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Arthur Motta named honorary member of international scientific association

12/18/2023

Arthur Motta, professor of nuclear engineering and of materials science and engineering, was named the 2023 Honorary Member of the Société Française de Métallurgie et de Matériaux, a French non-profit scientific association for metallurgy and materials.

Health data, faster: Wearable stretchy sensor can process, predict health data

12/18/2023

Engineering researchers created a machine learning platform that can more efficiently analyze and predict datapoints collected by wearables. They applied the platform to a new stretchy, wearable throat sensor that records vibrations and electrical muscle impulses from the neck area to monitor a user’s speech and swallowing patterns.

Doctoral candidate presents to National Academies meeting

12/15/2023

Maria Rozman, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at Penn State, presented to the National Academies’ Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Meeting held October 17-18. Rozman briefed the audience on her turbine efficiency research.

Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

12/14/2023

Penn State has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) as a partner for two of the four newly created DoD research centers of excellence. The Penn State principal investigators discuss Penn State's role in the centers and the research they plan to conduct.

Biomedical engineering student receives presentation award at conference

12/13/2023

Sonika Kohli, a biomedical engineering undergraduate student and Schreyer Honors Scholar at Penn State, received an Outstanding Presentation Award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists.

Spinning up control: Propeller shape helps direct nanoparticles, researchers say

12/8/2023

Self-propelled nanoparticles could potentially advance drug delivery and lab-on-a-chip systems — but they are prone to go rogue with random, directionless movements. Now, researchers have developed an approach to rein in the synthetic particles.

Computer science student named College of Engineering student marshal

12/7/2023

Yifan Lu has been named the fall 2023 student marshal for the Penn State College of Engineering. Commencement will be held at 9 a.m. on Dec. 16 in the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park.

Q&A: Joining India and United States in higher education

12/7/2023

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Evan Pugh University Professor and Charles G. Binder Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, spoke with Penn State News on Penn State’s efforts to build relationships between India and the U.S. in higher education.

Bacteria's mucus maneuvers: Study reveals how snot facilitates infection

12/5/2023

Sniffles, snorts and blows of runny noses are the hallmarks of cold and flu season — and that increase in mucus is exactly what bacteria use to mount a coordinated attack on the immune system, according to a new study from researchers at Penn State. The team found that the thicker the mucus, the better the bacteria are able to swarm.

Aerospace engineering professor discusses mitigating the climate impact of contrails

12/1/2023

The latest episode of "Growing Impact" features a team of researchers that is exploring how to mitigate aviation’s climate impacts, specifically the warming effect created by contrails. Sven Schmitz, the Boeing/A. D. Welliver Professor of Aerospace Engineering, is featured.

Peeples named dean of Penn State’s College of Engineering

12/1/2023

Tonya L. Peeples has been named the permanent Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Penn State partners on NSF grant to improve 5G networks

12/1/2023

Syed Rafiul Hussain, the Charles K. Etner Early Career Assistant Professor in Penn State’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will lead a team of graduate students in researching how to detect and avert threats to 5G communications.

Engineering Learning Factory to host spring showcase in person and virtually

11/29/2023

The Penn State Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase for engineering students to present their capstone design projects with both in-person and virtual formats. The in-person showcase will take place from1:00-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The virtual showcase will take place Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 15.

Karen Thole named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society

11/29/2023

The Royal Aeronautical Society named Karen Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, a fellow.

Adri van Duin among Penn State faculty elected as American Physical Society fellows

11/27/2023

Adri van Duin, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering, was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest organization dedicated to physics.

Elia Merzari named fellow of American Nuclear Society

11/20/2023

The American Nuclear Society named Elia Merzari, professor of nuclear engineering at Penn State, a fellow.

Engineering alumni society recognizes awardee’s outstanding contributions

11/20/2023

At its annual awards ceremony, the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) recognized engineering faculty, staff and alumni members for outstanding teaching, research, advising and service.

Researchers aim to streamline cancer therapy development process

11/17/2023

Penn State biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Josh Reynolds, along with his research lab mates, are striving to overcome drug resistance and accelerate drug discovery efforts in the fight against cancer with their startup, Atlas Biotech.

Engineering student wins award at Society of Medical Decision Making conference

11/16/2023

Zixuan Feng, doctoral student of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Penn State, won a presentation award at the 45th annual Society of Medical Decision Making meeting held Oct. 22-25 in Philadelphia.

Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

11/16/2023

Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, a power grid expert, answers questions on a three-year, $450,000 NSF grant that addresses oscillations in power grid operations.

College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

11/15/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering invites alumni and friends to support engineering student success through a GivingTuesday gift on Nov. 28 as Penn State celebrates its ninth GivingTuesday.

Q&A: Enhancing physicians’ colonoscopy training for early cancer prevention

11/15/2023

Using a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, researchers from the College of Engineering and the College of Medicine will develop a novel colonoscopy training system that integrates automated personalized learning with a manikin embedded with sensors that may help make the routine procedure safer, more accurate and cost-efficient.

Abhronil Sengupta receives Electron Devices Society Early Career Award

11/13/2023

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electron Devices Society honored Abhronil Sengupta, the Joseph R. and Janice M. Monkowski Career Development Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State, with its Early Career Award.

Penn State team receives Best Poster/Demo Award at computing symposium

11/13/2023

A team of Penn State researchers received the Best Poster/Demo Award at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiHoc 2023, held Oct. 23-26 in Washington, D.C.

START Lab expansion aims to make aviation greener

11/12/2023

Karen Thole, director of the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab, and doctoral student Chad Schaeffer discussed their work on gas turbines and next-generation hybrid electric propulsion at the Penn State Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 10.

Capstone design projects challenge students to apply knowledge and skills

11/10/2023

The Learning Factory provides a unique opportunity for students to partner with industry sponsors with a shared goal — to educate the next generation of world-class engineers using state-of-the-art facilities for design, prototyping and fabrication.

Learning Factory equips students with lifelong skills

11/10/2023

Steven White Jr., engineering support specialist with the Learning Factory; Melina Trautman, fourth-year mechanical engineering student and Becca Baker, fourth-year industrial engineering student, discuss how the Learning Factory’s safety and skills training programs set students up for success during their time on campus and throughout their future careers.

Engineering a “cornerstone-to-capstone" education

11/9/2023

Robert Rabb, associate dean for education in the College of Engineering, explains more about “cornerstone-to-capstone education” and the important role hands-on, client-based projects play in undergraduate engineering education at Penn State.

Learning Factory hosts international design thinking conference

11/9/2023

The Penn State Learning Factory hosted the annual conference of the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA) on Oct. 21-22 in the new Engineering Design and Innovation Building and online.

Penn State students build on success in international AutoDrive competition

11/9/2023

The Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team (AVT) competed in the second year of competition for AutoDrive Challenge II from June 4-10 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After a successful showing in year one of competition, Penn State AVT returned to take home eight top-three recognitions in year two.

Engineering student selected as 'future leader' by national building society

11/8/2023

Zahra Ghorbani, a doctoral candidate in architectural engineering at Penn State, was selected to receive the Future Leaders Award from the National Institute of Building Sciences.

NIH diversity grant to fund student’s 3D bioprinting research

11/8/2023

Angie Castro, a chemical engineering doctoral student, researches 3D printing granular scaffolds for tissue engineering and regeneration to meet precise medical needs through the Bio-Soft Materials Laboratory (B-SMaL). Now, her work is supported by a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to her adviser and B-SMaL director, Amir Sheikhi.

Q&A: What is the space between Earth and the moon and why does it matter?

11/7/2023

Two faculty members in the Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, Professor Puneet Singla and Assistant Professor Roshan Eapen, are part of a team of researchers from four universities collaborating on a $4.5 million project to better understand cislunar space — the area between Earth and the moon — critical for future space exploration.

Christos Argyropoulos elected fellow of OPTICA

11/6/2023

Christos Argyropoulos, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, was elected a 2024 fellow of OPTICA, the professional society for optics and photonics professionals formerly known as OSA.

Remembering nuclear engineering professor Forrest J. Remick Jr.

11/6/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering community is mourning the loss of Forrest J. Remick Jr., professor emeritus of nuclear engineering, who died Oct. 9 at the age of 92.

Media mention: ‘Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments’

11/2/2023

The National Science Foundation published a version of a Penn State article featuring the work of Scott Medina, William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Penn State. The article discusses Penn State research that investigates a novel bubble-based technique to observe immune cells at work.

CHIMES reflects on success, looks to lead semiconductor research in year two

11/1/2023

The Penn State-led Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES) held its first annual center review on Sept. 5-6 at University Park. The following is a Q&A about the annual meeting, the progress CHIMES has made and its goals for the upcoming year and beyond.

Engineering student named NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher

11/1/2023

Andrew Pannone, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, was selected as a 2023 NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher.

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

10/27/2023

New research led by Penn State reveals for the first time the mechanics behind how breast cancer cells may invade healthy tissues. The discovery offers new clinical targets against metastasis and has the potential to fundamentally change how cancer is treated.

Five engineering students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

10/26/2023

The Graduate School at Penn State welcomed 20 new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipients for the 2023-24 academic year. Five College of Engineering graduate students received the fellowship, and two engineering graduate students were recognized as honorable mentions.

Penn State DuBois, Engineering Ambassadors host Discover Engineering Day

10/26/2023

The Engineering Ambassadors Program collaborated with Penn State DuBois to host an engineering outreach event. The collaboration was the first of its kind between the Ambassadors Program and the DuBois campus.

Engineering professor elected fellow of Society of Engineering Science

10/25/2023

Judith Todd, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, was elected a fellow of the Society of Engineering Science.

First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity

10/25/2023

Dipanjan Pan, Penn State Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and a professor of nuclear engineering and of materials science and engineering and of biomedical engineering, led a team that reported the first rapid tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, built on a platform that could be adjusted to detect a variety of infections.

