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Amir Sheikhi honored with ‘Young Innovator’ award

6/5/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, was honored with the Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award at the Terasaki Innovation Summit, held March 8-10 in Los Angeles.

Mary Frecker receives American Society of Mechanical Engineers mentorship award

6/1/2023

Mary Frecker, department head and professor of mechanical engineering, Riess Chair of Engineering and director of the Penn State Center for Biodevices, received the 2023 McDonald Mentoring Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Penn State engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs

5/31/2023

Penn State researchers have developed a low-cost, RNA-based technology to detect and measure biomarkers, which can help decode the body’s physiology. The presence of protein biomarkers can indicate chronic or acute conditions, from arthritis to cancer to bacterial infections, for which conventional tests can cost anywhere from $100 to upwards of $1,000. The new technology can perform the same measurement for about a dollar.

Registration open for architectural lighting design summer camp

5/31/2023

The Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering and Project CANDLE, which stands for Creating an Alliance to Nurture Design in Lighting Education, have joined up to host Camp CANDLE. The four-night overnight camp at University Park will take place July 4–7 for high school students interested in architectural lighting.

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, post-conference program

5/25/2023

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, has been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and the Baden-Württemberg Post Conference Programme 2023.

Media mention: ‘AI in the Sky’

5/23/2023

Chaopeng Shen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was featured in a PennStater article about his research in artificial intelligence.

Spring 2023 capstone project showcase winners announced

5/23/2023

The winners from Penn State Learning Factory’s in-person and virtual end-of-semester showcase have been named. The showcase is for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects.

New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

5/18/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers examined the link between fossil fuel reduction and air quality by exploring almost 30,000 simulated future scenarios. They found that some climate mitigation efforts could lead to harmful health impacts in certain geographic areas.

Madhavan Swaminathan and Doug Werner named international AI association fellows

5/17/2023

Penn State Professors Madhavan Swaminathan and Doug Werner were selected as 2023 fellows by the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association.

New program launches STEM majors into patent law career path

5/17/2023

A new program, known as the Patent Agent Career Pathway, is launching this summer to expose Penn State STEM majors to a nontraditional career path in patent practice. The program is for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students seeking to learn about patent law and explore the possibility of taking the patent bar exam, which does not require a law degree, to become a patent agent.

Penn State partners on $25M nuclear forensics consortium

5/17/2023

Penn State researchers will join a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities to research areas related to nuclear forensics, an integral component of nuclear security within the United States.

Jean Paul Allain to lead DOE Fusion Energy Sciences program

5/16/2023

Jean Paul Allain, head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, has been appointed to a two-year term as associate director for fusion energy sciences (FES) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science.

Low-cost, waterproof sensors may create new health-monitoring possibilities

5/16/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible, affordable, waterproof and wearable sensor to monitor multiple vital signals.

Media mention: ‘Are EVs Fair for Everyone? Surprising Lack of Research Raises Questions’

5/16/2023

Wei Peng, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of international affairs, was featured in a Tech Times article about the equity implications of electric vehicles.

Penn State partners on $20M AI Institute for Societal Decision Making

5/15/2023

Funded with a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the new AI Institute for Societal Decision Making will improve the response to societal challenges such as disaster management and public health by creating human-centric AI tools to assist with critical decisions. Christopher Dancy, the Harold and Inge Marcus Industrial and Manufacturing Career Development Associate Professor in the Penn State College of Engineering, will lead one of the research thrusts of the institute.

Engineering graduate students named finalists at Microsoft Imagine Cup

5/12/2023

A group of Penn State computer science graduate students received international attention in March when they were declared world finalists at the Microsoft Imagine Cup, where students across the globe compete to create software applications to solve technical challenges.

Engineering undergraduate awarded Department of Energy scholarship

5/12/2023

Scout Bucks, fourth-year undergraduate student studying nuclear engineering and mechanical engineering, received a $10,000 scholarship through the Department of Energy University Nuclear Leadership Program.

Annual substance use conference examines stigma, opioid crisis

5/10/2023

The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus.

Penn State students recognized at American Nuclear Society Student Conference

5/10/2023

Penn State nuclear engineering students took home four best presentation and poster awards from the American Nuclear Society Student Conference at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in April.

Penn State students win overall at civil engineering symposium

5/8/2023

Penn State civil engineering students placed first overall for the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mid-Atlantic West Symposium, with multiple Penn State teams placing in several categories.

Claris Design+Build establishes architectural engineering professorship

5/4/2023

Architectural engineering alumnus Phil Clark and his company, Claris Design+Build, are establishing the Claris Construction Early Career Professorship in Architectural Engineering at Penn State.

Engineering community mourns death of alumnus Peter Dal Pezzo

5/4/2023

The University and the Penn State College of Engineering community are mourning the loss of industrial engineering alumnus and benefactor Peter R. Dal Pezzo, who died on March 28 in La Jolla, California.

Tonya Peeples named interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering

5/4/2023

Tonya Peeples, senior associate dean and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been appointed as the interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, effective July 1. Peeples will succeed Anthony Atchley in the role, following his retirement at the end of June.

Multidisciplinary studio course reaches new collaborative heights

5/3/2023

The CoLab, an upper-level architecture, architectural engineering and landscape architecture studio course, combines six disciplines in one studio experience where students learn from industry professionals.

Penn State researchers support Social Science Advocacy Day

5/3/2023

Penn State researchers recently participated in Social Science Advocacy Day, held in Washington, D.C., by the Consortium of Social Science Associations.

Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams

5/2/2023

Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023. This includes more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.

Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions

5/2/2023

A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions.

Students earn digital badge for sustainability-focused activities in new program

5/1/2023

In 2015, the United Nations member states adopted a series of 17 Sustainable Development Goals to address global challenges, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. A new program in the Penn State College of Engineering seeks to highlight the SDGs by offering digital micro-credential badges to students who complete related coursework and extracurricular activities.

Scarlett Miller selected as Administrative Fellow for 2023-2024

4/28/2023

The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to leadership in the academic community. Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design, of industrial engineering and of mechanical engineering, was named one of three Fellows for the 2023-24 year.

Inaugural recipient of engineering career development professorship named

4/27/2023

Greg Pavlak, assistant professor of architectural engineering in Penn State’s College of Engineering (AE), was named the first recipient of the Gifford H. Albright Career Development Professorship in Architectural Engineering, established in honor of the first head of the AE department.

Media mention: ‘Biological Clocks Have Been 'Rewired' to Increase Lifespan by 80 Percent’

4/27/2023

Howard Salis, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, of chemical engineering, and of biomedical engineering, offered perspective on a University of California study focused on cellular aging.

Schreyer Honors College announces 2023 student and faculty award winners

4/27/2023

Seven Schreyer Scholars and two Penn State faculty members have been selected as recipients of Schreyer Honors College awards for the 2022-23 academic year.

Berks students take first place in Women in Engineering Design Competition

4/26/2023

Penn State Berks students Lillie Mohn, a mechanical engineering major, and Jenicy Strong, a computer engineering major, took first place in the fourth Women in Engineering Design Competition at Penn State Altoona.

Winners announced for 15th annual Competition Materials Visualization

4/26/2023

The winners of the 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition, a scientific visual and artistic competition sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State, have been announced.

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

4/25/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering has named its student marshals for the spring 2023 commencement ceremony. One student is selected to represent each of the 14 majors associated with the college and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

Justin Schwartz named Penn State’s executive vice president and provost

4/23/2023

Justin Schwartz has been named Penn State’s permanent executive vice president and provost, effective May 1.

Media mention: ‘Biomanufacturing: Present And Future’

4/20/2023

Melik Demirel, Lloyd and Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies, wrote an article that appeared on Forbes.

Cities can benefit from complex supply chains, Penn State researchers find

4/18/2023

Inspired by complex ecosystems, Penn State researchers developed an algorithm to study the benefits of complexity in city supply chains.

First rapid test for mpox developed, tech adaptable for other emerging diseases

4/18/2023

The first rapid test for mpox, more commonly known as monkeypox, has been developed by a team of researchers led by Penn State.

Improved, self-healing medical sensor responds to temperature, adapts to skin

4/18/2023

A team led by a Penn State researcher has developed a medical sensor that can transform from rigid to soft to accommodate changing structural needs and can heal its own normal wear and tear.

Cunjiang Yu honored with young investigator award

4/14/2023

Cunjiang Yu, the Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Applied Mechanics Division to receive the 2023 Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award.

Engineering the next generation of leaders

4/14/2023

Penn State hosted a Clark Scholars gathering for the Northeast region in March. The Clark Scholars are undergraduate engineering students from universities across the Northeast who are part of the A. James Clark Scholars Program.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

4/14/2023

Jean Paul Allain, department head and Huck Chair Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, was named this year’s recipient of the Institutes of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Fusion Technology Award, presented by the Fusion Technology Committee.

Christine Kirchhoff to collaborate on $5.6M climate resiliency grant

4/12/2023

Christine Kirchhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and of law, policy and engineering at Penn State, will serve as a co-principal investigator on a $5.6 million grant to develop adaptation pathways for island communities vulnerable to rising sea-levels.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

4/12/2023

For mere dollars, a Penn State-led international collaboration has fabricated a self-powered, standalone sensor system capable of monitoring gas molecules in the environment or in human breath. The system combines nanogenerators with micro-supercapacitors to harvest and story energy generated by human movement.

Engineering graduate students earn prizes at 2023 Graduate Exhibition

4/11/2023

Seven Penn State engineering graduate students earned first-, second- or third-place prizes at the 2023 Graduate Exhibition, held March 20-24 on the University Park campus and online.

Gary Gray receives 2023 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching

4/11/2023

Gary L. Gray, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, is a recipient of the 2023 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Neuron movements caused by push, pull of motor proteins, study finds

4/11/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers investigated how three classes of one type of motor protein, known as kinesins, engage with another type of motor, dynein, during cargo transport. Their discoveries, published in eLife, can help scientists better understand the normal cargo transport process, and, in future work, inform how it is disrupted in the case of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Richard Mistrick named recipient of 2023 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award

4/11/2023

Richard Mistrick, associate professor and chief curricular officer of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has received the 2023 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award.

Ryan Solnosky receives 2023 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

4/11/2023

Ryan Solnosky, associate teaching professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2023 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award.

Sending a 'We Are' to these Penn Staters

4/11/2023

Christian Pester, Thomas K. Hepler Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering, was nine Penn Staters recognized for going above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

App to prevent allergy attacks wins first place in IdeaMakers Challenge

4/10/2023

An app that can help prevent allergy attacks when ordering meals from restaurants was the winning idea in the 2023 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge, held March 22 during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.

Fish-inspired, compliant power sources may help power space applications 

4/10/2023

A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to develop a framework for the design and production of soft, self-charging, bio-inspired power sources for applications in space.

Penn State researchers explore sustainable, structural strength in devastated communities

4/10/2023

Structural engineering researchers complete hands-on research in Mayfield, Kentucky, surveying homes without roofs in the almost-immediate aftermath of a tornado.

Penn State Global announces 2022-23 faculty, staff, student awards

4/7/2023

Madhura Patil, a fourth-year industrial engineering student and president of the Penn State Chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, was among the 2022-23 Penn State Global Programs award recipients.

Electrical engineering honors society chapter earns national recognition

4/6/2023

Penn State’s Epsilon Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, the student honors society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was selected to receive the 2021-22 Outstanding Chapter Award.

Joseph Horn named Vertical Flight Society Technical Fellow

4/6/2023

Joseph F. Horn, professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was named a 2023 Vertical Flight Society Technical Fellow. Horn was one of nine individuals recognized by the society in 2023.

Mechanical engineering graduate student recognized with outstanding teaching award

4/6/2023

Penn State has announced that 10 graduate students have been selected as recipients of the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award. One of the recipients was Ankit Saxena, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering.

Penn State team to participate in NASA's Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project

4/6/2023

A team co-led by the Penn State Student Space Programs Lab has been selected as one of 70 teams to participate in the 2023-24 Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project, co-sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Seven graduate students recognized with University awards

4/6/2023

Forty Penn State graduate students, seven of whom are students in the College of Engineering, were named recipients of Penn State’s annual graduate student awards, administered by the Graduate School in collaboration with several Penn State units.

Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

4/6/2023

With 40 years of data from 580 U.S. rivers, Penn State researchers used a deep learning model to find out if sunlight, temperature or stream flow is the main driver of dissolved oxygen concentrations.

Two engineering graduate students honored with Alumni Association Dissertation Award

4/6/2023

Thirteen graduate students received the Alumni Association Dissertation Award, one of the most prestigious awards given to doctoral candidates at the University, including two from the College of Engineering.

Schreyer Honors College announces 2023 Alumni Award recipients

3/31/2023

Penn State College of Engineering and Schreyer Honors College alumna Hallie Murray was among the honorees at the 2023 Scholar Alumni Awards ceremony. She was recognized on March 24 at a luncheon held at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.

Climate-related projects awarded seed grant funding through RISE support

3/30/2023

Two climate-related projects received seed grant funding through high-performance computing support and consultation. Chris Gorski, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Jonathan Boualavong, doctoral student in environmental engineering, were among the recipients.

