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2/17/2026
The Penn State College of Engineering has welcomed nine new faculty members across multiple departments, including several former postdoctoral scholars who have transitioned into faculty roles. These appointments strengthen the college’s research and teaching mission while reinforcing its commitment to investing in emerging talent.
8/22/2025
The Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team (AVT) took home multiple wins, including fourth place overall, in its fourth year of the AutoDrive Challenge II, which took place June 1-7 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sponsored by SAE International and General Motors, the competition tasks student teams with developing and testing a fully autonomous passenger vehicle on a controlled urban driving course.
8/7/2025
Eric Donnell, senior associate dean of the Penn State College of Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his collaborators at Penn State used a large data set of Pennsylvania crash statistics and roadway features taken from all state-owned, rural roads to compare the safety performance of roadway segments with passing zones to stretches without marked passing zones. Their analysis revealed 11% fewer total crashes, and 12% fewer crashes leading to significant injury or fatalities on sections of rural highway marked as passing zones compared to sections of road marked as no passing.
7/22/2025
Vikash Gayah, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been named director of the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, effective July 1. He has served as interim director of the institute since 2023 and his involvement with the institute extends to when he was first hired as assistant professor of CEE in 2012.
