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Penn State researchers developed a scalable, versatile approach to designing and fabricating wireless, internet-enabled electronic systems that can better adapt to 3D surfaces, like the human body or everyday household items.

Undergraduate students now can learn the fundamentals of environmental health and safety, thanks to a new minor offered by Penn State’s John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recognized two faculty members in the John and Willie Leone Family of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) for their exceptional service and contributions to the professional society. 

Chiara Lo Prete, an associate professor of energy economics in the John and Willie Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State, published findings in the journal Energy Economics that spotlight key questions confronting utility decision-makers and can shape more research into adjusting electricity markets. 

Priyasha Fernando, a Ph.D. candidate in energy and mineral engineering, spent time at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, upcycling grape marc—the solid residue from wine production—into biovaluable products using microbial electrofermentation. 

A multidisciplinary team of Penn State students participated in the 2025 Society of Exploration Geophysicists' (SEG) EVOLVE program, a mentor-guided, six-month virtual internship that uses commercial data to give students real-world experiences on energy exploration and carbon solutions. The Penn State team, named Nittany Explorers, was composed of six graduate students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

After earning his doctorate at Penn State for fuel sciences, Ashok Moza started a company that has grown to employ over 250 people.

Levent Taylan Ozgur Yildirim, Ph.D. candidate in energy and mineral engineering, spent his summer in New Mexico at the Los Alamos National Lab researching pipeline optimization for carbon transportation.

Chandima Sudantha Subasinghe, a doctoral degree candidate in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, received the SME Ph.D. Fellowship grant from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. With his win, Penn State students have won the annual fellowship award four times in the past six years, and Subasinghe said he was happy to continue the winning tradition.

Triveni Gangadari, a Ph.D. candidate studying energy and mineral engineering, spent her summer as a hydrometallurgy intern at Electra, a startup based in Boulder, Colorado.