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2021Wilson AwardsPresentationVirtual CelebrationSunday, April 11, 2021
2021Wilson AwardsPresentation The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’annual celebration of accomplishmentsSunday, April 11, 20216:30 p.m. Reception(Zoom breakout rooms)7 p.m. Virtual Awards Presentation
Matthew J. Wilson, Jr.&Anne Coghlan WilsonThrough their bequests, Matthew and Anne Wilson are the majorbenefactors of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS).In the 1950s, Matthew Wilson inherited a stock portfolio thatprovided the basis for the funds he generously gave to the thennamed School of Mineral Industries. His giving started in 1957 witha modest scholarship endowment and was later increased withadditional gifts. Over the years the endowments blossomed intoa substantial fund that today provides the college with supportfor its well-known student loan program and a number of facultyand student awards and scholarships. The fund also supports theannual Wilson Awards Banquet.Matthew Wilson was born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, andgraduated from Penn State in 1918 with a bachelor’s degree inmining engineering. He attended the University of Colorado,where he received master’s degrees in geology and chemistryand met his wife, Anne, a biochemist. After graduating, hestarted working as a chemist for the Atlantic Refining Companyin Philadelphia and later moved to Holland, Michigan, where hedeveloped a career in sales starting first with the U.S. IndustrialCompany, then the Karr Spring Company, and later with theSpring Air Company. He served as the Washington representativefor Spring Air’s industrial and military sales for many years; healso served on the company’s board of directors. In retirement,the Wilsons lived in Michigan but moved to Scottsdale, Arizona,shortly before Matthew died in 1963.Throughout the next twenty years Anne Wilson increased thefamily endowments and took an active interest in EMS studentsand faculty. When she died in 1983, it was said of her:“Anne believed in giving. Her dream to become adoctor was never realized so she wanted the dreams ofothers to come true. She felt it was important that theUniversity hold on to its best teachers. Awards were awonderful way to do so.”
College-level Student AwardsJay M. and Katherine DeFinis Award forOutstanding Student LeadershipSamantha Staskiewicz, Meteorology and AtmosphericScienceChristopher Long, Meteorology and Atmospheric Scienceand GeographyEllen Steidle Achievement AwardSenior: Christopher Long, Meteorology and AtmosphericScience and GeographyJunior: Sean Melanson, Meteorology and AtmosphericScienceDean Edward Steidle Memorial Scholar AwardXiaoyu Zou, GeosciencesGEMS Diamond AwardChristopher Long, Meteorology and Atmospheric Scienceand GeographyHonorable Mention: Kayla McCauley, Meteorology andAtmospheric ScienceStudent MarshalMingsong Chen, B.S. Energy Business and Finance andEarth Sciences, Minor in StatisticsMingson, a Schreyer Scholar, will graduate Summa Cum Laudewith a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.Engineering Honor MarshalMadeline Vailhe, B.S. Materials Science and Engineering,Minor in Engineering MechanicsMadeline, a Schreyer Scholar, will graduate Summa Cum Laudewith a 3.98 cumulative GPA.
EMSAGE LaureatesThe College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Academy for GlobalExperience (EMSAGE) is the college’s signature undergraduaterecognition program. Select students are recognized with thedistinctive designation of EMSAGE Laureate.Fall 2020 EMSAGE Laureates Amanda Byrd, Geography Natalie Cummings, Materials Science and Engineering Christian Erikson, Earth Sciences Salix Iverson, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Kelsey Jenkins, Materials Science and Engineering Grace Kimzey, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Cove Klaas-Bentley, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Grant LaChat, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Christopher Long, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Natalie Mamrol, Materials Science and Engineering Kayla McCauley, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Elizabeth McIntyre, Materials Science and Engineering Jacob Morse, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Donovan Moses, Materials Science and Engineering Theresa Novak, Materials Science and Engineering Talia Potochny, Geography Harman Singh, Geography Mason Taylor, Energy and Sustainability Policy Sophie Tessier, Geography Isabella Urbina, Materials Science and Engineering Madeline Vailhe, Materials Science and Engineering Nathaniel Vislosky, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Kaylen Woods, Meteorology and Atmospheric ScienceSpring 2021 EMSAGE Laureates Al Reem Alshimmari, Geosciences Robin Carbaugh, Geosciences Alexandra Hatfield, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Mona Hill, Energy and Sustainability Policy Shane Leister, Geography Yizheng Liu, Materials Science and Engineering Rachel Martin, Materials Science and Engineering Colton Milcarek, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Megan Penrod, Materials Science and Engineering Jenna Pulice, Geography Stanley Swithers, Energy and Sustainability Policy
