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PoreDesigner improves protein channel design for water treatment, bioseparations

3/15/19

PoreDesigner, a fully automated computational workflow process for altering the pore size of a bacterial channel protein, is the result of a collaboration between researchers from Penn State and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This process enables assembly of the proteins into artificial membranes for precise sub-nanometer scale separation of solutes of marginal size difference, which can improve water purification and bioseparations.

Hui Yang presenting his research

Digitizing health care services through data-driven innovation

3/15/19

Hui Yang is an associate professor in the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Through his expertise in complex system monitoring, modeling and control, Yang and his students discover new ways to optimize the design of various service industries through data-driven innovation.

Nittany AI Alliance

AI Immersion Day rescheduled for April 15

3/15/19

Students, faculty and staff are invited to explore the nuances of working with artificial intelligence technology alongside Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Oracle during AI Immersion Day on April 15 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Registration for the event is free.

Brad Zdenek of Nittany AI Alliance speaks to a DevPSU Learning group

DevPSU Summit to take place April 2 at University Park

3/15/19

DevPSU, a student-run program created by the Penn State student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, will host the first DevPSU Summit from 7-9 p.m. April 2 in the Business Building Atrium at University Park to showcase the work of students from the DevPSU Startup Program.

Global Programs to hold information sessions for new Perreault Fellows Program

3/14/19

The Office of Global Programs will hold three information sessions for the Perreault Fellows Program in late March and early April. The Perreault Fellows Program supports a comprehensive educational and international internship opportunity for a select and diverse group of talented undergraduates intent on becoming global leaders in the field of health and human well-being.

The 2019 Penn State NAHB Student Competition Team with PHRC staff on the IBS stage after winning second place.

Penn State places second at National Association of Home Builders competition

3/12/19

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) student chapter at Penn State placed second in the Four-Year College category of the NAHB Student Competition, held Feb. 18-20 at the 2019 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The competition challenges student teams to solve a real-life construction-management problem and develop a proposal for a residential subdivision.

illustration of alternative energy technologies

Energy 2100: Building the future energy economy

3/11/19

In May of 2018, environmental engineer Bruce Logan received funding from the provost’s office to launch “Energy 2100,” a multi-year initiative to harness Penn State’s vast and wide-ranging activity in the area of renewable energy research. The goal, Logan says, is to maximize the University’s contributions toward creation of a carbon-neutral global energy economy by the turn of the next century. He recently sat down to answer a few questions about this effort.

Eric DeShong works in the START lab.

Grad student awarded AT&T fellowship, using wireless tech to innovate turbines

3/8/19

Eric DeShong, a doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the 2019 AT&T Graduate Fellowship. To provide funding and recognition to outstanding graduate students conducting research with wireless data applications, DeShong is forging new knowledge into the efficiency and performance of gas turbines using an innovative telemetry system.

John Thomas and a software simulation from M-Star.

Entrepreneur, mechanical engineer alumnus tackles challenges in fluid dynamics

3/7/19

John Thomas, owner and founder of M-Star Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), spends his days developing software for pharmaceutical and chemical companies to optimize their process and engineering systems. But even with a wealth of experience under his belt, he always finds himself thinking back to where it all started – the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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