In and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge
Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug their car in, go to the restroom, get a cup of coffee and in 10 minutes, drive out with a fully charged battery, according to a team of engineers.
Tiny swimming donuts deliver the goods
Bacteria and other swimming microorganisms evolved to thrive in challenging environments, and researchers struggle to mimic their unique abilities for biomedical technologies, but fabrication challenges created a manufacturing bottleneck. Microscopic, 3D-printed, tori — donuts — coated with nickel and platinum may bridge the gap between biological and synthetic swimmers, according to an international team of researchers.
Professor-student partnership leads to medical testing startup
Joshua Robinson, associate professor of materials science and engineering (MatSE), and Natalie Briggs, doctoral candidate in MatSE, are hoping their accidental discovery could join the list of some of science’s most welcome surprises that revolutionized the way we approach medicine and medical testing.
Coppola to receive Alumni Fellow Award Oct. 23
John A. Coppola ’69g, ’71g, member and past president of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering External Advisory Board, is one of sixteen to be honored on Oct. 23 with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association.
Penn State research expenditures again reach record high, topping $968 million
Penn State’s research expenditures reached a record high for the third year in a row in fiscal year 2018-19, according to incoming Senior Vice President for Research Lora Weiss. The total figure of $968 million represents a $47 million increase over last year’s figure, and includes a record $593 million in federal funding, as well as $375 million from a combination of private funders, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and University sources.
Researchers seek to revolutionize catalyst design with machine learning
Zi-Kui Liu, Penn State distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, is a co-principal investigator for the study and is part of the team that will design an integrated computational and experimental workflow driven by data science and machine learning tools.
Quantum leap: DOE grant aims to speed software development for quantum materials
A team of researchers, led by Long-Qing Chen, Donald W. Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, received a four-year grant to advance the science of quantum materials at the mesoscale.
Materials science and engineering major named an Astronaut Scholar
Katelyn Kirchner, a MatSE senior, earned a prestigious Astronaut Scholarship which recognizes outstanding students from the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Penn State, Monash University announce second year of joint projects
In 2018, Penn State and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia launched the Joint Collaboration Development Program, a jointly financed seed-fund program with the aim to collaborate on research projects. The first round of seed funding saw 23 projects funded. The two institutions have committed these seed funds for a second year, around the intersection of health and the environment.
Entrepreneurship in 3D is alive and well at Berks LaunchBox
Joe Sinclair, the first graduate of the master of engineering in additive manufacturing and design master’s (AMD) program through Penn State World Campus, just launched his third business — Verde Mantis, LLC, which focuses on bringing 3D printing or additive manufacturing to the masses with its latest product, the 3D Mantis Printer.