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The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has announced the appointment of five new members to the Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) board of directors, effective July 1 including Courtney Jackson, geography graduate of the class of 2015.
Cindy Brewer has been named associate dean for faculty affairs in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), effective Aug. 1.
Two Penn State geography faculty members are members on two of the 11 interdisciplinary research teams that have been awarded funding through Penn State's Institute of Energy and Environment's (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2024.
Lily Houtman, a doctoral student in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ Department of Geography at Penn State, has been selected as a 2024 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awardee.
Researchers in Penn State’s Department of Geography have been awarded $12,000 in funding from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Sustainability Council for their project, "Youth Perspectives on Sustainability in the College of EMS."
The Erickson Discovery Grant, which funds independent research projects for undergraduate students, has been awarded to 43 recipients this year including geography student Camilla Baumer.
The Canadian wildfires of June 2023 exposed a large portion of the Northeastern United States to unprecedented levels of smoke. A new model that combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors may help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
Karl S. Zimmerer, professor of geography and member of the ecology and rural sociology programs, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Geography major Brenden Franks has been named the college’s science honor marshal, the top graduate in a non-engineering discipline.
Paul Nicklen, the award-winning nature photographer and conservationist, will be the keynote speaker for Penn State’s Climate Solutions Symposium. His presentation is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.