A recent gift of a Thermotron humidity chamber from energy company Aramco Americas will support numerous research projects in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Each year, Aramco’s highly selective program sponsors more than 160 Saudi Arabian students to study science and engineering at Penn State. With nearly 50 women in the current cohort, the program also aims to increase gender diversity in male-dominated fields.
A recent gift of a Thermotron humidity chamber from energy company Aramco Americas will support numerous research projects in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Each year, Aramco’s highly selective program sponsors more than 160 Saudi Arabian students to study science and engineering at Penn State. With nearly 50 women in the current cohort, the program also aims to increase gender diversity in male-dominated fields.
After TEEMS orientation helps EMS alum, Rauch returns the favor
Tom Rauch used his dual degrees in mining engineering and energy business and finance to begin a career that intersects the two. He’s helped fund, design and build massive industrial projects in places such as Canada, Mongolia and Morocco, to name a few. Now he works as the director for technical services for the Pittsburgh-based industrial contractor McCarl’s.
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After TEEMS orientation helps EMS alum, Rauch returns the favor
David Kubarek
May 25, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. When Tom Rauch left Penn State in 2013 with dual degrees in mining engineering and energy business and finance, he entered the extractive industries set on making an impact with his unique skill set of business acumen and passion for solving critical societal needs.