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The Penn State AI Hub, one of the five research hubs housed under the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), has recognized 14 students, faculty and alumni with 2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Awards for their AI-related innovations and contributions to society.

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As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) saw that the coalition’s goals matched well with their EMS Academy for Global Experience (EMSAGE) program. Established in 2009, EMSAGE recognizes students who pursue scholarship, service, experiential learning and global literacy achievements beyond their degree requirements. Here, a group of EMS EMSAGE laureates pose after an award ceremony.

Penn State is the newest member of the LearningWell Coalition, a national network of colleges and universities that promote flourishing in and beyond college.

Kaylin Lamaute has spent the summer growing ferroelectric materials at Osaka University using a radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. She wants to build a career creating thin-film ceramics for electronics applications and used her undergraduate research experiences at Penn State to earn the opportunity in Japan.

When a jet streaks across the sky, pushing the boundaries of physics, or a new electronic device is created, Kaylin Lamaute, a second-year student majoring in materials science and engineering, knows that’s the result of the careful creation of materials.

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MatSE accepts applications for graduate student travel grants each semester (Fall/Spring/Summer).

Application deadline is August 15 each year for travel between the dates of August 16 to December 31 (Fall semester).
Applications deadline is December 15 each year for travel between January 1 to May 3 (Spring semester).

Betul Akkopru-Akgun, assistant research professor in Penn State's Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute, has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program award to investigate how electricity and heat move through materials used in extreme environments.

Flyer for the symposium, “Building Sustainable Doctoral Training, Research and Innovative Ecosystems to Develop Transformative Technologies,” will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on July 1, in 114 Steidle Building at Penn State University Park.

Penn State’s Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering, and Design with Africa (AESEDA) will host a joint symposium with the African-led Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) to strengthen and expand the Penn State-PASET partnership and collaboration.