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'Huddle with the Faculty' features trending topics, begins Sept. 1

8/17/18

The Alumni Association’s "Huddle with the Faculty" series will enlighten and inform alumni, friends and fans on home football Saturdays this season with Penn State’s star educators and alumni presenting on trending topics and research initiatives.

Research advances state-of the-art vibration analysis of carbon nanotube

8/17/18

Research by Robert Hudson, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, and Alok Sinha, professor of mechanical engineering, has resulted in computationally efficient methods to predict the vibratory behavior of carbon nanotubes with inevitable defects.

Gabriela Gonzalez-Magana a computer engineering major at Penn State Berks

Intern connects with startup company through Penn State Berks Langan LaunchBox

8/13/18

Through a series of connections made through the Penn State Berks Langan LaunchBox, Gabriela Gonzalez-Magana had an opportunity to complete a summer internship with PeopleJoy.

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Penn State well represented at upcoming sustainability conference

8/13/18

Penn State will be well-represented at the 2018 Conference and Expo of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) on Oct. 2–5 in Pittsburgh.

graph showing cycles thermal conductivity

Thermal switch discovered in engineered squid-based biomaterials

8/13/18

Tuning materials for optimal optical and electrical properties is becoming commonplace. Now, researchers and manufacturers may be able to tune materials for thermal conductivity by using a squid-inspired protein made of multiple DNA repeats.

Opening doors for College of Engineering undergraduate students

8/13/18

Penn State College of Engineering’s Tom Litzinger and his wife, Mary Ellen, have contributed $30,000 to fund and endow the Thomas A. and Mary Ellen Litzinger Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Engineering.

Researchers' paper on complex networks honored as milestone contribution

8/10/18

A research paper authored by three Penn State researchers has been honored by the prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal Physical Review E (PRE) as part of the publication’s ongoing 25th anniversary celebration.

Institutes of Energy and the Environment to hold food-energy-water workshop

8/9/18

The Institutes of Energy and the Environment will hold a food-energy-water workshop at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27, in 321 HUB-Robeson Center.

NSF award to shine more light on proteins

8/8/18

A better method to "see" proteins for improved medical diagnoses may be possible thanks to a three-year, $318,696 award from the National Science Foundation.

The Penn State College of Engineering is formally introducing a nuclear security option in its nuclear engineering master’s program.

Penn State College of Engineering introduces graduate nuclear security option

8/6/18

As the first of its kind in the world, this curriculum will prepare students to become the next generation of technical experts in nuclear and radiological security around the world.

Student marshal Eric Woelkers, left, with Justin Schwartz, the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering at Penn State.

Student marshal explores ultrasonics and economics to become better engineer

8/6/18

Eric Woelkers, a mechanical engineering and Schreyer’s Honors College student, has been named the Penn State College of Engineering's student marshal for the summer 2018 commencement ceremony.

photo of professional female standing in the street

Larson Transportation Institute welcomes new assistant research professor

8/2/18

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute today (Aug. 2) announced that Elizabeth Traut will join the institute as an assistant research professor. She is scheduled to begin Aug. 15.

Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Mollik Nayyar calibrates a robot to play an interactive game in the Robot Ethics and Aerial Vehicles Laboratory.

Aerospace engineer to explore impact of social robots on students in higher ed

8/2/18

Through a recently awarded fellowship from Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology, Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, will develop an experimental framework, using immersive social spaces, to investigate how social, artificially intelligent robots in higher education can foster and enforce ethical behavior and academic integrity with students.

Penn State students pose for a photo outside

Cultivating leadership potential

8/2/18

Recently, the Engineering Leadership Development program piloted an opportunity for its upper-level students to develop coaching skills while exposing its younger students to the value of being coached. Students who had taken ENGR 422: Leadership of International Virtual Engineering Teams in a previous semester were eligible to serve as coaches for students enrolled in the spring 2018 section of ENGR 422.

Talbert family establishes Open Doors honors scholarship

7/31/18

Inspired by support they received as undergraduate students, Penn State alumni Erin and Tony Talbert will support Schreyer Honors Scholars with a gift of $30,000 that will be matched 2:1 by the University as part of an Open Doors Scholarship.

Other Voices

Engineering in China
Students in Engineering 118 documented their travels and findings as they spent a month in China studying the impact of culture on engineering.
from:
Penn State Engineering in China Blog

Media Highlights

The Washington Post: August 15, 2018
Children can be swayed by robot peer pressure
What if it isn't robot overlords that pose the greatest risk but our willingness to trust robots, even when they are clearly wrong? A Penn State expert weighs in.
Popular Mechanics: June 29, 2018
This battery can warm itself up
Engineers at Penn State have created a battery that can overcome one of the major hurdles electric cars face: the weather.

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'Huddle with the Faculty' features trending topics, begins Sept. 1

Research advances state-of the-art vibration analysis of carbon nanotube

Intern connects with startup company through Penn State Berks Langan LaunchBox

Penn State well represented at upcoming sustainability conference

Thermal switch discovered in engineered squid-based biomaterials

Opening doors for College of Engineering undergraduate students

Researchers' paper on complex networks honored as milestone contribution

Institutes of Energy and the Environment to hold food-energy-water workshop

NSF award to shine more light on proteins

Penn State College of Engineering introduces graduate nuclear security option

Student marshal explores ultrasonics and economics to become better engineer

Larson Transportation Institute welcomes new assistant research professor

Aerospace engineer to explore impact of social robots on students in higher ed

Cultivating leadership potential

Talbert family establishes Open Doors honors scholarship

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