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Sixx students pose by a solar panel they recently installed in Roatan, Honduras

Capturing sunlight to increase access to water

7/27/18

In spring 2018, Department of Architectural Engineering students helped build two solar energy systems to help increase access to water in Roatán, Honduras. Each system will help to lessen the electricity costs from water pumping in the community of West End.

Chemical Engineering Alumni Workshop to be held Sept 23-24

7/26/18

Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering graduates are invited to attend the Penn State Chemical Engineering Alumni Workshop, to be held Sunday, Sept. 23, and Monday, Sept. 24, at University Park. The workshop is designed to solicit ideas from alumni to help the department identify ways to add value to the Penn State chemical engineering education experience.

We Are!

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

7/25/18

As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize six Penn Staters — representing the College of Engineering, World Campus, Penn State Brandywine, and Bellisario College of Communications — who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University.

Kelilah Wolkowicz studies the robotic wheelchair she helped create.

Robotic wheelchair maps out path for mechanical engineer

7/23/18

Kelilah Wolkowicz, a Penn State graduate student studying mechanical engineering, found her path at a young age. After successfully battling a brain tumor at age 11, she asked herself, “What do you do with the life you’ve been given back?”

Trustees committee recommends design build team for West Campus parking garage

7/19/18

In an effort to prepare for and support future College of Engineering construction, a recommended appointment of Clayco Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, as the design build team for the West Campus Parking Garage and roadway connections project at University Park was given the nod today (July 19). The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning gave the initial go ahead, and the full Board will consider final approval of Clayco at its meeting on Friday, July 20.

From left to right: Sarah Zappe, Joseph Tise and Kristen Hochstedt in front of Old Main

Graduate student paper on research experience for undergraduates wins ASEE award

7/17/18

A group of Penn State faculty and graduate student authors recently was awarded the 2018 Best Student Paper Award from the Graduate Studies Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. The paper on the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is titled “Lessons Learned from a Chemical Engineering REU: The Importance of Training Graduate Students Who Are Supervising REU Students.”

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