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John Mauro, professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Yu-Jen Chiu has been selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student marshal for the University’s fall 2020 virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. EST, Dec. 19.
While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at another university, Ama Agyapong was introduced to Penn State through an internship. That experience led her toward a career in materials science and engineering, and her lifelong goal of improving the devices we use every day.
Agyapong, Ph.D. candidate in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program (IGDP) in Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE), is studying the roles of metals and semiconductors in devices and how their properties and interactions affect device performance. Her dream is to be a researcher in a national laboratory or industry and to use the knowledge she gained at Penn State to improve the standard of living through technological and scientific advances.
Entries will be submitted through December 28 and new submissions will be posted daily. Voting will be open through December 31, 2020. You may vote one time per device each day.
The image that receives the most votes will win a special prize from MatSE and be announced beginning of spring semester. So vote for your favorite each day with all your devices!
Entries will be submitted through December 28 and new submissions will be posted daily. Voting will be open through December 31, 2020. You may vote one time per device each day.
The image that receives the most votes will win a special prize from MatSE and be announced beginning of spring semester. So vote for your favorite each day with all your devices!
We found this great holiday photo, and we want you to caption it. What makes a winning caption? It’s hard to say, but it’s definitely fun, family-friendly, and something you’d want to share with your friends.
Click here to enter your caption in the MatSE Holiday Contest!
The 2020 David Ford McFarland Award for Achievement in Metallurgy lecture will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, via Zoom. William Woodford, co-founder and chief technology officer of Form Energy, will deliver the lecture “The Critical Role of Materials in Global Decarbonization” and receive the 2020 McFarland Award.
Though we may not always realize it, photodetectors contribute greatly to the convenience of modern life. Also known as photosensors, photodetectors convert light energy into electrical signals to complete tasks such as opening automatic sliding doors and automatically adjusting a cell phone’s screen brightness in different lighting conditions.
A pair of Penn State materials experts have been selected to present lectures at the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) Annual Meeting with Materials Science & Technology to be held virtually Nov. 2-6.
