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Students demonstrate the "LiriK," a tablet for sheet music that turns the page by tracking a person's eyes.

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 tractor team

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.

Biofuel lab at Penn State

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."

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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