The Erickson Discovery Grant, which funds independent research projects for undergraduate students, has been awarded to 43 recipients, including Alexander Czeczulin, this year.
If liquid water exists today on Mars, it may be too deep underground to detect with traditional methods used on Earth. But listening to earthquakes that occur on Mars — or marsquakes — could offer a new tool in the search.
EMS has announced the appointment of five new members, including Mary Reinthal, to the Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) board of directors, effective July 1.
Penn State graduate student Erik Schoonover, a doctoral candidate in geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was recently awarded the Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship Award.
Sara Peterson
Title
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Houser
Title
Graduate Student Program Coordinator
and Academic Program Coordinator
Bill Ballock
Title
Engineering Support Specialist
Chris Widga
Title
Director, EMS Museum and Art Gallery
Research Professor of Geosciences
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Research Interest:
Paleontology
Zooarchaeology
Paleoecology
Researchers report the strength of seismic activity has a direct link to energy extraction efficiency.
For the second year in a row and the third time in the last five years, Penn State has been the No. 1 producer of Fulbright Scholars. Penn State also is listed among the top-producing institutions for Fulbrights in STEM fields.