Academics
Academics
Energy storage solution combines polymers and nanosheets
7/31/17
A new, lightweight composite material for energy storage in flexible electronics, electric vehicles and aerospace applications has been experimentally shown to store energy at operating temperatures well above current commercial polymers, according to a team of Penn State scientists. This polymer-based, ultrathin material can be produced using techniques already used in industry.
IST doctoral candidate 'maps' out future for autonomous cars
7/31/17
Baris Kandemir, a doctoral candidate in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, is spending his summer interning at DeepMap, a startup company in Palo Alto, California, that makes high-definition recognition maps for autonomous cars.
College of Arts and Architecture launches searchable photo archive
7/31/17
After three years of planning and design, the College of Arts and Architecture has launched a public, searchable photo archive of images from within the college. The online photo archive, Arts and Architecture Resource Collaborative, is the product of a partnership among the College of Arts and Architecture Alumni and Communications Office, the Visual Resources Centre, and Arts and Architecture Information Technology.
Trip to Senegal provides eye-opening experience for students and instructors
7/28/17
Students in the Engineering Leadership Development minor traveled to Senegal to learn about new cultures and the real-world applications of their engineering leadership coursework.
Preciado uses lessons learned during PSU fellowship as Smeal associate dean
7/27/17
Smeal’s Felisa Preciado spent a year as a Penn State Administrative Fellow under the mentorship of Madlyn Hanes, vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor. Preciado applies lessons learned during her fellowship to her new role as Smeal’s associate dean of undergraduate education.
Michelle Vigeant elected to Acoustical Society of America executive council
7/27/17
Michelle Vigeant, assistant professor of acoustics and architectural engineering, was recently elected a member of the Acoustical Society of America executive council.
[Spec]tacular finish
7/27/17
Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship students place third in the IST IdeaMaker contest, winning the David Hall award by proposing affordable eye care to those with visual impairments using locally made and inexpensive 3-D printed eyeglasses.
Virtual reality lessons can help students become better real-life teachers
7/27/17
Associate Professor Mary Catherine Scheeler spends sabbatical speaking with individuals — some human and some not — about making special education teacher preparation more effective.
In Touch With: Hank McCoullum
7/27/17
Henry "Hank" McCoullum, director of the Office of Diversity Initiatives and Multicultural Programs and executive assistant to the dean of the Eberly College of Science, sat down with the college's Office of Communications to reflect on his 40 years as a champion for diversity and inclusion at Penn State and to share his vision for the future.
Matthew J.B. Lawrence joins Dickinson Law faculty
7/27/17
Matthew J.B. Lawrence, an expert in the fields of health law and administrative law, has joined the faculty of Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professor of law.
Penn State Smeal’s Gray receives 2017 IACM Lifetime Achievement Award
7/27/17
The International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) recently presented Barbara Gray, professor emerita of organizational behavior in the Penn State Smeal College of Business and Penn State Executive Programs faculty fellow emerita, with its 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Morgan named Eberly Faculty Fellow
7/26/17
Paul L. Morgan, professor of education and demography, has been named recipient of the Harry and Marion Royer Eberly Faculty Fellowship in Education in Penn State's College of Education. His six-year term began July 1.
IST’s new cybersecurity bachelor’s degree poised to fill education gap
7/26/17
A new bachelor of science degree in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations offered by Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology will help meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.
Penn State purchases Council on Undergraduate Research membership
7/26/17
The Office of Undergraduate Education and the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses have collaborated to purchase an Enhanced Institutional Membership for Penn State in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).