Dr. Claude Steele, an American social psychologist who has dedicated years of research on stereotype threat and its application to minority student academic performance, was our Distinguished Lecture on Engineering and Humanity inaugural speaker on April 19. Watch his full talk here.
MAY 2018
FEATURES
Gayah, Gomez, Gorski and O'Connor receive prestigious NSF CAREER award
Penn State College of Engineering faculty Vikash Gayah, assistant professor of civil engineering; Esther Gomez, assistant professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering; Christopher Gorski, assistant professor of environmental engineering; and Jacqueline O'Connor, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) esteemed Early Career (CAREER) award.>>
Penn State awarded $1.8 million grant to improve nuclear forensics
The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a division of the Department of Defense (DoD), has awarded the Penn State Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering a $1.8 million grant to further the fundamental data for nuclear forensics. Through this research, the U.S. will be better equipped to respond to a nuclear attack.>>
Researchers find manganese oxide-coated filters remove contaminants from hospital wastewater
Researchers at Penn State have developed a water filtration system that removes contaminants and reduces toxicity in hospital wastewater.
Contaminants, including antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and steroids, are increasingly being detected in surface waters and drinking water sources. These contaminants can have a huge impact on both human and aquatic health, so effective removal is essential to protect the health and safety of water resources.>>
Nova-like explosion of spinning live bacteria explained
Suspensions of live bacteria in a viscous liquid do not act as expected when spun at certain speeds and now a team of researchers know why the bacterial aggregation appears to explode when the spinning stops. "The behavior of these bacteria look like the explosion of a star going nova," said Igor Aronson, Huck Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics, Penn State.>>
Electrochemical tuning of single layer materials relies on defects
Perfection is not everything, according to an international team of researchers whose 2-D materials study shows that defects can enhance a material's physical, electrochemical, magnetic, energy and catalytic properties.>>
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
College of Engineering dean receives FMD John Bardeen Award from TMS>>
College of Engineering receives AHA Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award>>
Architectural engineering students' flexible, integrated children's hospital design honored at national competition>>
Kiani named Dorothy Quiggle assistant professor of electrical engineering>>
Jessica Menold receives grant to improve success of product prototyping>>
John Hajduk becomes first person to earn ProFM credential>>
William Bahnfleth honored with ASHRAE Holladay award>>
MNE team wins grand prize for water-saving, impactful tech>>
Industrial engineers celebrate department successes at annual banquet>>