Daning Huang awarded Army grant to lead multi-institute project on drones

3/30/2023

The U.S. Army has awarded a $179,489 grant to a multi-institute collaboration, led by Penn State and AnalySwift, to develop a tool to inform the required material properties of the morphing structure.

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays 

3/30/2023

A Penn State-led team has discovered a new physical mechanism explaining naturally occurring X-rays associated with lightning activity in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Mechanical engineering undergraduate wins global society poster competition

3/30/2023

Caleb Fronk, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Penn State, won first prize in the undergraduate poster competition at TMS 2023 in San Diego.

The Learning Factory to host engineering showcase in person and virtually

3/30/2023

The Penn State Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects with both in-person and virtual formats.??

The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State

3/29/2023

The? Penn State Microbiome Center, in coordination with the lab of David Koslicki, associate professor of computer science and engineering and of biology and a co-hire of the Huck Institute of the Life Sciences at Penn State, is offering access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes to all Penn State faculty, staff and students for free.

Biomedical engineering researchers receive best paper runner-up award

3/28/2023

A team of Penn State biomedical engineering researchers recently received a best paper runner-up award for their paper in IEEE Sensors Letters, one of 18 journals published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Eye tracking during building inspections provides insight on how experts think

3/28/2023

After a building failure due to natural disasters or poor structural design, safety inspectors must enter a structure to assess the damage before occupants can return. Researchers in the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering studied how building inspectors make their safety assessments by analyzing their gaze patterns with eye-tracking software.

Registration opens for electrical engineering and computer science summer camps

3/28/2023

The Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science’s summer camps are back for another year of in-person, hands-on learning! Both camps are geared toward girls but open to participants of all identities.

Workshop to explore artificial intelligence, machine learning for industry

3/28/2023

Penn State experts and Pennsylvania industry leaders are invited to attend a workshop on April 19 to explore opportunities for bringing innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to the marketplace.

Dipanjan Pan elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society

3/27/2023

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) inducted Penn State engineer Dipanjan Pan to its College of Fellows on March 27 in Washington, D.C.

Electrical engineering student’s contributions highlighted by NASA

3/27/2023

Veena Sreekantamurthy, an electrical engineering master’s student, spent the summer interning in NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project (SIP). A journal published by NASA highlighted the contributions made by Sreekantamurthy and other SIP interns.

Penn State celebrates new Engineering Design and Innovation Building

3/27/2023

The College of Engineering celebrated the construction of the new Engineering Design and Innovation Building at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Feb. 24. The Penn State Board of Trustees-approved project was supported predominantly by funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and philanthropy.

Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program

3/27/2023

Dipanjan Pan, Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of nuclear engineering and of materials science and engineering at Penn State, will serve as a co-investigator on a $46 DARPA consortium to develop artificial blood.

Five student startups win funding in Inc.U Competition

3/24/2023

Undergraduate students from the College of Engineering at Penn State were among the winners of the 2023 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition.

New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization

3/24/2023

Measuring temperature and nitrogen levels in soil is important for agriculture systems but detecting them apart from one another is difficult to do. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, led researchers in the development of a multi-parameter sensor that can effectively decouple temperature and nitrogen signals so that each can be measured accurately. The results were recently published by Advanced Materials.

Registration open for intrapreneurship conference

3/24/2023

The Penn State School of Engineering Design and Innovation’s Engineering Entrepreneurship program will host the “Conference on Intrapreneurship : Employees as Changemakers” on May 11 in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College.

Penn State Smeal, engineering students collaborate to excel in case competition

3/23/2023

A unique collaboration between a student from the Penn State Smeal College of Business and a student from the College of Engineering’s Engineering Leadership Development Program produced a successful result in the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition.

2023 University-wide student awards announced for Penn State

3/22/2023

Sydney Gibbard, a fourth-year student majoring in biomedical engineering at Penn State, was awarded this year’s Eric A. Walker Award by the University.

Gibbard named recipient of 2023 Eric A. Walker Award

3/22/2023

Sydney Gibbard, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.

Mechanical engineering takes steps to prepare students for modern job market

3/22/2023

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers published an article highlighting the importance of leadership skills for engineering students. The article mentions the skill building resources available to Penn State students through the department of mechanical engineering.

Online engineering degrees help students and alumni find career success

3/22/2023

Penn State World Campus highlighting online engineering degrees as part of the celebration of its 25th anniversary

Christos Argyropoulos receives international electrodynamics award

3/21/2023

Christos Argyropoulos, Penn State associate professor of electrical engineering and associate research professor in the Applied Research Laboratory, is the recipient of the 2023 European Association on Antennas and Propagation Leopold B. Felsen Award for Excellence in Electrodynamics.

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

3/21/2023

The Penn State student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) won the bid to host the 2024 ANS student conference at University Park. The conference is scheduled for April 4-6 of next year and will have the theme of “Keystone of Tomorrow.”

Penn State students place second in international systems engineering competition

3/20/2023

A Penn State team placed second in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)-Society for Health Systems FlexSim Student Simulation Competition.

NSF grant funds the development of construction robotics training

3/17/2023

Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering, will use a three-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop a virtual-reality based training environment for working with construction robots.

Penn State team awarded National Science Foundation I-Corps grant

3/16/2023

A trio of Penn State researchers were selected for the National Science Foundation’s National I-Corps Program to offer a foundry service for manufacturing sensors and integrated circuits made of two-dimensional materials for use in a variety of industries, including Internet of Things applications, food processing, pharmaceutical and various defense needs.

Student capstone project highlighted by industry consulting company

3/16/2023

Hannah Luben, who graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 2021, had her senior capstone project featured in a story by Lab Midwest, an education consulting company.

$26M START Lab expansion to advance sustainable power and propulsion

3/15/2023

Pratt & Whitney, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab (DOE-NETL) and Penn State have joined together in a project involves a $26 million commitment to support the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine Lab in both expanding the existing capabilities, as well as adding a new, two-stage turbine rig referred to as START+ at University Park.

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

3/15/2023

A $26 million commitment from Pratt & Whitney, the Federal Aviation Administration the DOE-NETL and Penn State will support the expansion of the START Lab and the creation of START+. START Lab Director and Penn State Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karen Thole answered a few questions about gas turbine technologies, the START Lab and the upcoming expansion.

Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound

3/15/2023

Jacques Rivière, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and of acoustics, received a five-year, $750,000 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the use of ultrasound sensors to image lab-based earthquakes and better understand the precursory events that lead to them.

Exploring green stormwater infrastructure to manage severe urban flooding and pollution

3/13/2023

Lauren McPhillips, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of agricultural and biological engineering, is engineering impact through green stormwater infrastructure to manage severe urban flooding and pollution.

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli

3/10/2023

Sri-Rajasekhar "Raj" Kothapalli, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, earned a five year, $528,667 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Smart and scalable approaches for developing multimodal optical and acoustic imaging technologies.”  

Aerospace engineering student wins international technical paper competition

3/10/2023

Jessica Beyer, a graduate student of aerospace engineering at Penn State, is the overall winner of the Vertical Flight Society’s (VFS) Robert L. Lichten Award. She will be recognized at the Grand Awards Breakfast during the society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display in West Palm Beach, Fla. on May 18.

Jacqueline O'Connor wins international award from Combustion Institute

3/10/2023

Jacqueline O'Connor, associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach at Penn State, is a recipient of The Combustion Institute’s 2023 Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award.

Leonhard Center speaking contest showcases students’ communication skills

3/10/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering’s Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education held its biannual speaking contest on Feb. 7, showcasing students’ skills in translating technical knowledge into engaging presentations.

Media mention: ‘New pancake-sized flat metalens is powerful enough to image the moon’?

3/10/2023

Research led by Xingjie Ni, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Penn State, to develop the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope was featured by Interesting Engineering.

Social Science Research Institute introduces faculty fellows for 2023-24

3/10/2023

Nina Lauharatanahirum, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of biobehavioral health, was selected as a faculty fellow by the Social Science Research Institute.

Eleven alumni to receive College of Engineering's highest honor

3/8/2023

Eleven Penn State engineering graduates have been selected to receive the College of Engineering’s Outstanding Engineering Alumni Awards. The ceremony will take place on March 13 at The Penn Stater.

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound

3/8/2023

With a four-year, $2,276,850 National Institutes of Health grant, Penn State researchers aim to create a completely non-invasive, tunable method for treating tendinopathies with focused ultrasound.

Media mention: Flood, drought analysis: Impact reduction is effective – but fails in unprecedented events

3/8/2023

The European Commission published an article sharing the results of a study to which Alfonso Mejia, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, contributed. 

Research papers by Larry Cheng featured on journal covers

3/8/2023

Research papers authored by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, were recently featured on two journal covers.

A Spotlight on Women in Engineering

3/7/2023

Alumni and students of Penn State’s graduate engineering programs shared insights into why they wanted to pursue an advanced degree.

Berks LaunchBox co-working companies celebrate major milestones

3/7/2023

Two Penn State Berks LaunchBox co-working companies are celebrating major milestones for their startups this week.

3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant

3/6/2023

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Texas at Austin have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's LEAP-HI program to tackle the challenge of designing and 3D printing smart devices using multiple materials.

Alliance works to keep America prepared for nuclear incidents

3/6/2023

The average person does not spend their time imagining a nuclear device going off in an American city, because it meets the very definition of “unthinkable.” But the Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter University Research Alliance, led by Penn State, focuses on just that.

Electrical engineering alumna delivers keynote at TEDxPSU event

3/6/2023

Renee Frohnert, Penn State electrical engineering alumna, was an invited speaker at the TEDxPSU annual conference on Feb. 12 in Schwab Auditorium.

Five engineers recognized with NSF early career awards

3/6/2023

Five faculty members in Penn State’s College of Engineering were recognized with National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards. Each project ranges in duration from three and a half to five years, funded by grants worth roughly $500,000.

Graduate students win best paper awards at international acoustics conference

3/6/2023

Four Penn State graduate students received best paper awards at recent meetings of the Acoustical Society of America.

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Aida Ebrahimi

3/3/2023

Aida Ebrahimi, Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $500,000 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Tunable Graphene Microdevices for Multiplexed Detection of Biomolecules Beyond Diffusion Limit.”

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Christopher Dancy

3/3/2023

Christopher Dancy, Harold and Inge Marcus Industrial and Manufacturing Career Development Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and of Computer Science and Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $581,257 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “SocioCulturally Competent Agents to Study and Improve Human-AI Interaction.”?

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Linxiao Zhu

3/3/2023

Linxiao Zhu, John J. and Jean M. Brennan Clean Energy Early Career Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, earned a five year, $556,384 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Probing and Understanding Nonreciprocal and Topological Radiative Heat Transport in Many-body Magnetized Systems.”

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Syed Rafiul Hussain

3/3/2023

Syed Rafiul Hussain, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, earned a five-year, $557,183 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Principled approaches to securing next-generation cellular networks.”

Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation

3/3/2023

Penn State College of Engineering researchers have used a strategic design approach called the topology optimization method to design metasurfaces that control surface waves.

Humans play role in reactions that impact indoor air quality, research finds

3/3/2023

A team that includes Penn State researchers examined the impact of human presence on indoor air quality and found that human skin oil can react with indoor ozone to produce hydroxyl radicals, which, in turn, react with other molecules to produce sometimes hazardous byproducts.

Researchers earn $2.3M grant to enhance understanding of rotator cuff injury

3/3/2023

With a five-year, $2.3 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, researchers from Penn State and the University of Oregon are collaborating to better understand how both rotator cuff injury and surgical repair affect the muscle’s composition.

Eden Binega: ‘I Engineer Habitation’

3/2/2023

“I Engineer” highlights excellence across the Penn State College of Engineering, as well as how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is Eden Binega, doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering.

Lunar lens: First compact, flat metalens images moon surface

3/2/2023

Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team created the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-away objects, including the moon.

Amir Sheikhi to participate in National Academy of Engineering symposium in Japan

3/1/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering at Penn State, was invited to participate in the 2023 National Academy of Engineering Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering (JAFOE) symposium.

Annual Substance Use and Addiction Conference to be held May 1

3/1/2023

The Social Science Research Institute’s Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction will host its fourth annual conference, “Evidence to Impact,” in-person and via Zoom on from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1 in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus.

Engineer receives Acoustical Society of America award for ultrasound work

3/1/2023

Julianna Simon, assistant professor of acoustics and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been awarded the R. Bruce Lindsay Award by the Acoustical Society of America.

Guarding the genome: Researchers uncover full 3D structure of p53 protein

3/1/2023

The tumor suppressor protein p53, known as the guardian of the genome, protects the body’s DNA from daily stress or long-term damage by triggering the cells to make repairs or to self-destruct. For the first time, a Penn State-led team of researchers uncovered the complete structure of the p53 protein using patient samples. They also investigated how mutation-induced changes in the p53 structure can impact different cancers.

Penn State researchers reflect on pandemic-resilient health care facility design 

3/1/2023

Sadan Kulturel-Konak, who holds an affiliate faculty position in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, collaborated to reimagine health care facilities in the face of pandemics and other mass casualty situations.

Penn State, University of Auckland connect at Sustainable Tech Conference

2/28/2023

Penn State Global sponsored two Penn State professors, Anne Hoag, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications and director of the Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship, and Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and of architectural engineering and director of the Global Building Network, to attend the December 2022?Blue and Green Technology Conference?in Auckland, New Zealand.

Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Materials Systems featured

2/27/2023

The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Materials Systems was recently featured in a video story on the Penn State’s 'One Community Impacting Many' website.

Graduate student wins Acoustical Society of America student paper competition

2/27/2023

Kyle Dalton, a doctoral student of acoustics at Penn State, was selected as a winner in the Acoustical Society of America’s Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) student paper competition last May. Dalton proposed a new image algorithm to help find unexploded ordnances (UXOs) under water and sediment.

Media mention: ‘What a new, $88M building means to the College of Engineering’

2/27/2023

The Centre Daily Times highlighted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Engineering Design and Innovation building, set to fully open in fall 2023.

NASA program extends research opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM

2/27/2023

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Research Internship Program offers early research opportunities to women and other underrepresented individuals in STEM.

Media mention: ‘Ribbon-cutting for new Engineering Design and Innovation Building’

2/24/2023

The Daily Collegian highlighted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Engineering Design and Innovation building in a story quoting ceremony remarks.

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

2/22/2023

A multi-institutional research team, co-led by Penn State, identified a new mechanism of corrosion that could have implications for safe power plant and nuclear reactor designs.

Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body

2/22/2023

A biosensor that could measure sweat vapor, developed by James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, was featured in a paper published in ACS Nano.

Penn State hosts multi-state STEM competition for high school students

2/21/2023

The Science Olympiad Alumni at Penn State (SOAPS) club hosted its third annual Science Olympiad invitational at Penn State on Jan. 14.

Committee advances plan to rename CATO Park building for engineering alumna

2/16/2023

The Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning advanced a proposed name change to 2137 Research Drive in State College to the Lidia Manson Building, in honor of the first woman to receive a master’s degree in engineering from Penn State.

Three engineering professors earn national recognition

2/16/2023

Three College of Engineering faculty received awards from the 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP).

Penn State names seven new distinguished professors for 2023

2/15/2023

Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named seven distinguished professors for 2023. Pingjuan Werner, distinguished professor of engineering at Penn State DuBois, was honored with the title.

Penn State ranked first in the nation for faculty Fulbright Scholars

2/15/2023

Penn State has been ranked first in the nation in faculty Fulbright Scholar awards by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since the 2015-16 awards cycle, five faculty with College of Engineering affiliations have been awarded Fulbrights.

17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

2/14/2023

Seventeen new faculty members have joined the Penn State College of Engineering since early fall 2022. The 12 tenured or tenure-line faculty and six professional track faculty represent 11 units and departments and include one new department head.

The eye is the window to the brain activity and arousal state

2/14/2023

Researchers from Penn State recently have found that just the pupil diameter of a mouse's eye can determine the mouse's arousal state with high accuracy, which is important for interpreting research results.

Compliant mechanism-enabled, reconfigurable antennas facilitate future technology

2/13/2023

Reconfigurable antennas are integral to future communication network systems, like 6G, but many current designs fall short. Penn State electrical engineering researchers combined electromagnets with a compliant mechanism to create a proof-of-concept reconfigurable compliant mechanism-enabled patch antenna that addresses current industry limitations.

Media mention: ‘Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power’

2/9/2023

Both Penn State and Jean Paul Allain, Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist, were featured in an article from Yahoo that discussed micro nuclear reactors and universities around the United States that are experimenting with them.

Researchers use water treatment method to capture acids from agricultural waste

2/9/2023

Bound for the landfill, agricultural waste contains carbon sources that can be used to produce high-value compounds, such as p-coumaric acid, which is used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. A Penn State-led research team has invented a new class of ion-exchange membrane wafer assemblies that significantly improves electrodeionizaton’s ability to capture p-coumaric acid from liquid mixtures while using less energy and saving money.

Roberto Fernández joins the Institutes of Energy and the Environment

2/8/2023

Six new Penn State faculty members have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, including Roberto Fernández in the College of Engineering.

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng named editor in chief of Biosensors section

2/7/2023

The journal Biosensors recently selected Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, as editor in chief of the section Biosensors Materials.

Researchers earn grant to study real-time animal and robot locomotion

2/6/2023

Two Penn State mechanical engineers will use a $320,000 grant to develop equipment that enables them to study animal locomotion controls in nature and potentially engineer bio-inspired robots.

Tamy Guimarães recognized for building connections between Brazil and US

2/6/2023

Tamy Guimarães, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, was named a 2022 recipient of the Embassy of Brazil’s Science and Technology Prize.

Media mention: ‘This ‘smart diaper’ sends phone alerts when babies need changing’

2/3/2023

Research led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was featured in a New York Post article.

'Growing Impact' podcast discusses making fuels from waste

2/2/2023

The latest episode of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment Growing Impact podcast features Jacqueline O’Connor, associate professor of mechanical engineering, who discussed her project investigating hydrochars, a proposed replacement for coal.

New sensor enables ‘smart diapers,’ range of other health monitors

2/2/2023

A new sensor developed by researchers at Penn State could help workers in daycares, hospitals and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges when diaper changes are needed. The sensors can also monitor for respiration and perspiration, among other applications.

$50,000 Intel grant awarded to develop course on quantum computing

2/1/2023

Technology company Intel awarded Penn State $50,000 to develop a three-credit college course on programming quantum computers. Swaroop Ghosh, Penn State associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will serve as principal investigator.

Abington engineering student parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

1/31/2023

Javari Cherry, a second-year Penn State Abington aerospace engineering major, is laying the groundwork for the future by capitalizing on opportunities open to undergraduates in his field. Last summer, Cherry worked as a research assistant in a lab led by Jean Paul Allain, the Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Justin Pritchard named Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator

1/30/2023

Justin Pritchard, Penn State Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Entrepreneurial Assistant Professor and assistant professor of biomedical engineering, recently received the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator award from the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Nanoscale publishes Larry Cheng review paper, selects him as emerging investigator

1/30/2023

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, has been selected as a 2023 Emerging Investigator of Nanoscale.

Rongming Chu awarded Department of Defense grant for semiconductor research

1/30/2023

Rongming Chu, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was awarded a $191,650 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. The grant, part of the $59 million Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), will be used to equip Chu’s power semiconductor device characterization lab.

Alumni-owned barber-wear startup SLCKR experiences growth in 2022

1/27/2023

College of Engineering alumnus Tyler Tracy used a Penn State Summer Founders grant to co-found a barber wear startup called SLCKR.

Revolutionizing health care through 3D bioprinting

1/27/2023

In the not-so-distant future, doctors could use machines that directly repair tissues by depositing new layers of muscle or skin or create and install new organs. Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics, biomedical engineering and neurosurgery, is using 3D bioprinting to create a range of materials for potential use in human health, including printable bone, skin and tumor cell models.

Professor Bill Burgos named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

1/24/2023

William Burgos, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State, has been selected for induction as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni for the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.

Ram Narayanan named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

1/24/2023

Ram Narayanan, professor of electrical engineering in Penn State’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was named one of 11 recipients of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras’s (IIT Madras) 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Engineering associate dean honored with distinguished service award

1/23/2023

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, the Penn State College of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation and the A. Robert Noll Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, was honored with the distinguished service award by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Design Automation.

Karen Thole recognized by ASME; chosen for US Air Force board

1/23/2023

Karen Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, received an award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was appointed to serve on the Department of Air Force Scientific Advisory Board for her expertise.

Media Mention: ‘Forever Changed: … when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed’

1/22/2023

Kostas Papakonstantinou, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was consulted in an article reflecting on the collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge nearly a year after its collapse.

Laura Y. Cabrera shares expertise in iScience conversation and at NAE symposium

1/20/2023

Laura Y. Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics and of philosophy and the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics at Penn State, recently shared her neuroethics expertise in both an iScience conversation and at the National Academy of Engineering 2022 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering symposium.

Novel microneedle bandage could save lives by stopping blood loss from wounds

1/20/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Penn State College of Engineering, developed a prototype of a microneedle patch to immediately stop bleeding after an injury. It will be featured on the cover of the May issue of Bioactive Materials.

Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain

1/20/2023

A newly developed pop-up electrode device could gather more in-depth information about individual neurons and their interactions with each other while limiting the potential for brain tissue damage.

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

1/19/2023

Penn State researchers recently enhanced their gas sensor manufacturing process through an in-situ laser-assisted manufacturing approach, improving on their previous method of drop casting.

Media mention: ‘New neuroscience research identifies a respiration-related brain network’

1/19/2023

A neuroimaging study by Nanyin Zhang, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Brain Imaging, was recently featured by PsyPost. The study identified a link between respiration and neural activity changes in rats, suggesting that breathing might modulate neural responses across the brain.

Media Mention: ‘Penn State, Ohio State get NSF grant to use AI to reduce construction worker injuries’

1/19/2023

Research led by Houtan Jebelli, Penn State assistant professor of architectural engineering, to improve construction worker safety on job sites was featured in an EHS Today article.

Engineers named Fellows of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

1/18/2023

James Coder and Jose Palacios, both Penn State associate professors of aerospace engineering, were selected to serve as 2023 Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

James Freihaut named interim head of architectural engineering

1/18/2023

James Freihaut has been named interim head of the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering, effective Jan. 1.

Crowley receives Huck Early Career Chair appointment

1/17/2023

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology who is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

Media mention: ‘Why Capturing Methane Is So Difficult’

1/17/2023

Thomas Wood, professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, was featured in a Scientific American article that discussed methane emissions and how current technologies to remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere are new and untested.

$1.8M NSF grant funds project to improve construction worker safety on sites

1/13/2023

With a four-year, $1,800,000 National Science Foundation grant, Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering, is leading a research team to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled, real-time and context-aware holistic health monitoring approach for construction workers.

Amrita Basak addresses Army roundtable on metal additive manufacturing

1/13/2023

In October, Amrita Basak, Penn State assistant professor of mechanical engineering, spoke at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Army Logistics Roundtable on additive manufacturing in resource-limited environments.

Penn State students to host third annual Science Olympiad for high schoolers

1/12/2023

High school students are competing in a Science Olympiad invitational hosted by Penn State students and sponsored by the School of Engineering Design and Innovation on the University Park campus on January 14.

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to six projects

1/11/2023

Christine J. Kirchhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate director of the Penn State law, policy, and engineering (LPE) initiative, was awarded seed funding from the Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals

1/11/2023

A team of Penn State chemical engineering researchers studied the mechanisms of drying hairy cellulose nanocrystals and proposed nanotechnology to render the them highly redispersible in aqueous mediums.

Beese named co-director of additive manufacturing center CIMP-3D

1/10/2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Allison Beese, associate professor of materials science and engineering and of mechanical engineering, will serve as co-director of the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition, effective Jan 1.

Penn State partners on $50.5M computing center

1/10/2023

Penn State is partnering with nine other universities to establish the Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory center, led by the University of California San Diego.

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch' that controls friction

1/9/2023

Seong Kim, distinguished professor of chemical engineering and associate head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State proposed that a super-lubricity switch to control friction may be found in humidity.

Event lifts curtain on a bright future for materials research

1/6/2023

The Penn State Materials Research Institute held their annual Materials Day in October, with the theme "Materials Impacting Society." Several engineering faculty participated.

Media mention: ‘More Than $250 Million To Be Invested In Seven University Microelectronic Research Centers’

1/6/2023

Forbes highlighted Penn State’s newly created $32.7 million Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES) in an article discussing universities across the country that have created microelectronic research centers as part of the Joint University Microelectronics Program (JUMP 2.0) initiative.

Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment

1/5/2023

Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. But the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, leading to overdosing or underdosing. A team of Penn State researchers combined heparin with a protein fragment, peptide, to slow down the release of the drug and convey the medication directly to the site of a clot.

Penn State leads semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration center

1/5/2023

The Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, a consortium of industrial partners in cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has announced the creation of a $32.7 million, Penn State-led Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES).

Media Mention: ‘In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw’

1/4/2023

A project led by Ming Xiao, Penn State professor of civil and environmental engineering, was highlighted in an article by the Alaska Beacon. The project monitors the behavior of thawing permafrost in Alaska in order to predict future soil conditions and inform infrastructure planning.

Penn State-led team receives American Chemical Society research award

1/4/2023

A Penn State-led research team received the 2023 Cooperative Research Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering for their scientific advancements in water treatment membranes and polymer thin films.

Media mention: ‘Reverse-engineered hummingbird wings could inspire new drone designs’

12/30/2022

Research led by Bo Cheng, Kenneth K. and Olivia J. Kuo Early Career Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, in aerial drone design was recently featured in an article by Popular Science.

Engineering student wins award at Society of Medical Decision Making conference

12/22/2022

Yu-Hsin Chen, doctoral student of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Penn State, won a presentation award at the 44th annual Society of Medical Decision Making Conference held Oct. 23-26 in Seattle.

GivingTuesday gifts to engineering up more than 152% compared to 2021

12/22/2022

The Penn State College of Engineering fundraised $46,291 from 254 gifts on GivingTuesday, which took place on Dec. 8. The funds will benefit students largely through scholarships, as well as supplement resources for materials and experiences.

A look back at 2022 through photos

12/21/2022

These are some of the photos that best capture the excitement and spirit of innovation across the College of Engineering in 2022.

