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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.

‘Audible enclaves’ enable private listening without headphones

3/17/2025

It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without wearing headphones. In a new advancement in audio engineering, a team of researchers led by Yun Jing, professor of acoustics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has precisely narrowed where sound is perceived by creating localized pockets of sound zones, called audible enclaves. In an enclave, a listener can hear sound, while others standing nearby cannot, even if the people are in an enclosed space, like a vehicle, or standing directly in front of the audio source.

Zoubeida Ounaies named distinguished professor for outstanding research achievements

2/17/2025

Penn State’s Office of Faculty Affairs recently named Zoubeida Ounaies, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems, a distinguished professor.

Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence

1/23/2025

Led by Parisa Shokouhi, Penn State professor of engineering science and of acoustics, a team of researchers developed a machine learning model for labquake prediction that can also automatically retrieve specific parameters — known as rate and state friction parameters — from the ultrasonic monitoring of stick-slip experiments. The rate and state friction parameters define the mechanics of the labquakes; they determine the strength of the fault, signaling how close it is to failure.

MEDIA MENTION: ‘Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried’

12/24/2024

Victor Sparrow, United Technologies Corporation Professor of Acoustics, shared his perspective on the risks associated with sonic booms caused by recent SpaceX launches in an article published on CNNScience.

Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound

12/6/2024

With a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, a team of biomedical engineering researchers will apply ultrasound imaging technology to monitor the transport of genetically engineered, cancer-fighting macrophages into brain tumors.

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.

Julianna Simon receives early career award from international society

10/23/2024

Julianna Simon, an associate professor of acoustics and biomedical engineering, was awarded a Frederic Lizzi Early Career Award by the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Taipei, Taiwan last month. This prestigious award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of individuals early in their careers in the field of therapeutic ultrasound.

Bubbling up: Uncovering melt pool dynamics in metal manufacturing

9/25/2024

Using high-speed X-ray imaging, a team of researchers led by Christopher Kube, associate professor of engineering science and of acoustics, captured footage of a cross-section of liquid metal as it cooled. Their results confirmed longstanding hypotheses in the field that through local pressure changes, ultrasonic vibrations encourage air bubbles to increase in number, enlarge, migrate to the surface of a melt pool and pop — increasing the quality of the finished product.

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.

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

9/3/2024

Seventeen graduate students from Penn State have been awarded research fellowships and six undergraduate students from the commonwealth have been awarded scholarships for 2024 from the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC).

Q&A: Yun Jing on acoustic holograms and vortex beams

8/28/2024

Acoustics research at Penn State has begun to sound like science fiction, with mentions of holograms, vortex beams and a remote whispering beam. Yun Jing, professor of acoustics in the Penn State College of Engineering, recently received a three-year, $418,136 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study nonlinear acoustic effects in wavefront shaping.

Julianna Simon named interim director of Graduate Program in Acoustics

8/12/2024

Julianna Simon, associate professor of acoustics and of biomedical engineering, has been named the interim director of acoustics at Penn State. Penn State News spoke with Simon hear her perspectives on the field of acoustics, the direction and goals for the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics and Simon’s own professional background and research.

Acoustics graduate student awarded $5,000 from undersea technology consortium

6/5/2024

John Case, a doctoral student in acoustics in the Penn State College of Engineering, was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium.

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