Video: Take a virtual tour of the Mechanical Engineering Knowledge Lab

10/25/2023

Take a tour of Mechanical Engineering Knowledge Lab located in Reber Building. This fly-through virtual tour provides a look at some of the hands-on, collaborative work made possible by this reimagined space.

Adapting to climate change: Individuals take action while governments plan

10/24/2023

A new study co-authored by Christine Kirchhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and of law, policy and engineering at Penn State, details why individuals are more likely than governments to implement actions to adapt to climate change.

Diversity, inclusivity are driving forces behind wind energy club’s success

10/24/2023

The Penn State Wind Energy Club was awarded second place at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 10th Annual Collegiate Wind Competition. The club also won the Project Development Contest and the Connection Creation Contest.?

Penn State partners with Gov. Shapiro to shape AI governance and strategy

10/20/2023

With the growing impact of artificial intelligence, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced a partnership with Penn State to leverage faculty expertise and receive advisory support on artificial intelligence (AI)-related topics such as organizational strategy, risk assessment and governance.

Electrical control of quantum phenomenon could improve future electronic devices

10/19/2023

A new electrical method to conveniently change the direction of electron flow in some quantum materials could have implications for the development of next-generation electronic devices and quantum computers.

Harrisburg student researches alternative fuel solution in summer program

10/19/2023

A mechanical engineering major from Penn State Harrisburg worked with Sean Knecht, an associate research professor in Penn State's School of Engineering Design and Innovation, on a summer research project on an alternate fuel solution.

Six Penn State graduate students receive prestigious defense fellowship

10/19/2023

Six Penn State graduate students received a prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. The NDSEG fellowship program provides fellows with the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree in science and engineering disciplines of military importance.

Penn State Berks professor coordinates national art, science exhibition

10/18/2023

Azar Panah, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Berks, has coordinated an educational art exhibition inspired by fluid dynamics at the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences.

Females less likely to heal from ACL injuries than males

10/13/2023

A new study led by Spencer Szczesny, associate professor of biomedical engineering and of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at Penn State, details why females are less likely to heal from injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.

Alumni couple make wide-ranging estate gift

10/12/2023

A Penn State alumni couple has made an anonymous seven-figure estate commitment that will impact areas across the University, including the College of Engineering.

Nine newly promoted engineering faculty honored through library books

10/11/2023

Nine newly tenured or promoted faculty members in the College of Engineering were asked to select a book title for the University Libraries’ permanent collection and to submit a personal statement explaining why they chose that book.

$2.5 million gift to solidify vibrant future at Penn State Hillel

10/9/2023

Inge Marcus, a longtime donor to the College of Engineering, committed $2.5 million to the Penn State Hillel Enrichment Fund. The fund was established in 2004 by Inge and her late husband, Harold "Hal" J. Marcus, to affirm the presence of Jewish life on campus and beyond. Hal graduated from Penn State in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering.

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

10/9/2023

Amir Sheikhi was recognized as part of Penn State News' "We Are!" feature, which recognizes Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University.

Daning Huang awarded Army grant to lead multi-institute project on drones

10/7/2023

The U.S. Army has awarded a $179,489 grant to a multi-institute collaboration, led by Penn State and AnalySwift, to develop a tool to inform the required material properties of the morphing structure.

Nikki Crowley honored with Women in STEAM Award by the Whitaker Center

10/6/2023

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Women to Watch: Class of 2023 as part of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts’ Women in STEAM Awards.

Novel hydrogel finds new aptamers, or ‘chemical antibodies,’ in days

10/6/2023

A new method for selecting aptamers, or "chemical antibodies," created by Penn State engineers takes only days to complete, instead of the months needed for traditional methods.

Engineering graduate students recognized with University fellowships

10/5/2023

The Graduate School at Penn State recognized 114 students as recipients of the 2023-24 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships, including 22 students from the College of Engineering.

Learning Factory now accepting spring 2024 project submissions

10/5/2023

The Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory is now accepting submissions to sponsor a capstone design project for spring 2024.

Can AI crave a favorite food?

10/4/2023

Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of Penn State researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.

Former DuPont Laureate Theresa Weston highlights innovation in Hankin Lecture

10/4/2023

Theresa Weston, founder of The Holt Weston Consultancy and a building science research professional specializing in the durability and energy efficiency of buildings, will deliver the 2023 Hankin Distinguished Lecture on November 1 at 4 p.m.

Penn State partners with Monash University for Australia water quality research

10/4/2023

A group of Penn State students recently traveled to Australia as part of a partnership between Penn State and Monash University to conduct research aimed at better understanding sources of decreased water quality in watersheds, in addition to finding possible solutions.

Project aims to develop all-in-one semiconductor that stores, processes data

10/3/2023

A multi-institutional project led by a Penn State researcher is focused on developing an all-in-one semiconductor device that can both store data and perform computations. The project recently received $2 million in funding over three years as part of the new National Science Foundation Future of Semiconductors program.

'Growing Impact' podcast explores solar energy at wastewater treatment plants

10/2/2023

Christine Kirchhoff, associate professor in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation and of civil and environmental engineering, discusses her research into the implementation of solar power at wastewater treatment plants on the latest episode of "Growing Impact," a podcast by Penn States' Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Janik named associate director of Institute of Energy and the Environment

10/2/2023

Michael Janik has been named an associate director of the?Institute of Energy and the Environment?(IEE) at Penn State.?Janik is a professor of chemical engineering?whose work includes understanding and designing catalysts for alternative energy conversion systems. His role as associate director began on Oct. 1.?

Puneet Singla named distinguished lecturer of Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

10/2/2023

The Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), a division of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), recently named Puneet Singla, Penn State professor of aerospace engineering, a 2023-2024 distinguished lecturer.

Penn State work featured in upcoming long-term Franklin Institute space exhibit

9/29/2023

A video that highlights the work a Penn State team is doing to?3D print houses that can sustain life on Mars?is featured in a new $8.5 million core exhibit opening Nov. 4 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

This Penn Stater’s job is ‘out of this world’

9/29/2023

Penn State aerospace engineering alumnus Pavara Ranatunga, whose work supports the International Space Station, is headed toward obtaining his third Penn State degree.

Penn State receives nation’s first TRIGA nuclear fuel delivery in a decade

9/28/2023

Penn State’s Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC), home to the Breazeale Reactor, the nation’s longest continuously operating university research reactor, received the first new supply of Training, Research, Isotopes General Atomics (TRIGA) fuel shipped to the U.S. in more than a decade on Sept. 27.

New wearable sensor makes continuous analysis of sweat possible, researchers say

9/27/2023

Continuous monitoring of sweat can reveal valuable information about human health, such as the body’s glucose levels. However, wearable sensors previously developed for this purpose have been lacking, unable to withstand the rigors or achieve the specificity needed for continuous monitoring. Now, Penn State researchers have created a novel wearable patch that may be up to the task.

Doctoral student conducts mindfulness study using wearable technology

9/25/2023

Marissa DeCollibus partnered with the College of Engineering's Multicultural Engineering Program to research how midfulness practices, aided by wearable technology, can help support stduents historically underrepresented in STEM to successfully transition to college.

Joseph Horn named Vertical Flight Society Technical Fellow

9/20/2023

Joseph F. Horn, professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was named a 2023 Vertical Flight Society Technical Fellow. Horn was one of nine individuals recognized by the society in 2023.

Penn State World Campus students learn about research in University Park visit

9/20/2023

Students from the online Master of Engineering Additive Manufacturing and Design (AMD) program visited the University Park campus to learn about and participate in additive manufacturing research activities.

Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments

9/20/2023

Macrophages are little cells vital to the immune system and could possibly inform cell-based therapies for a variety of medical conditions. However, realizing the full potential of macrophage therapies relies on being able to see what these cellular allies are doing inside our bodies, and a team of Penn State researchers may have developed a way to watch them do their thing.

Media mention: ‘3D-Printed Ceramics Can Increase Gas Turbine Efficiency’

9/19/2023

Stephen Lynch, director of the Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach and associate professor of mechanical engineering, was featured in a Q&A by Tech Briefs.

Nittany AI Alliance supports and celebrates students using AI for good

9/19/2023

Three student teams will continue their work using artificial intelligence (AI) to make a positive impact in the world with $25,000 awarded to them for a minimum viable product (MVP) created during the 2023?Nittany AI Challenge.

A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation named 2023 Foundation Partner of the Year

9/18/2023

Penn State has named the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation its 2023 Foundation Partner of the Year for the foundation's generosity in establishing the A. James Clark Scholars Program in the Penn State College of Engineering.

International workshop drives collaboration for US-Indian defense innovation

9/18/2023

Penn State, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, hosted the first of a series of workshops on August 29 — the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Academia and Startup Programming Partnership — designed to share best practices and foster defense innovation translation through academic collaboration and startups.

Novel approach to engineered cells may enable molecular medical imaging

9/18/2023

Lance Lian, associate professor of biomedical engineering and of biology at Penn State, led a team in developing a more efficient approach in engineering gas vesicles, tiny molecular structures that may be able to significantly improve medical imaging.

Media mention: ‘Rivers Are Losing Oxygen Faster Than Oceans — Wake Up Call’

9/14/2023

Li Li, Barry and Shirley Isett Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was quoted in an article by Newsweek. In the article, Li discusses her recent research that found rivers are warming and rapidly losing oxygen, which may lead to “acute death” in rivers across the southern regions of the U.S.

Rivers rapidly warming, losing oxygen; aquatic life may be at risk, study finds

9/14/2023

Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study, led by Li Li, Isett Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%.

Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

9/12/2023

Biological senses synergize to give a comprehensive understanding, particularly when individual signals are subtle. The collective sum of biological inputs can be greater than their individual contributions. Robots tend to follow more straightforward addition, but Penn State researchers have now harnessed the biological concept for application in artificial intelligence to develop the first artificial, multisensory integrated neuron.

How Penn State World Campus helps develop the work forces of the future

9/7/2023

This article originally appeared on Penn State News. The partnership between the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering program and aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is highlighted. A recent graduate discusses the opportunities the collaboration provided her.