Mechanical engineer’s work named in The Guardian’s top 10 science stories of 2022

12/21/2022

Electric vehicle battery research conducted by Chao-Yang Wang, the William E. Diefenderfer Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was named one of the top ten most significant scientific developments of the year by The Guardian.

Aerospace engineers author new textbook on structural dynamics

12/20/2022

George Lesieutre, professor of aerospace engineering, and Daning Huang, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, are two of three authors of a new textbook on structural dynamics. The graduate-level book, Structural Dynamics: Theory and Applications to Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Volume 50 will be published in February by Cambridge University Press.

'Life From All Angles' video highlights Lance Lian’s stem cell research

12/19/2022

An episode of "Life From All Angles," a YouTube series from the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, features Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Xiaojun "Lance" Lian and his efforts to produce new cardiomyocytes to advance the effectiveness of stem cell differentiation.

Postdoctoral research fellow wins two first-place awards at Penn State symposium

12/19/2022

Lissa Melis, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, took home two first-place awards at Penn State’s 15th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium.

Engineers help artificial intelligence to learn more safely in the real world

12/16/2022

Penn State researchers are looking for a safer and more efficient way to use machine learning in the real world. They developed and tested a new reinforcement learning algorithm aimed at improving energy consumption and occupant comfort in a high-rise office building.

Improving understanding, collaboration throughout energy supply chain

12/16/2022

Jacqueline O’Connor, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, recently collaborated with colleagues to edit a book titled Renewable Fuels: Sources, Conversion, and Utilization. The editors aim to increase energy literacy and bridge the disconnect between those who make fuels and those who use them.

Center receives NSF International Research Experiences for Students grant

12/13/2022

Penn State’s Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems received a $300,000 International Research Experiences for Students grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a research exchange program with the University of Freiburg in Germany.

New grant looks to biomaterials to help reduce construction waste

12/13/2022

Nathan Brown, assistant professor of architectural engineering, is among the Penn State researchers studying whether fungal biomaterials can replace synthetic acoustic insulation and potentially reduce construction waste.

Ram Narayanan serves as expert panelist for AI discussion

12/13/2022

Ram Narayanan, professor of electrical engineering in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, served as an expert panelist for a virtual discussion of the topic “What’s the next big question in artificial intelligence?”

Media mention: ‘Engineers Help Artificial Intelligence to Learn More Safely in Real World’

12/12/2022

Research led by Greg Pavlak, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, was recently featured in the December 2022 newsletter from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Model shows how intelligent-like behavior can emerge from non-living agents

12/12/2022

A new model by a team of researchers led by Penn State and inspired by Michael Crichton’s novel “Prey” describes how biological or technical systems form complex structures equipped with signal-processing capabilities that allow the systems to respond to stimulus and perform functional tasks without external guidance.

2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light

12/9/2022

A new type of active pixel sensor that uses a novel two-dimensional material may both enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos and create a new class of extremely energy-efficient Internet of Things sensors, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

Combination of two materials creates high-performance, stretchy nanogenerator

12/9/2022

The popularity of wearable electronics has induced demand for their parts, including power sources such as triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Penn State researchers combined a porous 2D material known as MXene and laser-induced graphene foam nanocomposite to form a material system that enables a TENG to be stretchy and perform on dynamic surfaces.

Fall 2022 capstone project showcase winners announced

12/9/2022

The winners from Penn State Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory’s in-person, end-of-semester showcase have been named. The showcase, which is also taking place virtually, is for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects.

Hummingbird flight could provide insights for biomimicry in aerial vehicles

12/9/2022

Hummingbirds have extreme aerial agility and flight forms, which is why many aerial vehicles are designed to mimic hummingbird movement. Using a novel modeling method, researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produce wing movement, which could lead to design improvements in flying robots.

Materials Research Institute accepting proposals for two seed grant projects

12/9/2022

The Materials Research Institute (MRI) is calling for proposals from Penn State researchers for two seed grant programs: Penn State-Taipei Tech Collaborative Seed Grant Program and Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Opportunities in Multiple Areas Across Partnerships in the Office for the Senior Vice President of Research (OSVPR).

Conference draws transportation professionals to campus

12/8/2022

Back in-person for the first time since 2019, the annual Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC) gives industry leaders a chance to connect and share knowledge and ideas.

National Academy of Inventors names three Penn Staters as 2022 fellows

12/8/2022

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named Justin Schwartz, Madhavan Swaminathan and Douglas Werner as fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

Eric Donnell named college's associate dean for research

12/7/2022

Eric Donnell will take over as associate dean of research for the College of Engineering at Penn State, effective Jan. 1.

From Rust Belt to Green Belt: Penn State leads nuclear research alliance

12/7/2022

Led by Penn State, academia, national laboratories and industry have formed the Post-Industrial Midwest and Appalachia (PIMA) Nuclear Alliance to harness carbon-free energy while educating and training the future energy workforce. The alliance will host a workshop to continue establishing their team, conceptualizing their goals and developing their project plans at Penn State New Kensington’s Digital Foundry Dec. 8-9.

Jacqueline O’Connor serves on editorial team for new book on renewable fuels

12/7/2022

Jacqueline O’Connor, director of the Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach and associate professor of mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, served on the editorial team for a recently published book, Renewable Fuels: Sources, Conversion, and Utilization.

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan named college’s associate dean for innovation

12/7/2022

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, A. Robert Noll Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, will become the Penn State College of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation on Jan. 1.

Xiaogang Hu to lead Penn State assistive device efforts for stroke survivors at new center

12/7/2022

Xiaogang Hu, associate professor of mechanical engineering and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neurorehabilitation, will lead Penn State’s efforts in the newly funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center in Assisting Stroke Survivors with Engineering Technology.

Hussain earns NSF grant to make data centers more sustainable

12/2/2022

Syed Rafiul Hussain, assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was awarded a four-year, $206,598 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a collaborator on a project to make data centers more sustainable.

Researchers to address new challenges in power grid with computational modeling

12/2/2022

Yan Li, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, was awarded a three-year, $429,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop computational tools to address new challenges arising in the modeling and control of the modern power grid.

Students invited to apply to new propulsion and power summer research program

12/2/2022

Applications are now being accepted for a summer 2023 undergraduate research experience in the Penn State College of Engineering. Students from across the country can conduct next-generation propulsion and power research and work closely with leading academic experts through the new program.

Electrical engineering professor named Radio Club of America fellow

12/1/2022

James Breakall, professor of electrical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was named a fellow of the Radio Club of America, a society of wireless communications professionals founded in 1909.

Engineers to explore ways to improve rural-urban commutes

12/1/2022

Penn State researchers have received a planning grant from the Civic Innovation Challenge to study ways to improve rural-urban commutes. The six-month, $50,000 civic-engaged research award is funded by the National Science Foundation in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy.

Mechanical engineer Jing Du receives young leader award from global society

11/30/2022

Jing Du, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, was selected for the Young Leaders Professional Development Award by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).

Penn State Berks student is flying high with a mechanical engineering degree

11/30/2022

Penn State student Jeff Jackman earned his associate degree in air and space operations technology through the G.I. Bill. He continued his education at Penn State Berks and on Dec. 15 will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

11/30/2022

If you are reading this article on your computer or phone, it is in part thanks to diodes. Diodes are used for a variety of critical electronic functions and are typically rigid. Electronic devices, such as robotics or medical devices, are becoming more flexible as technology advances, so Penn State researchers have developed a fully rubbery stretchable diode that maintains performance.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

11/29/2022

Penn State researchers used neutron radiography to reveal the first new information on a patch that may have come from Amelia Earhart's plane in 30 years. Now, they are using the same techniques to investigate microplastics.

New method can scale, simplify manufacture of stretchy semiconductors

11/29/2022

Penn State researchers developed a method to manufacture soft, elastic semiconductors and circuits more efficiently.

Scalable model makes for more efficient, smarter grid use, researchers report

11/29/2022

A Penn State-led research collaboration developed a scalable model specifically to control large groups of buildings and their energy demand in realistic operational settings. They published their approach in the Journal of Energy Storage.

The Learning Factory to host engineering showcase in person and virtually

11/29/2022

The Penn State Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects with both in-person and virtual formats Dec. 6 - Dec. 16.

Ensuring fair distribution of the $1 billion+ opioid settlement in Pennsylvania

11/28/2022

To ensure fair and impartial distribution of the $1.07 billion that was awarded to Pennsylvania as part of 2021’s massive settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors, a team of interdisciplinary researchers from Penn State worked with counties across the commonwealth to develop the formula by which funds are being distributed.

Engineers improve electrochemical sensing by incorporating machine learning

11/23/2022

Combining machine learning with multimodal electrochemical sensing can significantly improve the analytical performance of biosensors, according to new findings from a Penn State research team. These improvements may benefit non-invasive health monitoring, such as testing that involves saliva or sweat.

Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find

11/22/2022

A team of Penn State engineers has determined that both water discharge — or the volume of water flowing through a river or stream — and climate itself may have significant influence on dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations in rivers and streams.

Bruce Logan to deliver renewable energy talk to Danish parliament

11/21/2022

Bruce Logan, director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, has been invited to speak to the Danish parliament about energy as Europe wrestles with energy costs and insecurity.

Materials Research Institute names 2022 Roy Award Winners

11/21/2022

Seven Penn State materials researchers have received the 2022 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, including five in the College of Engineering.

Professor earns lifetime achievement award, distinguished achievement award

11/21/2022

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been recognized with two professional society awards.

Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

11/18/2022

Ruggero Rossi, assistant research professor in the Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received two awards: the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology 2022 Innovation Award for best technological development, and the International Society for Electrochemisty-Elsevier Prize for Green Electrochemistry.

Electrical engineering student named fall 2022 College of Engineering student marshal

11/18/2022

Lixian Yan has been named the fall 2022 student marshal for the Penn State College of Engineering. She will receive her bachelor of science with a double major in electrical engineering from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and in physics (electronics option) from the Eberly College of Science.

Engineering community mourns death of Professor Janna Maranas

11/18/2022

The Penn State College of Engineering community is mourning the sudden loss of Janna Maranas, professor of chemical engineering, who died on Nov. 3 at the age of 57.

Fruit flies use corrective movements to maintain stability after injury

11/18/2022

Fruit flies can quickly compensate for catastrophic wing injuries, researchers found, maintaining the same stability after losing up to 40% of a wing. This finding could inform the design of versatile robots, which face the similar challenge of having to quickly adapt to mishaps in the field.

NSF Convergence Accelerator program team includes Penn State researchers

11/18/2022

An IBM-led team that includes three Penn State faculty members was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as one of 16 multidisciplinary teams for the Convergence Accelerator program 2022 cohort for the research topic “Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure.”

Penn State student selected for Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop

11/18/2022

Mechanical engineering doctoral student Xiaoyue Zhao was selected to participate in the Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering workshop, held Oct. 6-7 at Stanford University.

Undergraduate student receives best poster presentation at national workshop

11/18/2022

Third-year electrical engineering undergraduate student Michael Artlip received the Best Poster Presentation Award at the eighth National Workshop for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Research in Network and Systems.

Architectural engineering student team recognized in lighting design contest

11/17/2022

A team of two students from the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering won a $1,000 grant from the Illuminating Engineering Society. The accepted their award at the society’s annual conference held Aug. 3-5 in New Orleans.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

11/17/2022

The Penn State Breazeale Reactor can now run five beam ports with seven neutron beam lines simultaneously.

PJ Dick and Trumbull support engineering facilities expansion with $1M gift

11/16/2022

A $1 million gift from PJ Dick and Trumbull Corporation will name classroom 102 inside West 1, a new engineering facility set to open at University Park in spring 2024. The classroom, which is the largest in the building, will be named the George Mezey and Jeff Turconi Classroom.

Engineering unit changes name to School of Engineering Design and Innovation

11/15/2022

The Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Engineering Design and Innovation has updated its name, from the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, as part of its strategic plan. The name was approved on Nov. 14 and it will go into effect immediately.

FDA-approved cholesterol medicine may help prevent antibiotic resistance

11/15/2022

A Penn State-led multidisciplinary collaboration may have found a solution for antibiotic resistance in cholestyramine, an oral drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce cholesterol levels and remove bile acids associated with liver diseases.

Penn State alumni establish gift to support Engineering Ambassadors

11/14/2022

Penn State alumni David and JoEllen Sallack doubled down on their support of Penn State with a $250,000 gift to establish the David and JoEllen Sallack Engineering Ambassadors Program Fund in the College of Engineering. The Sallacks previously established the John A. and Fay Sallack Memorial Scholarship in 2019.

Breathing may measurably modulate neural responses across brain, study finds

11/10/2022

Using functional MRI and electrophysiology, researchers in the Penn State College of Engineering identified a link between respiration and neural activity changes in the brain. This means taking a deep breath can actually impact one's emotional state — long acknowledged to be effective by mental health practitioners, but never before proven by science.

Can light ease some symptoms in nursing home residents with dementia?

11/10/2022

Researchers from Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and the College of Engineering have received a to study the effects of ambient lighting interventions in nursing homes. The collaborative project will focus on nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Michael Barringer selected as ASME fellow

11/10/2022

Michael Barringer, associate research professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, was named to the most recent class of fellows for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

New research on effects of binge drinking earns Nikki Crowley early career award

11/10/2022

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology and of biomedical engineering at Penn State, is the 2022 recipient of the Neuropsychopharmacology (NPP) Editor’s Early Career Award.

