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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.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

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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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

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Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

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Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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Two engineers receive NSF CAREER Awards

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
 
Two Penn State engineering faculty have recently been named recipients of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
 
The prestigious NSF CAREER Awards provide five years of funding for researchers. They are designed to support junior faculty who have shown exceptional promise in teaching and research.
 
Adam D. Smith, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, received a $400,000 award for his project titled "Rigorous Foundations for Data Privacy."
 
Smith's research interests include cryptography, database privacy, information theory and quantum computing. His recent work has focused on protocols for handling noisy keys in cryptography, such as those based on biometrics, and on privacy-preserving techniques for publishing aggregate statistical data.
 
Matthew Parkinson, assistant professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, received a $400,000 award for his project titled "Foundation of Designing for Human Variability."
 
Parkinson serves as the director of the Center for Research in Design and Innovation and the OPEN Design Lab. Parkinson's work combines rigorous design tools such as optimization, robust design and statistical modeling with human-centered fields such as ergonomics, human factors and biomechanics. His current efforts focus on the allocation of adjustability, vehicle safety and the development of adaptive medical devices.
 
These two most recent CAREER grants bring the total number awarded to Penn State faculty to nine since September. Of the nine, four were awarded to College of Engineering faculty.
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