@kump_lee

Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

 State College, PA
ems.psu.edu
Joined July 2018
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Read about @PSUEMS materials scientists' latest breakthrough. psu.edu/news/earth-and-miner…

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials | Penn State University

By removing oxygen during synthesis, a team led by materials scientists at Penn State created seven new high-entropy oxides: a class of ceramics composed of five or more metals with potential for...

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Every student in @PSUEMS deserves the chance to thrive. The Penn State Fund is a flexible resource that offers support for students when and how they need it most. Please help us raise them up by giving here: raise.psu.edu/EMS25
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My high school, mid-1970s, before cell phones! (Credit Bill Burkhard)
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Excited to see @PSUEMS faculty members John Mauro (LionGlass) and Sarma Pisupati (Critical Minerals), their students and colleagues featured in the new PSU commercial, to air nationally this fall. Penn State Brand Spot / This is a Place youtu.be/Q3daVLTeE3Q?si=_BES… via @YouTube
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EMS faculty member joins effort to train early-career scientists in Africa | Penn State University

Nelson Dzade, Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker, Jr. Faculty Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering and the Fuel Sciences at Penn State, recently participated in the African School on Electronic...

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Penn State wins four Professional Keystone Media Awards | Penn State University

Members of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences won four 2025 Professional Keystone Media Awards from the Pennsylvania News...

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Several @PSUEMS "rising researchers" supported by this @icds_psu program aimed at growing competency and impact using artificial intelligence, computational science, data science, quantum computing, and digital twins. psu.edu/news/institute-compu…

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects | Penn State University

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has announced that they will support 56 projects to support as part of the Rising Researcher Collaborations Funding Opportunity....

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Researchers team up with Indigenous communities in Ecuador to study oil pollution | Penn State...

Researchers at Penn State are monitoring oil pollution in collaboration with Amazon communities to protect human health and biodiversity in the rainforests, the topic of the latest 'Growing Impact'...

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Former @PSUEMS graduate student Zena Cardman @zenanaut is commander for the agency's SpaceX Crew-11 mission with a launch this Thursday.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-space…

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 - NASA

The 12th flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with people as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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psu.edu/news/outreach/story/… @PSUEMS @psumeteo students hone their science communication skills.

Meteorology students develop workforce readiness in collaboration with WPSU | Penn State University

Penn State meteorology students are better prepared to communicate the complexities of the weather to the public through a new collaboration with WPSU.

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We're proud of @PSUEMS grad Jasmine Fields, who now supports the @statecollege community's sustainability efforts. psu.edu/news/earth-and-miner…

State College sustainability coordinator got start at Penn State | Penn State University

Jasmine Fields found Penn State because of its reputation for world-class research. She loved science and biology and thought she might become a doctor. Soon after, she became interested in protect...

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Good teamwork between @PSUEMS and @PSUEngineering addressing climate change challenge. psu.edu/news/engineering/sto…

Coastal management model plays the long game against the rising tides | Penn State University

An interdisciplinary team from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh developed a coastal management model that takes a chess-like approach to protecting shorelines against rising sea levels...

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Exciting collaborative work by current and former @PSUEMS scientists. Carbonates identified by the Curiosity rover indicate a carbon cycle operated on ancient Mars | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Carbonates identified by the Curiosity rover indicate a carbon cycle operated on ancient Mars

Ancient Mars had surface liquid water and a dense carbon dioxide (CO2)–rich atmosphere. Such an atmosphere would interact with crustal rocks, potentially leaving a mineralogical record of its...

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Proud of the new, high engineering rankings our @PSUEMS graduate programs in petroleum engineering (tied for #3 nationally, #1 in Big10: usnews.com/best-graduate-sch…) and materials engineering (tied for #9 nationally, #4 in Big10; usnews.com/best-graduate-sch…).

The Best Petroleum Engineering Programs in America, Ranked

Explore the best graduate schools for studying Petroleum Engineering.

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Three deans co-host research scholarship and land-grant impacts event March 24 | Penn State...

Three Penn State deans are co-hosting an event focusing on the role of the University as Pennsylvania’s land-grant institution, the similar role of U.S. land-grant universities and the impacts of...

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Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda | Penn State University

Rainfall and long-term water availability in a region before a woman becomes pregnant and during pregnancy predicted future growth outcomes of children in Uganda, according to new research led by a...

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Q&A: Wading into the shrinking waters of the Colorado River | Penn State University

The Colorado River faces challenges from overallocation, climate change and rising demand, but ongoing conservation efforts, innovative management strategies and collaboration are helping to ensure...

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Read about the state of energy in the US in this article by @PSUEMS faculty member Seth Blumsack. The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’ au.news.yahoo.com/us-energy-… via @YahooNewsAU

The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’

The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the energy crises of the 1970s. But there are some causes for concern.

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Again, very happy that @PSUEMS and the Materials Research Institute were able to co-sponsor the Third U.S.-Africa Frontiers Symposium youtu.be/hQf7osvYnyM?si=2YvE… via @YouTube
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Home stretch for @THON. Please support our @PSUEMS dancers and the kids. donate.thon.org/index.cfm?fu…

Make a difference in the life of a child today!

Join us in our commitment to turn childhood dreams into reality by supporting THON. This year, I am taking action by uniting with 16,500 student volunteers and over 25,000 alumni supporters in the...

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