Penn State Society of Women Engineers wins national award for 9th year

11/10/2022

For the ninth consecutive year, the Penn State Society of Women Engineers (SWE) received the Outstanding Collegiate Section Gold Mission Award at the SWE national conference (WE22).

Penn State adaptive screen system for buildings featured in Lisbon Triennale

11/8/2022

A Penn State-designed window screen system that automatically changes its shape based on indoor and outdoor environmental conditions is part of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal through Dec. 5.

Thomas Oziemblowsky: ‘I Engineer Potential’

11/8/2022

Thomas Oziemblowsky, a recently retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) lieutenant colonel, "engineers potential" as an academic adviser in the Engineering Advising Center.

Artificial intelligence could help make construction more inclusive

11/4/2022

Currently, women and other underrepresented populations make up about 10% of the workforce in construction, but with automation and teleoperation increasing in construction, there may be new opportunities to make construction work more accessible across genders. Yuqing Hu, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, will lead a team to investigate these opportunities with a three-year, $559,757 National Science Foundation grant.

Lauren Griggs: ‘I Engineer Connection’

11/4/2022

Lauren Griggs is the director of the Penn State College of Engineering’s Multicultural Engineering Program, and she supports students as they navigate their undergraduate and graduate engineering studies.

Electrical engineer explores quantum computing for renewable power systems

11/3/2022

Yan Li, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, was awarded a three-year, $510,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop quantum computing algorithms to explore operational mechanisms of nonlinear power systems and computational resources needed for renewable energy applications.

First-generation college students display resilience on path toward graduation

11/2/2022

Penn State will hold its annual First-Generation Celebration on Nov. 8, celebrating Penn Staters, promoting campus resources and bringing awareness to the first-generation community at Penn State. Recent Penn State first-generation mechanical engineering graduate Mahima Kania reflects on her college experience.

Martin de Jesus Nieto-Perez: ‘I Engineer Change’

11/2/2022

The “I Engineer” campaign highlights excellence across Penn State’s College of Engineering and how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is Martin de Jesus Nieto-Perez, associate teaching professor in the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Media mention: ‘How to Use Ventilation to Make Indoor Hangouts a Little Safer’

11/2/2022

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, was featured in an article by SELF magazine that discussed ways to improve home ventilation to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne contaminants and viruses.

Yiqi Zhang recognized for contributions to human factors engineering in transportation

11/2/2022

Yiqi Zhang, assistant professor of industrial engineering at Penn State, was awarded the Stephanie Binder Young Professional Award by the Surface Transportation Technical Group (STTG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).

Architectural firm KieranTimberlake to lead Sackett Building renovation

11/1/2022

Penn State has selected the architectural firm KieranTimberlake from Philadelphia to lead the Sackett Building renovation and additions project at University Park.

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

10/31/2022

The Penn State College of Engineering has surpassed a milestone of $500 million in externally funded research awards since 2019, including nearly $53 million awarded in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, setting the college on track to exceed its 2021-22 fiscal year total of $132.4 million in external research awards.

Media Mention: ‘Freezing Cancer: How Cryo-EM is advancing oncology research’

10/31/2022

Deb Kelly, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Penn State Center for Structural Oncology, was featured on an episode of Science with a Twist, a ThermoFisher Scientific podcast.

Penn State biomedical engineers attend Biomedical Engineering Society meeting

10/31/2022

Nearly 40 students and faculty members from the Penn State Department of Biomedical Engineering attended the 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting in San Antonio on Oct. 12-15.

Media mention: ‘The White House’s ‘AI Bill of Rights’ outlines five principles'

10/28/2022

Christopher Dancy, Harold and Inge Marcus Industrial and Manufacturing Career Development Associate Professor, wrote an article that appeared on The Conversation, an online source of news stories and research reports with accompanying expert opinion and analysis.

Professor Emeritus Martin Trethewey receives Freiburg University Medal

10/28/2022

On Sept. 22, University of Freiburg Rector Kerstin Krieglstein presented the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg’s University Medal to Martin Trethewey, Penn State professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, for his efforts in forging a global collaboration between the two universities.

Tiny magnetic particles fight lung cancer cells on command in lab test

10/28/2022

Traditional treatments for lung cancers can have serious side effects throughout the body, but newly developed, highly targeted treatments could reduce damage, according to Penn State researchers. A team led by Dan Hayes, biomedical engineering department head and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Nanotherapeutics and Regenerative Medicine at Penn State, developed a method that could lead to one such treatment with magnetic nanoparticles that can release a therapeutic payload when stimulated using a magnetic field.

Founder of Cold Climate Research Center to give Hankin Lecture Nov. 2

10/27/2022

Jack Hébert, founder of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) and senior research adviser at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will deliver the 2022 Hankin Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 via Zoom.

Nuclear engineer appointed to national fusion energy advisory committee

10/27/2022

Jean Paul Allain, Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering in the College of Engineering at Penn State, was appointed to serve on the Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee. The national committee advises the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science on the national fusion energy science program.

Penn State researchers to explore using quantum computers to design new drugs

10/26/2022

A team of Penn State researchers received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to study the use of quantum computer-based artificial intelligence (AI) to see if quantum computers can bring drugs to patients faster and cheaper.

Tim Simpson receives ASME Design Theory and Methodology Award

10/26/2022

Tim Simpson, Paul Morrow Professor in Engineering Design and Manufacturing in the Penn State College of Engineering, has received the Design Theory and Methodology Award from the Design Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Q&A with Meghan Vidt: Advancing recovery, decision-making for breast cancer surgery

10/25/2022

Meghan Vidt, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and physical medicine and rehabilitation at Penn State, discusses her research in furthering the understanding of mastectomy and reconstruction surgery for breast cancer and the effects these surgeries have on patients.

Penn State one of only two U.S. universities with two UNESCO chairs

10/24/2022

Penn State holds the honor of being one of two universities in the United States, along with Universidad de Puerto Rico, that is home to two UNESCO chairs. Osama Awadelkarim, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director of the Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU) holds the title of UNESCO Chair on Building Innovation and Manufacturing Capacities Through Advanced Technology Education.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

10/24/2022

Population size and economic development drawbacks may outpace the benefits of less pollution and slowed climate change, according to projections by Penn State-led researchers. The team used past and predicted data to model five future scenarios estimating premature deaths due to air pollution, as well as which areas of the world could be the most impacted.

Q&A with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding

10/21/2022

Steve Bloser, director of Penn State's Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, discusses 25 years of Pennsylvania's Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads Program with Department of Agriculture Secretary Redding.

Aerospace engineering department head at helm of aviation safety report

10/20/2022

Amy Pritchett, head of the Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, chairs a 10-person committee that published its first report on emerging commercial aviation safety trends in the United States, sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.

Collaborative grant to advance granular biomaterial-surgical applications

10/19/2022

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Penn State College of Engineering, and co-principal investigator Dino Ravnic, associate professor of surgery at Penn State College of Medicine and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Sciences, were awarded a one-year, $801,134 NIH grant to advance biomaterial-surgical applications.

Media mention: ‘Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus?'

10/19/2022

Andisheh Ranjbari, Tracy Early Career Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was quoted in a New York Times article that discussed sleeper and luxury coaches as an alternative to plane and train travel.

Researchers 3D bioprint breast cancer tumors, treat them in groundbreaking study

10/18/2022

Researchers at Penn State have successfully 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors and treated them in a breakthrough study to better understand the disease that is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.

Industrial engineering graduate earns MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award

10/17/2022

Lois Jung, a 2022 Penn State graduate in industrial and manufacturing engineering, was awarded the 2022 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supply Chain Excellence Award, for which she received a $25,000 scholarship.

One robot-assisted step closer to construction safety with NSF grant

10/14/2022

Wearable robots could reduce injuries among construction workers by providing life support, weight dispersion and posture correction, but the risks and challenges of using them on job sites remain largely unknown, according to Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering. A three-year, $675,000 National Science Foundation grant will enable a team of researchers from Penn State and Virginia Tech, led by principal investigator Jebelli, to study the physical, psychological and sociotechnical risks of powered wearable exoskeletons to construction workers.

Penn State chemical engineering alumnus establishes early career professorship

10/14/2022

Chemical engineering alumnus Michael Griffin and his wife, Nikki, established a $400,000 endowment to establish the Michael and Nikki Griffin Early Career Professorship in Chemical Engineering to support a faculty member in the first years of their academic career. The endowment includes a $100,000 matching gift from Penn State.

Penn State hosts DEI workshop on engineering curricula for Big Ten ++ schools

10/14/2022

Penn State is hosting the DEI Summit: A Big Ten ++ Engineering Workshop Oct. 16-18 to take the next step to incorporate the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion into engineering curricula.

Researchers to address heat-related illnesses on construction sites

10/14/2022

Penn State researchers have received a two-year, $423,000 grant from the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) to develop a data-driven framework for a wireless sensing system that may protect construction workers from severe heat-related illnesses.

Aerospace engineering graduate student receives institute award

10/13/2022

Damien Guého, a Penn State doctoral student in aerospace engineering, was awarded the $2,500 Guidance, Navigation and Control Graduate Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Bruce Logan named fellow of international microorganisms and electrodes society

10/13/2022

Bruce Logan, Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology.

Greg Pavlak earns building performance award from professional society

10/13/2022

Greg Pavlak, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, was recognized by the U.S. regional affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA-USA) in September at the 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild in Chicago.

Battery tech breakthrough paves way for mass adoption of affordable electric car

10/12/2022

A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery. The record-breaking combination of a shorter charge time and more energy acquired for longer travel range was announced today (Oct. 12) in the journal Nature.

Camp to campus: A first-year student’s path to engineering

10/12/2022

Madylene Triplett first stepped onto a Penn State campus when she was 13 to attend summer camps hosted by the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. During the camps, she programmed robots, designed and built a vacuum and spoke with women engineers from NASA, Google and elsewhere. Now, she is on her way to becoming one of those engineers herself, as she steps back onto a Penn State campus, this time as a first-year student.

Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

10/12/2022

The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Nuclear Security and Physical Protection Technical Division and the INMM Chapter at Penn State will co-host the Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop from Nov. 2-4 both in person at University Park and virtually.

Medical history may help predict autism in young children, researchers find

10/11/2022

An interdisciplinary Penn State research team developed machine learning models that assess the connections among hundreds of clinical variables, including doctor visits and health care services for seemingly unrelated medical conditions, to predict the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder in young children. They published the results in BMJ Health & Care Informatics, and a related team earned a NIH grant to pursue the work further.

Natural language processing software evaluates middle school science essays

10/11/2022

In two recent papers, computer scientists at Penn State created and vetted the effectiveness of natural language processing software known as PyrEval-CR for assessing middle school students’ science essays.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

10/11/2022

As the frequency and severity of both heat waves and extreme cold weather events increase across the United States, assessing how well a structure can handle extreme temperatures — known as thermal resilience — becomes critical, according to Penn State Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering Julian Wang. With a four-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation grant, a Penn State team led by Wang is developing a new holistic framework to understand the relationship between thermal resilience and sustainable design strategies for buildings and communities.

Penn State nuclear engineering student wins thermal-hydraulics research award

10/7/2022

Penn State nuclear engineering doctoral student David Reger won the Young Professional Thermal-Hydraulic Research Competition at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting on June 14.

Sensors can tap into mobile vibrations to eavesdrop remotely, researchers find

10/7/2022

Using an off-the-shelf automotive radar sensor and a novel processing approach, Penn State researchers demonstrated they could detect the vibrations of a cell phone’s earpiece and decipher what the person on the other side of the call was saying with up to 83% accuracy.

28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

10/6/2022

Twenty-eight new faculty members have joined the Penn State College of Engineering since the end of the spring semester. The 17 tenured or tenure-line members and 11 non-tenure-line members represent 12 units and departments and include two new department heads.

Autonomous Robotics Competition Club earns $130,000 in drone challenge

10/6/2022

A team of Penn State aerospace engineering graduate students placed in all three events in the 2021 First Responder UAS Triple Challenge, a drone design competition hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The team took home $130,000 in prize money.

Engineer earns DARPA Young Faculty Award for multi-laser additive manufacturing

10/6/2022

Amrita Basak, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, has received a two-year, $498,235 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award for her work predicting and preventing thermal deformation in multi-laser additive manufacturing.

Industrial engineering student interns at Boeing

10/6/2022

Josephine Pindro, a third-year Penn State undergraduate student in industrial engineering, received a grant from Penn State’s Student Engagement Network to support her summer 2022 internship at Boeing, a leader in aircraft manufacturing.

Kriston Ramdass: ‘I Engineer Spaceflight’

10/6/2022

The “I Engineer” campaign highlights excellence across Penn State’s College of Engineering and how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is alumnus Kriston Ramdass, who works for SpaceX as a test equipment engineer, where he is working to create the next generation of reusable rockets to transport humans from Earth to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Penn State Scranton dedicates new Engineering Building

10/6/2022

Penn State Scranton dedicated its new Engineering Building on Thursday, Oct. 6, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that featured Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi as a keynote speaker and approximately 100 guests, including University and community leaders, donors, faculty, staff and students.

