A new report by the National Science Foundation (NSF) ranked Penn State engineering third in overall research expenditures.Penn State engineering has consistently ranked third in the NSF survey since the 2001 fiscal year. The NSF's latest ranking uses data from the 2010 fiscal year.
Among individual fields, three Penn State programs were in the top five: materials was second, electrical engineering was third and mechanical engineering was third. Computer science and aerospace engineering were in the top 10, ranking eighth and 10th, respectively. (more)
Jay D. Martin, a research associate at the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, will present "Dynamic Schedule Development to Evaluate Manufacturability and Cost" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, in 102 Leonhard Building on the University Park campus of Penn state. The talk, free and open to the public, is part of the ongoing Industrial Engineering Colloquium Series. (more)
A team of industrial engineering faculty members and researchers from the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) have won a $1.5 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). (more)
Tim Simpson, professor of industrial and mechanical engineering, and a team of students and faculty in aerospace, industrial and mechanical engineering, the College of Information Science and Technology, and the Applied Research Laboratory have developed a suite of multi-dimensional data visualization tools to support model-based engineering and design. (more)
Research Unplugged will feature Michael Paul, a space systems engineer at Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) and team leader of Lunar Lion, presenting "Lunar Lion: Penn State Enters the Private Sector Race to the Moon" from noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre. (more)
Patricia G. Hayes, assistant to the director, Information and Diversity Programs, at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), has been selected to receive the 2011 Dr. James Robinson Equal Opportunity Award. The award, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association, was established in 1988 and renamed in 1998 to honor the late James Robinson, a distinguished alumnus and former member of the Alumni Council. It recognizes a full-time faculty or staff member, with at least two years of active service, who has promoted equal opportunity through affirmative action and/or contributes to enhancing the educational environment of the University through improving cross-cultural understanding. (more)
Just like people in a bar or other noisy location, North American right whales increase the volume of their calls as environmental noise increases; and just like humans, at a certain point, it may become too costly to continue to shout, according to marine and acoustic scientists. "The impacts of increases in ocean noise from human activities are a concern for the conservation of marine animals like right whales," said Susan Parks, assistant professor of acoustics and research associate, Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. "The ability to change vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in an increasingly noisy ocean." (more)
Penn State is a founding member of a new consortium centered on training naval systems engineers for the Navy's civilian acquisition, engineering and science workforce. Established by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) through a five-year, $7.5 million contract, the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) comprises 15 colleges and universities, along with the American Society of Naval Engineers and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. (more)
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) will hold an information session at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in 113 Information Science and Technology Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The event will highlight civilian opportunities available with NAVSEA, including research collaborations for faculty and students. The information session, sponsored by the Applied Research Laboratory, includes free pizza. Guests are asked to RSVP via e-mail to contractorhall@arl.psu.edu. (more)
Thomas Fu, head of the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Resistance and Propulsion Division, will present "At-Sea Measurements for Ship Hydromechanics" at 9 a.m. on Aug. 28 in the Applied Sciences Building Auditorium. Fu will discuss advanced measurement techniques and instrumentation systems in computational fluid dynamics, including above- and below-water imaging, underwater acoustics, conductivity measurements, light detecting and ranging technology, laser imaging and radar. The event is sponsored by the Applied Research Laboratory. (more)
