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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 111 new members and 22 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,388 and the number of international members to 310.
John C. Mauro, professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State, was elected for developing and applying data-driven models and machine learning that enable high-strength, damage-resistant glasses.
Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 21 distinguished professors for 2022. Joan Redwing, professor of materials science and engineering, was named distinguished professor.
Our students are receiving a rich engineering education through critical hands-on experience in our seven undergraduate laboratories in the Steidle Building. All the undergraduate labs are located on the first floor in Steidle and include:
- Undergraduate Instructional Lab
- Optical Microscopy Lab
- Metallography Lab
- Advanced Microscopy Lab
- Advanced Materials Processing Lab
- Thermal Analysis Lab
- Computer Lab
Penn State recently announced its four nominees for the 2022 Goldwater Scholarship, a highly competitive national award given to undergraduates in the fields of natural science, engineering and mathematics who are interested in a career in research. One of the nominees is Lindsay Jones, a junior Schreyer Scholar majoring in materials science and engineering.
Researchers looking to extend their science communication skills beyond traditional journalism have an opportunity to learn about new ways to interact with larger and more diverse audiences. Dope Labs Science Communication Week at Penn State aims to introduce researchers to the broader science communication community and teach them to use social media, storytelling and a web presence to network with other scientists and engage with broad audiences. The four-day remote event will take place Feb. 7-10.
Penn State graduate student Ryan Fair is currently participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. Fair is one of 65 graduate students representing 29 states in this year’s program.
On behalf of the Penn State College of Engineering, Justin Schwartz, the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, and Esther Adhiambo Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering and director of the Global Building Network, received the Academic Ally award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) on Dec. 2, 2021.