Two engineering postdoctoral researchers win awards at annual exhibition
10/2/14
Two engineers won best poster awards at the seventh annual postdoc research exhibition held Sept. 24 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Student Stories: Globetrotter -- Biological Engineering major travels to do good
9/30/14
After visiting Europe, Central America and Africa, senior Kelsey Czyzyk has no plans to stop traveling.
Fall 2013 Design Showcase winners announced
12/17/13
The winners of the fall Engineering Design Showcase were announced on Thursday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The event was the culmination of a semester-long effort by students to solve real-world problems posed by industry sponsors. Participants included first-year students through seniors across a number of engineering disciplines.
Student Stories: Biological Engineering grad helping to protect environment
9/17/13
Ever since Andrew Neal was a boy, the environment played a significant role in his life. Under the guidance of his father and the Boy Scouts of America, his appreciation for the outdoors grew into a passion, and it is what motivates him today in his natural-resource engineering career.
Faculty members learn that academic integrity is more than stopping cheaters
8/8/13
For many, the term "academic integrity" may be synonymous with preventing cheating, but a recent workshop on campus showed faculty there's more to creating an ethical classroom than just preventing cheating.
Penn State Pullers place high in international tractor event
6/28/13
A team of students from Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering recently placed fifth overall in the International Quarter Scale Tractor Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
Changing cellulose-forming process may tap plants' biofuel potential
4/26/13
Changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production, according to Penn State engineers. "What every biofuel manufacturer wants to do is to get to the sugars," said Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. "But the structure of cellulose itself can be an obstacle."
Three engineers receive National Science Foundation Faculty Career Awards
4/15/13
Three Penn State engineering faculty members have been named winners of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
Student group's fundraiser helps get lawnmowers ready for spring
3/29/13
The student chapter of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers will hold its annual lawnmower maintenance clinic on April 5 and 6.
Six named Outstanding Alumni by College of Ag Sciences
10/10/12
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has honored six of its graduates with 2012 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The awards recognize alumni for their achievements and provide opportunities for recipients to interact with the college's faculty, students and other alumni.
Penn State student club places high in engineering competition
6/15/12
Two teams of students from Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering recently combined to earn a fifth place overall placing in the International Quarter Scale Tractor Competition sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
Six engineers win awards at 27th Annual Graduate Exhibition
4/17/12
Six engineering graduate students were recognized and received awards for their presentations in the 27th Annual Graduate Exhibition, held March 23 and 25 on Penn State's University Park campus.
Ag engineers offer annual lawnmower tuneup
3/19/12
Students from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) will offer their annual Lawnmower Clinic on March 30 and 31.
Automation in fruit tree production topic of IE colloquium
2/23/12
Paul Heinemann, professor and head of agriculture and biological engineering, will present "The Engineering Challenges of Mechanization and Automation in Tree Fruit Production" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, in 102 Leonhard Building on the University Park campus of Penn state. The talk, free and open to the public, is part of the ongoing Industrial Engineering Colloquium Series.
Foundation donates $15,000 to Penn State tractor-safety program
1/6/12
Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohio-based private foundation, has contributed $15,000 to a project developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers lives. The donation will help support the ROPS Retrofit Program for Pennsylvania Farmers, which provides rebate funds to install rollover protection structures, or ROPS, on tractors.