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Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

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Engineering professor recognized by American Geophysical Union with dual awards

September 27, 2024

A person in glasses smiles at the camera in front of a piece of equipment with a sign that says START.

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

August 30, 2024

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Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

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Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward

July 19, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

Two students wearing blue polos pose indoors behind a blue, black and green backdrop.

Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 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

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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

a large cylinder container being moved by a lift

New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

Three individuals in lab coats and protective glasses converse and smile in a lab setting.

Membrane research moves forward with additional five years of NSF funding

March 01, 2024

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Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

December 13, 2023

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

November 15, 2023

Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

September 12, 2023

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

September 01, 2023

Grid of different colors representing different microscopic imaging.

Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

A person in a suit jacket holds metal components in front of two computer monitors

3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

June 20, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 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

A person in a suit and tie smiles at the camera.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

A person in a tan jacket breathes onto their wrist. A wire connects the wrist sensor to a monitor on the jacket. The person holds a phone in their hand, showing data is collected.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

April 12, 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

lightning against a blue-purple sky

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

March 30, 2023

Metal sculpture of the words "We Are"

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

A person in a blue blazer smiles at the camera in front of a turbine in a lab

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

March 15, 2023

A representation showing gold flakes on a black background

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

February 22, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

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

December 16, 2022

Three people examine a small square device.

Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

November 30, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

A metal contraption with five tubes sits in blue water.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

A person adjusts a bolt in a large silver cavity.

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

A power plant emitting smoke at sunset.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

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Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

Two people calibrate a solar simulator-integrated thermal chamber in a lab.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

Several people stand behind a desk with American flags on it. Westinghouse banners are in the background.

Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors

May 19, 2022

Two men with arms crossed stand in a lab.

Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

Water floods a paved road.

Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort

April 11, 2022

An illustration of a cityscape, looking up from ground level.

Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

A man with arms crossed stands in front of a large piece of lab equipment.

Built like a bird: Modeling aircraft after nature with young investigator grant

March 30, 2022

A gas well with a barn and corn silos in the background

Researchers to study possible links between fracking, water contaminants

February 23, 2022

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Study abroad program offers collaborative sustainability research experiences

February 10, 2022

Graduate student selected for prestigious U.S. Department of Energy program

January 21, 2022

small piece of wood, to right lignite, subbituminous, bituminous

Coal creation mechanism uncovered

November 11, 2021

Synchronization of neural oscillations achieved by astrocytes

Key to resilient energy-efficient AI/machine learning may reside in human brain

November 01, 2021

New faculty named Electrochemical Society and Toyota Young Investigator Fellow

September 08, 2021

Blue lines illuminate specific grid blocks against a dark background.

Engineer to measure the efficiency of comfortable, useful lighting

September 07, 2021

image of man in lab dressed in business casual attire.

Engineering researcher receives CAREER Award to develop straintronic tech

March 01, 2021

Second Energy University forum to focus on education March 5

February 25, 2021

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Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering

October 05, 2020

Man in lab coat looking at vial of bio-oil.

Chemical engineering department head receives environmental award

August 14, 2020

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

June 22, 2020

Nittany Lion Shrine

Energy, environmental strategic planning community forums announced for May

April 27, 2020

A Caucasian man works with gas turbine components in a lab.

Mechanical engineering grad student innovates gas turbine heat sensors

January 14, 2020

Solar Panel at Penn State

Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': Penn State's commitment to renewable energy

December 18, 2019

Illustration of a stable silicon electrode structure

Novel polymer to increase energy density, stability of lithium ion batteries

December 06, 2019

Nuclear engineering professor to speak at Schlow Library

October 30, 2019

START Lab awarded $6 million to develop national experimental turbine

September 04, 2019

Rachel Brennan, Mike Jacobson, and Brian Thiede

Penn State researchers lead the way in Water-Energy-Food research in Africa

September 03, 2019

A man standing in a lab in front of a machine on the floor.

Nanotechnology expert joins industrial engineering department

August 15, 2019

Left image shows a topological view of the wafer and the right image shows the electrical response of wafer areas

2D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states

July 15, 2019

Hurricane Maria

How to restore Puerto Rico's power and empower sustainable energy globally

July 11, 2019

Microgrids, major changes: Professor leading effort to redesign power grid

July 09, 2019

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A person wearing glasses stands in front of a brick wall outside and smiles at the camera

Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

An individual wearing a blue sweater in front of greenery.

Engineering professor recognized by American Geophysical Union with dual awards

September 27, 2024

A person in glasses smiles at the camera in front of a piece of equipment with a sign that says START.

