Penn State Marcellus Links
Welcome to the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
The Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR) is Penn State's education and research initiative on unconventional gas plays. We serve state agencies, elected and appointed officials, communities, landowners, industry, environmental groups and other stakeholders. We are committed to expanding research capabilities on technical aspects of developing this resource and to providing science-based programming while protecting the Commonwealth's water resources, forests and transportation infrastructure. MCOR is internally funded by the College of Agricultural Sciences, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment and Penn State Outreach.
Events
Marcellus Seminar Series
- Program
Fundamentals of Shale Gas Exploration and Leasing 7 - 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Venango County Extension - Webinar
Interpreting water test reports, Noon, January 25, 2012
- Program
Fundamentals of Shale Gas Exploration and Leasing 7 - 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Venango County Extension - Workshop
Alternative Road Maintenance Practices for Gas and Oil Development, Sayre, Pa., February 15, 2012
- Workshop
Alternative Road Maintenance Practices for Gas and Oil Development, Mars, Pa., February 28, 2012
- Public Hearing
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, Pa., February 16, 2012
- Webinar
Transportation Patterns and Impacts from Marcellus Development, 1-2:15 p.m., February 16, 2012
- Conference
Marcellus Shale Specialty Conference, Canonsburg, PA; March 15-16, 2012. Organized by Pennsylvania Water Environment Association
- Webinar
Municipality's Roles, Water Use & Protections, 1-2:15 p.m., March 15, 2012
focus on research...
MCOR To lead nsf science education grant on shale gas, energyA multidisciplinary team of Penn State researchers will pilot science- and energy-based programming to Pennsylvania counties experiencing natural gas exploration and production as a part of a $2.5-million Informal Science Education grant from the National Science Foundation. "Marcellus Matters: Engaging Adults in Science and Energy" aims to enhance the general public's understanding of science, engineering and energy through community-based activities that promote "doing" science, develop local expertise on energy issues and draw on resident's knowledge of their environment. Michael Arthur, professor of geosciences and co-director of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR), is the principal investigator.
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NEW UTICA SHALE MAPS
New maps showing the depth and thickness of the Utica Shale are now on the MCOR maps page. The MCOR produced Marcellus Shale depth and thickness maps have also recently been updated.
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