Research center will help industries connect with Penn State’s AI prowess

10/6/2022

Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has announced the creation of the Center for Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Industry, which will connect experienced artificial intelligence and machine learning researchers at Penn State with industry partners to identify and pursue collaborative, industry-sponsored, exploratory research projects.

Penn State architectural engineering alumnus establishes graduate student scholarship

10/5/2022

Penn State architectural engineering alumnus Lester Boyer has established the Lester L. Boyer Graduate Research Scholarship through his estate to help full time Penn State graduate students pursuing a degree in architectural engineering.

Engineering honorees to be recognized for outstanding contributions

10/4/2022

The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) honor faculty, staff and alumni who have made exceptional contributions to teaching, research, advising and service. The award ceremony will take place in Robb Hall on October 12.

Penn State becomes core member of new NSF center on autonomous air mobility

10/4/2022

Penn State has joined the new National Science Foundation Center for Autonomous Air Mobility and Sensing as a founding core member. CAAMS is housed in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at Colorado University Boulder.

Penn State Global welcomes Paul Zeleza, distinguished professor, for lecture

10/4/2022

Paul Zeleza, the North Star Distinguished University Professor and Associate Provost at Case Western Reserve University, will visit Penn State to give an open lecture. The event is co-sponsored by the Penn State School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs.

Engineering faculty member, student win journal award for research paper

10/3/2022

Enrique del Castillo, Penn State Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and professor of statistics, and former Penn State industrial engineering doctoral student Xueqi Zhao received the Youden award, which honors the best paper from the annual edition of Technometrics.

Media Mention: ‘Americans are larger. Should the FAA stop airplane seats from shrinking?’

10/1/2022

Matthew Parkinson, professor of engineering design, mechanical engineering and industrial and manufacturing engineering, was quoted in a Washington Post article about the debate surrounding standard airplane seat sizing.

Researchers host mayor of Makassar to discuss smart urban agricultural project

9/29/2022

Penn State researchers were among those who met with the mayor of Makassar, Indonesia to discuss progress on Smart Garden Alley, the National Science Foundation-funded project taking place in the city.

Stretchy, bio-inspired synaptic transistor can enhance, weaken device memories

9/29/2022

Using the human brain as a model, Penn State engineering researchers developed a synaptic transistor, which uses artificial neurotransmitters to optimize functions. The transistor can be used to enhance the performance of wearable devices and robots.

Improving heart health with an app: Study aims to get young adults moving

9/28/2022

Penn State researchers have received a $3.6 million, five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study how to increase young adults’ physical activity and decrease their weight gain through personalized messages that encourage people to move more and sit less. Fitbit smartwatches, a smartphone app and internet-connected scales will gather data without significant disruption to participants’ lives.

Four engineering faculty named fellows for STEM leadership program

9/26/2022

Four Penn State College of Engineering faculty members were selected as part of the 2022-23 cohort of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program. The one-year, part-time leadership program provides training and development for women faculty and administrators.

Researchers to engineer synthetic anaerobic bacteria to capture, convert methane

9/26/2022

Researchers at Penn State and the University of Arizona will use a four-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to employ a synthetic version of these bacteria in a system for capturing and converting methane at its source.

Mechanical engineer to lead floatplane optimization project in the Amazon

9/23/2022

The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund awarded Tamy Guimarães, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, a yearlong $34,000 grant to optimize amphibious aircraft for operations in the Amazon Rainforest. The project, in partnership with Brazilian institutes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Centro Universitário SENAI CIMATEC, received roughly $125,000 in total funding.

Media mention: ‘Happy Valley: Home of the smart chip?’

9/22/2022

Saptarshi Das, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, and Akhil Dodda, engineering science and mechanics doctoral student, discussed their research to develop a low-power smart chip that enhances data security in a Happy Valley Industry article.

Min Liew: ‘I Engineer Resiliency’

9/22/2022

The “I Engineer” campaign highlights excellence across Penn State’s College of Engineering and how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is Min Liew, recent recipient of a Penn State doctoral degree in civil engineering. CoE Headline: Min Liew: ‘I Engineer Resiliency’

Nittany AI Alliance preps students for development and leadership roles in AI

9/22/2022

Students advancing solutions in health, education, environment and humanitarianism are making a difference in the world around them through the work they are advancing as part of the Nittany AI Alliance. Several of them received additional funding to continue their work in the AI space at the AI for Good Expo on Sept. 8.

SEDTAPP graduate student complements coursework with hands-on assistantship

9/22/2022

Amanda Enns, a master’s student in the engineering leadership and innovation management program in the Penn State School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, is helping small and medium-sized businesses through an assistantship in Penn State’s Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program.

14 Penn State alumni to receive Alumni Fellow Award

9/21/2022

The Penn State Alumni Association will honor Charles Dages, who received a master’s degree in engineering science in 1977, and 13 other Penn Staters on Sept. 28 with the Alumni Fellow Award, the most prestigious award given by the Alumni Association.

New grant continues Arctic research addressing climate change and communities

9/21/2022

Climate change in the Arctic is evident as temperatures rise and Alaskan coastal Indigenous communities face severe, urgent and complex social and infrastructural challenges. Penn State research in the region, driven by social sciences and in collaboration with engineering and natural sciences, will address these challenges.

Penn State student team reaches top 50 in Google challenge

9/21/2022

The Penn State Google Developer Student Club was the only team from the United States to earn a place among the top 50 teams in the world for Google’s 2022 Solution Challenge. The competition tasks student clubs to use Google technology to solve for one or more of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Grad student earns fellowship for extraterrestrial concrete research

9/20/2022

Peter Collins, doctoral candidate in civil and environmental engineering at Penn State, was recently named the recipient of the 2022-23 ACI Presidents’ Fellowship from the ACI Foundation, a nonprofit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute.

Bahnfleth contributes to study on why it took so long to recognize that COVID-19 was airborne

9/19/2022

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, joined contemporaries from around the world to examine how past medical maladies involving respiratory diseases may have delayed learning that COVID-19 is airborne-transmissible.

Penn State shares $25M DOE grant to study climate change impacts and adaptation

9/19/2022

Penn State was named a collaborating institution in a $66 million U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field Program designed to study the impacts of climate change on American cities. Bruce Logan, Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is one of 21 Penn State faculty members working on the grant.

Research review proposes alternative brain blood flow theories

9/19/2022

In the brain, neural activity usually is followed by increases in blood flow to the active region, a process known as neurovascular coupling. Scientists know that this process is important for brain health, as the breakdown of this process precedes many neurodegenerative diseases, according to Patrick Drew, Penn State professor of engineering science and mechanics and of biomedical engineering. What scientists don’t know is why neurovascular coupling exists at all. Drew proposed possible answers to this question in a review article, “Neurovascular coupling: Motive unknown,” published in Trends of Neuroscience.

Xiaojun 'Lance' Lian featured on Huck Institutes live podcast

9/19/2022

On Sept. 28 at noon, Xiaojun (Lance) Lian, associate professor of biomedical engineering, will be featured on The Symbiotic Podcast.

Aerospace engineer Robert Melton elected to international society

9/16/2022

Robert Melton, professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics, an organization focused on global scientific cooperation across disciplines to advance human space exploration.

Grant funds interdisciplinary research that could help certification of organic honey bee products

9/16/2022

A $1.5 million grant from the USDA will enable researchers to assess foraging patterns of honey bees on organic farms, with an eye toward creating opportunities for beekeepers to produce certified-organic honey and other apiary products. Julio Urbina, associate professor of electrical engineering, is part of the interdisciplinary team.

Media mention: Researchers engineer novel material capable of ‘thinking’

9/16/2022

A project led by Ryan Harne, James F. Will Career Development Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was recently featured by multiple media outlets, including The Independent, Interesting Engineering and New Scientist.

Media mention: ‘Thinking Cap’

9/16/2022

Yun Jing, associate professor of acoustics and of biomedical engineering, and Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, were featured in the January/Februrary issue Radiology Today.

Aerospace engineering student named NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher

9/15/2022

Natalia Nigay, a doctoral student in Penn State’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, was selected as a NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher. She will study the use of beamed microwave energy propulsion on the moon.

Madhavan Swaminathan named new head of electrical engineering

9/15/2022

The Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering, one of the oldest in the United States, has a new leader. Madhavan Swaminathan will join the University as the head of electrical engineering and William E. Leonhard Endowed Professor on Jan. 1, 2023.

Novel implantable sensor sniffs out possible signals of osteoarthritis

9/14/2022

Penn State researchers collaborated with an international team to develop a flexible, implantable sensor capable of continuous nitric oxide monitoring, which can help identify early signs of osteoarthritis after joint damage.

Designed to adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

9/13/2022

Working together across disciplines, researchers from Penn State and the University of Freiburg are applying materials that adapt, respond to the environment, self-power and regenerate to meet the challenges of adaptive architecture.

IEE leadership helps shape report to NSF on climate change, role of engineering

9/13/2022

Two Penn State researchers, including Bruce Logan, Evan Pugh University Professor, Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering and director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, provided key leadership in the creation of a report to the National Science Foundation on engineering research areas needed to address climate change. Logan served as a co-chair and member of the report’s Thematic Task Force. He also guided content creation and report editing.

Penn State leads project to improve air quality models for state decision makers

9/13/2022

Penn State researchers received $1 million from NASA to help states improve the way they address air quality issues. Wei Peng, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of international affairs, is a co-investigator on the project.

Nearly 300 first-year engineering students attend summer orientation programs

9/12/2022

In August, nearly 300 first-year engineering students participated in the Multicultural Engineering Program Orientation and the Women in Engineering Program Orientation.

Penn State ranks 31st among national public universities in U.S. News ranking

9/12/2022

Penn State ranked 22 out of 212 schools in "Best Engineering Programs" at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate. The University also ranked well in a number of engineering specialties.

Electricity-driven water purification method may extend to saltier waters

9/8/2022

Engineering researchers have received a $570,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to improve upon membrane capacitive deionization, a portable, lightweight, and easy to operate water purification method that has the potential to desalinate seawater.

Ceramic material could enable faster and better MRI results

9/7/2022

Michael Lanagan, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, is part of an academic-enterprise partnership that has developed a new dielectric material for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. The material is designed to deliver higher image resolutions and enable shorter scan times, which may reduce MRI operating costs for the hospital and lessen the MRI-related anxiety suffered by some patients.

Media mention: ‘Novel hydrogel bioink improves 3D-printed biomaterials’

9/7/2022

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering, and his team's research were recently featured in a BioTechniques article.

New approach more than doubles stem cell editing efficiency, researchers report

9/7/2022

A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers has developed techniques to improve the efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9, the genome editing technique that earned the Nobel Prize in 2020.

Researcher to study food, energy and water security in rural Alaska communities

9/6/2022

An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study food, energy and water security in remote Alaska communities.

International award recognizes engineer for cellulose research contributions

9/2/2022

Seong Kim, Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering and associate head of the department at Penn State, was named this year’s recipient of the Hayashi Jisuke Prize from the Cellulose Society of Japan. The award is given to “up-and-coming researchers from Japan and overseas who are making significant contributions to the development of cellulose science and technology” and who also promote “efforts in international exchange activities,” according to the Cellulose Society’s website. Kim was the only researcher recognized this year.

Krystal Leung receives 2022 Scholar Involvement Award

9/2/2022

Krystal Leung, a fourth-year Schreyer Honors College Scholar who is majoring in computer science in the College of Engineering, was awarded the Scholar Involvement Award.

Penn State researcher to collaborate on NSF-funded cybersecurity project

8/31/2022

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a multi-institution team a $9 million, five-year grant to understand how to protect data shared across distributed computing systems such as cloud computing environments. Danfeng Zhang, associate professor of computer science and engineering, will contribute.

Media Mention: ‘Vikash Gayah, Penn State — Improve Traffic Flow in Cities by Banning Left Turns’

8/30/2022

Vikash Gayah, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, was featured on The Academic Minute radio broadcast. Gayah discussed making busy intersections safer by eliminating left turns.

Media mention: “‘Over & Over Again’ exhibition bridges gap between science, art at Penn State’s HUB Galleries”

8/30/2022

Sven Bilén, professor of engineering design, electrical engineering and aerospace engineering, and Ali Memari, Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, director of PHRC and professor of architectural engineering and civil and environmental engineering, were recently featured in a Daily Collegian article.

Multi-institution, $4.6 million NSF grant to fund nanotechnology training

8/29/2022

The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State is one of the recipients of a four-year $4.6 million multi-institution grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund microelectronics and nanomanufacturing training for military service members and veterans in ongoing efforts to create a robust nanomanufacturing workforce establish the U.S.

Professor, graduate student soar to success through shared sailplane passion

8/29/2022

When aerospace engineering doctoral student Chris Axten was a child, he would sometimes accompany his mother to her work at Patuxent Naval Air Station in Maryland and watch the aircraft flying overhead, curious about how such large vehicles could move through the air. His curiosity grew, and when he enrolled at Penn State in 2012 as a first-year undergraduate student, the Department of Aerospace Engineering was his top choice. Once he met Mark Maughmer, professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, Axten’s interest in aircraft solidified into a passion for sailplanes. Over the last two years, that dedication has resulted in national recognition from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Students engineer solutions to airport aggravations

8/29/2022

Students taking a leadership course in Penn State’s School of Engineering Design Technology, and Professional Programs placed in the Airport Cooperative Research Program, a national engineering competition that aims to solve problems and inconveniences common to airports.

