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6/22/2026
Twelve research projects, including nine from the College of Engineering, have been selected for the 2026 Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund. Awarded projects receive $75,000 in funding and other support to develop promising proof-of-concept research into commercial ready technology.
6/15/2026
Student and faculty researchers in Penn State’s Department of Electrical Engineering presented their work at the 2026 Electrical Engineering Student Research Poster Competition, which took place on April 6 in the Electrical Engineering West Building. Among the presenters were awardee teams from the department’s new EEntrepreneurship programs, who showcased their progress toward commercializing their research.
6/2/2026
The Cocoziello Institute supported workforce development through a student summit funded through a new endowment from the Master Builders’ Association of Western Pennsylvania.
5/20/2026
Penn State has announced non-tenure-line faculty promotions, including for 14 College of Engineering faculty, effective July 1.
5/20/2026
Penn State has announced academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, including 25 faculty from the College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2026.
4/29/2026
Five non-tenure-line faculty will use Opportunity Grants to fund a project of their choosing during the 2026-27 academic year. Opportunity Grants are designed for clinical, teaching, research and professors of practice faculty to receive funding for professional development through a self-proposed project.
4/15/2026
The Penn State Fox Graduate School Alumni Society has announced the recipients of its 2026 alumni awards, recognizing three graduates whose achievements exemplify the values of leadership, service and professional excellence. This year’s honorees include David W. Mazyck, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award; Ashley Kuzmik, recipient of the Early Career Award; and Maya E. Nehme, recipient of the Outstanding Service Award.
4/9/2026
The Penn State College of Engineering has named its student marshals for the spring 2026 commencement, recognizing top students from each major and ROTC for academic excellence and leadership. The honor highlights their achievements and contributions to the engineering community as they prepare to graduate.
4/6/2026
The Penn State College of Engineering will recognize 21 alumni with the 2026 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award and Early Career Award in a ceremony on April 9 in the State Theatre. The event marks the second year in which the two awards will be presented during a combined ceremony.
3/31/2026
Jae Wan Ahn, Penn State’s first-ever Pennsylvania Legislative Science and Technology Policy Fellow, contributed to a recent Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission report on the evolution of artificial intelligence and the related applications, policy recommendations and regulatory considerations across key sectors. In this Q&A, Ahn discusses the report, his contributions and what he sees as the future of AI in the commonwealth.
3/16/2026
An undergraduate team of Penn State engineering students earned first place in the Airport Management and Planning Challenge at the University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The competition, hosted by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), “encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports,” according to the ACRP’s news release.
2/18/2026
The School of Engineering Design & Innovation’s (SEDI) Engineering Entrepreneurship (E-SHIP) program is hosting a hackathon event, “c0mpiled-6/pennstate” on Friday, Feb. 27 from 4:00 – 11:00 PM in the Engineering Design and Innovation (EDI) building.
2/4/2026
The Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education has announced the winners of its inaugural Arts and Engineering Competition. The competition celebrates the creativity and innovation at the intersection of art and engineering.
1/27/2026
Fifteen faculty members, including six from the College of Engineering, have joined the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), reflecting the institute’s growing interdisciplinary reach. Together, they bring expertise that connects energy systems, environmental processes and human dimensions, opening new pathways for collaboration and shared research efforts.
1/13/2026
A team of researchers from Penn State and Warwick University has been awarded a $1.6 million international Belmont Forum’s Collaborative Research Action project by the U.S. National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Led by Penn State researchers, the project will explore how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide.
1/7/2026
The Penn State College of Engineering community mourns the loss of civil engineering alumnus Rick Merluzzi, class of 1979, who died on Oct. 27, 2025. Throughout his life, Merluzzi gave back to the Penn State engineering community through time, treasure and talent. In particular, he and his wife, Kathryn, established the Rick and Kathryn Merluzzi Fund to support first-generation undergraduate engineering students and also provided support to students in the Engineering Leadership Development (ELD) program.
12/5/2025
The Penn State Learning Factory will host its biannual end-of-semester showcase for engineering students to present their cornerstone and capstone design projects. The in-person showcase will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Bryce Jordan Center, while a virtual showcase will take place on Friday, Dec. 12 through Friday, Dec. 19. Both versions of the event are free and open to the public.
11/12/2025
Penn State will celebrate its eleventh GivingTuesday on Dec. 2 — and the College of Engineering invites alumni and friends to be a part of the event by making a gift to support engineering student success.
10/27/2025
Frank Theodore Koe, professor of engineering entrepreneurship at Pennsylvania State University, has released the third edition of "Fabric for the Designed Interior With STUDIO." The updated textbook blends historical context with practical tools for fabric specification, integrating new chapters on transportation design, AI applications and advanced manufacturing technologies.
10/17/2025
Five years ago, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation established the A. James Clark Scholars Program, a comprehensive scholarship and curricular support program for exceptional Penn State engineering undergraduates who demonstrate financial need. Now, with an additional $11 million investment, the Clark Foundation renewed its support for the program, ensuring that 10 new undergraduate engineering majors at Penn State will receive full tuition, fees, room and board, and curricular enrichment support each year in perpetuity.
10/7/2025
The Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) has welcomed five new faculty members, including two from the College of Engineering, to its community. Their expertise spans artificial intelligence, water treatment, marine ecosystems, sustainable buildings and solar cell efficiency, strengthening IEE’s interdisciplinary approach to addressing complex challenges.
10/3/2025
Nicholas Meisel, associate director of engineering design graduate programs and associate professor of engineering design and of mechanical engineering, is the principal investigator on a new project, supported by a three-year, $400,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, that looks to integrate arts education into design for additive manufacturing coursework. In a Q&A, Meisel discussed why interdisciplinary education is so important when preparing students to use additive manufacturing technology.
8/6/2025
Penn State’s Law Policy and Engineering Initiative (LPE) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Science and Technology Policy Program (COPA-STEP) recently launched the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Science and Technology Policy Fellowship. The first program of its kind offered in the commonwealth, the fellowship places early-career scientists from across the U.S. in legislative offices in Harrisburg, providing lawmakers with a nonpartisan, research-based perspective on scientific and technological issues facing the commonwealth.
