September 2014

In the News
Samsung funds electrical engineers' research on transistors MORE>>

Chemical Engineering alumnus
a three-time recipient of ASTM International's Award of Excellence MORE>> 

Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship greenhouse project will improve water sustainability and ultimately boost food security in Africa MORE>>

Recognitions and Awards
Electrical Engineering's Giebink receives Air Force Young Investigator Award MORE>>   

  

Students place third at Collegiate Traffic Bowl MORE>> 

  

Mechanical Engineering students win awards at GE Research Summit  MORE>> 

  

Bakis receives IIFC President's Award MORE>> 

  

Chemical engineering graduate student named Baxter Young Investigator MORE>> 

  

Nuclear engineering chair Motta named ANS Fellow MORE>> 

  

Around the College
Ben Franklin's TechCelerator partnership helps researchers start successful tech companies MORE>>

College of Engineering awards innovation grants to six interdisciplinary projects MORE>>

Graduate student uses Nanofabrication Lab to investigate making transistor devices out of materials other than silicon MORE>>

Seven students receive Distinguished Teaching Fellowships MORE>>

Lunar Lion team celebrates grand opening of new headquarters in Research West Building MORE>>

Upcoming Events
Sept. 16-18, 2014: Penn State's Fall Career Days MORE>>
 
Nov.1, 2014: Alumni Tailgate  MORE>>
 
Nov. 6, 2014: Penn State Forum Speaker Series presents Robert D. Braun ('87 Aero), David and Andrew Lewis Professor of Space Technology at Georgia Tech MORE>>

Nov.16-21, 2014: Global Entrepreneurship Week MORE>> 

Mar. 24, 2015: Penn State Forum Speaker Series presents Nicholas DeIuliis ('90 ChE), president and CEO of CONSOL Energy MORE>>
 


 
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Students work together on a project during the Multicultural Engineering Program Orientation (MEPO), a three-day program for first-year students. MEPO includes activities, seminars, and workshops designed to prepare students for success inside the classroom and in their careers. 
 
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Story1Research Team Awarded
$3 Million from DOE to Develop Methods for Assessing Degradation of Containers of Used Nuclear Fuel
Team will develop advanced sensors and robotic delivery devices that will enable the inspection of the fuel canisters

A team of five Penn State researchers has received a three-year Integrated Research Project award from the DOE.

They will collaborate with researchers from two universities, as well as several industry partners, on their project, titled "Multi-Sensor Inspection and Robotic Systems for Dry Storage Casks."  

  

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Story6MIT Technology Review Names Tak-Sing Wong a Top Innovator Under 35 
Wong will be recognized later this month at the annual EmTech MIT conference

Tak-Sing Wong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and head of Penn State's Laboratory for Nature-Inspired Engineering, has been selected as one of the world's top Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review.

  

Each year since 1999, MIT Technology Review has named exceptionally talented young innovators under the age of 35 whose work has the greatest potential to transform the world.

  

Wong's research interests cover a broad area of micro/nanoengineering, interfacial phenomena and biologically inspired engineering with applications in materials science, biomedicine and energy.

 

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Story5College of Engineering Welcomes 11 New Faculty
Dean Amr Elnashai plans to add more faculty over the next three years
Eleven faculty members have joined the College of Engineering for the 2014-15 academic year.  

 

Amr Elnashai, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, said he will increase the number of faculty by 18 percent over the next three years. "With the expansion of the body of knowledge that engineering programs deliver, with the increased demand for the Penn State engineering degree and with the global interest in interdisciplinary topics, expansion of engineering faculty is a pressing priority."

 

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Story3Karen Thole Named 2014 SWE Distinguished Educator
Head of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering honored for contributions to engineering education

Karen Thole, head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has been named the Society of Women Engineers' (SWE) 2014 Distinguished Engineering Educator. 


The award is presented to a  

woman who, as a full-time or emeritus engineering educator, has made significant contributions to the engineering profession.

 

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Story2A New Approach to Cancer Research
Yong Wang creates tiny molecules that can deliver drugs, heal tissues and kill cells

Chasing cancer cells with chemotherapy drugs can save lives, but there's no guarantee that the treatment will kill every run-away cancer cell in the body.

 

What if, instead of hunting those metastatic cells, a treatment could lure them out of hiding -- every last one of them -- and eliminate them in one swift blow?

 

Yong Wang, associate professor of bioengineering at Penn State, has created such a therapy -- a tissue-like biomaterial that attracts cancer cells, like bits of metal to a magnet, and entraps them.

 

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Story6College Welcomes New Cohort of Engineering Ambassadors 
The college's student representatives are eager to inspire future engineers

  

They are full of energy and enthusiasm. 
They are dressed in blue polo shirts and khakis. 
And they are proud to show their passion for engineering. 
They are the Engineering Ambassadors, the student representatives of Penn State's College of Engineering, and the 2014-2015 ambassadors are excited to serve the college this fall and spring.

 

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Story4Trimming the Scissor Effect
Faculty promote innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering research and education in North Africa

Three summers ago, Zoubeida Ounaies, the Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, submitted a grant proposal to the U.S. Department of State, hoping to address employment challenges in Tunisia and Morocco. She recalled, "The unemployment rate for young people with university degrees was in the double digits."

  

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had invested money into reaching out to those regions, but due to various historic reasons as well as geographic limitations, Tunisians and Moroccans felt more associated with Europe than the United States. "We decided this was a good opportunity to make a connection," said Ounaies.

 

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