Sez Atamturktur has been named the Harry and Arlene Schell Professor and Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State, effective July 1. "Professor Atamturktur is an experienced academic leader, as well as an intellectual thought-leader in architectural engineering," Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, said. "We are excited to have found such an outstanding new department head for Penn State's Department of Architectural Engineering, a leading department in the United States." >>
JUNE 2018
FEATURES
Invent Penn State names James Adair 'Inventor of the Year'
James Adair, professor of materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering and pharmacology, was awarded the Invent Penn State "Inventor of the Year" award at the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference awards ceremony.>>
Solar Turbines, Inc. selects Penn State to establish center of excellence in gas turbines
After completing an extensive evaluation of institutions of higher learning, Solar Turbines Incorporated has chosen Penn State as a university partner to establish a center of excellence in gas turbines. The center involves numerous faculty across Penn State's College of Engineering.>>
Papakonstantinou to use NSF CAREER award to optimize structural life-cycle decision-making
Kostas Papakonstantinou, assistant professor of civil engineering at Penn State, will advance innovation in optimal structural engineering decision-making, thanks to a respected National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career (CAREER) award.>>
A simple method etches patterns at the atomic scale
A precise chemical-free method for etching nanoscale features on silicon wafers has been developed by a team from Penn State and Southwest Jiaotong University and Tsinghua University in China.>>
New sodium-ion electrolyte may find use in solid-state batteries
A newly discovered structure of a sodium-based material allows the materials to be used as an electrolyte in solid-state batteries, according to researchers from Penn State and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The team is fine-tuning the material using an iterative design approach that they hope will shave years off the time from research to everyday use.>>
Oil and gas wastewater as dust suppressant less than ideal
At the least, wastewater from oil and gas drilling should be treated in a waste treatment facility before it is used on dirt roads to suppress dust or deice roads. At the best, affordable, nontoxic dust suppressants should be developed and used, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers.>>
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
College of Engineering announces faculty promotions>>
