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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2025 commencement

5/6/2025

The Penn State College of Engineering has named its student marshals for the spring 2025 commencement ceremony, which will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park.

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

5/5/2025

Professor Jin Wen has been named head of Penn State’s Department of Architectural Engineering, effective August 1. Wen follows Professor Jim Freihaut, who has served as interim head since January 2023. Wen will step down from her current position as interim vice dean for research, innovation and faculty advancement and professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering for the College of Engineering at Drexel University. for the College of Engineering at Drexel University.

College of Engineering to honor 21 alumni with career achievement awards

4/24/2025

The Penn State College of Engineering will recognize 21 alumni with the 2025 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award and Early Career Award in a ceremony on April 24 in the new Engineering Collaborative Research and Education (ECoRE) Building.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring project showcase

4/23/2025

The Penn State Learning Factory will host its biannual end-of-semester showcase for engineering students to present their cornerstone and capstone design projects from 1-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The?virtual showcase?will take place Wednesday, April 30, through Friday, May 9.

Architectural engineering alumnus recognized with outstanding service award

4/14/2025

Jonathan U. Dougherty has been honored with the Outstanding Service Award from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, which recognizes alumni who have achieved professional success while demonstrating significant service to the University and the Penn State Alumni Association

Eight engineering graduate students recognized with University awards

4/4/2025

Penn State recognized 42 graduate students, including eight from the College of Engineering, with annual University awards that celebrate students' impact in research, scholarship, teaching, outreach, mentoring and more.

Four engineering grad students receive awards at Graduate Exhibition

4/4/2025

Thirty-one graduate students, including four from the College of Engineering, received awards at the 2025 Graduate Exhibition, hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School on Friday, March 28, on the University Park campus.

College of Engineering welcomed 25 faculty members last year

3/27/2025

The Penn State College of Engineering has added 25 faculty members since February 2024. The four tenure-line faculty and 21 professional track faculty represent 10 units and departments.

Media mention: ‘3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis’

3/26/2025

Ali Memari, professor of civil and environmental engineering and of architectural engineering, the Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction and director of the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center, discusses potential solutions to the U.S. housing crisis in an article published by AP News.

Faculty workshop on leveraging intellectual property to be held April 2

3/24/2025

The Penn State College of Engineering’s Office of Corporate and Industry Engagement invites engineering faculty to I-CONNECT: Intellectual Property and Innovation. The event will take place virtually and on campus at 504 Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE) from 12:30 – 2 p.m. ET on April 2.

Aspiring architectural engineers to explore how to build our future at new camp

3/21/2025

High school students interested in learning how modern buildings go from a dream to reality are invited to the new Building Our Future Summer Camp this summer.

AI-powered cooling startup aims to boost data center efficiency

3/13/2025

NexDCCool Technologies, a Penn State research-based startup launched by Wangda Zuo’s, Penn State professor of architectural engineering in the College of Engineering and associate director for research at the Global Building Network lab, is developing a platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that aims to optimize the cooling systems in data centers, helping them maximize IT capacity by reducing cooling demand.

Kenan Ünlü selected as review panel member by National Academy of Sciences

3/10/2025

Kenan Ünlü, director of the Radiation Science and Engineering Center and professor of nuclear engineering, has been named a member of the Laboratory Assessments Board by the National Academy of Sciences for Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Center for Neutron Research.

NSF CAREER Award: Supporting architectural design with artificial intelligence

2/21/2025

Nathan Brown, assistant professor of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $587,000 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for a project titled, “Active Designer-Computer Collaborative Conceptual Design Using Data-driven Models.”

Larry Cheng receives mid-career investigator award for achievements in biomaterials research

1/28/2025

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, received a Mid-Career Investigator Award from the Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB).

'Growing Impact' examines sustainable cement replacements

1/2/2025

The January episode of “Growing Impact” discusses the search for cement replacements that are more environmentally friendly. Cement is one of the most energy-intensive products to produce, and the need for it continues to grow as infrastructure in many developing regions is expanding quickly. The primary concern in the cement manufacturing process is carbon dioxide emissions, which add up to 8% of all human CO2 emissions.

WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

12/19/2024

Due to its massive scale of production, concrete’s environmental impact is significant: It accounts for 8% of the globe’s total annual carbon dioxide emissions. In the Penn State College of Engineering, researchers are working to make a dent in that number through innovations in manufacturing and carbon capture and storage.

Three Engineering students named as finalists for Penn State’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

12/4/2024

Ten graduate students from eight academic programs, including three students studying in the College of Engineering, have been named finalists for the 2024-25 Penn State Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Engineering Learning Factory to host fall cornerstone, capstone project showcase

11/18/2024

The Penn State Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase at the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 10 and its virtual showcase Wednesday, Dec. 11 through Friday, Dec. 20. Both versions of the event are free and open to the public.

College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

11/15/2024

The Penn State College of Engineering invites alumni and friends to support engineering student success through a GivingTuesday gift on Dec. 3 as Penn State celebrates its tenth GivingTuesday.

Eight Penn State engineering students awarded Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowships

11/1/2024

Eight Penn State College of Engineering graduate students have received the Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowship in Entrepreneurship for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Diefenderfer Graduate Fellowship encourages and provides financial support to innovative and entrepreneurial graduate engineering students.

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees

10/24/2024

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded its inaugural seed grants. These grants are designed to support interdisciplinary research projects that foster collaboration led by Penn State researchers, aiming to make a significant impact on the future of the built environment and real estate practice.

20 College of Engineering graduate students awarded University Fellowships

10/10/2024

The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State recognized 110 graduate students, including 20 College of Engineering students, as recipients of the 2024-2025 University Graduate Fellowships. These students were honored at a reception held in the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 3.

New 'collaborative hub' showcases College of Engineering's West Campus expansion

9/12/2024

The newly constructed Engineering Collaborative Engineering Research and Education Building (ECoRE), the latest expansion for the College of Engineering onto West Campus at Penn State University Park, is a showcase for collaboration, both in how it was built and how it will be used by faculty, staff and students at the University.

Student startups showcase progress at Summer Founders Demo Day

8/19/2024

Invent Penn State’s?Summer Founders Program, which provides each student team with a $15,000 grant to work on their startups over the summer at?Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, concluded with a final "Demo Day” on Aug. 7.

Architectural engineering alumna receives a 2024 Alumni Association volunteer award

7/15/2024

Volunteer leaders are the heartbeat of the Penn State Alumni Association. In living out the Alumni Association’s mission, affiliate groups and inspiring volunteers give back to their communities, support current and future Penn State students, and unite Nittany Lions across the country and around the world. The seven individuals and 11 groups that comprise this year’s class of Volunteer Award recipients represent the best of Penn State’s alumni volunteers.

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

7/8/2024

Julia Ho, a second-year doctoral student in architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was selected to receive the Innovation in Buildings (IBUILD) Graduate Research Fellowship. She is the first Penn State student to be selected since the program began in 2021.

Wangda Zuo honored with international society service award

7/8/2024

Wangda Zuo, professor of architectural engineering and of mechanical engineering, received the Exceptional Service Award from ASHRAE, formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, in June at the society’s annual conference in Indianapolis.

'Growing Impact' examines light source efficiency, accuracy

7/2/2024

The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast discusses lighting system design and evaluation. In the early 20th century, scientists developed a standard, repeatable approach to measure light.

William Bahnfleth honored with international society Standards Achievement award

7/2/2024

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, received the Standards Achievement award from ASHRAE, formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, on June 22 at the society’s annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Celebrating excellence in postdoctoral scholarship and mentorship at Penn State

6/21/2024

The Penn State Postdoc Society (PSPS), in collaboration with Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, has announced the 2024 recipients of the Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar and Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor awards. The award recognition luncheon, honoring the awardees, nominators and judges, was held on June 17.

Professor Wangda Zuo receives two recognitions from building-simulation association

6/14/2024

Wangda Zuo, professor of architectural engineering and of mechanical engineering, received the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)-USA Outstanding Researcher Award. Zuo was recognized at the SimBuild 2024 conference in May in Denver, where he also received the best poster award for one of his papers.

Engineering investigators awarded seed grants by Institute of Energy and the Environment

6/6/2024

Six interdisciplinary research teams with investigators from the College of Engineering have been awarded funding through the?Institute of Energy and the Environment’s Seed Grant Program for 2024.

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