Economic revitalization: A collaborative effort underway in New Kensington
In the community of New Kensington, situated about 17 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, signs of economic downturn are evident.
In the community of New Kensington, situated about 17 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, signs of economic downturn are evident.
Susan Sinnott, head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and professor of materials science and engineering and chemistry, was selected as a fellow of the Big Ten Academic Alliance's Department Executive Officers Program.
Creating two-dimensional materials large enough to use in electronics is a challenge despite huge effort but now, Penn State researchers have discovered a method for improving the quality of one class of 2D materials, with potential to achieve wafer-scale growth in the future.
The 2018-19 Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) seed grant recipients have been awarded to 18 groups of interdisciplinary researchers at Penn State.
A Penn State graduate's doctoral research on two-dimensional (2D) materials soon may help students build a better understanding of the field.
Students, including two teams advised by Allen Kimel, associate teaching professor of materials science and engineering, displayed their capstone design projects at the College of Engineering's spring 2019 Capstone Design Project Showcase.
When Penn State student Ana Isabel de la Fuente Duran's fellowship led her to tackle materials science research problems at another university last summer, she stumbled upon an entirely different problem to solve.
Daniel Lentz, a 2010 graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is one of 15 recipients of the 2019 Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award.