Media mention: ‘Penn State scientists unlock the key to clean energy storage’

9/3/2023

Bert Chandler, professor of chemical engineering, led a team of researchers who discovered how and why hydrogen spillover occurs. He discusses these findings in an article by Interesting Engineering.

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

9/1/2023

Two faculty members from the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science — William E. Leonhard Chair Professor Madhavan Swaminathan and Emerita Evan Pugh Professor Mary Jane Irwin — received Technical Field Awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Striking gold with molecular mystery solution for potential clean energy

8/31/2023

With some luck and a lot of work, Chandler said, a Penn State-led research team has discovered how and why hydrogen spillover occurs and provided the first quantitative measurement of the process. They published their findings in Nature Catalysis.

Microplastics may increase riverbed sediment movement, erosion

8/30/2023

Microplastics impact how sand travels along riverbeds, suggesting microplastics could increase riverbed erosion, according to an international team of researchers. Roberto Fernández, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and project team member, said this could have effects on river habitats. The team’s findings were published in Nature’s Communications Earth & Environment.

Long-Qing Chen elected as 2023 member of the Academia Europaea

8/29/2023

Long-Qing Chen, Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and professor of engineering science and mechanics and of mathematics, has been elected as a foreign member of the Academia Europaea.

Penn State receives $3M grant to address insect biodiversity crisis

8/28/2023

A team of Penn State researchers has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to spearhead a new initiative to create novel monitoring systems for insect populations.

Media mention: ‘Researchers develop mussel-inspired coating that can extract rare earth elements’

8/25/2023

Research led by Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical and of biomedical engineering, was featured in an article by The Chemical Engineer, the member magazine of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.

DNA sequence of the human Y chromosome fully determined for first time

8/23/2023

Paul Medvedev, professor of computer science and engineering and of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Marta Tomaszkiewicz, assistant research professor of biomedical engineering, are co-authors on a paper that reveals the first full sequencing of the human sex chromosome.

One Health Microbiome Center's 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellows

8/22/2023

Sina Kherabadi, doctoral student in chemical engineering, was named an Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellow for the 2023-24 term. Kherabadi is advised by Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering.

Penn State to lead civilian STEM workforce development program for US Navy

8/22/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering and Applied Research Laboratory are partnering to launch a new workforce development program to prepare students for jobs as civilian engineers and scientists for the U.S. Navy. Funded with a five-year, $15.5 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, the Penn State Intern PipelinE LInks to Navy Engineering program — known as PIPELINE — aims to train and connect students to technical civilian careers in the Navy.

Sending a ‘We Are!’ to these Penn Staters

8/21/2023

Angela Lesko, education program associate in the College of Engineering, was highlighted as part of Penn State's regular "We Are!" feature.

Thicker, denser, better: New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries

8/16/2023

To improve battery performance and production, Penn State researchers and collaborators have developed a new fabrication approach that could make for more efficient batteries that maintain energy and power levels, resulting in more energy-efficient electric vehicles.

Engineering researcher joining Institutes of Energy and the Environment

8/15/2023

Derek Hall, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, is joining the Institutes of Energy and the Environment on Aug. 15. Hall’s research interests include electrochemical energy conversion systems, electrochemical sensors, and the study of liquid-solid interfaces.

Presidential Leadership Academy announces 2023 cohort of students

8/15/2023

Penn State’s Presidential Leadership Academy (PLA) has selected its new cohort of 30 second-year students. Six College of Engineering students are among the academy’s newest members.

World Campus grad raises age benchmark for students

8/12/2023

At 81 years young, Tom Scapillato earned a Master of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design online through Penn State World Campus in partnership with the College of Engineering.

Five engineering student teams honored in national airport design competition

8/11/2023

Five student teams from Penn State’s Engineering Leadership Development program in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation earned recognition in the 17th-annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs, sponsored by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program.

Vikash Gayah named interim director of Larson Transportation Institute

8/11/2023

Vikash Gayah, professor of civil engineering at Penn State, has been named interim director of the Penn State Larson Transportation Institute, effective Aug. 1.

Mussels inspire an eco-friendly way to extract critical rare earth elements

8/9/2023

Penn State researchers found inspiration under the sea: mussel stickiness. By mimicking this natural glue, the researchers developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating that has demonstrated the ability to recover rare earth elements from secondary sources such as industrial wastewater without using a high amount of energy.

Q&A: Carbon voyage

8/9/2023

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering received a $2 million grant from the Navy Decarbonization Research Consortium to study shipboard carbon capture and alternative fuel utilization. The project is summarized in a Q&A with Associate Professor Brian Fronk.

Media mention: ‘Congress, state Legislature grapple with how to regulate AI’

8/8/2023

Mehrdad Mahdavi, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, discusses the need for artificial intelligence regulation from lawmakers that also allows for innovation and advancement in an article from LancasterOnline.

Q&A: Xing Wang awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

8/8/2023

Xing Wang, assistant professor of nuclear engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was awarded a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy’s Distinguished Early Career Award. He was one of five early career faculty employed at a U.S. university to receive the honor, which also included $625,000 to fund a five-year research project related to nuclear energy.

Kathryn Jablokow elected to national society's board of governors

8/3/2023

Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering was elected to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Board of Governors for the 2023-26 term.

Mirror, mirror, who is the most efficient semiconductor of them all?

8/3/2023

This article originally appeared on Penn State News. It highlights work by researchers from Penn State’s Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform (2DCC-MIP) that may help speed development of 2D semiconductors. 2DCC-MIP is directed by Joan Redwing, professor of materials science and engineering and electrical engineering.

Setting a breathable standard: Q&A with architectural engineer William Bahnfleth

7/28/2023

Led by William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, the American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) approved Standard 241, which establishes minimum requirements for building owners, operators and professionals to improve indoor air quality and reduce the risk of disease transmission through infectious aerosols. Bahfleth explained the new standard in a Q&A.

Jon Schwantes named acting nuclear engineering department head

7/27/2023

Professor Jon Schwantes was named acting nuclear engineering department head, effective July 1. He steps into the acting role while Jean Paul Allain serves a two-year term as associate director for fusion energy sciences within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Science.

Q&A: The neurology of slumbering whiskers

7/27/2023

Penn State researchers published a paper in Communications Biology finding that sleep-related changes to blood flow in the brains of neonatal mice far outweigh any caused by sensory stirrings.

Farshad Rajabipour named interim head of civil and environmental engineering

7/25/2023

Professor Farshad Rajabipour has been named interim head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, effective July 1. Rajabipour assumes leadership of the department following the appointment of Patrick Fox as dean of engineering at Ohio University.

New approach to fuel cell manufacturing could reduce cost, increase availability

7/25/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers developed a potentially promising approach to make fuel cells more affordable. The new method reduces the amount of platinum-group metal (PGM) loadings by replicating a process used in computer chip manufacturing.

Stretchy integrated electronics may be possible with sandwiched semiconductor

7/23/2023

An international team led by Penn State reserachers developed an approach to improve the mechanical stretchability of n-type semiconductors, which could lead to the advent of truly elastic electronic systems.

NIH grant to facilitate high-speed bioprinting of bones, tracheas, organs

7/20/2023

The National Institute of Health awarded over $2 million to a team led by Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics, of biomedical engineering and of neurosurgery at Penn State, to quickly and efficiently bioprint human tissues at scale.

3D-concrete-printed, affordable housing focus of Penn State, HUD event

7/17/2023

Several representatives from the regional office for the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department attended a public event hosted by Penn State on May 3 to discuss innovations around 3D concrete printing and the potential to alleviate strains in the housing market.

Bob Darrah named senior director of development for College of Engineering

7/17/2023

Bob Darrah has been named the senior director of development for Penn State’s College of Engineering, effective July 31.

Media mention: ‘Here’s what worries engineers the most about U.S. infrastructure’

7/17/2023

Christine J. Kirchoff, associate professor and associate director of law, policy and engineering and associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, shared her perspectives with National Geographic on the dire state of the nation’s infrastructure.

Penn State announces faculty recipients of 2023-24 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards

7/17/2023

Two faculty in the Penn State College of Engineering have received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

Top Penn State student teams reach final phase of Nittany AI Challenge

7/17/2023

Nine Penn State student teams are gaining hands-on experience as they work to use artificial intelligence (AI) for good to solve real-world problems in the areas of health, environment, education and humanitarianism in the 2023?Nittany AI Challenge.

EnvironMentors recognized at competition while building STEM skills for future

7/14/2023

The Penn State chapter of the EnvironMentors had a successful showing at the 2023 EnvironMentors National Science Fair and Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Five high school students received awards, including the first-place prize, third-place prize, the Environmental Justice Award and the Public Health Award. Several program mentors are affiliated with the College of Engineering.

Computer science student named College of Engineering student marshal

7/13/2023

Marshall Hart has been named the College of Engineering student marshal for Penn State's summer 2023 commencement ceremony, to be held on Aug. 12.

Penn State joins DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities program

7/13/2023

Penn State’s Radiation Science and Engineering Center has joined the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) as a partner institution, which offers nuclear energy researchers access to facilities, expertise and other nuclear research-related assistance.

Symposium to feature student research on climate science and solutions

7/13/2023

Penn State’s Climate Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates program and the Drawdown Scholars program are hosting their final poster symposium from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, in the Steidle Building Atrium on the University Park campus.

Search launched for new dean of the Penn State College of Engineering

7/11/2023

Penn State has launched a national search for the next Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of the College of Engineering. Tracy Langkilde, dean of the Eberly College of Science, will chair the search committee.?

Workshop fosters partnerships to position U.S. as leader in semiconductors

7/11/2023

When President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act on Aug. 9, 2022, to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of semiconductors, Penn State took action. The University created the Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Hub (MASH) with other academic partners, industry and state governments to lead and leverage the cumulative expertise in this area.

