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1/16/2019
For the third straight year, Penn State is the most recognized among hundreds of colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the country’s top online degree programs.
1/15/2019
Tomer Eldor was exposed to the subjects of chemistry, physics and calculus when she moved to the United States from Israel four years ago. At that very moment, she knew she had found her passion, and wanted to attend a university to study either chemical or biomedical engineering.
1/11/2019
Groundbreaking innovations on antenna technology, based on a collaboration between Lockheed Martin Space and Penn State, are now under consideration for use in the next generation of GPS satellite payloads.
1/10/2019
Emboldened by a new National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, Catherine Berdanier, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, said she seeks to understand the unique experiences and obstacles that engineering doctoral students face.
1/8/2019
Data breaches, hacked systems and hostage malware are frequently topics of evening news casts — including stories of department store, hospital, government and bank data leaking into unsavory hands — but now a team of engineers has an encryption key approach that is unclonable and not reverse-engineerable, protecting information even as computers become faster and nimbler.
1/8/2019
Micropores in fabricated tissues such as bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the core, and this novel approach may eventually allow lab-grown tissue to contain blood vessels, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
12/19/2018
Joseph Sinclair always knew he wanted to set the trends, not follow them. As the first graduate of the master of engineering in additive manufacturing and design master’s (AMD) program through Penn State World Campus, he’s staying true to that mission.
12/11/2018
In 1942, Heinz Warneke sculpted the famous Nittany Lion Shrine from a 13-ton block of Indiana limestone. Seventy-six years later, the Penn State 3D Printing Club printed a multi-colored head of the Nittany Lion using 20 different filament materials.
12/11/2018
In ME 340, an engineering design class, Penn State mechanical engineering students were tasked with creating a STEM-related puzzle box for kids that was engaging, challenging and fun.
12/11/2018
Traditionally, minority students have been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs — and in the STEM marketplace.
12/7/2018
After fifteen weeks of hard work, Penn State College of Engineering students displayed their capstone design projects at the Fall 2018 Capstone Design Project Showcase held on December 6 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
12/4/2018
Researchers receive funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to capture vital signs via video.
11/27/2018
Andrew Zydney, Bayard D. Kunkle Chair and professor of chemical engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Alan S. Michaels Award in the Recovery of Biological Products. The award, bestowed by the Division of Biochemical Technology of the American Chemical Society (ACS), recognizes outstanding research and practice contributions in the field of the recovery of biological products.
11/27/2018
A material based on a natural product of bones and citrus fruit, called citrate, provides the extra energy that stem cells need to form new bone tissue, according to a team of Penn State bioengineers.
11/27/2018
Dramatically longer lasting, faster charging, and safer lithium metal batteries may be possible from Penn State research published Nov. 12 in Nature Energy.
11/27/2018
When it comes to recording and modulating neurons in the brain, neuroscientists face two options: noninvasive tools with low spatiotemporal resolution, or implantable tools that are highly invasive and can only record or impact a small percentage of the brain's neurons.
11/14/2018
Nuclear engineering alumnus Kenneth Lindquist and his wife and fellow Penn State graduate, Mary Alice Lindquist, have made a transformative estate commitment to support Penn State’s nuclear engineering program. The far-reaching commitment will also support scholarships for student-athletes and programming related to alcohol prevention and awareness.
11/14/2018
On the advisement of the Faculty Senate Council, Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nicolas P. Jones today (Nov. 13) approved the separation of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering into two independent departments, effective July 1, 2019.
11/13/2018
Professor Deborah Kelly, a ground-breaking researcher who developed the new field of structural oncology, will join the Department of Biomedical Engineering as full professor and Lloyd and Dottie Foehr Huck Chair in Molecular Biophysics in January 2019.
11/12/2018
Prompted by the incredible industry demand for trained experts in additive manufacturing and design for additive manufacturing, Penn State is offering a new graduate certificate in Additive Manufacturing and Design (AMD) through Penn State World Campus.
11/8/2018
For the fifth consecutive year, Penn State Society of Women Engineers (SWE) received the highest possible collegiate recognition within the Society of Women Engineers — the Outstanding Collegiate Section Gold Mission Award — at the WE18 National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, held October 18-20.
11/5/2018
An interdisciplinary team of six Penn State engineering students recently received second place in the annual ELECTRI International Green Energy Challenge competition.
11/5/2018
Stanley Kocon, president and CEO of Voith Hydro Inc., North America, visited Penn State University Park on October 23 to spend a day with engineering faculty and students as part of the College of Engineering’s ExecutiveXcellence Speaker Series.
11/2/2018
This fall, IBM became the newest participant in Penn State’s Engineering/EECS Affiliates Program, a collaborative effort between the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the College of Engineering’s Career Resources and Employer Relations.
11/1/2018
The appetite for faster, smaller, and more powerful technology has spurred incredible innovations — but it also created an overwhelming demand on the way electronic devices handle the heat they generate.
10/29/2018
Shaving cream-covered plates lie on high-top tables located in the design den, the engineering design graduate student studio. Broken balloon pieces are scattered around the room. Students clad in Britelab and Leadership & Innovation Lab attire maneuver through an obstacle course comprised of water bottles, garbage cans, chairs and backpacks while trying to balance a coin on their noses. Welcome to the Design Olympics, a design-thinking competition between engineering and psychology students celebrating the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of the study of creativity.
10/29/2018
Penn State’s student chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) has not only been restarted following several semesters of hiatus, but it is also being spearheaded by its first ever all-female leadership team.
10/10/2018
On September 25, students and faculty filled the Gursahaney Family E-Knowledge Commons in the Reber Building on the University Park campus to gain valuable insight on how to have a successful career in engineering from Dan Heller, vice president of Engineering & Technology, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS).
10/3/2018
The Office of Global Engineering Engagement is offering a new study abroad program open to all engineering students in Italy and Switzerland beginning in summer 2019.
9/5/2018
Penn State College of Engineering will recognize faculty, staff and alumni for their outstanding teaching, research, advising and service at a ceremony on October 1 at 3 p.m. in the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
8/13/2018
Penn State College of Engineering's Tom Litzinger and his wife, Mary Ellen, have contributed $30,000 to fund and endow the Thomas A. and Mary Ellen Litzinger Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Engineering.
