Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
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College of Earth and Mineral Sciences |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Dean | Robert Crane (Interim Dean) |
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.ems.psu.edu |
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is a constituent semi-autonomous part Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. The College was founded in 1896 as a School of Mines, and over time diversified and became the current college offering studies in Earth Science. The college has five departments: Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geosciences, Materials Science & Engineering and Meteorology. [1]. The College also includes The Alliance for Earth Science, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA), The Energy Insititue, The Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (EESI), and the Peter R. Gould Center for Geography and Outreach.
[edit] Rankings
The Department of Geography was ranked number one in the United States in 1995, by The National Research Council (NRC). The U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2007 ranked the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Meteorology graduate program number one in the US.
[edit] Alumni
- Raymond Ban - Weather Channel [2]
- Charles H. Bowman - President Gulf Oil products and Chairman and CEO BP America [3]
- Thomas J. Casadevall - deputy director United States Geological Survey
- Jay Hammond - Governor of Alaska
- Joel N. Myers - Founder of Accuweather
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| Academics |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences • Schreyer Honors College • Smeal College of Business • Commonwealth Campuses |
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| Athletics |
Beaver Stadium • Bryce Jordan Center • Football • Governor's Victory Bell • Land Grant Trophy • Medlar Field at Lubrano Park • Penn State Golf Courses • Rec Hall |
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| Campus |
Hetzel Union Building • Old Main • Pattee and Paterno Libraries • Penn State Creamery • Residence halls • ResCom • University Park |
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| People |
George W. Atherton • James A. Beaver • Milton S. Eisenhower • Joe Paterno • Rene Portland • Graham Spanier • Fred Waring |
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| Media |
The Daily Collegian • Phroth • The Lion 90.7FM • WPSU-FM • WPSU-TV |
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| Student Life / Traditions |
Alma Mater • Blue Band • Fight On, State • Mount Nittany • Nittany Lion • Nittwits • Old Coaly • Penn State Dance Marathon • State College • The Nittany Lion |
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