Engineering graduate student selected as ‘rising star’ in cyber-physical systems

7/10/2023

Zahra Ghorbani, an architectural engineering doctoral candidate, was one of 34 people selected nationally to participate in the 2023 Cyber-Physical Systems Rising Stars Workshop, held in May at the University of Virginia and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Several Penn State labs receive UN-endorsed sustainability certification

7/10/2023

Fifteen Penn State research labs have earned My Green Lab certifications at one of the three highest levels available: gold, platinum or green. The certification is recognized by the United Nations as a key measure toward the goal of a zero-carbon future.

Beyond buildings: Architectural engineers work to preserve heritage

7/7/2023

Joe Kallas, a doctoral candidate in the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering, led an emergency mission to document historic structures damaged in an explosion in Beirut in 2020. He has now partnered with Rebecca Napolitano, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, to present the Beirut blast as a case study demonstrating how image-based 3D modeling can serve as a prioritization tool to inform disaster recovery decision making in the Journal of Cultural Heritage.

Nittany AI Alliance assists with streamlining Penn State application process

7/7/2023

Penn State students working with the Nittany AI Alliance, including a team from the College of Engineering, are sparking innovation at the University by exploring how artificial intelligence can help simplify the application and transfer process.

Mechanical engineering doctoral student named 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellow

7/6/2023

Jennifer Colborn, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Penn State, has been selected to receive the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year.

Penn State named partner in Northeast University Semiconductor Network

7/6/2023

Penn State was named one of 21 founding member institutions of Micron Technology’s newly formed Northeast University Semiconductor Network, established to prepare the next generation of the U.S. semiconductor industry’s workforce.

Soft tissue restoration, blood vessel formation focus of $3M grant

7/6/2023

The ability to regenerate and pattern blood vessels, the literal lifelines extending deep into soft tissues, remains an elusive milestone in regenerative medicine. Known as tissue revascularization, stimulating blood vessel growth and pattern formation in damaged or diseased tissues could accelerate the field of regenerative medicine, according to Penn State researchers.

Penn State takes first in topographic mapping at national surveying championship

7/5/2023

A group of Penn State civil engineering students took first in the topographic mapping category of the American Society of Civil Engineers Surveying Competition Finals, sponsored by the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute.

Engineering science graduate student receives national fellowship

7/3/2023

Lauren Katch, a doctoral student in the Penn State College of Engineering’s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, recently received a one-year, $20,000 fellowship from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023

6/30/2023

Non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023, include more than 20 engineering faculty members.

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces its 2023 fellowship, scholarship winners

6/29/2023

Fourteen graduate students from Penn State have been awarded research fellowships from the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, including three from the College of Engineering.

Anthony Atchley retires after more than 25 years of impact at Penn State

6/28/2023

After more than 25 years as a leader in the Penn State College of Engineering, including the past year as acting and then interim dean, Anthony Atchley will retire as professor emeritus of acoustics on June 30.

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Auckland

6/28/2023

Penn State and the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently announced the awarded grants of the second round of the Collaboration Program, a jointly financed seed program with the aim to collaborate on research and education projects. Kaleigh Yost, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, received funding.

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Monash University

6/28/2023

Penn State and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, announced the awarded grants of the third round of the Collaboration Program, which included funding awarded to Laura Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, and Tong Qiu, professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Penn State rises 10 places in 2024 QS World University Rankings

6/28/2023

Story summary (1-2 sentences; appears as the blurb in Penn State News/COE News and used in social): Penn State ranked No. 83 in the world — a jump of 10 positions from No. 93 last year — in the recently released 2024 QS World University Rankings, placing the University in the top 6% worldwide among the 1,500 institutions ranked by QS.

Ezgi Toraman named to Chemical & Engineering News’ ‘Talented 12’ list

6/26/2023

Ezgi Toraman, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State, is one of 12 early-career scientists named to Chemical & Engineering News’ (C&EN) 2023 “Talented 12” list that highlights early-career researchers in the chemical sciences who are tackling difficult global problems.

Follow the leader: Researchers identify mechanism of cancer invasion

6/26/2023

A Penn State-led research team identified a molecular marker to predict the invasiveness of a cancerous tumor and how the cells may invade elsewhere in the body.

Q&A: A conversation with three experts on engineering education research

6/26/2023

Three Penn State engineering faculty members co-authored book chapters in the recently published International Handbook of Engineering Education Research, a comprehensive overview of research on engineering education and its practical applications to teaching and learning in the classroom.

Three Penn State professors invited to exhibit work at Venice Architecture Biennale

6/26/2023

Three Penn State faculty members are among the 89 architects and architectural firms from around the world that were invited to display their work as part of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy from May 20 through Nov. 26.

William Bahnfleth honored with international society service award

6/26/2023

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, received the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award from ASHRAE, formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, on June 24 at the society’s annual conference in Tampa, Florida.

Judith Todd named honorary member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

6/23/2023

Judith Todd, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, has been named an honorary member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Media mention: ‘AI In Biomanufacturing: From Protein Prediction To Fashion Design’

6/23/2023

Melik Demirel, Lloyd and Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies, wrote an article for Forbes that focused on using artificial intelligence to make biomanufacturing more efficient.

Stephen Lynch receives achievement award from international mechanical engineering society

6/23/2023

Stephen Lynch, associate professor of mechanical engineering, received the George Westinghouse Silver Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Berks engineering students develop escape room puzzles for cornerstone project

6/21/2023

First-year engineering students at Penn State Berks put their problem-solving skills to the test when they were tasked with designing and constructing escape room puzzles for their engineering design introductory course.

Media mention: ‘NASA: Challenge drives students to develop moon-friendly portable microwave system’

6/21/2023

Interesting Engineering published an article about the student team developing a portable microwave system for lunar construction applications in NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.

3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

6/20/2023

A team that includes Penn State researchers recently 3D printed a turbine component with ceramics, which are more heat tolerant than the conventional metals. The resulting component has complex internal cooling features that enable it to withstand higher temperatures and, as a result, increase fuel efficiency.

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards Big Ideas Grants to five projects

6/20/2023

The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence awarded more than $212,000 to advance five interdisciplinary research projects as part of its Big Ideas Grant program.

Penn State researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load

6/20/2023

A Penn State research team has developed a time and cost-efficient digital assay that can directly measure the presence of HIV in single drop of blood. It's the first step in producing a clinical diagnostic tool that can help physicians understand how patients are responding to anti-viral medications and monitor potential progression.

Media mention: ‘The New War on Bad Air’

6/17/2023

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering, was quoted in an article in The New York Times on building ventilation as it pertains to public health generally and infectious disease in particular.

Daniel Cortes receives inaugural ASME bioengineering team science medal

6/15/2023

Daniel Cortes, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, is a member of the research team that received the inaugural Edward Grood Interdisciplinary Team Science Medal in Bioengineering from the bioengineering division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Penn State researchers use ultrasound to control orientation of small particles

6/15/2023

Using ultrasound technology and a nozzle, Penn State researchers have separated, controlled and ejected different particles based on their shape and various properties.

Media mention: ‘Midwesterners are seeing smoke again, NY is next: How you can prepare your home’

6/14/2023

William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, was quoted in an article on how to prepare homes for poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke.

Enrique Gomez named interim engineering associate dean for equity and inclusion

6/13/2023

Enrique Gomez, professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering and of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has been appointed the interim associate dean for equity and inclusion for the College of Engineering, effective July 1.

College of Engineering recognizes 2023 Early Career Award recipients

6/12/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering will recognize 10 alumni with the Early Career Award for their achievements and demonstrated commitment to their professions, communities and Penn State at a ceremony on June 16 at University Park.

NASA-funded student team builds microwave system to smelt metal on the moon

6/12/2023

A team of undergraduate students in Penn State’s Student Space Programs Laboratory, housed in the College of Engineering’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was one of seven university teams selected to receive funding from NASA to build a prototype in the BIG Idea Challenge. Penn State received $130,000 to develop a microwave system that can smelt metal on the moon.

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023

6/12/2023

Tenured and tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023, include more than 25 engineering faculty members.

$3M grant to aid researchers testing pregnancy weight-management platform 

6/7/2023

A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will support testing of the Healthy Mom Zone, a personalized intervention designed to help pregnant women with high BMI stay within healthy weight-gain ranges.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

6/6/2023

Carter Paprocki, a second-year doctoral student in acoustics at Penn State, was named the recipient of the Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering. Administered by the South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation in conjunction with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Energy, the fellowship includes four years of full tuition and stipend funding and a job at a U.S. Naval nuclear laboratory after graduation.

Sending a ‘We Are’ to these Penn Staters

6/6/2023

Lisa Petrine, administrative support assistant for undergraduate education, was one of nine Penn Staters recognized for going above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

Amir Sheikhi honored with ‘Young Innovator’ award

6/5/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, was honored with the Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award at the Terasaki Innovation Summit, held March 8-10 in Los Angeles.

Media mention: ‘Elon Musk’s brain implant company is approved for human testing. How alarmed should we be?’

6/4/2023

Laura Y. Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics and of philosophy and the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics at Penn State, was quoted in an article by The Guardian.

Penn State mechanical engineering student Ian Rivera earns Astronaut Scholarship

6/2/2023

Ian Rivera, a third-year Millennium Scholar from Caguas, Puerto Rico, majoring in mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has earned a 2023 Astronaut Scholarship.

Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellows announced

6/1/2023

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program announced six new 2023-24 fellows from Penn State, including two from the College of Engineering.

Mary Frecker receives American Society of Mechanical Engineers mentorship award

6/1/2023

Mary Frecker, department head and professor of mechanical engineering, Riess Chair of Engineering and director of the Penn State Center for Biodevices, received the 2023 McDonald Mentoring Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Newborn baby inspires sensor design that simulates human touch

6/1/2023

Led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, a team of researchers has developed a sensor capable of detecting subtle pulses, operating robotic limbs, and creating ultrahigh-resolution scales.

