David Kubarek

July 8, 2024 By David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Early in a 10-day trip to the Midwest to observe and study severe weather events, the Penn State Storm Chase Team had a choice: Go left or go right.

July 23, 2024 By David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Five years ago, Andrew Nyblade became head of the Penn State Department of

Zahir is one of 17 students pursuing their doctoral degrees who took part in the immersive and interdisciplinary course that explores how microbial life and the Earth have shaped each other. Students conducted research in central Italy and New York's Fayetteville Green Lake before traveling to Penn State to use the University's extensive R1-ranked research lab facilities to analyze their findings.

September 12, 2024 By David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — All great researchers can point to a time where a key moment shaped their now defined career.

The spring of 2020 was shaping up to be a bad time for Eli Vogel to get some research experience outside of his academic home at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The physics major applied for the Penn State Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) that focused on climate science and solutions, but the pandemic put a halt to the in-person summer program at Penn State. In the end, a remote experience worked out for Vogel. He recently turned his REU work into published research.

October 1, 2024 By David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the vast and varied research that comes out of the Department of Materials

For graduate students, college can be a trying and difficult time. Students are often far away from their lifelong support system of families and friends. An effort that began three years ago in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is elevating the experiences of graduate students within the college.

The workshop on "Improving the Prediction and Communication of Weather/Climate Extremes in Africa and the United States" was a three-day hybrid event that brought together weather experts and stakeholders from across the globe to address challenges related to weather related hazards and ways to leverage resources to overcome these challenges. The event was led by Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science and geography.

October 30, 2024 By David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The United States will need to make dramatic advances to increase its

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State alum Isam Al-Zadjali recently was named a 2024 Alumni Fellow and returned to the University Park campus from his home country of Oman to accept his fellowship from President Neeli Bendapudi.