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

August 30, 2024

Two individuals pose outdoors for a portrait.

Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

A portrait of a person in glasses and a blue polo that says "Penn State Engineering"

Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward

July 19, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

Two students wearing blue polos pose indoors behind a blue, black and green backdrop.

Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 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.

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

a large cylinder container being moved by a lift

New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

Three individuals in lab coats and protective glasses converse and smile in a lab setting.

Membrane research moves forward with additional five years of NSF funding

March 01, 2024

two headshots side by side on a blue background

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

December 13, 2023

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

November 15, 2023

Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

September 12, 2023

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

September 01, 2023

Grid of different colors representing different microscopic imaging.

Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

A person in a suit jacket holds metal components in front of two computer monitors

3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

June 20, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 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

A person in a suit and tie smiles at the camera.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

A person in a tan jacket breathes onto their wrist. A wire connects the wrist sensor to a monitor on the jacket. The person holds a phone in their hand, showing data is collected.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

April 12, 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

lightning against a blue-purple sky

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

March 30, 2023

Metal sculpture of the words "We Are"

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

A person in a blue blazer smiles at the camera in front of a turbine in a lab

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

March 15, 2023

A representation showing gold flakes on a black background

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

February 22, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

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

December 16, 2022

Three people examine a small square device.

Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

November 30, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A person standing outside wearing a zip-up sweatshirt

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

A metal contraption with five tubes sits in blue water.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

A person adjusts a bolt in a large silver cavity.

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

A power plant emitting smoke at sunset.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

An informational slide that says, in part, "Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop, Nov. 2-4, In-person and hybrid"

Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

Two people calibrate a solar simulator-integrated thermal chamber in a lab.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

Several people stand behind a desk with American flags on it. Westinghouse banners are in the background.

Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors

May 19, 2022

Two men with arms crossed stand in a lab.

Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

Water floods a paved road.

Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort

April 11, 2022

An illustration of a cityscape, looking up from ground level.

Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

A man with arms crossed stands in front of a large piece of lab equipment.

Built like a bird: Modeling aircraft after nature with young investigator grant

March 30, 2022

A gas well with a barn and corn silos in the background

Researchers to study possible links between fracking, water contaminants

February 23, 2022

Compilation graphic of lion shrine and globe.

Study abroad program offers collaborative sustainability research experiences

February 10, 2022

Graduate student selected for prestigious U.S. Department of Energy program

January 21, 2022

small piece of wood, to right lignite, subbituminous, bituminous

Coal creation mechanism uncovered

November 11, 2021

Synchronization of neural oscillations achieved by astrocytes

Key to resilient energy-efficient AI/machine learning may reside in human brain

November 01, 2021

New faculty named Electrochemical Society and Toyota Young Investigator Fellow

September 08, 2021

Blue lines illuminate specific grid blocks against a dark background.

Engineer to measure the efficiency of comfortable, useful lighting

September 07, 2021

image of man in lab dressed in business casual attire.

Engineering researcher receives CAREER Award to develop straintronic tech

March 01, 2021

Second Energy University forum to focus on education March 5

February 25, 2021

Four images of people side-by-side, woman, man, woman, man

Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering

October 05, 2020

Man in lab coat looking at vial of bio-oil.

Chemical engineering department head receives environmental award

August 14, 2020

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

June 22, 2020

Nittany Lion Shrine

Energy, environmental strategic planning community forums announced for May

April 27, 2020

A Caucasian man works with gas turbine components in a lab.

Mechanical engineering grad student innovates gas turbine heat sensors

January 14, 2020

Solar Panel at Penn State

Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': Penn State's commitment to renewable energy

December 18, 2019

Illustration of a stable silicon electrode structure

Novel polymer to increase energy density, stability of lithium ion batteries

December 06, 2019

Nuclear engineering professor to speak at Schlow Library

October 30, 2019

START Lab awarded $6 million to develop national experimental turbine

September 04, 2019

Rachel Brennan, Mike Jacobson, and Brian Thiede

Penn State researchers lead the way in Water-Energy-Food research in Africa

September 03, 2019

A man standing in a lab in front of a machine on the floor.

Nanotechnology expert joins industrial engineering department

August 15, 2019

Left image shows a topological view of the wafer and the right image shows the electrical response of wafer areas

2D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states

July 15, 2019

Hurricane Maria

How to restore Puerto Rico's power and empower sustainable energy globally

July 11, 2019

Microgrids, major changes: Professor leading effort to redesign power grid

July 09, 2019

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