In an effort to modernize and reimagine the United States' power grid, Penn State researchers have qualified for a highly selective, innovative competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Capitalizing on interdisciplinary strengths, a team was assembled from the College of Engineering and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
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Yamamoto to use NSF CAREER award to improve nanoengineered materials in aircraft
Namiko Yamamoto, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, will advance knowledge about the effective integration of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), consisting of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), into hierarchically structured materials in transport vehicles for improved multifunctional properties, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career (CAREER) award.
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NSF CAREER Award to shed light on graduate student experiences
Emboldened by a new National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, Catherine Berdanier, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, seeks to understand the unique experiences and obstacles that engineering doctoral students face.
"We know almost a third of all engineering doctoral students won't complete their Ph.D.," she said. "But why?"
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Researchers find overdose deaths are likely to increase with 'changing nature' of opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic could be responsible for 700,000 overdose deaths in the United States between 2016 and 2025, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Qiushi Chen, assistant professor in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and lead author on the paper, worked with colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Boston University Medical School to understand the outcomes that programs to limit prescription opioid misuse actually produce. >>
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Concrete in space: Investigating cement solidification in a microgravity environment
"Be prepared." This famous mantra isn't just for the Boy Scouts of America. The need to build durable infrastructure on other planets is coming, and we must be ready. To prepare, Penn State researchers have teamed up with NASA to explore how cement solidifies in microgravity environments.
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Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible
Antireflection (AR) coatings on plastics have a multitude of practical applications, including glare reduction on eyeglasses, computer monitors and the display on your smart-phone when outdoors. Now, researchers at Penn State have developed an AR coating that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible.
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Safety in numbers: mobile robots could save lives during emergency evacuations
To address the unique challenges that emergency evacuation scenarios present,
Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, and a team of researchers propose to use a coordinated collection of mobile robots as authority figures to direct evacuees for rapid, orderly and safe evacuations.
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Penn State again the most recognized in U.S. News' Best Online Programs rankings
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ESM professor Demirel named Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials >>
- American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes Johnson for lifetime achievements >>
- Yener tapped to lead IEEE Information Theory Society >>
- Engineering students collaborate globally, win building design competition >>
- Ph.D. candidate Prakash wins best paper award at SciTech 2019 >>
- Tomer Eldor receives Bechtel Engineering Equity Initiative Scholarship >>
- Architectural engineering doctoral candidate wins best paper award at ASHRAE >>
- Department of Chemical Engineering names 2019 McWhirter Fellows >>
- Environmental engineering student wins poster contest for microbiology research >>
- Chujie Gong takes second place in international poster contest >>
- Electrical engineering alumna wins Engineering Emmy Award >>
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Exploring permafrost coastal erosion in the Arctic
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Research on metamaterials transforms satellite communications >>
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SmithGroup makes scholarship gift to Department of Architectural Engineering >>
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NSF funds integrated approach to 3D fracture modeling of composites >>
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Students using augmented reality to bring THON to Penn State Children's Hospital >>
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Predicting the properties of a new class of glasses >>
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GRS bridge abutments show potential for earthquake-prone regions >>
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Novel endoscopy tool could open new doors for pancreatic cancer treatment
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Breazeale Reactor puts atomic science to work for research >>
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Learning Factory hosts Build Night focused on increasing female and minority student engagement >>
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Mechanical engineering professor to advance additive manufacturing materials research >>
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Chemical engineering students tell environmental stories with digital media >>
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Penn State football player and engineering student John Reid, Jr. finds success in viewing adversity as opportunity >>
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Six SEDTAPP faculty members author chapters for new book on innovation leadership >>
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Leung to innovate undergrad labs, enrich student experience >>
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REU program offers undergraduates valuable research experience >>
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Schreyer Honors College adds Rachel Brennan to distinguished faculty program >>
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Penn State Mechanical Engineering gathers to celebrate new era, Vizzies awards >>
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Campus Arts Initiative announces partner locations for site-specific art >>
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Long-time ESM professor Joseph Rose retires >>
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Penn State NASA challenge team advances, to be featured on Japanese TV >>
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Matt Woods named student co-op engineer for spring 2019 >>
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Penn State alumni create iconic "Stronger Than Hate" T-shirts >>
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MARCH 3-9
Spring Break: No classes
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