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In 2018, Sean Collins enrolled in Penn State’s Energy and Sustainability Policy program in the hopes of being a part of the solution and bettering the planet for his three kids. He’ll graduate in December, positioned to land a job in sustainability.
Every now and again, we come across someone who is willing to risk their career by openly admitting the truth. This time that brave soul is Russell Johns, the George E. Trimble Chair in Energy and Mineral Sciences at the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University.
This letter was written by Russell Johns, George E. Trimble Chair in Energy and Mineral Sciences at the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.
Seong Kim, Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering and associate head of the department at Penn State, was named this year’s recipient of the Hayashi Jisuke Prize from the Cellulose Society of Japan. The award is given to “up-and-coming researchers from Japan and overseas who are making significant contributions to the development of cellulose science and technology” and who also promote “efforts in international exchange activities,” according to the Cellulose Society’s website. Kim was the only researcher recognized this year.
A recent gift of a Thermotron humidity chamber from energy company Aramco Americas will support numerous research projects in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Each year, Aramco’s highly selective program sponsors more than 160 Saudi Arabian students to study science and engineering at Penn State. With nearly 50 women in the current cohort, the program also aims to increase gender diversity in male-dominated fields.