Penn State engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs

5/31/2023

Penn State researchers have developed a low-cost, RNA-based technology to detect and measure biomarkers, which can help decode the body’s physiology. The presence of protein biomarkers can indicate chronic or acute conditions, from arthritis to cancer to bacterial infections, for which conventional tests can cost anywhere from $100 to upwards of $1,000. The new technology can perform the same measurement for about a dollar.

Registration open for architectural lighting design summer camp

5/31/2023

The Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering and Project CANDLE, which stands for Creating an Alliance to Nurture Design in Lighting Education, have joined up to host Camp CANDLE. The four-night overnight camp at University Park will take place July 4–7 for high school students interested in architectural lighting.

Researchers developing smart ring for health care and extended reality 

5/31/2023

A team of researchers in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science aims to enable health care and extended reality — which encompasses virtual, augmented and mixed reality — with their smart sensing ring, OmniRing.

Media Mention: ‘Impact, visibility and connection: Dr Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat talks open access publishing with IOP Publishing’

5/30/2023

Ibrahim Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics and of biomedical engineering, discusses his latest findings and open access publishing in a Q&A with IOP Publishing, the publishing arm of the institute of physics.

Elana and Robert Messina Honors Scholarship established for Schreyer Scholars

5/26/2023

A newly endowed scholarship will support Penn State Schreyer Honors College Scholars in the College of Engineering and the Smeal College of Business. A pledge from Scholar alumna Elana Messina and her husband, Robert Messina, an electrical engineering alumus, created the scholarship named in their honor.

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, post-conference program

5/25/2023

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, has been selected to attend the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and the Baden-Württemberg Post Conference Programme 2023.

Media mention: ‘What Will It Take to Charge Electric Vehicles Faster?’

5/24/2023

Christopher Rahn, J. Lee Everett professor of mechanical engineering, is quoted in a Smithsonian Magazine article about electric vehicles, range anxiety and the technology needed to improve EV charge times.

Media mention: ‘AI in the Sky’

5/23/2023

Chaopeng Shen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was featured in a PennStater article about his research in artificial intelligence.

Spring 2023 capstone project showcase winners announced

5/23/2023

The winners from Penn State Learning Factory’s in-person and virtual end-of-semester showcase have been named. The showcase is for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects.

New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

5/18/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers examined the link between fossil fuel reduction and air quality by exploring almost 30,000 simulated future scenarios. They found that some climate mitigation efforts could lead to harmful health impacts in certain geographic areas.

Madhavan Swaminathan and Doug Werner named international AI association fellows

5/17/2023

Penn State Professors Madhavan Swaminathan and Doug Werner were selected as 2023 fellows by the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association.

New program launches STEM majors into patent law career path

5/17/2023

A new program, known as the Patent Agent Career Pathway, is launching this summer to expose Penn State STEM majors to a nontraditional career path in patent practice. The program is for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students seeking to learn about patent law and explore the possibility of taking the patent bar exam, which does not require a law degree, to become a patent agent.

Penn State partners on $25M nuclear forensics consortium

5/17/2023

Penn State researchers will join a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities to research areas related to nuclear forensics, an integral component of nuclear security within the United States.

Jean Paul Allain to lead DOE Fusion Energy Sciences program

5/16/2023

Jean Paul Allain, head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, has been appointed to a two-year term as associate director for fusion energy sciences (FES) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science.

Low-cost, waterproof sensors may create new health-monitoring possibilities

5/16/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible, affordable, waterproof and wearable sensor to monitor multiple vital signals.

Media mention: ‘Are EVs Fair for Everyone? Surprising Lack of Research Raises Questions’

5/16/2023

Wei Peng, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of international affairs, was featured in a Tech Times article about the equity implications of electric vehicles.

Penn State and onsemi partner to boost silicon carbide research in the U.S.

5/16/2023

Penn State and onsemi have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding toward an $8 million strategic collaboration that includes the establishment of the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute. Over the next 10 years, onsemi will fund SiC3 with $800,000 per year.

Penn State partners on $20M AI Institute for Societal Decision Making

5/15/2023

Funded with a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the new AI Institute for Societal Decision Making will improve the response to societal challenges such as disaster management and public health by creating human-centric AI tools to assist with critical decisions. Christopher Dancy, the Harold and Inge Marcus Industrial and Manufacturing Career Development Associate Professor in the Penn State College of Engineering, will lead one of the research thrusts of the institute.

Engineering graduate students named finalists at Microsoft Imagine Cup

5/12/2023

A group of Penn State computer science graduate students received international attention in March when they were declared world finalists at the Microsoft Imagine Cup, where students across the globe compete to create software applications to solve technical challenges.

Engineering undergraduate awarded Department of Energy scholarship

5/12/2023

Scout Bucks, fourth-year undergraduate student studying nuclear engineering and mechanical engineering, received a $10,000 scholarship through the Department of Energy University Nuclear Leadership Program.

More research is needed to spread the benefits of electric vehicles equitably

5/12/2023

Electric vehicles, or EVs, promise to reduce carbon emissions and serve as a tool to help mitigate climate change, but a team of Penn State researchers report there has been little research to determine how equitable the benefits of EVs are and, in fact, whether the technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations.

Annual substance use conference examines stigma, opioid crisis

5/10/2023

The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus.

Penn State students recognized at American Nuclear Society Student Conference

5/10/2023

Penn State nuclear engineering students took home four best presentation and poster awards from the American Nuclear Society Student Conference at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in April.

Penn State students win overall at civil engineering symposium

5/8/2023

Penn State civil engineering students placed first overall for the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Mid-Atlantic West Symposium, with multiple Penn State teams placing in several categories.

Claris Design+Build establishes architectural engineering professorship

5/4/2023

Architectural engineering alumnus Phil Clark and his company, Claris Design+Build, are establishing the Claris Construction Early Career Professorship in Architectural Engineering at Penn State.

Engineering community mourns death of alumnus Peter Dal Pezzo

5/4/2023

The University and the Penn State College of Engineering community are mourning the loss of industrial engineering alumnus and benefactor Peter R. Dal Pezzo, who died on March 28 in La Jolla, California.

Tonya Peeples named interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering

5/4/2023

Tonya Peeples, senior associate dean and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been appointed as the interim Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, effective July 1. Peeples will succeed Anthony Atchley in the role, following his retirement at the end of June.

Multidisciplinary studio course reaches new collaborative heights

5/3/2023

The CoLab, an upper-level architecture, architectural engineering and landscape architecture studio course, combines six disciplines in one studio experience where students learn from industry professionals.

Penn State researchers support Social Science Advocacy Day

5/3/2023

Penn State researchers recently participated in Social Science Advocacy Day, held in Washington, D.C., by the Consortium of Social Science Associations.

Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams

5/2/2023

Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023. This includes more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.

Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions

5/2/2023

A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions.

Students earn digital badge for sustainability-focused activities in new program

5/1/2023

In 2015, the United Nations member states adopted a series of 17 Sustainable Development Goals to address global challenges, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. A new program in the Penn State College of Engineering seeks to highlight the SDGs by offering digital micro-credential badges to students who complete related coursework and extracurricular activities.

Scarlett Miller selected as Administrative Fellow for 2023-2024

4/28/2023

The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to leadership in the academic community. Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design, of industrial engineering and of mechanical engineering, was named one of three Fellows for the 2023-24 year.

Inaugural recipient of engineering career development professorship named

4/27/2023

Greg Pavlak, assistant professor of architectural engineering in Penn State’s College of Engineering (AE), was named the first recipient of the Gifford H. Albright Career Development Professorship in Architectural Engineering, established in honor of the first head of the AE department.

Media mention: ‘Biological Clocks Have Been 'Rewired' to Increase Lifespan by 80 Percent’

4/27/2023

Howard Salis, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, of chemical engineering, and of biomedical engineering, offered perspective on a University of California study focused on cellular aging.

Schreyer Honors College announces 2023 student and faculty award winners

4/27/2023

Seven Schreyer Scholars and two Penn State faculty members have been selected as recipients of Schreyer Honors College awards for the 2022-23 academic year.

Berks students take first place in Women in Engineering Design Competition

4/26/2023

Penn State Berks students Lillie Mohn, a mechanical engineering major, and Jenicy Strong, a computer engineering major, took first place in the fourth Women in Engineering Design Competition at Penn State Altoona.

Winners announced for 15th annual Competition Materials Visualization

4/26/2023

The winners of the 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition, a scientific visual and artistic competition sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State, have been announced.

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

4/25/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering has named its student marshals for the spring 2023 commencement ceremony. One student is selected to represent each of the 14 majors associated with the college and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

Justin Schwartz named Penn State’s executive vice president and provost

4/23/2023

Justin Schwartz has been named Penn State’s permanent executive vice president and provost, effective May 1.

Media mention: ‘Biomanufacturing: Present And Future’

4/20/2023

Melik Demirel, Lloyd and Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies, wrote an article that appeared on Forbes.

Cities can benefit from complex supply chains, Penn State researchers find

4/18/2023

Inspired by complex ecosystems, Penn State researchers developed an algorithm to study the benefits of complexity in city supply chains.

First rapid test for mpox developed, tech adaptable for other emerging diseases

4/18/2023

The first rapid test for mpox, more commonly known as monkeypox, has been developed by a team of researchers led by Penn State.

Improved, self-healing medical sensor responds to temperature, adapts to skin

4/18/2023

A team led by a Penn State researcher has developed a medical sensor that can transform from rigid to soft to accommodate changing structural needs and can heal its own normal wear and tear.

Cunjiang Yu honored with young investigator award

4/14/2023

Cunjiang Yu, the Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Applied Mechanics Division to receive the 2023 Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award.

Engineering the next generation of leaders

4/14/2023

Penn State hosted a Clark Scholars gathering for the Northeast region in March. The Clark Scholars are undergraduate engineering students from universities across the Northeast who are part of the A. James Clark Scholars Program.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

4/14/2023

Jean Paul Allain, department head and Huck Chair Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, was named this year’s recipient of the Institutes of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Fusion Technology Award, presented by the Fusion Technology Committee.

