“Our findings suggest the use of shallow injection as a disposal mechanism for treated wastewater should be reevaluated at facilities with large discharge capacities,” said Miquela Ingalls, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State

Olivia DiPrinzio, a fifth-year student majoring in energy engineering and earth science and policy, spoke to the Board of Trustees about the impact honors programming has had in shaping their Penn State education.

A new approach for modeling solar radiation may improve our understanding of the atmosphere on early Earth and help in the search for habitable conditions on planets beyond our solar system.

The latest episode of “Growing Impact” delves into research using fiber optic cables to monitor environmental changes and seismic activity. Originally funded by a 2019 Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) seed grant, this project explores how fiber optic technology can detect hazards like flooding and sinkholes, with significant implications for geoscience and public safety. 

Four Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from agriculture to the biological sciences, geology and physics have been elected to the latest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

The Penn State Department of Geography will continue its spring 2025 Coffee Hour lecture series with a talk by Richard B. Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State. Alley’s talk, "Sea-Level Rise from Ice Sheets: How Bad Could It Be?" will examine the uncertainties surrounding sea-level rise and the scientific challenges of predicting future ice-sheet behavior.

Penn State recognized 42 graduate students with annual University awards that celebrate students' impact in research, scholarship, teaching, outreach, mentoring and more. 

Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on March 30. 

Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, addresses attendees at the National Academies U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium. Kump said the event was a chance to strengthen collaborations with African researchers. 

Valerie Smykalov, a doctoral student in the dual title biogeochemistry program, was recently awarded a three-year U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to support her work studying carbon movement through freshwater systems.