faculty spotlight archives
 Erica Smithwick: A Burning Desire to Understand the Effects of Forest Fire on the LandscapeSmithwick is a landscape ecologist who is interested in the effect of pattern on process. She uses fieldwork and computer modeling to determine how disturbances such as wildfire, insect infestation, and climate change affect landscapes and their functions. She works at various spatial scales – from that of soil microorganisms to the entirety of Yellowstone National Park. |
 Boyer Appointed New Water Center
Director and Assistant Director of PSIEEElizabeth W. Boyer, associate professor of water resources, will serve as the new Director of the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center and assistant director of the PSIEE. |
 Sharon Miller: Inspiring Students for Careers in Science
Getting students excited about science often involves more than showing them the inside of a textbook or a classroom. Miller, director of the Office of Student Development (OSD) at the EMS Energy Institute, knows that affording students the opportunity to participate in research can make the difference in helping them discover whether a career in science is right for them. |
Hydrogen fuel cells are
the wave of the future. At least that's what Angela Lueking hopes.Lueking is currently utilizing her interests in science and the environment to further the hydrogen initiative. She is looking to develop a carbon material that will help to solve the problem with fuel cell cars of how to store hydrogen in a practical way. |
Amy Glasmeier testifies on economic development policy Amy Glasmeier, the E. Willard Miller professor of economic geography and planning at Penn State and the John D. Whisman Appalachian scholar, Appalachian Regional Commission, testified Tuesday (Jan. 23) before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on "Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management." |
Nyblade leading AfricaArray initiativeDr. Andrew Nyblade, associate professor of geosciences, is leading an initiative to create more highly trained scientists in Africa. |
K.C. Kim's efforts to preserve Korea's DMZKim's decade-long campaign to create a system of bioreserves in the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. |
 Logan
honored with Paul L. Busch AwardDr. Bruce Logan, Kappe professor of environmental engineering, was presented with the fourth annual Paul L. Busch Award during special luncheon ceremonies at the annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) held October 2-6, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Hudson Perspective Published in Journal SciencePeter Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology and affiliate of the Penn State Institutes of the Environment (PSIE), and Ottar Bjornstad, professor of entomology and biology, coauthored the perspective “Vole Stranglers and Lemming Cycles” published in the October 31, 2003 issue of Science. |
DeWalle Elected AWRA FellowDavid R. DeWalle was elected as a Fellow Member of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) at the Annual Conference held November 3-6, 2003 in San Diego, California. |
Carlson Unveils Statewide Map of Impervious Surface Areas for PennsylvaniaToby Carlson, professor of meteorology, recently concluded a two-year mapping project detailing the extent of impervious surface area (ISA) for the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is the first state to have mapped ISA available at the state scale. |