Please reach out to [email protected] for a link to join the PA Science DMZ For a Research Collaboration Summer Speaker Series every other Thursday 12:30-1:00 starting June 12th! Each session will include a 10-15 minute presentation on a specific research area, followed by a 15-20 minute discussion on the research and opportunities for collaborative projects.

The schedule for presentations is as follows:

June 12th - Grace Modlin (master’s student of Dr. Soundararajan Ezekiel, Indiana University of Pennsylvania) on "AI and machine learning for classifying satellite imagery in Space Domain Awareness (SDA)" - View recording here.

June 26th - Vinoth Nageshwaran (Senior Data Engineering Leader) on "An LLM-powered chatbot aimed at supporting students and educators in databases and information systems in higher education" - View recording here.

July 10th - Dr. Heidi Hendrickson (Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lafayette College) on "Characterizing Chromophore Absorption in Turtle Melanopsin using Computational Chemistry" - View recording here.

July 24th - To Be Announced

August 7th - Dr. Joseph Cuiffi (Assistant Teaching Professor of Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology, Penn State) on "Smart Manufacturing"

August 21st - Dr. James Dearworth (Associate Professor of Biology, Lafayette College)

The PA Science DMZ, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, and the entire Penn State community are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Jenni L. Evans, professor emerita of meteorology and atmospheric science and director emerita of ICDS.  

A global leader in tropical cyclone research, Dr. Evans played a pivotal role in developing the Cyclone Phase Space framework, which is now standard in operational forecasting. Under her guidance, ICDS grew from just 15 members to nearly 100, laying the groundwork for a robust computational science network at Penn State. Dr. Evans was Principal Investigator of the NSF CC* Pennsylvania Science DMZ at its inception. 

Her legacy as an inspiring educator and mentor lives on through the many students and colleagues she guided.  

Read her full story -  https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/penn-state-mourns-loss-world-renowned-meteorologist-jenni-evans 

The PA Science DMZ infrastructure is undergoing final installation and testing. The first group of science and education drivers will begin onboarding to the DMZ in Summer 2025. Please reach out if you have a science or education driver that you would like to onboard!