Brantley: Susan Brantley

Susan Brantley

Predicting the Future from the Critical Zone

Susan Brantley joined the Penn State Geoscience Faculty in 1986. Brantley’s research focused on low-temperature fluid-mineral interactions, biological reactions in water-rich soils, and the geochemical processes transforming rock into soil. From these natural weathering processes, she established key mechanisms and rates to predict geological stability, landscape evolution, and contaminant movement through soil and rocks.

Hogg: Richard Hogg

Richard Hogg

Breathe Easier - Hogg Crushed Materials

The particle technology innovator also enabled cleaner air for mineral workers

Richard Hogg’s research impacted the mining and energy industries with breakthroughs in many areas of particle technology that enabled both more efficient processing of coal and other minerals, and safer conditions for employees working with these materials. Hogg joined the Penn State faculty in 1969 in the Department of Material Preparation, which later became the Department of E

Rank: David H. Rank

David H. Rank

David H. Rank - Chased the Speed of Light

A pioneer in the field of optics, especially infrared spectroscopy

David H. Rank’s wide range of breakthroughs in the field of optics all came while working at Penn State, where the Pennsylvania native spent his entire career from the moment he joined the University as a graduate student in 1930 to his retirement in 1972.

Xiaogang Hu

Xiaogang Hu

Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neurorehabilitation Professor

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205 Reber Building

https://sites.psu.edu/nml1/

Materials Research Institute names 2024 Roy Award winners

Roy Award Recipients

By Jamie Oberdick

Six Penn State materials researchers have received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, recognizing a wide range of research with societal impact. The award is presented by the Materials Research Institute (MRI) and recognizes recent interdisciplinary materials research at Penn State that yields innovative and unexpected results.