Growing Impact: Season 4

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Growing Impact: Season 4

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Aug 1, 2023

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In season four, Growing Impact is expanding: more team members from different disciplines and deeper conversations around the challenges their project is addressing, the inspiration that turned an idea into a project, and the solutions that may arise from these interdisciplinary researchers.

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Aug 1, 2023

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Titles in the series (37)

Growing Impact explores cutting-edge projects of Penn State researchers and scientists who are solving some of the world's most challenging energy and environmental issues.

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Wind energy's dirty secret: Steve Chmely and Chris Costello discuss how wind energy has a dirty secret surrounding the wind turbine blades and their disposal. The research team is exploring materials to reduce the waste associated with the blades. by Growing Impact
13 min listen
Unlocking a world of energy: Some countries in Africa and Asia have been locked into contracts that prevent improvements to existing electricity systems. Mohamed Badissy and his team are examining these contracts to find ways that could make these systems more efficient, by Growing Impact
13 min listen
Climate change on the Hudson: Kirk French talks about his newest project, "Climate Change on the Hudson: A Century After Nanook." In the discussion, Kirk talks about the importance of documenting climate change through film and how revisiting "Nanook of the North" empowered the Inu... by Growing Impact
13 min listen
Building with fungi: According to reports, the building industry is responsible for a lot of the carbon emissions in the world, about 37% in the U.S. This includes the production of materials, construction, operation, and even deconstruction. Additionally, by Growing Impact
16 min listen
Green stormwater infrastructure: - - - - Green storm water infrastructure uses the power of plants and soils to improve water quality. More than that, Lauren McPhillips discusses how making stormwater infrastructure green is saving cities money, by Growing Impact
11 min listen
Moving away from coal: This episode of Growing Impact features Emily Pakhtigian, assistant professor of public policy and the Jeffrey L. and Sharon D. Hyde-McCourtney Career Development Professor. On the podcast, she discusses her seed grant project, by Growing Impact
17 min listen
Accelerating renewable energy: Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen requires a lot of energy. By introducing catalysts into the process, these renewable energy sources can be created more efficiently. The challenge is that these catalysts use precious metals and are expensive. by Growing Impact
14 min listen
One Health: A transdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers is exploring how One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness among human health, ecosystem health, and animal health, may be able to tackle complex health problems facing Pennsylvania. by Growing Impact
21 min listen
Visualizing history's future: As sea-levels rise due to climate change, historical monuments and landscapes near bodies of water are at risk. A new research project will provide decision makers with information on what that could look like for their site. Specifically, by Growing Impact
17 min listen
In-Tune lighting: Penn State researchers, Julian Wang and Anne-Marie Chang, discuss their seed grant project that investigates how indoor lighting can be adjusted to save energy and positively impact human health. by Growing Impact
17 min listen
A guide to decarbonization: In order for the world to meet the challenge of climate change, decarbonization and negative emissions must be part of the discussion. Wei Peng looks to provide policy and tech leadership with information on what decarbonization technology might be eff... by Growing Impact
17 min listen
A cache of coastal carbon: Lisa Emili, an associate professor of physical geography and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, discusses her project titled “Coastal Carbon Dynamics in a Riparian Buffer Ecosystem, Lake Erie Basin, by Growing Impact
17 min listen
Cities cooled by trees by Growing Impact
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Food-energy-water dynamics: The groundwater level in India is consistently dropping year to year. In fact, India uses more groundwater than any country in the world. However, it is also a nation that lacks water availability, and its population continues to grow. by Growing Impact
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Healthy habitat hurdles: Melissa Bopp and her colleagues examine the role of the built and natural environments and their influence on physical activity, healthy eating, and air quality in the Mon Valley, an area that has seen steady economic decline since the departure of the... by Growing Impact
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Got methane?: The latest episode of the Growing Impact podcast features a research team that is designing and building a biofiltration system that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane and carbon dioxide. by Growing Impact
14 min listen
When the levee breaks: A team of researchers seeks to better understand the social effects associated with flooding, such as whether racial and ethnic minorities, children, and those with low income suffer the most. by Growing Impact
19 min listen
In pursuit of energy equity: Cleveland, like many cities, aims to become greener in the coming decades by decarbonizing infrastructure and using renewable energy. However, implementing solutions has its challenges, from technological to financial. by Growing Impact
21 min listen
Water's plastic problem: Plastic of all shapes and sizes is showing up in bodies of water around the world, including microplastics, which are 5mm or less in size. But how these tiny pieces of plastic move through water and what impacts that movement is still a bit of a mystery. by Growing Impact
19 min listen
Vanishing tree: What happens to a community or a livelihood when a key resource disappears? In Southwest Madagascar, the farafatse tree, a tree of great importance in that region, appears to be vanishing, and where it is traditionally found seems to be shifting. by Growing Impact
23 min listen
Climate signals from wetlands by Growing Impact
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Farms of the future by Growing Impact
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Lingering air pollution: tbd by Growing Impact
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Contrails and Climate Change by Growing Impact
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Fuels from waste by Growing Impact
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Climate and health policy solutions by Growing Impact
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Urban embodied carbon by Growing Impact
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Climate, Crops, and the Colorado River by Growing Impact
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Solar Powered Water Treatment by Growing Impact
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Battery energy from waste heat by Growing Impact
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In pursuit of energy equity: Cleveland, like many cities, aims to become greener in the coming decades by decarbonizing infrastructure and using renewable energy. However, implementing solutions has its challenges, from technological to financial. by Growing Impact
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Vanishing tree: What happens to a community or a livelihood when a key resource disappears? In Southwest Madagascar, the farafatse tree, a tree of great importance in that region, appears to be vanishing, and where it is traditionally found seems to be shifting. by Growing Impact
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Water's plastic problem: Plastic of all shapes and sizes is showing up in bodies of water around the world, including microplastics, which are 5mm or less in size. But how these tiny pieces of plastic move through water and what impacts that movement is still a bit of a mystery. by Growing Impact
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When the levee breaks: A team of researchers seeks to better understand the social effects associated with flooding, such as whether racial and ethnic minorities, children, and those with low income suffer the most. by Growing Impact
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Healthy habitat hurdles: Melissa Bopp and her colleagues examine the role of the built and natural environments and their influence on physical activity, healthy eating, and air quality in the Mon Valley, an area that has seen steady economic decline since the departure of the... by Growing Impact
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One Health: A transdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers is exploring how One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness among human health, ecosystem health, and animal health, may be able to tackle complex health problems facing Pennsylvania. by Growing Impact
21 min listen
Visualizing history's future: As sea-levels rise due to climate change, historical monuments and landscapes near bodies of water are at risk. A new research project will provide decision makers with information on what that could look like for their site. Specifically, by Growing Impact
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Got methane?: The latest episode of the Growing Impact podcast features a research team that is designing and building a biofiltration system that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane and carbon dioxide. by Growing Impact
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Moving away from coal: This episode of Growing Impact features Emily Pakhtigian, assistant professor of public policy and the Jeffrey L. and Sharon D. Hyde-McCourtney Career Development Professor. On the podcast, she discusses her seed grant project, by Growing Impact
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Growing Impact: Season 4

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