MRSEC Seminar
Dr. Teresa Hamilton, Penn State University
Utilizing Storytelling in Scientific Writing
12:20 PM
Millennium Science Complex, Room N-201
Dr. Teresa Hamilton, Penn State University
Utilizing Storytelling in Scientific Writing
12:20 PM
Millennium Science Complex, Room N-201
Dr. Sarah Boehm and Kristin Dreyer, Penn State University
Outreach Team Kickoff
12:20 PM
Millennium Science Complex, Room N-201
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on March 30. The Wilson Awards are named in honor of Matthew and Anne Wilson, major benefactors of the college.
Dr. Zhiqiang Mao, professor of physics, of material science and engineering and of chemistry, was elected AAAS Fellow for outstanding contributions to the discovery and crystal growth of novel quantum materials, and for advancing the field of superconductivity.
MRSEC undergraduate researcher, Duanchen Zhang works with Dr. Josh Robinson. He has been selected to represent Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as the student marshal for the college’s fall 2024 commencement.
Zhang will graduate summa cum laude with a 3.99 cumulative grade-point average, earning a bachelor of science degree in materials science and engineering. He selected Joshua Robinson, professor of materials science and engineering, as his faculty marshal.
An old physical phenomenon, known as the Hall effect, has revealed some new tricks, according to a team co-led by researchers at Penn
Alex Vera, a recent MRSEC graduate from Materials Science and engineering, and Cierra Chandler, a computational material science researcher in her final year, dove into the survey data, talked with fellow grad students across the college and drew upon their own experiences to determine that a graduate student engagement program would fill a need.