Architectural engineering students win top spots in global design competition

8/26/2022

Penn State architectural engineering students won first- and second-place awards from the American Society of Heating for projects focused on a new energy-efficient performing arts building on a university campus in Sydney, Australia.

John Messner inducted into National Academy of Construction

8/26/2022

John Messner, Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State, has been inducted into the National Academy of Construction.

Media mention: ‘Anti-laser can make any object suck in light’

8/25/2022

Sahin Ozdemir, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, was featured in a New Scientist story about a maze of mirrors and lenses that turns any material into a highly efficient light absorber.

Media Mention: ‘Educators: Development of electric rotocraft excites students’

8/25/2022

Eric Greenwood, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, was recently quoted in Aerospace American. Greenwood discussed the excitement surrounding electric aircraft vertical takeoff and landing and the technical challenges involved with its development.

New granular hydrogel bioink could expand possibilities for tissue bioprinting

8/24/2022

Penn State researchers have developed a novel nanoengineered granular hydrogel bioink that could be used to to develop biomaterials that can be three-dimensionally (3D) printed as complex organ shapes, capable of hosting cells and forming tissues.

Parisa Shokouhi awarded NSF mid-career advancement grant

8/24/2022

Parisa Shokouhi, Penn State professor of engineering science and mechanics, was recently awarded a $360,000, three-year mid-career advancement grant from the National Science Foundation.

Researchers engineer novel material capable of ‘thinking’

8/24/2022

A Penn State-led research team has created the first example of a soft, polymer material that acts like a brain, simultaneously sensing, thinking and acting upon mechanical stress without requiring additional circuits to process these signals.

Nuclear engineer’s work on biomedical imaging dyes featured in Advanced Science

8/23/2022

Dipanjan Pan, Huck Chair Professor and professor of nuclear engineering at Penn State, led a research team that recently published their paper, “Small Molecule NIR-II Dyes for Switchable Photoluminescence via Host – Guest Complexation and Supramolecular Assembly with Carbon Dots,” in Advanced Science.

Paula Garcia Todd: ‘I Engineer Representation’

8/23/2022

The “I Engineer” campaign highlights excellence across Penn State’s College of Engineering and how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is chemical engineering alumna Paula Garcia Todd, global strategic manager of pharma solutions for International Flavors & Fragrances.

Kathryn Jablokow receives National Science Foundation Director’s Award

8/22/2022

Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation Director’s Award as part of the team that created the Engineering Research Initiation program.

Automatic device driver isolation protects against bugs in operating systems

8/19/2022

A research collaboration led by G. Gary Tan and Trent Jaeger, professors of computer science and engineering at Penn State, developed a framework to automate device driver isolation to protect against bugs.

Compost to computer: Bio-based materials used to salvage rare earth elements

8/18/2022

Penn State chemical engineering researchers used micro- and nanoparticles created from the organic materials like corncobs and tomato peels to capture rare earth elements from aqueous solutions.

Ilgin Guler: ‘I Engineer Travel’

8/18/2022

“I Engineer” highlights excellence across the Penn State College of Engineering, as well as how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is Ilgin Guler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Media mention: Electrical Apparatus

8/18/2022

Madhavan Swaminathan, incoming head of electrical engineering and William E. Leonard Endowed Chair, was featured on the Names & Faces page of Electrical Apparatus magazine’s November 2022 – Workforce! issue.

Media Mention: ‘Concrete mix for lunar applications is one step closer’

8/18/2022

Aleksandra Radlinska, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses Penn State research into extraterrestrial construction materials done in collaboration with NASA researchers.

Media Mention: ‘For some students, back to school will mean better-ventilated classrooms’

8/18/2022

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, discusses how the COVID pandemic provided an opportunity for U.S. schools to address the long-term problem of poor indoor air quality in the classroom.

Penn State engineer earns Scialog grant to advance imaging

8/17/2022

Larry Cheng received a Scialog grant for a multidisciplinary research projects called "Transforming Imaging Collection in the Brain."

Pulsed light technology effectively kills harmful pathogens in new study

8/16/2022

A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study carried out by Penn State researchers. The technique showed promise as an effective alternative to the chemical, heat and water-based antimicrobial technologies commonly used in the food industry.

Researchers to develop scaffolding for nerve regeneration with $2.14M NIH grant

8/16/2022

Peripheral nerves are responsible for moving muscles, sensing temperatures and even inhaling and exhaling; yet they comprise fragile fibers vulnerable to disease and injury. To maximize healing for the easily damaged nerves, Penn State researchers are using a five-year, $2.14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Nation Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop a biodegradable nerve scaffold that aims to employ folate and citrate in novel ways.

Leonhard Center faculty receive grant to study entrepreneurship

8/15/2022

Researchers in the Penn State Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education received a $19,000 grant to facilitate a focus group intended to identify the most important outcomes of any STEM-based entrepreneurship course or program.

Q&A with Awadelkarim: The CHIPS Act and strengthening the U.S. workforce

8/12/2022

Osama Awadelkarim, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, is an expert on semiconductor fabrication and microelectronics workforce development. He testified before Congress regarding the CHIPS Act and the need to strengthen the pipeline from education to industry.

Researchers explore nanomaterials for imaging, medicine delivery for arterial disease

8/12/2022

A team of multiple principal investigators that includes Jian Yang, professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, received a four-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease.

Researchers to assess environmental impact of meat alternative production

8/12/2022

Motif FoodWorks connected with Penn State Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Rui Shi after learning that chemical engineering senior students completed preliminary designs for heme protein production during their capstone design course. Motif awarded Shi a $125,000 grant to explore the environmental impacts of two of Motif’s products: HEMAMITM protein, used in the company’s plant-based burgers, and APPETEXTM, which mimics the texture of animal tissue.

Penn State engineers contribute to global study on managing extreme weather risks

8/11/2022

Penn State engineers contributed to a global study, by more than 90 researchers and published in Nature, on the effectiveness of traditional risk management tactics on mitigating extreme weather event impacts.

Bruce Logan named director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment

8/9/2022

Bruce E. Logan, Evan Pugh University Professor and the Stan & Flora Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will serve as the new director of the Penn State Institutes for Energy and the Environment, effective Aug. 15, 2022. Logan is also affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Graduate student receives Deep Foundations Institute awards

8/9/2022

Xiaohang Ji, a doctoral candidate studying geotechnical and materials engineering at Penn State, received $7,500 in scholarships from the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust.

Mechanical engineering student receives Chapel Executive Internship funding

8/9/2022

Benjamin Burlovic, a fourth-year Penn State Schreyer Scholar majoring in mechanical engineering and economics, completed an internship with consulting firm Deloitte this summer using Chapel Executive Internship funding.

Smart bandages may be viable wound care remedy, review finds

8/9/2022

Smart bandages that can sense skin conditions and administer medication at wound sites may be on the horizon as a healing remedy, according to Penn State researchers. They recently reviewed the field’s latest developments in Bioactive Materials.

Media mention: ‘DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus’

8/8/2022

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, was recently featured in a Los Angeles Times article about air filtration devices and how they can help stop the spread of COVID-19.

At-home, saliva-based COVID-19 test as effective as PCR in preliminary analysis

8/5/2022

Penn State researchers have developed a take-home, saliva-based test with the same level of sensitivity as the PCR, with results that send to a smart phone within 45 minutes.

College of Engineering summer student marshal named

8/3/2022

Xiao Zhuang has been named the summer 2022 student marshal for the Penn State College of Engineering. He will receive his bachelor of science in computer science with a minor in mathematics at the University’s commencement ceremony, which will be held at 10:30 a.m. on August 13 in the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park.

Rob Rabb named associate dean of education for the College of Engineering

8/3/2022

With professional experiences ranging from teaching engineering to future military officers at West Point to establishing the mechanical engineering program at The Citadel, Rob Rabb has developed a guiding belief to underpin his approach to education. He summed up this belief in one sentence: “Engineers can do a lot for a society, whether in industry or academia, but first they need a strong foundation — not just with technical knowledge but with skills like teamwork, communication and leadership.” This philosophy is one that he will apply in his new role as associate dean of education for the Penn State College of Engineering. Rabb will start in the position on Aug. 1.

WATCH: Penn State gymnast overcomes pandemic challenges to win world title

8/3/2022

Despite a cancelled senior season, Nittany Lion gymnast and electrical engineering alumnus Stephen Nedoroscik persevered to win America's first world title on pommel horse.

'Growing Impact' podcast examines relationship between housing, energy, justice

8/1/2022

he latest episode of the Growing Impact podcast features Emily Rosenman, assistant professor of geography in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Science. Rosenman is collaborating with Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering in the Penn State’s College of Engineering, to investigate energy transition in segregated cities.

Civil and environmental engineering research faculty wins communications award

8/1/2022

Gopal Bhatt, an assistant research professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was part of a multi-institutional team that recently received a 2022 Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award from the National Association of Government Communicators.

New options for health, environmental monitoring with water-resistant gas sensor

8/1/2022

Accurate, continuous monitoring of nitrogen dioxide and other gases in humid environments is now possible, thanks to a new water-resistant gas sensor developed by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, and his team.

Penn State engineering ranks highly in Academic Ranking of World University Subjects

7/28/2022

Penn State ranks in the top 50 in 16 subject area rankings — two of which are from the College of Engineering — and in the top 100 in the world in an additional 14 subjects — including three related to the College of Engineering — according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Engineering partners with World Campus to add engineering doctoral program

7/27/2022

Penn State World Campus, in partnership with the College of Engineering, is accepting applications for a new online doctoral degree program in engineering that focuses on the practical implementation of engineering research and leadership in the field.

FirstEnergy Foundation grant leads to more than $2M in state economic benefits

7/27/2022

FirstEnergy Corporation worked with the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program at Penn State to sponsor two projects in the Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory in 2017. Since then, FirstEnergy Foundation has partnered with PennTAP to facilitate connections and some financial support for locally sponsored Learning Factory projects. So far, 53 participating businesses have reported resulting economic benefits in excess of $2 million.

Researchers awarded $2M NSF grant to develop Africa water-food-energy network

7/27/2022

An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers has received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a three-institution team developing the “Sustainfood Network,” which links scientists, communities and policymakers to address challenges in Africa at the nexus of water, energy and food security.

Interim associate vice president for research named

7/26/2022

Phillip Savage, currently the head of Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named interim associate vice president for research and director of strategic initiatives in the Penn State Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR), effective Aug. 22.

International society recognizes industrial engineering Penn Staters

7/26/2022

SME, formerly known as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, has named two Penn Staters to their 10th annual 30 Under 30 list, recognizing them as future leaders of manufacturing: Qianyu Hu and Rico Polim. The full list was published in the society’s magazine, Manufacturing Engineering.

Media mention: ‘Impact of Climate on River Chemistry Across the United States’

7/26/2022

A project led by Li Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was highlighted in Eos, a science news magazine. The project investigated how climate affects long-term river chemistry.

Mechanical engineer selected for distinguished nuclear energy program

7/25/2022

Amrita Basak, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $625,000 Department of Energy (DOE) 2022 Distinguished Early Career Program award. She will use the grant to develop advanced manufacturing processes for metal additive manufacturing (AM) and enable more rapid implementation of AM techniques.

Nature-inspired protein creates stretchable, composite layered materials

7/25/2022

Nature creates layered materials like bone and mother-of-pearl that become less sensitive to defects as they grow. Now researchers have created — using biomimetic proteins patterned on squid ring teeth, circular appendages on the tentacles of squid that are used to grasp prey — composite layered 2D materials that are resistant to breaking and extremely stretchable.

WATCH: Justin Schwartz shares perspective on baseball, teamwork in video series

7/25/2022

In a video series titled “Perspective: Leaders at Penn State,” Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, reflects on his passion for baseball as an opportunity to explore how individual success is derived from a team working well together.??

Penn State students earn multiple wins in international AutoDrive competition

7/22/2022

The Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team finished the first leg of the four-year AutoDrive Challenge II, taking home seven top-three recognitions for their preliminary design and simulation demonstration of an autonomous vehicle. The competition took place June 6-10 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Engineering staff member receives Undergraduate Research Leadership Award

7/21/2022

Erin Hostetler, director of student research and graduate equity in the Penn State College of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion, was recently honored with the Undergraduate Research Leadership Award from the Engineering Division Councilors of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Researcher’s analysis could help with understanding, future development of multimodal sensors

7/19/2022

A study led by Larry Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, examined the ways to decouple input signals for multimodal sensors, which is important for avoiding complicated signal processing steps and allowing for high accuracy with the multimodal sensors.

Smart chip senses, stores, computes and secures data in one low-power platform

7/19/2022

An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers developed a low-power, all-in-one device that can sense, store, compute and communicate information among connected devices, while keeping data encrypted and secure.

Agricultural engineers design early step for robotic, green-fruit thinning

7/18/2022

Penn State agricultural engineers have developed, for the first time, a prototype “end-effector” capable of deftly removing unwanted apples from trees. It’s the first step toward robotic green-fruit thinning.

