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Geosciences doctoral student awarded 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
8/26/2019
Gabrielle Stewart August 21, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Andrew Shaughnessy, a doctoral student studying geosciences in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), was awarded a... read more
Penn State Postdoc society announces 2019 award recipients
8/14/2019
Congratulations to Dr. Keller for receiving the 2019 Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award. more read more
Careful analysis of volcano's plumbing system may give tips on pending eruptions
7/31/2019
Matt Swayne July 25, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A volcano will not send out an official invitation when it’s ready to erupt, but a team of researchers suggest that scientists who listen and... read more
Clues on how soils may respond to climate change found 2
7/31/2019
Matthew Carroll July 24, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Rock core samples from a period of warming millions of years ago indicate soils contributed to a rapid rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas and... read more
Penn State researcher sees potential for ancient life on Martian surface
7/16/2019
Francisco Tutella July 15, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Photos taken by the Mars Curiosity rover may show a desolate rocky landscape to some, but to Penn State researcher Christopher House, the... read more