UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Kat Hogan is a senior majoring in energy engineering, and she found her home as an undergraduate researcher in Penn State's Center for Critical Minerals. She's interested in sustainability - particularly in the energy sector - and said critical minerals sourcing is essential to a sustainable future for the energy industry.

Triveni Gangadari, a doctoral candidate in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME), came to Penn State for its world-renowned mining and mineral processing programs. She said she wants to become an expert in sourcing critical minerals and rare earth elements...