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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

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Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Four engineering students win SPIE awards

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Four College of Engineering students -- Michael Stinger, Jyotsna Bhamidipati, Justin Liou and Michael Motyka -- won awards at the 53rd annual SPIE Optics+Photonics Conference.

SPIE, the Society of Optical Engineering, gave out 11 awards for excellence in research. More than 4,000 students attended the event, which was held from Aug. 10-14 in San Diego, Calif.

Stinger is a doctoral student in electrical engineering. His focus is on passive wavelength-agile multiple-time-scale optical switching.

Bhamidipati graduated in August with a master's degree in architectural engineering. She presented a paper on her thesis research topic, "Design and Construction Evaluation of Photovoltaic DC LED Lighting System."

Liou is a doctoral student in electrical engineering with a concentration on the nonlinear behavior of liquid crystals. He is the vice president of the Penn State chapter of SPIE.

Motyka is pursuing a master's degree in engineering science and mechanics. He presented a paper that discussed the first published discovery of the ability to launch multiple surface plasmon polaritons with a single monochromatic source.

Winners received a plaque and a travel grant covering the cost of travel to the exhibition.

 

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