Institute of Energy and the Environment

Lacking a standard unit for light measurement, scientists devised a spectral sensitivity curve in the early 20th century. This graph, representing an "average human observer," mathematically quantifies light. Though imperfect, it remains the standard today, but an update could significantly improve the #EnergyEfficiency of lighting. Learn more in our most recent podcast: https://buff.ly/3YkFmQ8

Many congratulations to Li Li on receiving the first annual Institute of Energy and the Environment Person of the Year award! The award celebrates an exceptional researcher whose accomplishments in energy or environmental research have yielded notable successes in the past year. In addition to research excellence, the IEE Person of the Year Award recognizes leadership, mentoring, and service. Li is the Barry and Shirley Isett Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, as well as an IEE faculty member. https://lnkd.in/gzK_ymKA

Career Opportunity: Professional Track Teaching Faculty Position in Structural Engineering The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-line, professional track teaching faculty position in structural engineering. The successful candidate will teach courses pertaining to structural engineering and related geotechnical engineering topics. The successful candidate will also contribute to the CEE department through service, such as advising student organizations and serving on department committees. #JobAlert #EngineeringJobs #PennState #Research #Engineering https://buff.ly/3WBvuQF

🎧 In a recent episode of the podcast “Growing Impact,” Roberto Fernández (#PennStateCEE) discussed his team’s research in the thawing permafrost in the Arctic and its impacts on rivers, erosion, sediment transport and the community.    Check it out ➡ https://bit.ly/4cisSfm     #PennState #PennStateEngineering #EnvironmentalEngineering #Research #EngineeringPodcast 

Career Opportunity: Postdoctoral Scholar--Geosciences, Automatic Detection of Surface Deformation and Atmospheric Characteristics A Postdoctoral Research position is available starting September 1, 2024, in the Department of Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University. Our team is looking for a motivated postdoctoral scholar who is interested in studying and extracting surface displacements using radar satellite data with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). Successful applicants will have experience working with remote sensing or geodetic data, analysis of large datasets, coding, and high-performance computing. #JobAlert #Hiring #PennState #Research https://buff.ly/3zVsy8B

Anne Menefee, IEE and Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member, discusses the process and importance of carbon sequestration and mineralization in addressing climate change in a blog post:

Q: Who keeps jars of old soil? A: Thankfully, land-grant universities like Penn State University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign! https://lnkd.in/eSG_7mFC

Excited to be presenting at UIDP Penn State on the "Institute Model for Industry Engagement" - a fabulous panel discussion on how institutes and interdisciplinary science is a bridge between industry and academic research. See more and register at: https://lnkd.in/dxhnbBGY #UIDPPennState Penn State Research Penn State University UIDP Dave Fecko Michelle Gallagher Jerry Kolbe Josh Stapleton

IEE has revamped and renamed its research themes and named two new faculty theme leads https://lnkd.in/eahTCRPh Charlie Anderson Greg Jenkins Rebecca Bascom Michael Janik Christopher Scott Penn State College of Engineering Penn State Eberly College of Science Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Penn State College of Medicine

"There's concern that #solar is eating up prime agricultural land with well-draining soils that are pretty flat... We are interested in facilitating making use of more challenging marginal lands for solar farms.” —Lauren McPhillips, Penn State College of Engineering https://lnkd.in/eMrTc9Jw