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Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty and students honored at college's awards ceremony

April 08, 2025

Tricia Hart stands on stage holding a certificate while shaking hands with Dean Levon Esters

Three graduate students receive awards in 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition

March 31, 2025

Windmills and solar panels provide green energy

Reusing old oil and gas wells may offer green energy storage solution

March 13, 2025

Franklin M. Orr, Jr. wearing a grey suit and blue tie.

2025 Shoemaker Lecture: Transforming energy systems to mitigate climate change

February 27, 2025

A woman poses in front of a Penn State-themed background.

Online energy and sustainability policy degree programs changed this grad’s life

February 26, 2025

Elham Rahimi in a floral blouse stands in a lush garden with hydrangeas and greenery.

Elham Rahimi awarded the Raja V. and Geetha V. Ramani Graduate Students Award

February 19, 2025

2025 NAE class - Susan Brantley, Long-Qing Chen and Russell Johns

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 18, 2025

Workers and students in protective gear observe molten gold being poured into a mold in an industrial setting.

Energy and mineral engineering students attend South Africa Mining Conference

February 04, 2025

Lithium extraction brine lakes.

New method for sustainable lithium extraction could reduce emissions by 75%

January 30, 2025

A delegation from The Shandong University of Science and Technology and Penn State counterparts holding signed memorandum of understanding.

Penn State, Shandong University of Science and Technology pursue mine safety MOU

January 27, 2025

EEEPI talk to focus on environmental aspects of biofuels

January 21, 2025

Isam Al-Zadjali accepts an alumni fellowship from President Neeli Bendapudi.

2024 Alumni Fellow relishes chance to give back to the University

November 11, 2024

Penn State mining expert testifies before Congress on critical minerals needs

October 31, 2024

Penn State student Joshua Hasenau visits an underground mine in Somerset County

EMS student digs in to new opportunities provided by internship

October 24, 2024

EarthTalks: Thandy Moyo Oct. 28

EarthTalks: Professor to discuss recycling as strategy for critical metals

October 22, 2024

Nelson Dzade portrait outside

EMS faculty member receives DOE Early Career Research Award

October 17, 2024

Karpyn with Society of Petroleum Engineering’s president Terry Palisch

EMS associate dean named distinguished member by Society of Petroleum Engineers

October 14, 2024

Shimin Liu on stage speaking at podium.

Penn State hosts International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering

October 11, 2024

President Barack Obama and Erica P. Cooper in the Oval Office

Penn State College of EMS staff member’s White House service recognized in new book

October 01, 2024

Person stands at the front of a room, talking to other people sitting at tables.

Multi-Campus REU students gain research experience at University Park

September 17, 2024

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson named summer 2024 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

July 23, 2024

Four people on a stage

Laughs ring in Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni society 30th anniversary

July 23, 2024

Green and white rock

$1.1M ARPA-E award to fund project exploring potential of geologic hydrogen

July 23, 2024

New GEMS board members

Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

July 18, 2024

Luis F. Ayala appointed head of Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

July 09, 2024

Penn State solar team

Penn State students win Solar District Cup division competition

June 27, 2024

reservoir with low water level

Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability

June 26, 2024

Students learn about high-performance buildings during Pittsburgh summer program

June 24, 2024

Anthony Sable recently accepted the President Walker Award.

Associate degree in mining offers opportunities to advance

June 17, 2024

'Growing Impact' discusses the complex underground process of carbon storage

June 03, 2024

A rectangular blue pond in a brown winter field with a wall of bare trees behind.