Engineering faculty named director of research for the Penn State Water Council

7/18/2022

Alfonso Mejia, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named the director of research for the Penn State Water Council.

Faculty member to participate in National Academy of Engineering symposium

7/18/2022

Hee Jeung Oh, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, is one of 84 early-career engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)’s Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 U.S.-based symposium.

Researchers develop framework to study ozone levels on realistic indoor surfaces

7/18/2022

Penn State researchers develop a modeling framework to study how indoor ozone levels react with common indoor surfaces, such as carpet.

Engineering staff member earns highest level of certification in thermography

7/14/2022

Christopher Bereznak, an electrical systems specialist in the Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute, earned his Level III Master Thermographer Certification, the highest recognized level in the thermography industry, from the Infrared Training Center.

Media mention: ‘Innovation for the Future’

7/14/2022

Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering, was featured in the summer 2022 issue of the Keystone Contractor Association’s magazine, “The Keystone Contractor.” In the article, “Innovation for the Future,” Jebelli discusses the use of self-optimizing collaborative robots, artificially intelligent heavy machines and unmanned vehicles on construction sites. He highlights the challenges of robots operating in dynamic job sites, a focus of his work in Penn State’s Robotics, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing Lab, where Jebelli serves as the director.

National society recognizes biomedical engineering graduate student

7/13/2022

Sailahari V. Ponnaluri, a doctoral candidate in the Penn State Department of Biomedical Engineering, earned a 2022 Oral Abstract Award from the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO). She was recognized at the annual conference in Chicago on June 9.

Shelley Stoffels named associate dean of faculty

7/13/2022

Shelley Stoffels, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was named associate dean for faculty in the Penn State College of Engineering, which she began on May 15. She will assist Anthony Atchley, incoming acting dean of the College of Engineering, with tenure-line and professional track faculty affairs.

Biomedical engineer receives NIH grant to help unlock biology of binge drinking

7/11/2022

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the neurobiology of binge alcohol drinking.

Thermally regenerative battery produces ample energy using low-grade waste heat

7/11/2022

Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries can produce electricity on demand from low-grade waste heat. A new process for creating these batteries improves their stability and affordability and may help address the country’s growing grid-scale energy storage problem, according to Penn State researchers.

Engineer to study gut-brain axis with Scialog grant

7/5/2022

Aida Ebrahimi, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and of biomedical engineering, has been selected as one of 13 researchers from seven multidisciplinary teams to receive a 2022 Scialog: Microbiome, Neurobiology and Disease Award. The $55,000 grant will allow Ebrahimi to conduct research to expand the understanding of the gut-brain axis.

Media mention: ‘The future is soft’

7/5/2022

Cunjiang Yu, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and associate professor of biomedical engineering, recently was featured in a Happy Valley Industry Q&A

Bioinformatics data reduction techniques must be used with caution

7/1/2022

A team of Penn State data scientists and biologists published two papers that analyze data sketching tools used in bioinformatics, the field of study that analyzes the DNA sequencing, or genomes, of living organisms.

Faculty member receives grant, recognition from the U.S. Department of Defense

7/1/2022

Syed Rafiul Hussain, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Penn State, received recognition and a $1 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for his work to improve the security of 5G cellular networks.

Professor named to 25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing list

7/1/2022

Hui Yang, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering and of biomedical engineering, was named to the annual SME 25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing list.

Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics welcomes new head

6/30/2022

Vincent Meunier, professor of physics and materials science engineering and head of the Department of Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was named head of the Penn State College of Engineering’s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He will start on July 1.

Five engineering graduate students awarded 2022 NASA Space Grant Fellowships

6/30/2022

Five College of Engineering graduate students have received 2022 NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant awards and been named graduate fellows.

Laser writing may enable ‘electronic nose’ for multi-gas sensor

6/30/2022

Sensors are a step closer to sniffing out various gases that could indicate disease or pollution, thanks to a Penn State collaboration. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering, and Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of chemistry in Eberly College of Science, and their teams combined laser writing and responsive sensor technologies to fabricate the first highly customizable microscale gas sensing devices.

Media mention: ‘Study: Drilling waste on Pennsylvania roads bad for health, land’

6/30/2022

William Burgos, professor of environmental engineering, was recently quoted in a story by the Chesapeake Bay Journal discussing his research into the effectiveness of conventional oil and gas brine as a dust suppressant.

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1

6/30/2022

Penn State announced academic promotions for non-tenure-line faculty members at the University. The promotions will take effect on July 1. The below lists are for non-tenure-line faculty promotions in engineering.

Bridging the gap to better infrastructure

6/29/2022

Bridge deterioration models to predict future bridge conditions

Engineering associate dean named fellow of Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership program

6/29/2022

Shelley Stoffels, associate dean for faculty in the Penn State College of Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named a fellow of the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Academic Leadership Program.

Global Engineering Engagement plans embedded course with travel to Antarctica

6/29/2022

The Center for Global Engineering Engagement has partnered with the College of Agricultural Sciences to develop a new embedded course that will give Penn State students an opportunity to explore Antarctica.

Penn State World Campus engineering students explore research at University Park

6/28/2022

Penn State students in the online Master of Engineering Additive Manufacturing and Design program at World Campus visited University Park from May 16-20, as a component of the three-credit core course, ME 566: Metal Additive Manufacturing Lab.

Justin Schwartz named interim Penn State executive vice president and provost

6/27/2022

Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, will assume the role of interim executive vice president and provost at Penn State on Aug. 15 following a transitional period that will begin in mid-July.

College of Engineering names acting dean

6/27/2022

Anthony Atchley, currently senior associate dean in the Penn State College of Engineering, will serve as acting dean for the college starting Aug. 15. The appointment comes as Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, transitions to serve as the interim executive vice president and provost for Penn State.

Media mention: ‘Microbes clean pollution from abandoned mines’

6/27/2022

William Burgos, professor of environmental engineering, was featured in a WPSU video discussing the acid mine discharge from abandoned Pennsylvania coal mines.

Suicide vulnerability index, machine learning model help predict counties’ risk

6/27/2022

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, but the models that have been used to predict suicide rates weight risk factors equally and rely on data for large geographic areas, limiting the precision of the predictions, according to Penn State researchers. Now, the researchers have developed a machine learning-based model that uses their newly developed suicide vulnerability index, which weights risk factors, to identify at-risk communities at the U.S. county level.

Two students in the Penn State College of Engineering named Fulbright finalists for the 2022-23 academic year

6/27/2022

Two students in the Penn State College of Engineering were named Fulbright finalists for the 2022-23 academic year.

Eight Penn State engineering students receive Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowships

6/24/2022

Eight Penn State engineering graduate students received the Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowship in Entrepreneurship for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Alumnus and professor named new head of biomedical engineering

6/22/2022

Dan Hayes, Penn State alumnus, professor of biomedical engineering, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Nanotherapeutics and Regenerative Medicine and director for the Center of Excellence in Industrial Biotechnology, named new head of the Penn State Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Media mention: 'Fern Hollow Bridge inspection troubling but did not suggest imminent danger, experts say'

6/22/2022

Kostas Papakonstantinou, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was featured in a Trib Live article that discussed the collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge, as well as the results of a routine inspection that took place before the collapse.

Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones to step down

6/22/2022

Nick Jones, executive vice president and provost at Penn State, is stepping down from the role and will return to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, was named as the interim executive vice president and provost.

Penn State wins third place at Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

6/21/2022

A team of engineering and architecture students from Penn State brought home third place in the Retrofit Housing Division of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2022 Design Challenge Competition on April 23 at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

Stacking the deck for computer security

6/20/2022

A new and more reliable method to defend vulnerable data on the stack, a major memory region responsible for storing computer program data for processes, has been developed by an international Penn State-led team. The researchers published their approach in the Proceedings of the Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium.

Extra dimension doubles power of standalone antenna system

6/17/2022

A Penn State-led team created a standalone 3D antenna system that wirelessly harvests radio frequency energy and converts it to electrical energy to power itself and on-board sensors.

Media mention: ‘Three burning questions about the first brain reference charts’

6/17/2022

Laura Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Career Chair in Neuroethics, discussed the neuroethical implications of the first reference charts for the human brain.

Penn State takes third in vertical flight student competition

6/16/2022

Penn State’s Autonomous Robotics Competition Club placed third out of nine teams in the Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student Competition, the Vertical Flight Society announced.

Professor emeritus reflects on 55 years of service in chemical engineering

6/16/2022

Emeritus Ron Danner has departed Penn State after 55 years as teacher, mentor and researcher in the chemical engineering field.

Remembering Mike Erdman, College of Engineering alumnus, professor

6/15/2022

The Penn State College of Engineering community is mourning the loss of Andrew Michael “Mike” Erdman, retired professor of practice, who died on May 29 at the age of 74. He earned an undergraduate degree in engineering science from the college in 1969, and his enduring dedication to Penn State and engineering was recognized with the college’s highest honor, the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award, in March.

Geosciences professor named director of Penn State planetary science consortium

6/14/2022

Effective July 1, Christopher House, professor of geosciences, will serve as director of the Consortium for Planetary and Exoplanetary Sciences and Technology, which includes researchers from the College of Engineering.

Media mention: ‘Penn State to undertake research on embodied carbon in cities’

6/14/2022

Mehrdad Mahdavi, Dorothy Quiggle Career Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, was mentioned in an article on Archinect. The article discusses a project ? for which Mahdavi is a co-principal investigator ? to study the embodied carbon emissions associated with the building sector in cities.

Biomedical engineering student explains how Invent Penn State helped fund her nonprofit

6/13/2022

Sydney Gibbard, a biomedical engineering student, explains how Invent Penn State has helped fund her nonprofit, Girls Code the World.

Biotechnology platforms enable fast, customizable vaccine production

6/13/2022

COVID-19 created an urgent need for vaccines that could be made quickly, safely and cost-effectively. Novel biotechnology platform-based techniques for vaccine manufacturing are more robust, customizable and flexible than traditional vaccine development and manufacturing approaches.

Rubbery camouflage skin exhibits smart and stretchy behaviors

6/13/2022

A Penn State-led collaboration has created artificial skin that mimics both the elasticity and neurologic functions of cephalopod skin. Made entirely of rubber, this material has potential applications for neurorobotics, skin prosthetics, artificial organs and more.

Media Mention: 'We Need to Improve Indoor Air Quality: Here’s How and Why'

6/10/2022

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering and chair of the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ Epidemic Task Force, was featured in a Scientific American article that discussed the importance and urgency behind upgrading buildings’ ventilation and filtration to decrease COVID-19 transmission and improve health and cognitive performance.

Winners announced for inaugural Advanced Instrumentation, Diagnostics and Controls for Applications in Turbomachinery conference

6/10/2022

The first international conference on Advanced Instrument, Diagnostics and Controls for Applications in Turbomachinery, held May 22-24 at Penn State, has announced its student winners for technical oral and poster presentations.

Engineering faculty members named Fulbright Scholars, Fulbright Specialist

6/9/2022

Three Penn State College of Engineering faculty have received Fulbright Awards for the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. Another was named a Fulbright Specialist.

New waterproof sensors improve temperature and motion sensitivity, wearability

6/9/2022

Wearable sensors — an important tool for health monitoring and for training artificial intelligence — can be waterproof or can measure more than one stimuli, but combining these factors while maintaining a high level of precision in the measurements is difficult. Researchers co-led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, has created sensors that are waterproof — an important trait for exercise monitoring and for withstanding perspiration and all weather conditions — can measure temperature and motion on both small and large scales and can be attached to distal arteries such as the eyebrow or toe.

Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award — Finalist

6/9/2022

Four teams were recognized for outstanding innovation in service systems engineering with an international award co-sponsored by the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award — First Place

6/9/2022

Four teams were recognized for outstanding innovation in service systems engineering with an international award co-sponsored by the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award — Second Place

6/9/2022

Four teams were recognized for outstanding innovation in service systems engineering with an international award co-sponsored by the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award — Third Place

6/9/2022

Four teams were recognized for outstanding innovation in service systems engineering with an international award co-sponsored by the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Service systems engineering projects highlighted with international award

6/9/2022

Four teams were recognized for outstanding innovation in service systems engineering with an international award co-sponsored by the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Engineer named Materials Research Institute’s associate, acting director

6/7/2022

Zoubeida Ounaies, professor of mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was chosen as associate and acting director of Penn State's Materials Research Institute.

Nuclear engineering graduate student receives scholarship, fellowship

6/7/2022

Will Searight, a doctoral student in nuclear engineering at Penn State, recently received the James F. Schumar Graduate Scholarship from the American Nuclear Society and a NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship, given by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium.

Professor receives professional society’s heat transfer award

6/7/2022

Karen A. Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering, was selected to receive the 2022 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Memorial Award.

Real-time, accurate virus detection method could help fight next pandemic

6/7/2022

A method of highly accurate and sensitive virus identification using Raman spectroscopy, a portable virus capture device and machine learning could enable real-time virus detection and identification to help battle future pandemics, according to a team led by Penn State.

Scientists devise method to help prevent hospital infections

6/6/2022

A research team led by Penn State and the University of California, Los Angeles, developed a novel surface treatment for medical devices such as catheters to help prevent hospital infections from bacterial films that can form on these devices.

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