Penn State World Campus engineering students explore research at University Park
June 28, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State students in the online Master of Engineering Additive Manufacturing and Design (AMD) program at World Campus visited University Park as a component of the three-credit core course, ME 566: Metal Additive Manufacturing Lab. The students, who were on campus from May 16-20, participated in a variety of activities that highlighted the depth and breadth of additive manufacturing research at Penn State, including lab and facility tours, hands-on demonstrations, a team design challenge and a poster session. The visiting students traveled from across the country, representing 12 states and 11 companies.
The graduate students in the AMD program toured the Multiscale Mechanics of Materials Lab during their visit. Beril Tonyali — doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State and advisee of Allison Beese, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering — is pictured here pointing out key microstructural features in additively manufactured functionally graded metals. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State
Students, faculty and staff participating in the AMD student visit are pictured here in front of the Heintz Family Alumni Center. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State
AMD graduate students competed in a design challenge, presented by Nicholas Meisel, associate director of engineering design graduate programs, assistant professor of engineering design and of mechanical engineering and affiliate of the Made By Design Lab. Pictured here (from left to right), AMD students Evelyn Thomas, Michael Farran and Luke Held discuss their approach to the design challenge. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State
While visiting University Park, AMD graduate students toured the Center for Innovative Sintered Products, an academic research center directed by Todd Palmer, professor of engineering science and mechanics and of materials science and engineering. Pictured here, Ian Wietecha-Reiman — doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State and advisee of Todd Palmer — is demonstrating differential scanning calorimetry, used to measure phase transformations and coefficients of thermal expansion. Credit: Jaclyn Stimely/Penn State
AMD students had the opportunity to learn more about current AMD-focused research at Penn State during a poster session, hosted by the AMD graduate program. Pictured here, Olivia Cook — doctoral student in engineering science and mechanics and advisee of Andrea Argüelles, assistant professor of acoustics and of engineering science and mechanics — presents her research on ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation for additive manufacturing. Credit: David Kubarek/Penn State
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