Six Penn State faculty receive Fulbright awards for 2019-20
5/17/19
Penn State has a long tradition of Fulbright success. Six Penn State faculty members have been awarded for the 2019-2020 cycle.
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Engineering's Werner honored by Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society
5/17/19
Douglas Werner, the John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering, recently received the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society's Computational Electromagnetics Award.
Electrical engineering professor wins Humboldt Research Award
5/17/19
Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering, has been named the recipient of a 2019 Humboldt Research Award. Zhang will use the resources provided by the award to develop a new cooling method known as high-efficiency solid-state electrocaloric cooling.
Penn State professor and Fujita Corporation team up on construction robotics lab
5/17/19
John Messner, professor of architectural engineering and the director of the Computer Integrated Construction Research Program, is the driving force behind the development of a construction robotics lab — an expansion of current facilities operated by the Department of Architectural Engineering.
NSF grant unites cross-campus researchers to study and optimize flying robots
5/16/19
Researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering recently received a $389,919 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate, explore and innovate new flying mechanisms for micro air vehicles to better mimic the performance and agility of flying animals.
Mentoring roundtables find new home in College of Education
5/16/19
Penn State is deepening its commitment to mentoring emerging scholars in the areas of higher education law, finance, economics and governance.
3D-printed Mars habitat team has breakthrough, finishes second in NASA challenge
5/16/19
During NASA’s 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge in Peoria, Illinois, in early May, Penn State fell just short of besting its friendly rival AI SpaceFactory. But in the process, the team engineered a breakthrough that moves forward 3D-printing construction research and pushes the team closer to the goal of creating sustainable housing on Earth.
Penn State Center for the Study of Higher Education marks 50th anniversary
5/15/19
The Center for the Study of Higher Education is marking its 50th anniversary and is honoring College of Education faculty past and present who have helped create and maintain one of the country's largest such research centers.
Former Gov. Thomas J. Ridge delivers commencement address at Dickinson Law
5/15/19
First U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania’s 43rd Governor Thomas J. Ridge ’72 told graduates of the class of 2019 that being a lawyer will be the most difficult, heart-wrenching, at times even perilous professional work of their lives during his commencement address on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson College, Carlisle.
Professor named president-elect of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
5/13/19
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) recently announced that Monty Alger, Penn State professor of chemical engineering, has been elected as 2019 AIChE president-elect and 2020 AIChE president.
Six named 2019-20 Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellows
5/13/19
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Academic Leadership Program will include six new Fellows from Penn State in 2019-20. The program focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise can further develop their leadership and managerial skills.
Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows named for 2019-20
5/13/19
The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Department Executive Officers Program has gained five additional Fellows from the Penn State ranks. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through University administrative assignments or other significant positions in public, private or professional organizations, are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.
Architecture journal by Penn State professor gains international recognition
5/13/19
The inaugural issue of a new journal on research and architecture has resulted in a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. FAKTUR: Documents and Architecture, which is edited by Pep Avilés, assistant professor of architecture at Penn State, and Matthew Kennedy, an American architect and writer based in Mexico City, also is among the seven finalists in the 2019 FAD Awards for publications in the field of architecture.
Poerschke named Stuckeman Professor of Advanced Design Studies
5/10/19
Ute Poerschke, professor and interim head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded the Stuckeman Endowed Professorship for Advanced Design Studies, which is a two-year appointment within the Stuckeman School.
Information Sciences and Technology well-represented at 2019 CHI Conference
5/10/19
The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology was well-represented at the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, held in Glasgow, Scotland, May 4-9, with three accepted papers and two posters presented in the late-breaking work track.