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04/03/13
Andrew Zydney named interim co-director
of the new Institute for Natural Gas Research at Penn State
Penn State announces the creation of the Institute for Natural Gas Research (INGaR), a collaboration between the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the College of Engineering.
Andrew Zydney, Chemical Engineering Department Head and InGaR interim co-director said, "There's a benefit of having multiple faculty with very diverse backgrounds and interests working together on complex problems that cut across disciplines." Dr. Zydney continues to explain, "And, of course, there's a hope that this enables an opportunity to go after funding sources that an individual faculty member would never be able to do on their own."
Currently, there are 70 faculty members in various departments across the university conducting significant research in natural gas and related areas. This number will continue to grow as the Institute adds other colleges and departments.
The increase in opportunities for students is also apparent. in 1999 only 30 undergraduates were enrolled petroleum and natural gas engineering option, now over 500 undergraduates are enrolled in this option which is offered by the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.
- View the entire article "At Penn State, a natural gas expansion" on the Philly.com website.
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View a related story, "Penn State's new natural gas center to keep Pa.
at forefront of industry"
on Penn State Live. - www.ems.psu.edu/INGaR
08/25/10
Mahsa Rohani wins awards from the North American Membrane Society
Mahsa Rohani (Doctoral work with Andrew Zydney) won the "Best Poster Award" for her poster titled "Development of high performance charged ultrafiltration membranes". Mahsa also won the "NAMS Student Travel Award". Both honors were awarded to Mahsa by the North American Membrane Society.
01/29/10
Alumni Association Dissertation Awards
Graduate studetn David Latulippe of the Andrew Zydney Group was selected to receive one of this year's Alumni Association Dissertation Awards from the Graduate School at Penn State.
These awards are given to recognize "outstanding achievement in scholarship and professional accomplishment".
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Zydney to serve as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Membrane Science
Department Head Andrew Zydney has been selected to serve as editor-in-chief of
the Journal of Membrane Science.
He was formally introduced at the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes held July 12 to 18 in Hawaii. He will begin his new role Jan. 1.
According to Elsevier's Web site, the journal provides a focal point for "membranologists" and a vehicle for publication of significant contributions that advance the science and technology of membrane processes and phenomena.
Zydney has been a Penn State faculty member since 2001 and was named the chemical engineering department head in 2005.
This story is also on Penn State Live.
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