Penn State's Department of Materials Science and Engineering collaborates with many industry partners regarding job placement, class projects, research grants and scholarships. We value our interactions and success with our industry members.
Friends of MatSE Program
The objectives of the Friends of MatSE Program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) at Penn State are to develop a relationship between corporate sponsors, faculty, and students. Friends of MatSE support a range of student-oriented activities that supplement and enrich our students' classroom education, and ensure that Penn State MatSE remains one of the best materials departments in the world.
Learn about our partners
Gift: supports undergraduate research
Glass Container Industry Research Corporation
Endowment: scholarship
Kennametal
Steidle Naming: second floor student study room
State of the Art Incorporated
Endowment: State of the Art undergraduate scholarship
Westmoreland
Steidle Naming: first floor undergraduate laboratory
3M
Endowment: graduate fellowship