Steven Schiff, professor of neurosurgery, Brush Chair Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, professor of mechanical engineering, and director of the Penn State Center for Neural Engineering, along with a group of researchers from Penn State's colleges of medicine, engineering, science, and agriculture, has developed a mouse model that could lead to an understanding of how cerebral malaria infection leads to the development of epilepsy in children, and to the prevention of seizures.
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Solar power to the people
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Charles Godfrey Binder Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, and a team of multi-university researchers have conceived a simple, inexpensive solar cell that could provide electricity for every home in underdeveloped and emerging economies.
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Long-time Professors Tittmann, Ashok retire
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Rapid screening machine can read and separate protein sequences
The structural properties of proteins that could eventually become important materials for manufacturing and medicine are revealed by a novel optical technique that works rapidly to sort through amino acid sequences even inside living bacteria.
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New additive manufacturing and design master's degrees to be offered in fall 2017
In response to increased industry demand for experts in the growing field of additive manufacturing, Penn State will offer residential and online master's degrees in additive manufacturing and design beginning in fall 2017.
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Inaugural CRAFT workshop highlights fiber technology
Led by Melik Demirel, professor of engineering science and mechanics, the new Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies (CRAFT) at Penn State's Materials Research Institute is applying the expertise of materials scientists, molecular biologists, and electrical and computational engineers. CRAFT held its first workshop on March 21 in State College, which included talks from clothing designers, physicists, and engineers, and a roundtable discussion featuring university, government, and industry representatives. >>
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Ozbolat authors new book on 3D bioprinting
Ibrahim Ozbolat, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, authored a new book titled "3D Bioprinting: Fundamentals, Principles and Applications." The book provides the latest and most comprehensive information on 3D bioprinting, covering raw materials, processes, machine technology, products, applications, and limitations.
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It's not just a pipe dream
A state-of-the-art pipeline structural health monitoring "living laboratory" could soon be a reality on campus.
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Barbara Shaw is working to establish Penn State as a worldwide leader in pipeline structural health monitoring by introducing project-based learning that will link research and education with operational experience.
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Distinguished Professor Charles Bakis is gaining more insight into a more efficient and effective reinforcement solution that is gaining greater acceptance for repairing reinforced concrete structures in civil infrastructure applications.
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FACULTY RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
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- Akhlesh Lakhtakia named Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce >>
- Joseph Rose recognized for 25 years of service to the College of Engineering >>
- Cliff Lissenden and Bruce Gluckman awarded funding through the College of Engineering's Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants program >>
- Long-Qing Chen named Fellow of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society >>
- Ibrahim Ozbolat awarded one of five ENGINE grants by the College of Engineering >>
- Huanyu Cheng named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Science list >>
- Michael Lanagan named one of six Dean's Fellows in the College of Engineering >>
- Mark Horn receives funding through the College of Engineering's new Multi-campus Seed Grant program >>
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- Zhangming Mao receives Thomas and June Beaver Fund Award from the Penn State Graduate School >>
- Abdon Pena-Francesch receives Penn State Alumni Association Dissertation Award >>
- Fatemeh Bahari wins College of Engineering Research Symposium Award >>
- Muhammad Risyad Hasyim selected for Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study at the University of California, Berkeley >>
- Michael Trowbridge named student marshal for spring College of Engineering commencement >>
- ESM students display outstanding work at ESM Today >>
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- Zakaria Al Balushi ('11 E SC, '12 M.S. E SC) receives Materials Research Society Gold Graduate Student Award >>
- John Starr ('90 E SC) named 2017 Outstanding Engineering Alumnus >>
- Ellen Arruda (B.S. E SC '85, M.S. E MCH '88) elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering >>
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JUNE 4-9
21st Annual Short Course on Corrosion: Fundamentals and Experimental Methods
SEPTEMBER 13
ESM Recruitment Mixer
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Mentor a Future Engineer!
Launching in fall 2017, the ESM Student-Alumni Mentoring Program will match undergraduate and graduate students, based on area of interest and industry type, with an alumnus/alumna mentor who can help them succeed in their academic and professional lives.
If you're interested in being a mentor, please contact ESM Alumni Relations at
[email protected] or 814-865-4523.
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