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Spring Break of Service: Spartanburg, SC
The members of the Engineers Without Borders at Penn State Alternative Spring Break Trip to Spartanburg, SC, (from left to right): Brianna Basile, Jonathan Caballero, Anthony Palacin, Jaden Martz,...
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ELDM Students Provide Spring 2014 Project Updates
ELDM project updates compiled by Nicole Bernstein (’16, ChE, Schreyer Honors College) ELDM tackled eight projects this semester, covering three key areas: Local Projects, International Projects, and...
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EcoCAR is ready for the big event!
Preparations for both the upcoming EcoCAR competition and President Barron’s visit have occupied Penn State’s Advanced Vehicle Team this week. The team had plans since November to replace the Malibu’s...
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Dr. Barron to EcoCAR team: I wish you great success in bringing in the next...
by Michael Casper Members of Penn State’s Advanced Vehicle Team dispatched themselves to pick up Penn State President Eric Barron for a reception at the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation...
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Welcome to Penn State, Millennium Scholars!
Chemical engineering major Grace Noel of Wexford, Pennsylvania, moves into her room. On Monday (June 23) a new cohort of Penn State Millennium Scholars moved into Hartranft Hall on Penn State’s...
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New Students Welcomed to Penn State
Penn State Engineering welcomes its new class of freshmen students this week. The Women in Engineering and Multicultural Engineering Programs kicked off the new semester yesterday with day-long...
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Frame Changers: Khanjan Mehta’s cartoon series reflects on a decade of social...
In September 2004, Khanjan Mehta, director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program, advised a student team designing a low-cost windmill for a rural community in...
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Making a Difference as an Engineering Ambassador
by Kelsi McKinley Lester How many engineering students do you know who would willingly wake up at 5:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning, so they can drive two hours and arrive at a middle school by the...
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Finding the Silver Lining: First-Generation Student Recalls Challenges,...
by Edwin Giraldo As I embarked on my path to become a Mechanical Engineer (ME) at the Pennsylvania State University, I faced enormous financial and academic challenges. Being a first-generation...
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Nuclear Engineering Graduate Student Seeks to Increase Diversity Among His Peers
by Luis Ocampo On January 25, 1999, my hometown of Armenia, Colombia, suffered a very devastating earthquake which not only destroyed a large majority of the city but also led to chaos and looting. The...
View ArticleAbundant Opportunities for Students and Industry at the Learning Factory
by Mary Frecker The Learning Factory offers students the opportunity to work on industry-driven hands-on design projects. Together with 13 different departments at Penn State and our industry partners,...
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Finding His Way: Aspiring Biomedical Engineer Credits Structure, Discipline...
by Demetrius Harris During the summer before junior year of high school, I attended a four-week engineering program at Cornell University. I had the luxury of experimenting with many hands-on...
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Master of His Own Destiny: Biological Engineering Senior Shares Study Abroad...
by Clay Swackhamer This semester I am studying at the University of Alicante, Spain, and through my experiences here I have learned a lot more than how to rock a European swimsuit. Of course, I’ve...
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A “Deere” Opportunity: AE Senior Appreciates Hands-on Learning, Networking...
by Melissa Consiglio On the evening of December 2, representatives of John Deere were nice enough to host a field day event where students had the opportunity to travel to a local facility and learn...
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The Turner Prize: What Does Academic Collaboration Mean?
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford That powerful quote was used by Karen Sweeney (’80 AE) to close out the 2014 Henry C. Turner...
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All in a Day’s Work: Lab Focuses on Human Factors of Today’s Work Environment
by Andris Freivalds Benjamin Niebel was a professor and long-time department head. Ben Niebel was the long-time head of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1955-1978) and the...
View ArticleMinding Their Manners: Students Learn Etiquette Skills at Annual Dinner
by Shreya Trivedi BMW. The immediate image these letters invoke in one’s mind is of a sleek and luxurious automobile. But for members of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Society of Hispanic...
View Article“Competitive” Doesn’t Mean Don’t Try: The career fair for first-year students
by Cayla Castells From the moment you enter college, rather from the moment you enter “adulthood,” everyone is asking what you want to do with your life. While many students in their late teens...
View ArticleBeating the Odds: First-Year Students Can Secure Co-ops and Internships at...
by Betsy Miller “No company is ever going to give me an internship; I’m just a freshman.” Such a common misconception. I found that it is absolutely possible, if that freshman is determined, especially...
View ArticlePrecision Medical Instrument Design Lab: Exploring Methods of Improving...
A video produced by mechanical engineering graduate student Andrew Barnett highlights the Precision Medical Instrument Design Lab, where faculty and students work on projects involving: robotic needle...
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