Monday, April 11, 2011
Several Penn State academic units will benefit as the result of a gift from the future estate of Penn State alumni Frank J. and Janet Glasgow Dudek. The couple has committed approximately $2.5 million to create endowments in support of scholarships and fellowships, graduate and faculty research, and laboratory enhancements in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, the Eberly College of Science, and the Institutes of Energy and the Environment. (more)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Ramping up biofuels production to replace fossil fuels and provide a significant portion of the nation's energy will require nothing short of a transformation of the U.S. agricultural, transportation and energy sectors in the next few decades, according to a bioenergy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
"We'll be relying on fossil fuels for the next several decades, but algae-based fuels could be a great way to reduce our carbon footprint," said Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Penn State. (more)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
"Global Sustainable Bioenergy: Feasibility and Implementation Paths" is a response to confusion and uncertainty on whether the world should look to bioenergy -- biofuels, heat and electricity -- as a prominent factor in meeting global energy needs. Scientists from around the world are joining forces to seek resolution of issues related to sustainable production of energy from biomass. (more)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Jeffrey Catchmark sees the quest to unlock the mysteries of lignocellulose synthesis and assembly as one of the most important research pursuits of the next century. And the associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is on a mission to find the key. Co-director of the university's new Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, Catchmark is determined to help answer the long-standing question of how our civilization can produce food, fuel and fiber more efficiently and sustainably.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Kenneth Sprouse of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will present "Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Compact Gasifier Development" at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, in 125 Reber. The event, part of the ongoing Center for Advanced Power Generation Seminar Series, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 1:30 p.m.
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Friday, April 03, 2009
Unless you are a chemist, arsenic and trihalomethanes are probably of little consequence to you, or so you might think. But what if these are in your water supply? The Water Resource Extension Group in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences worked with several partners to develop a new Drinking Water Interpretation Tool Web page that can help homeowners understand the significance of chemicals found in laboratory water test results of their well, spring or cistern. (more)
Monday, February 02, 2009
The change in the U.S. administration with the 2008 Presidential election is expected to bring about a transformation in public policy to address climate change. Yet, while climate policy is expected to become a high priority, significant challenges will remain in crafting a path forward. A spring speaker series at Penn State's University Park campus, "Climate Policy: Addressing Cross-Disciplinary Challenges and Solutions," focuses on the challenges of designing and implementing climate change policy at local, state, national and international levels. (more)
