Kelsie McElroy, a junior majoring in computer science in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a 2018 Google Women Techmakers Scholar for her advocacy for gender equality in the field of computer science and for serving as a leader and role model for others. >>
SEPTEMBER 2018
FEATURES
$3 million grant will fund new 3D map of brain's blood vessels
The brain contains a complex web of tiny blood vessels that are responsible for supplying oxygen and nutrients to neurons and other cells. Scientists know they're there, but they don't know exactly what they look like - or exactly how they work. In an upcoming project, a team of Penn State researchers will use mice as a model for creating high-resolution, 3D maps of the blood vessels in both young and aging brains. The researchers hope learning more about healthy brains will help them learn more about how problems - like strokes or Alzheimer's disease - develop over time.>>
Building a safer heart pump
Blood pumps are increasingly used as a temporary treatment for patients with end-stage heart disease or heart failure while they wait for a heart transplant. But the risk of blood clots and strokes put patients in peril before they can receive a donor heart, and is a barrier to their use in less sick patients who could benefit from their use. Solving these issues is the focus of a four-year, $3 million grant awarded to Keefe Manning, professor of biomedical engineering and surgery, and Gerson Rosenberg, professor of surgery and bioengineering, and chief of the College of Medicine's Division of Applied Biomedical Engineering.>>
NSF award to shine more light on proteins
An award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will enable a Penn State researcher to develop a better method to "see" proteins for improved medical diagnoses. Yong Wang, professor of biomedical engineering, received a three-year, $318,696 award from the NSF to develop a technology that will more easily and accurately visualize trace biomarker proteins under a microscope.>>
Mechanical engineering faculty studies flying insects to create better drones
A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Robust Intelligence Program will support research to study biological flyers to create vision-guided perching in drones. "In the blink of an eye, a fly can perch upside-down on a ceiling by executing a sequence of well-coordinated maneuvers triggered and controlled by a brain no bigger than a pinhead," Bo Cheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, said. "This project aims to unravel how the robust intelligence of this process emerges from a synergistic combination of computational and mechanical processes.">>
Heart-brain connection could be predictive biomarker for epilepsy
Heartbeat irregularities connected to brain activity abnormalities may lead to the ability to predict eventual epileptic seizures in subjects who suffered physical or infectious brain insults, according to Penn State researchers who studied mouse models of cerebral malaria, which often causes epilepsy in those who survive. >>
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
Engineering faculty, staff, alumni to be honored for exceptional contributions
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Electrical Engineering's Pasko elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union>>
ASCE awards Boothby for history and heritage activities>>
Professor recognized by ASME for innovative vibration engineering>>
Simpson receives two engineering design awards at international conference>>
Assistant professor honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers>>
Researchers' paper on complex networks honored as milestone contribution >>
Manogharan named outstanding researcher in additive manufacturing >>
Gupta receives best presentation award at Electronic Materials Conference >>
Aerospace engineering graduate student recognized for academic excellence >>
Civil engineering's Sheikh wins geosynthetics research grant >>
Gawel named 2108 Early Career Alumni Recognition Award recipient >>
Scholar, alumni honored for research at pair of international conferences >>
AROUND THE COLLEGE
Opening doors for College of Engineering undergraduate students>>
Four new faculty members join civil and environmental engineering >>
Aerospace engineering welcomes new faculty member >>
Reverse, self-healing filter opens the door for endless novel applications >>
Family honors late Penn State professor's legacy through graduate scholarship >>
Van Duin awarded DoE funding to continue critical energy research >>
Device harvests energy from low-frequency vibrations >>
Thermal switch discovered in engineered squid-based biomaterials >>
Assistant professor of architectural engineering focuses research efforts on how indoor air quality affects building occupants >>
Students build bridge to give access to food, education in isolated Bolivia >>
Voith sponsors $25,000 Women in Engineering scholarship >>
Ritter appointed Engineering Design 100 course chair >>
Intern connects with startup company through Penn State Berks Langan LaunchBox >>
Andy Cook named PSFEI student co-op engineer for fall 2018 >>