Christine Kirchhoff to collaborate on $5.6M climate resiliency grant

4/12/2023

Christine Kirchhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and of law, policy and engineering at Penn State, will serve as a co-principal investigator on a $5.6 million grant to develop adaptation pathways for island communities vulnerable to rising sea-levels.

Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

4/12/2023

For mere dollars, a Penn State-led international collaboration has fabricated a self-powered, standalone sensor system capable of monitoring gas molecules in the environment or in human breath. The system combines nanogenerators with micro-supercapacitors to harvest and story energy generated by human movement.

Engineering graduate students earn prizes at 2023 Graduate Exhibition

4/11/2023

Seven Penn State engineering graduate students earned first-, second- or third-place prizes at the 2023 Graduate Exhibition, held March 20-24 on the University Park campus and online.

Gary Gray receives 2023 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching

4/11/2023

Gary L. Gray, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, is a recipient of the 2023 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Neuron movements caused by push, pull of motor proteins, study finds

4/11/2023

A Penn State-led team of researchers investigated how three classes of one type of motor protein, known as kinesins, engage with another type of motor, dynein, during cargo transport. Their discoveries, published in eLife, can help scientists better understand the normal cargo transport process, and, in future work, inform how it is disrupted in the case of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Richard Mistrick named recipient of 2023 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award

4/11/2023

Richard Mistrick, associate professor and chief curricular officer of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has received the 2023 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award.

Ryan Solnosky receives 2023 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

4/11/2023

Ryan Solnosky, associate teaching professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2023 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award.

Sending a 'We Are' to these Penn Staters

4/11/2023

Christian Pester, Thomas K. Hepler Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering, was nine Penn Staters recognized for going above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

App to prevent allergy attacks wins first place in IdeaMakers Challenge

4/10/2023

An app that can help prevent allergy attacks when ordering meals from restaurants was the winning idea in the 2023 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge, held March 22 during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.

Fish-inspired, compliant power sources may help power space applications 

4/10/2023

A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to develop a framework for the design and production of soft, self-charging, bio-inspired power sources for applications in space.

Penn State Global announces 2022-23 faculty, staff, student awards

4/7/2023

Madhura Patil, a fourth-year industrial engineering student and president of the Penn State Chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, was among the 2022-23 Penn State Global Programs award recipients.

Electrical engineering honors society chapter earns national recognition

4/6/2023

Penn State’s Epsilon Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, the student honors society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was selected to receive the 2021-22 Outstanding Chapter Award.

Mechanical engineering graduate student recognized with outstanding teaching award

4/6/2023

Penn State has announced that 10 graduate students have been selected as recipients of the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award. One of the recipients was Ankit Saxena, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering.

Penn State team to participate in NASA's Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project

4/6/2023

A team co-led by the Penn State Student Space Programs Lab has been selected as one of 70 teams to participate in the 2023-24 Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project, co-sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Seven graduate students recognized with University awards

4/6/2023

Forty Penn State graduate students, seven of whom are students in the College of Engineering, were named recipients of Penn State’s annual graduate student awards, administered by the Graduate School in collaboration with several Penn State units.

Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

4/6/2023

With 40 years of data from 580 U.S. rivers, Penn State researchers used a deep learning model to find out if sunlight, temperature or stream flow is the main driver of dissolved oxygen concentrations.

Two engineering graduate students honored with Alumni Association Dissertation Award

4/6/2023

Thirteen graduate students received the Alumni Association Dissertation Award, one of the most prestigious awards given to doctoral candidates at the University, including two from the College of Engineering.

Schreyer Honors College announces 2023 Alumni Award recipients

3/31/2023

Penn State College of Engineering and Schreyer Honors College alumna Hallie Murray was among the honorees at the 2023 Scholar Alumni Awards ceremony. She was recognized on March 24 at a luncheon held at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.

Climate-related projects awarded seed grant funding through RISE support

3/30/2023

Two climate-related projects received seed grant funding through high-performance computing support and consultation. Chris Gorski, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Jonathan Boualavong, doctoral student in environmental engineering, were among the recipients.

Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays 

3/30/2023

A Penn State-led team has discovered a new physical mechanism explaining naturally occurring X-rays associated with lightning activity in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Mechanical engineering undergraduate wins global society poster competition

3/30/2023

Caleb Fronk, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Penn State, won first prize in the undergraduate poster competition at TMS 2023 in San Diego.

The Learning Factory to host engineering showcase in person and virtually

3/30/2023

The Penn State Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects with both in-person and virtual formats.??

The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State

3/29/2023

The? Penn State Microbiome Center, in coordination with the lab of David Koslicki, associate professor of computer science and engineering and of biology and a co-hire of the Huck Institute of the Life Sciences at Penn State, is offering access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes to all Penn State faculty, staff and students for free.

Biomedical engineering researchers receive best paper runner-up award

3/28/2023

A team of Penn State biomedical engineering researchers recently received a best paper runner-up award for their paper in IEEE Sensors Letters, one of 18 journals published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Eye tracking during building inspections provides insight on how experts think

3/28/2023

After a building failure due to natural disasters or poor structural design, safety inspectors must enter a structure to assess the damage before occupants can return. Researchers in the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering studied how building inspectors make their safety assessments by analyzing their gaze patterns with eye-tracking software.

Registration opens for electrical engineering and computer science summer camps

3/28/2023

The Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science’s summer camps are back for another year of in-person, hands-on learning! Both camps are geared toward girls but open to participants of all identities.

Workshop to explore artificial intelligence, machine learning for industry

3/28/2023

Penn State experts and Pennsylvania industry leaders are invited to attend a workshop on April 19 to explore opportunities for bringing innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to the marketplace.

Dipanjan Pan elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society

3/27/2023

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) inducted Penn State engineer Dipanjan Pan to its College of Fellows on March 27 in Washington, D.C.

Electrical engineering student’s contributions highlighted by NASA

3/27/2023

Veena Sreekantamurthy, an electrical engineering master’s student, spent the summer interning in NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project (SIP). A journal published by NASA highlighted the contributions made by Sreekantamurthy and other SIP interns.

Penn State celebrates new Engineering Design and Innovation Building

3/27/2023

The College of Engineering celebrated the construction of the new Engineering Design and Innovation Building at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Feb. 24. The Penn State Board of Trustees-approved project was supported predominantly by funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and philanthropy.

Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program

3/27/2023

Dipanjan Pan, Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of nuclear engineering and of materials science and engineering at Penn State, will serve as a co-investigator on a $46 DARPA consortium to develop artificial blood.

Five student startups win funding in Inc.U Competition

3/24/2023

Undergraduate students from the College of Engineering at Penn State were among the winners of the 2023 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition.

New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization

3/24/2023

Measuring temperature and nitrogen levels in soil is important for agriculture systems but detecting them apart from one another is difficult to do. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, led researchers in the development of a multi-parameter sensor that can effectively decouple temperature and nitrogen signals so that each can be measured accurately. The results were recently published by Advanced Materials.

Registration open for intrapreneurship conference

3/24/2023

The Penn State School of Engineering Design and Innovation’s Engineering Entrepreneurship program will host the “Conference on Intrapreneurship : Employees as Changemakers” on May 11 in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College.

Penn State Smeal, engineering students collaborate to excel in case competition

3/23/2023

A unique collaboration between a student from the Penn State Smeal College of Business and a student from the College of Engineering’s Engineering Leadership Development Program produced a successful result in the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition.

2023 University-wide student awards announced for Penn State

3/22/2023

Sydney Gibbard, a fourth-year student majoring in biomedical engineering at Penn State, was awarded this year’s Eric A. Walker Award by the University.

Gibbard named recipient of 2023 Eric A. Walker Award

3/22/2023

Sydney Gibbard, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.

Mechanical engineering takes steps to prepare students for modern job market

3/22/2023

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers published an article highlighting the importance of leadership skills for engineering students. The article mentions the skill building resources available to Penn State students through the department of mechanical engineering.

Online engineering degrees help students and alumni find career success

3/22/2023

Penn State World Campus highlighting online engineering degrees as part of the celebration of its 25th anniversary

Christos Argyropoulos receives international electrodynamics award

3/21/2023

Christos Argyropoulos, Penn State associate professor of electrical engineering and associate research professor in the Applied Research Laboratory, is the recipient of the 2023 European Association on Antennas and Propagation Leopold B. Felsen Award for Excellence in Electrodynamics.

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

3/21/2023

The Penn State student chapter of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) won the bid to host the 2024 ANS student conference at University Park. The conference is scheduled for April 4-6 of next year and will have the theme of “Keystone of Tomorrow.”

Penn State students place second in international systems engineering competition

3/20/2023

A Penn State team placed second in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)-Society for Health Systems FlexSim Student Simulation Competition.

NSF grant funds the development of construction robotics training

3/17/2023

Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering, will use a three-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop a virtual-reality based training environment for working with construction robots.

Penn State team awarded National Science Foundation I-Corps grant

3/16/2023

A trio of Penn State researchers were selected for the National Science Foundation’s National I-Corps Program to offer a foundry service for manufacturing sensors and integrated circuits made of two-dimensional materials for use in a variety of industries, including Internet of Things applications, food processing, pharmaceutical and various defense needs.

Student capstone project highlighted by industry consulting company

3/16/2023

Hannah Luben, who graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 2021, had her senior capstone project featured in a story by Lab Midwest, an education consulting company.

$26M START Lab expansion to advance sustainable power and propulsion

3/15/2023

Pratt & Whitney, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab (DOE-NETL) and Penn State have joined together in a project involves a $26 million commitment to support the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine Lab in both expanding the existing capabilities, as well as adding a new, two-stage turbine rig referred to as START+ at University Park.

Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

3/15/2023

A $26 million commitment from Pratt & Whitney, the Federal Aviation Administration the DOE-NETL and Penn State will support the expansion of the START Lab and the creation of START+. START Lab Director and Penn State Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karen Thole answered a few questions about gas turbine technologies, the START Lab and the upcoming expansion.

Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound

3/15/2023

Jacques Rivière, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and of acoustics, received a five-year, $750,000 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the use of ultrasound sensors to image lab-based earthquakes and better understand the precursory events that lead to them.

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli

3/10/2023

Sri-Rajasekhar "Raj" Kothapalli, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, earned a five year, $528,667 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Smart and scalable approaches for developing multimodal optical and acoustic imaging technologies.”  

Aerospace engineering student wins international technical paper competition

3/10/2023

Jessica Beyer, a graduate student of aerospace engineering at Penn State, is the overall winner of the Vertical Flight Society’s (VFS) Robert L. Lichten Award. She will be recognized at the Grand Awards Breakfast during the society’s 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display in West Palm Beach, Fla. on May 18.

Jacqueline O'Connor wins international award from Combustion Institute

3/10/2023

Jacqueline O'Connor, associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach at Penn State, is a recipient of The Combustion Institute’s 2023 Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award.

Leonhard Center speaking contest showcases students’ communication skills

3/10/2023

The Penn State College of Engineering’s Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education held its biannual speaking contest on Feb. 7, showcasing students’ skills in translating technical knowledge into engaging presentations.

Media mention: ‘New pancake-sized flat metalens is powerful enough to image the moon’?

3/10/2023

Research led by Xingjie Ni, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Penn State, to develop the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope was featured by Interesting Engineering.

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Social Science Research Institute introduces faculty fellows for 2023-24

3/10/2023

Nina Lauharatanahirum, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of biobehavioral health, was selected as a faculty fellow by the Social Science Research Institute.

Eleven alumni to receive College of Engineering's highest honor

3/8/2023

Eleven Penn State engineering graduates have been selected to receive the College of Engineering’s Outstanding Engineering Alumni Awards. The ceremony will take place on March 13 at The Penn Stater.

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound

3/8/2023

With a four-year, $2,276,850 National Institutes of Health grant, Penn State researchers aim to create a completely non-invasive, tunable method for treating tendinopathies with focused ultrasound.

Media mention: Flood, drought analysis: Impact reduction is effective – but fails in unprecedented events

3/8/2023

The European Commission published an article sharing the results of a study to which Alfonso Mejia, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, contributed. 

Research papers by Larry Cheng featured on journal covers

3/8/2023

Research papers authored by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, were recently featured on two journal covers.

A Spotlight on Women in Engineering

3/7/2023

Alumni and students of Penn State’s graduate engineering programs shared insights into why they wanted to pursue an advanced degree.

Berks LaunchBox co-working companies celebrate major milestones

3/7/2023

Two Penn State Berks LaunchBox co-working companies are celebrating major milestones for their startups this week.

3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant

3/6/2023

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Texas at Austin have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's LEAP-HI program to tackle the challenge of designing and 3D printing smart devices using multiple materials.

Alliance works to keep America prepared for nuclear incidents

3/6/2023

The average person does not spend their time imagining a nuclear device going off in an American city, because it meets the very definition of “unthinkable.” But the Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter University Research Alliance, led by Penn State, focuses on just that.

Electrical engineering alumna delivers keynote at TEDxPSU event

3/6/2023

Renee Frohnert, Penn State electrical engineering alumna, was an invited speaker at the TEDxPSU annual conference on Feb. 12 in Schwab Auditorium.

Five engineers recognized with NSF early career awards

3/6/2023

Five faculty members in Penn State’s College of Engineering were recognized with National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards. Each project ranges in duration from three and a half to five years, funded by grants worth roughly $500,000.

Graduate students win best paper awards at international acoustics conference

3/6/2023

Four Penn State graduate students received best paper awards at recent meetings of the Acoustical Society of America.

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Aida Ebrahimi

3/3/2023

Aida Ebrahimi, Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $500,000 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Tunable Graphene Microdevices for Multiplexed Detection of Biomolecules Beyond Diffusion Limit.”

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Christopher Dancy

3/3/2023

Christopher Dancy, Harold and Inge Marcus Industrial and Manufacturing Career Development Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and of Computer Science and Engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $581,257 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “SocioCulturally Competent Agents to Study and Improve Human-AI Interaction.”?

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Linxiao Zhu

3/3/2023

Linxiao Zhu, John J. and Jean M. Brennan Clean Energy Early Career Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, earned a five year, $556,384 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Probing and Understanding Nonreciprocal and Topological Radiative Heat Transport in Many-body Magnetized Systems.”

2023 NSF CAREER Award: Syed Rafiul Hussain

3/3/2023

Syed Rafiul Hussain, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, earned a five-year, $557,183 NSF CAREER Award for a project titled “Principled approaches to securing next-generation cellular networks.”

Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation

3/3/2023

Penn State College of Engineering researchers have used a strategic design approach called the topology optimization method to design metasurfaces that control surface waves.

Humans play role in reactions that impact indoor air quality, research finds

3/3/2023

A team that includes Penn State researchers examined the impact of human presence on indoor air quality and found that human skin oil can react with indoor ozone to produce hydroxyl radicals, which, in turn, react with other molecules to produce sometimes hazardous byproducts.

Researchers earn $2.3M grant to enhance understanding of rotator cuff injury

3/3/2023

With a five-year, $2.3 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, researchers from Penn State and the University of Oregon are collaborating to better understand how both rotator cuff injury and surgical repair affect the muscle’s composition.

Eden Binega: ‘I Engineer Habitation’

3/2/2023

“I Engineer” highlights excellence across the Penn State College of Engineering, as well as how the college is made stronger by the diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of those in the engineering community. Featured here is Eden Binega, doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering.

Lunar lens: First compact, flat metalens images moon surface

3/2/2023

Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capability. To keep the power but streamline one of the bulkier components, a Penn State-led research team created the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-away objects, including the moon.

Amir Sheikhi to participate in National Academy of Engineering symposium in Japan

3/1/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering at Penn State, was invited to participate in the 2023 National Academy of Engineering Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering (JAFOE) symposium.

Annual Substance Use and Addiction Conference to be held May 1

3/1/2023

The Social Science Research Institute’s Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction will host its fourth annual conference, “Evidence to Impact,” in-person and via Zoom on from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1 in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus.

Engineer receives Acoustical Society of America award for ultrasound work

3/1/2023

Julianna Simon, assistant professor of acoustics and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been awarded the R. Bruce Lindsay Award by the Acoustical Society of America.

Guarding the genome: Researchers uncover full 3D structure of p53 protein

3/1/2023

The tumor suppressor protein p53, known as the guardian of the genome, protects the body’s DNA from daily stress or long-term damage by triggering the cells to make repairs or to self-destruct. For the first time, a Penn State-led team of researchers uncovered the complete structure of the p53 protein using patient samples. They also investigated how mutation-induced changes in the p53 structure can impact different cancers.

Penn State researchers reflect on pandemic-resilient health care facility design 

3/1/2023

Sadan Kulturel-Konak, who holds an affiliate faculty position in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, collaborated to reimagine health care facilities in the face of pandemics and other mass casualty situations.

Penn State, University of Auckland connect at Sustainable Tech Conference

2/28/2023

Penn State Global sponsored two Penn State professors, Anne Hoag, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications and director of the Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship, and Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and of architectural engineering and director of the Global Building Network, to attend the December 2022?Blue and Green Technology Conference?in Auckland, New Zealand.

Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Materials Systems featured

2/27/2023

The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Materials Systems was recently featured in a video story on the Penn State’s 'One Community Impacting Many' website.

Graduate student wins Acoustical Society of America student paper competition

2/27/2023

Kyle Dalton, a doctoral student of acoustics at Penn State, was selected as a winner in the Acoustical Society of America’s Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) student paper competition last May. Dalton proposed a new image algorithm to help find unexploded ordnances (UXOs) under water and sediment.

Media mention: ‘What a new, $88M building means to the College of Engineering’

2/27/2023

The Centre Daily Times highlighted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Engineering Design and Innovation building, set to fully open in fall 2023.

NASA program extends research opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM

2/27/2023

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Research Internship Program offers early research opportunities to women and other underrepresented individuals in STEM.

Media mention: ‘Ribbon-cutting for new Engineering Design and Innovation Building’

2/24/2023

The Daily Collegian highlighted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Engineering Design and Innovation building in a story quoting ceremony remarks.

Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

2/22/2023

A multi-institutional research team, co-led by Penn State, identified a new mechanism of corrosion that could have implications for safe power plant and nuclear reactor designs.

Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body

2/22/2023

A biosensor that could measure sweat vapor, developed by James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, was featured in a paper published in ACS Nano.

Penn State hosts multi-state STEM competition for high school students

2/21/2023

The Science Olympiad Alumni at Penn State (SOAPS) club hosted its third annual Science Olympiad invitational at Penn State on Jan. 14.

Committee advances plan to rename CATO Park building for engineering alumna

2/16/2023

The Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning advanced a proposed name change to 2137 Research Drive in State College to the Lidia Manson Building, in honor of the first woman to receive a master’s degree in engineering from Penn State.

Three engineering professors earn national recognition

2/16/2023

Three College of Engineering faculty received awards from the 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP).

Penn State names seven new distinguished professors for 2023

2/15/2023

Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named seven distinguished professors for 2023. Pingjuan Werner, distinguished professor of engineering at Penn State DuBois, was honored with the title.

Penn State ranked first in the nation for faculty Fulbright Scholars

2/15/2023

Penn State has been ranked first in the nation in faculty Fulbright Scholar awards by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since the 2015-16 awards cycle, five faculty with College of Engineering affiliations have been awarded Fulbrights.

17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

2/14/2023

Seventeen new faculty members have joined the Penn State College of Engineering since early fall 2022. The 12 tenured or tenure-line faculty and six professional track faculty represent 11 units and departments and include one new department head.

