill

Sept. 10 seminar: Policy mix can promote transition to 'circular' water systems

September 03, 2025

Fall EarthTalks will spotlight critical minerals as economic, security necessity

September 02, 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

People standing outside, watching drone fly up into the Alaskan air. Green grass all around with no mountains of any kind in the background.

Q&A: How permanent is permafrost with increasing temperatures?

August 11, 2025

A picture of a concrete bridge deteriorating over time.

Q&A: Can minerals compromise concrete structures?

August 06, 2025

Portrait photo of a person in front of a window

Q&A: Can a city be a research partner?

August 06, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 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

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

white sheets of plastic on a white background.

Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 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

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

Two stacked photos of stream crossings.

Q&A: How do roads and bridges contribute to pollution, and what can be done?

November 22, 2024

2024 Hankin Lecture to highlight carbon-neutral home building, Nov. 6

October 23, 2024

An individual wearing a blue sweater in front of greenery.

Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

An image of green and blue circles in orange liquid

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

September 24, 2024

Two individuals pose outdoors for a portrait.

Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

Coin cell battery samples are arranged in plastic bags on a lab table.

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

July 08, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

This illustration of three globe graphs shows a five-day forecast of near-surface wind speed and mean sea level pressure.

Research tackling climate change with machine learning wins best paper award

June 10, 2024

An individual wearing a lab coat holds mussel samples in a plastic container.

Mussels downstream of wastewater treatment plant contain radium, study reports

May 31, 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.

Electrical engineering professor selected as 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar for Peru

April 17, 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

An outdoors portrait of an individual

Electrical engineering faculty member Yunting Liu receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

An outdoors portrait of an individual.

Nuclear engineering faculty member Miaomiao Jin receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

A person wearing glasses and a windbreaker poses for a photo outside

Q&A with Vishal Monga: Detecting and remediating underwater munitions with AI

March 01, 2024

A ladybug crawls along a plant stalk, surrounded by aphids

Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops

February 22, 2024

Fall2023 Star Series

Penn State Mont Alto announces fall schedule for Evening Talks and Star Parties

September 12, 2023

Vikash Gayah smiles and poses outdoors for portrait photo

Vikash Gayah named interim director of Larson Transportation Institute

August 11, 2023

A group of students wearing navy blue polo shirts poses outdoors with surveying equipment.

Penn State takes first in topographic mapping at national surveying championship

July 05, 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

An individual poses at a table with a laptop computer.

Students earn digital badge for sustainability-focused activities in new program

May 01, 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

Gray fish in river looks at purple bug on plant at water's surface

Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

April 06, 2023

A black and white, close up photograph of the moon

Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first

March 02, 2023

A gloved hand holds a porous ion resin wafer, which resembles a sponge, against a computer screen showing a colorful scientific journal cover.

Researchers use water treatment method to capture acids from agricultural waste

February 09, 2023

stream sample with various plastics

Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution

February 06, 2023

A colorful graphic representation of a laser-induced graphene foam gas sensor.

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

January 19, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

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

December 16, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A small creek in a forest on a clear day

Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find

November 22, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

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