A paper written by William Van der Sluys, assistant teaching professor of chemistry at Penn State Altoona, has been published in “Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry.”
Penn State Altoona students Eva Gates and Rachel Desulme and faculty members Lara La Dage and Kofi Adu are among a group conducting research on dragonflies in Ghana, Africa, this summer.
Penn State has announced the recipients of the inaugural Presidential Public Impact Research Awards, a new program designed to support faculty and students who are working on research projects that directly benefit communities.
The Sustainable Labs Program provides educational support and networking opportunities to labs across Penn State, helping them implement changes to become more energy and resource efficient. Actions taken by participating labs are estimated to result in over $155,000 in savings for the University and reduce about 490 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
"Research Art Collection" is on display in the Office of Senior Vice President for Research on the third floor in Old Main at University Park. The exhibit showcases the art of research and the research of art and is open to the public.
Five students in Penn State Altoona’s Integrated Social Science Research Lab competed in the 32nd annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma XI Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference on April 20.
John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona and current United States National Endowment for Humanities Fellow, will present his lecture “Postmodernity” on Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hollidaysburg Library.
John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona and 2023-24 Bechtel Lecturer at the University of Waterloo's Conrad Grebel University College, delivered the lecture "A Plot-Driven People: Mennonite Narratives in the Age of Nationalism (1870-1945)" on March 22 at the college.
Penn State Altoona cybersecurity student Hans Esteban presented his research project on rogue artificial intelligence at the Pennsylvania Capitol on March 19 as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Pennsylvania Poster Conference.
Penn State Altoona’s Spotlight on Teaching and Research lecture series continues with a presentation by Professor of Physics Kofi Adu and mathematics student Philip Chamberlin. The pair will present their research, "Estimating Bandgap Energy of Nanoarchitectured Nonconforming Heterostructures for Solar Cell Application," at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center.
