Energizing the food-energy-water nexus: the fortuitous tale of duckweed

Rachel Brennan knows how precious of a commodity water is. During her time as the director of Penn State's Eco-Machine, her work has involved a helpful little plant that is impacting the food-energy-water nexus.​ Read More

High-performance buildings will be focus of Nov. 2 meeting

The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) and the Department of Architectural Engineering will hold a meeting on high-performance buildings in connection with IEE’s 2018 seed grant call. The event will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in 211 Keller Building. Read More

Geography student models future fires to restore past forests

Can we use fire to turn back time, bring forests closer to their original state, and maintain these ecosystems over the long term? A geography graduate student is using computer model simulations to try to get a clearer answer to this question.
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At least $500,000 of funding is available. Plus, proposals that include innovative partnerships between Penn State colleges and campuses may be awarded up to $50,000. 
Deadline: Nov. 7, 2018 
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