In April, Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service, and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration. The Wilson Awards are named in honor of Matthew and Anne Wilson, major benefactors of the college.
- Paul F. Robertson Award for EMS Breakthrough of the Year
- Seth Blumsack, professor of energy policy and economics
- Mort Webster, professor of energy engineering
- G. Montgomery and Marion Hall Mitchell Award for Innovative Teaching
- Mark Fedkin, assistant teaching professor in the John A. Dutton Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Brandi Robinson, assistant teaching professor in the John A. Dutton Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Haley Sankey, assistant teaching professor in the John A. Dutton Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Erich Schienke, assistant teaching professor in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
- E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Faculty Fellowship
- Luis Ayala, William A. Fustos Family Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering, for his proposal “Pore-scale investigation of multicomponent, multiphase flow of geofluids: A fugacity-based mesoscopic approach”
- George H. Deike, Jr. Research Grant
- Barbara Arnold, professor of practice in mining engineering, for her proposal “Revalorization of mine tailings”
- Gladys Snyder Junior Faculty Grants
- Ashish Ranjan Kumar, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering, for his proposal, “Development of a Virtual Reality System for Classroom Teaching of Complex Mining Operations.”