Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
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Established | 1896 |
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University Park , , United States | |
Website | ems |
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is a constituent, semi-autonomous part of
The College was founded in 1896 as a School of Mines, but, over time, diversified becoming the College of
The Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, as of fall 2007, now offers an undergraduate program in energy engineering, the first of its kind in the country.[2]
The College also includes The Alliance for Earth Science, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA), The Energy Institute, The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI), The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, and The Peter R. Gould Center for Geography and Outreach.
It is currently the smallest college (in terms of student enrollment) at the University Park campus.
Five employees (Michael E. Mann, Klaus Keller, Anne Thompson, Richard Alley, and William Easterling) contributed to the efforts of the IPCC that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Rankings
According to the latest
Alumni
- Alexandra Tillson Filer, metallurgist, mineral collector, bookseller
- Weather ChannelSevere Weather Expert
- Accuweather
- Jay Hammond - Governor of Alaska
- Accuweather
References
- ^ "Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences". www.ems.psu.edu.
- ^ "Energy Engineering | Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ "NRC Rankings in Each of 41 Areas". www.stat.tamu.edu.