EMS Program helps develop scholarship, experiential learning and global literacy
At a large school like Penn State, it can sometimes be hard to find your niche — however, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Academy for Global Experience, or EMSAGE, encouraged senior Mufaddal Gheewala to discover his place on campus.
2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light
A new type of active pixel sensor that uses a novel two-dimensional material may both enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos and create a new class of extremely energy-efficient Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Beese named co-director of additive manufacturing center CIMP-3D
Allison Beese, associate professor of Materials Science and Engineering, will serve as co-director of the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition, effective Jan 1.
Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch'
Sometimes friction is good, such as the friction between a road and a car’s tires to prevent the vehicle from skidding. But sometimes friction is bad — if you did not put oil in that very same car, there would be so much friction in the bearings of the engine that the car could not operate.
Event lifts curtain on a bright future for materials research
Whether you are perusing this article on an electronic device driven by a semiconductor chip or via a paper printout, the ability to read these words is in a large part due to innovative materials research that led to a product in use in society. And the future holds more innovation in materials research, including at Penn State. The 2022 Materials Day event, presented by the Materials Research Institute with the theme “Materials Impacting Society,” featured a look at what might be on the horizon as far as materials research with positive societal impact.
EMS’ Millennium Scholars say program improves representation, research
David Flores says he works off the common wisdom that you’re made up from the average of the five people closest to you. MSP, which began at Penn State in 2013, is designed to help underrepresented individuals in STEM fields earn advanced degrees. EMS joined in 2016, and has 30 active students and graduates of the program. EMS is again raising support for the program this GivingTuesday, and hopes to raise funds for two additional Millennium Scholars within the College.
New method can scale, simplify manufacture of stretchy semiconductors
Soft, elastic semiconductors and circuits could advance wearable medical devices and other emerging technologies, but the high-performance electronics are difficult and expensive to manufacture. A Penn State-led research team plans to make the process easier and cheaper with a new manufacturing method.
Power plant pipe corrosion focus of industry research project
A team of researchers at Penn State is investigating how contaminants in power plant water cycles affect the integrity of steel pipes and tubing in power generation systems.
Penn State was a clear choice for Gorilla Glass inventor, no pun intended
If glass and ceramics had a hall of fame, there’s a good chance that there would be a lifesize (glass, of course) statue of John Mauro at the entrance. The co-inventor of Gorilla Glass has already been named to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, and has just been named as the editor in chief of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. After a prolific 18-year stint at Corning Incorporated, Mauro decided to bring his expertise to Penn State six years ago. He said the university was a clear choice — no pun intended.
Materials Research Institute names 2022 Roy Award Winners
Seven Penn State materials researchers have received the 2022 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award.