The eye is the window to the brain activity and arousal state

2/14/2023

Researchers from Penn State recently have found that just the pupil diameter of a mouse's eye can determine the mouse's arousal state with high accuracy, which is important for interpreting research results.

Compliant mechanism-enabled, reconfigurable antennas facilitate future technology

2/13/2023

Reconfigurable antennas are integral to future communication network systems, like 6G, but many current designs fall short. Penn State electrical engineering researchers combined electromagnets with a compliant mechanism to create a proof-of-concept reconfigurable compliant mechanism-enabled patch antenna that addresses current industry limitations.

Media mention: ‘Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power’

2/9/2023

Both Penn State and Jean Paul Allain, Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist, were featured in an article from Yahoo that discussed micro nuclear reactors and universities around the United States that are experimenting with them.

Researchers use water treatment method to capture acids from agricultural waste

2/9/2023

Bound for the landfill, agricultural waste contains carbon sources that can be used to produce high-value compounds, such as p-coumaric acid, which is used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. A Penn State-led research team has invented a new class of ion-exchange membrane wafer assemblies that significantly improves electrodeionizaton’s ability to capture p-coumaric acid from liquid mixtures while using less energy and saving money.

Roberto Fernández joins the Institutes of Energy and the Environment

2/8/2023

Six new Penn State faculty members have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, including Roberto Fernández in the College of Engineering.

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng named editor in chief of Biosensors section

2/7/2023

The journal Biosensors recently selected Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, as editor in chief of the section Biosensors Materials.

Researchers earn grant to study real-time animal and robot locomotion

2/6/2023

Two Penn State mechanical engineers will use a $320,000 grant to develop equipment that enables them to study animal locomotion controls in nature and potentially engineer bio-inspired robots.

Tamy Guimarães recognized for building connections between Brazil and US

2/6/2023

Tamy Guimarães, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, was named a 2022 recipient of the Embassy of Brazil’s Science and Technology Prize.

Media mention: ‘This ‘smart diaper’ sends phone alerts when babies need changing’

2/3/2023

Research led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was featured in a New York Post article.

'Growing Impact' podcast discusses making fuels from waste

2/2/2023

The latest episode of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment Growing Impact podcast features Jacqueline O’Connor, associate professor of mechanical engineering, who discussed her project investigating hydrochars, a proposed replacement for coal.

New sensor enables ‘smart diapers,’ range of other health monitors

2/2/2023

A new sensor developed by researchers at Penn State could help workers in daycares, hospitals and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges when diaper changes are needed. The sensors can also monitor for respiration and perspiration, among other applications.

$50,000 Intel grant awarded to develop course on quantum computing

2/1/2023

Technology company Intel awarded Penn State $50,000 to develop a three-credit college course on programming quantum computers. Swaroop Ghosh, Penn State associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will serve as principal investigator.

Abington engineering student parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

1/31/2023

Javari Cherry, a second-year Penn State Abington aerospace engineering major, is laying the groundwork for the future by capitalizing on opportunities open to undergraduates in his field. Last summer, Cherry worked as a research assistant in a lab led by Jean Paul Allain, the Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Justin Pritchard named Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator

1/30/2023

Justin Pritchard, Penn State Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Entrepreneurial Assistant Professor and assistant professor of biomedical engineering, recently received the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator award from the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Nanoscale publishes Larry Cheng review paper, selects him as emerging investigator

1/30/2023

Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, has been selected as a 2023 Emerging Investigator of Nanoscale.

Rongming Chu awarded Department of Defense grant for semiconductor research

1/30/2023

Rongming Chu, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was awarded a $191,650 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. The grant, part of the $59 million Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), will be used to equip Chu’s power semiconductor device characterization lab.

Alumni-owned barber-wear startup SLCKR experiences growth in 2022

1/27/2023

College of Engineering alumnus Tyler Tracy used a Penn State Summer Founders grant to co-found a barber wear startup called SLCKR.

Revolutionizing health care through 3D bioprinting

1/27/2023

In the not-so-distant future, doctors could use machines that directly repair tissues by depositing new layers of muscle or skin or create and install new organs. Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics, biomedical engineering and neurosurgery, is using 3D bioprinting to create a range of materials for potential use in human health, including printable bone, skin and tumor cell models.

Professor Bill Burgos named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

1/24/2023

William Burgos, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State, has been selected for induction as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni for the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.

Ram Narayanan named distinguished alumnus by alma mater

1/24/2023

Ram Narayanan, professor of electrical engineering in Penn State’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was named one of 11 recipients of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras’s (IIT Madras) 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Engineering associate dean honored with distinguished service award

1/23/2023

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, the Penn State College of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation and the A. Robert Noll Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, was honored with the distinguished service award by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Design Automation.

Karen Thole recognized by ASME; chosen for US Air Force board

1/23/2023

Karen Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, received an award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was appointed to serve on the Department of Air Force Scientific Advisory Board for her expertise.

Media Mention: ‘Forever Changed: … when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed’

1/22/2023

Kostas Papakonstantinou, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was consulted in an article reflecting on the collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge nearly a year after its collapse.

Laura Y. Cabrera shares expertise in iScience conversation and at NAE symposium

1/20/2023

Laura Y. Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics and of philosophy and the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics at Penn State, recently shared her neuroethics expertise in both an iScience conversation and at the National Academy of Engineering 2022 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering symposium.

Novel microneedle bandage could save lives by stopping blood loss from wounds

1/20/2023

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Penn State College of Engineering, developed a prototype of a microneedle patch to immediately stop bleeding after an injury. It will be featured on the cover of the May issue of Bioactive Materials.

Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain

1/20/2023

A newly developed pop-up electrode device could gather more in-depth information about individual neurons and their interactions with each other while limiting the potential for brain tissue damage.

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

1/19/2023

Penn State researchers recently enhanced their gas sensor manufacturing process through an in-situ laser-assisted manufacturing approach, improving on their previous method of drop casting.

Media mention: ‘New neuroscience research identifies a respiration-related brain network’

1/19/2023

A neuroimaging study by Nanyin Zhang, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Brain Imaging, was recently featured by PsyPost. The study identified a link between respiration and neural activity changes in rats, suggesting that breathing might modulate neural responses across the brain.

Media Mention: ‘Penn State, Ohio State get NSF grant to use AI to reduce construction worker injuries’

1/19/2023

Research led by Houtan Jebelli, Penn State assistant professor of architectural engineering, to improve construction worker safety on job sites was featured in an EHS Today article.

Engineers named Fellows of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

1/18/2023

James Coder and Jose Palacios, both Penn State associate professors of aerospace engineering, were selected to serve as 2023 Associate Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

James Freihaut named interim head of architectural engineering

1/18/2023

James Freihaut has been named interim head of the Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering, effective Jan. 1.

Crowley receives Huck Early Career Chair appointment

1/17/2023

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology who is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

Media mention: ‘Why Capturing Methane Is So Difficult’

1/17/2023

Thomas Wood, professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, was featured in a Scientific American article that discussed methane emissions and how current technologies to remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere are new and untested.

$1.8M NSF grant funds project to improve construction worker safety on sites

1/13/2023

With a four-year, $1,800,000 National Science Foundation grant, Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering, is leading a research team to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled, real-time and context-aware holistic health monitoring approach for construction workers.

Amrita Basak addresses Army roundtable on metal additive manufacturing

1/13/2023

In October, Amrita Basak, Penn State assistant professor of mechanical engineering, spoke at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Army Logistics Roundtable on additive manufacturing in resource-limited environments.

Penn State students to host third annual Science Olympiad for high schoolers

1/12/2023

High school students are competing in a Science Olympiad invitational hosted by Penn State students and sponsored by the School of Engineering Design and Innovation on the University Park campus on January 14.

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to six projects

1/11/2023

Christine J. Kirchhoff, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate director of the Penn State law, policy, and engineering (LPE) initiative, was awarded seed funding from the Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals

1/11/2023

A team of Penn State chemical engineering researchers studied the mechanisms of drying hairy cellulose nanocrystals and proposed nanotechnology to render the them highly redispersible in aqueous mediums.

Beese named co-director of additive manufacturing center CIMP-3D

1/10/2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Allison Beese, associate professor of materials science and engineering and of mechanical engineering, will serve as co-director of the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition, effective Jan 1.

Penn State partners on $50.5M computing center

1/10/2023

Penn State is partnering with nine other universities to establish the Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory center, led by the University of California San Diego.

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch' that controls friction

1/9/2023

Seong Kim, distinguished professor of chemical engineering and associate head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State proposed that a super-lubricity switch to control friction may be found in humidity.

Event lifts curtain on a bright future for materials research

1/6/2023

The Penn State Materials Research Institute held their annual Materials Day in October, with the theme "Materials Impacting Society." Several engineering faculty participated.

Media mention: ‘More Than $250 Million To Be Invested In Seven University Microelectronic Research Centers’

1/6/2023

Forbes highlighted Penn State’s newly created $32.7 million Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES) in an article discussing universities across the country that have created microelectronic research centers as part of the Joint University Microelectronics Program (JUMP 2.0) initiative.

Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment

1/5/2023

Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. But the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, leading to overdosing or underdosing. A team of Penn State researchers combined heparin with a protein fragment, peptide, to slow down the release of the drug and convey the medication directly to the site of a clot.

Penn State leads semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration center

1/5/2023

The Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0, a consortium of industrial partners in cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has announced the creation of a $32.7 million, Penn State-led Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES).

Media Mention: ‘In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw’

1/4/2023

A project led by Ming Xiao, Penn State professor of civil and environmental engineering, was highlighted in an article by the Alaska Beacon. The project monitors the behavior of thawing permafrost in Alaska in order to predict future soil conditions and inform infrastructure planning.

Penn State-led team receives American Chemical Society research award

1/4/2023

A Penn State-led research team received the 2023 Cooperative Research Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering for their scientific advancements in water treatment membranes and polymer thin films.

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