Marcellus Shale
In the Media
What do a college student, an art instructor and an Irish journalist all have in common? Marcellus shale inspires them. Jennie Shanker collects shale...
February 27, 2013
News Story
A technology being developed by Chemistry Professor Dan Strongin as a solution to Pennsylvania's historic problem with acid mine drainage could also have applications for the state's newest environmental challenge: hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus Shale.
November 18, 2011
In the Media
Scientists are exploring a new concern about the Marcellus Shale: earthquakes. To break up the shale and get to the gas, energy companies pump...
November 11, 2011
In the Media
Jennie Shanker, a sculpture instructor at the Tyler School of Art, is creating ceramics using clay from Marcellus Shale, a new source for natural gas...
November 12, 2011
News Story
Tyler School of Art adjunct sculpting professor Jennie Shanker has created 50 coffee cups made of Marcellus Shale, the Appalachian rock formation at the center of controversy over the extraction of its vast reserves of natural gas. Shanker discussed her motivation and process for creating the works at last week's multi-disciplinary Big Shale Teach-In.
November 8, 2011
In the Media
Jennie Shanker, a sculptor and an instructor at Temple's Tyler School of Art, is turning Marcellus Shale into coffee cups. Shanker is working with...
November 3, 2011
News Story
July 20, 2011