Promotion and TenureJeremy Gernand, Associate Professor, Energy and MineralEngineeringHojong Kim, Associate Professor, Materials Science and EngineeringFritz Kessler, Teaching Professor, GeographyChiara Lo Prete, Associate Professor, Energy and MineralEngineeringJoshua Robinson, Professor, Materials Science and EngineeringWilliam Syrett, Associate Teaching Professor, Meteorology andAtmospheric ScienceGregory Thomas, Associate Teaching Professor, GeographyJian-Jun Wang, Associate Research Professor, Materials Scienceand EngineeringChristelle Wauthier, Associate Professor, Geosciences RetirementsJohn Hellmann, Professor of Materials Science and Engineeringand Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Educationand Research EmeritusMark Klima, Associate Professor, Energy and Mineral EngineeringDavid Pollard, Research Professor Emeritus, Earth andEnvironmental Systems InstituteChunshan Song, Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science Emeritusand Director, EMS Energy InstituteTodd Sowers, Research Professor Emeritus, Earth andEnvironmental Systems Institute 25-Year Service AwardsRalph Colby, Professor, Materials Science and EngineeringApril Millet, Assistant Teaching Professor, John A. Duttone-Education Institute
Gladys Snyder Junior Faculty GrantsAllison Baczynski, Assistant Research Professor,Geosciences“Reinterpreting landscape change in the DenverBasin: geochemical evidence for the Paleocene-EoceneThermal Maximum”Kevin Bowley, Assistant Teaching Professor, Meteorologyand Atmospheric Science“Into the Simulator: Development of the nextgeneration community weather forecasting trainingtool for Penn State students and beyond”Maria Higgins, Assistant Teaching Professor, MaterialsScience and Engineering“Gamma-ray induced degradation of Polyethyleneterephthalate. Radiation therapy for water resources”John Hooker, Assistant Teaching Professor, Geosciences“Geochemical tracers of fluid flow through fractures inthe Appalachian basin: A field laboratory for student-ledresearch in Penn State’s backyard”Miquela Ingalls, Assistant Professor, Geosciences“Creation of teaching collections and an accompanyingvirtual field trip to support the development of asedimentology and stratigraphy course”Rob Lydick, Researcher and On-Air Meteorologist,Meteorology and Atmospheric Science“Enhancing Student Experiences in WeatherCommunications”André J. van der Vlies, Assistant Research Professor,Materials Science and Engineering“Elucidating the role of chemical structure on chargetransport in conducting polymers”
Postdoctoral Excellence in ResearchAwardJoshua GarberYang LiuPostdoctoral Scholar,GeosciencesPostdoctoral Scholar,Materials Science andEngineering George H. K. SchenckTeaching Assistant AwardJulia CarrGraduate Teaching Assistant,Geosciences
Catherine Lyons Diversity,Equity and InclusionUndergraduate StudentAwardKayla McCauleyMeteorology and AtmosphericScienceCatherine Lyons Diversity,Equity and InclusionGraduate Student AwardAma AgyapongMaterials Science and EngineeringCharles Hosler Diversity,Equity and InclusionFaculty AwardLuis AyalaJohn and Willie Leone FamilyDepartment of Energy and MineralEngineering
G. Montgomery and Marion MitchellAward for Innovative TeachingJennifer BabbMegan KohlerApril MilletJane SutterlinMaria WherleyMark WherleyAll Learning Designers in theJohn A. Dutton e-Education Institute
Wilson Award for Outstanding aResearch Professor,Geographyand Earth andEnvironmentalSystems InstituteAssociate Professor,Materials Scienceand EngineeringProfessor,Materials Scienceand Engineering Faculty Advising AwardFeineman, MaureenEugene MorganAssociate Research Professor& Associate Head forUndergraduate Programs,GeosciencesAssistant Teaching Professor& Associate Head forUndergraduate Education,EME
Faculty Mentoring AwardLuis AyalaGuido CervoneProfessor of Petroleum andNatural Gas Engineering& William A. Fustos FamilyProfessorProfessor of Geography &Associate Director, Institutefor Computational and DataSciencesKenneth DavisSuzanne MohneyProfessor of Atmospheric andClimate ScienceProfessor of Materials Scienceand EngineeringMark PatzkowskyProfessor ofGeosciences &Associate Head forGraduate Programsand Research
Wilson Award forExcellence inTeachingIsmaila DaboAssociate Professor of MaterialsScience and Engineering andCorning Faculty Fellow in CeramicScience and EngineeringJohn T. Ryan, Jr.Faculty FellowJosé FuentesProfessor of MeteorologyWilson Award forExcellence inResearchSukyoung LeeProfessor of Meteorology
E. Willard and Ruby S. MillerFaculty FellowHamid Emami-MeybodiAssistant Professor of Energy andMineral Engineering“Transport Behavior of CondensedFluids in Ultratight Porous Media:Evidence for Mechanisms OtherThan Advection”George H. Deike, Jr. Research GrantFeifei ShiMohammad RezaeeAssistant Professor of EnergyEngineering & Virginia S. andPhilip L. Walker Faculty FellowAssistant Professor of MiningEngineering & Thomas V. andJean C. Falkie Mining EngineeringFaculty Fellow“Unlocking Unconventional Lithium Resources throughDevelopment of Efficient, Low-cost, and Environmentally BenignExtraction Processes and Production of Lithium Battery Products”
Wilson Research Initiation GrantWesley ReinhartAssistant Professor of Materials Scienceand Engineering“Inverse design of hierarchicalstructures in a model copolymer” Paul F. Robertson Award forEMS Research Breakthrough of the YearLong-Qing ChenDonald W. Hamer Professor ofMaterials Science and Engineering,Professor of Engineering Scienceand Mechanics, and Professor ofMathematics
Charles L. HoslerAlumni Scholar MedalVirginia CiminelliProfessor in the Departmentof Metallurgical and MaterialsEngineering, Federal University ofMinas Gerais, Brazil Congratulationsto all of our awardees!
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the Wilsons lived in Michigan but moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, shortly before Matthew died in 1963. Throughout the next twenty years Anne Wilson increased the family endowments and took an active interest in EMS students and faculty. When she died in 1983, it was said of her: Matthew J. Wilson, Jr. & Anne Coghlan Wilson "Anne believed in giving.
