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The survey, which aims to understand how much students know about sustainability, will remain open through November.

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.

Russell Johns, professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering at Penn State, was selected to receive the 2022 Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Pioneer Award from the International Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). The SPE IOR Pioneer Award is presented to select individuals who have made significant advancements over the years in improved oil recovery technology.

Accurate, continuous monitoring of nitrogen dioxide and other gases in humid environments is now possible, thanks to a new water-resistant gas sensor

Jennifer Baka, associate professor geography, and Hannah Wiseman, professor of law and Wilson Faculty Fellow in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, are part of a team receiving funding from the Sloan Foundation to research the equitable transition to renewable energy.