Center for Sports Surface Research
The Center for Sports Surface Research at Penn State is an intercollege program managed within the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Plant Science. The center is dedicated to the improvement of all sports surfaces. Through cooperative scientific inquiry the center’s members expect to improve performance and safety on all sports surfaces.
News and Information
April 5, 2023
Does the soil on a baseball field influence the players?
In a word, yes, the type of soil on the baseball field greatly affects how players perform!
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July 12, 2022
New Research Paper
New research paper "Survival of Staphylococcus aureus applied to Poa pratensis L. and synthetic turf" recently published in June 2022 International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
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October 13, 2021
What is Clay?
Graduate student Evan Mascitti takes a close look at what makes clay so unique
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October 6, 2021
NEW PA Turfgrass Magazine Article
Mid-Season Field Checkup article details techniques to get the most out of your field
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