$4.99M DOE grant to build domestic supply chain for critical minerals

May 08, 2024

Designing and assessing market designs to improve electrical grid reliability

April 30, 2024

Estimating emissions potential of decommissioned gas wells from shale samples

April 22, 2024

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 11 climate action workshops

April 18, 2024

Nicolas Bueno, Hanif Yoga, Turgay Ertekin, Nijat Gasimli, Ianna Gomez and Baran Yucel standing in front of Hosler Building

Penn State team wins national competition on use of AI in the energy industry

April 08, 2024

Edward C. Dowling Jr. smiling

Critical minerals’ role in green energy topic of 2024 Shoemaker Lecture

March 25, 2024

Electric Grid Powerlines

Benefits, risks of a more electrified world to be discussed at April 15 workshop

March 18, 2024

Ming Ma receives the international Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship

February 15, 2024

A collage featuring headshots from the three speakers

Penn State's 'Stories from the Field' returns with spring 2024 lineup

February 07, 2024

Hilal Ezgi Toraman smiling in research lab

Toraman receives recognition from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

February 01, 2024

Louis DeCordova

Earth and Mineral Sciences names student marshal for fall 2023 commencement

December 12, 2023

Shimin Liu on stage receiving plaque

Professor, recent alum win best paper from the Society of Petroleum Engineers

November 15, 2023

Documentary film on research institute’s history, impact to premiere on Nov. 6

October 31, 2023

Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Zuleima Karpyn and Luis Ayala standing in Steidle Building

Petroleum engineering faculty receive regional achievement awards

October 23, 2023

Illustration of structures laid over solar panels

Scientists develop new method to create stable, efficient next-gen solar cells

October 19, 2023

Younes Shekarian standing in garden smiling

Energy and mineral engineering doctoral candidate awarded fellowship grant

October 11, 2023

Penn State professor awarded technical honor from Society of Petroleum Engineers

October 03, 2023

Behzad Vaziri Hassas

EMS doctoral alum receives national 2023 Rong Yu Wan Ph.D. Dissertation Award

September 26, 2023

A rock outcrop with complicated facture networks

No shortcuts: New approach may help extract more heat from geothermal reservoirs

September 19, 2023

Growing Impact Podcast

'Growing Impact' podcast examines effects of flooding on substance use, support

July 07, 2023

Shelley Corman-Frisby appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

June 29, 2023

Ezgi Toraman named to Chemical & Engineering News' 'Talented 12' list

June 26, 2023

Amir Eskanlou at podium

Mineral engineering doctoral student selected for NSF-sponsored summer school

June 15, 2023

Mechanic charging the batteries of the electric motor for EV

Engineer receives NSF CAREER award to improve lithium-ion battery performance

May 31, 2023

A Penn State researcher holds a piece of coal

Hydrogen battery: Storing hydrogen in coal may help power clean energy economy

May 22, 2023

The 2023 College of Earth and Mineral Science Academy for Global Experience laureates

EMS student program recognizes outstanding academic, professional development

May 11, 2023

Hannah Chop, a senior majoring in environmental systems engineering

EMS Student awarded Presidential Scholarship by mining societies

May 03, 2023

Bruce Logan, right, and Gavin van Tonder participate in the ceremonial signing of the master agreement between ENOWA and Penn State.

Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions

May 02, 2023

Students visit “Craters of the Moon,” which is a walk through one of the largest geothermal fields and a part of Taupo Volcanic Zone.

New Zealand offers students chance to see path to sustainable energy future

April 27, 2023

Jingyang He with President Bendapudi

Five EMS graduate students recognized with University awards

April 27, 2023

Paul F. Robertson Award for EMS Breakthrough of the Year

EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration

April 26, 2023

Alumna Titilayo “Titi” Shodiya, deputy quality manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Penn State alumna Titilayo Shodiya to deliver R.E. Tressler Lecture

April 25, 2023

silhouette of a nuclear power plant at sunset

Professor awarded DOE grant to study corrosion in nuclear salt reactors

April 19, 2023

Martha Christino and Bevan Harbison

Earth and Mineral Sciences names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

April 13, 2023

Elisa Alonso smiling in front of Periodic table of elememts

USGS scientist to discuss critical mineral commodities at 2023 Shoemaker Lecture

March 27, 2023

Jaquelin Cochran smiling

Jaquelin Cochran to speak at April 13 Women in energy and water research seminar

March 27, 2023

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