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Firefighters battled a controlled blaze on the tarmac at Penn State's University Park Airport on May 23 during a full-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was designed to provide real-time training and recertification for emergency response personnel from around the Centre Region.

University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise

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

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Six electrical engineering graduate students lauded for research

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Six electrical engineering graduate students received awards from Penn State's Department of Electrical Engineering on April 18 in recognition of their outstanding research. (more)

Three receive Alumni Association Dissertation Awards

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Three graduate students from the College of Engineering received Penn State Alumni Association Dissertation Awards this spring in recognition of their outstanding achievement in scholarship and professional accomplishments. (more)

College of Engineering Research Symposium winners announced

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Eight engineering students were honored at the annual College of Engineering Research Symposium (CERS) on April 5 at the Nittany Lion Inn. (more)

Six engineers win awards at 27th Annual Graduate Exhibition

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Six engineering graduate students were recognized and received awards for their presentations in the 27th Annual Graduate Exhibition, held March 23 and 25 on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)

Namesake of Ansari X Prize to discuss space commercialization

Monday, April 09, 2012

Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer, will present "Space Commercialization and its Future" at the 2012 Arthur H. Waynick Memorial Lecture at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in 22 Deike Building. (more)

Three engineering faculty named distinguished professors

Monday, April 02, 2012

Three faculty members from the College of Engineering have been elevated to the rank of distinguished professor. The faculty members are Theresa Mayer in electrical engineering, Padma Raghavan in computer science and engineering and Darrell Velegol in chemical engineering. (more)

Penn State team wins automation most influential paper award

Monday, February 27, 2012

A team of Penn State computer scientists, computer engineers and an electrical engineer has received the inaugural Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC) 10-Year Retrospective Most Influential Paper Award. (more)

NSF approves Penn State optical wireless applications center

Monday, January 30, 2012

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Optical Wireless Applications in Penn State's Department of Electrical Engineering. The center will be funded by a five-year NSF grant and directed by Mohsen Kavhrad, W. L. Weiss Chair Professor of electrical engineering. (more)

Electrical engineering's Werner named McCain Chair

Douglas H. Werner, professor of electrical engineering at Penn State
Monday, December 12, 2011

Douglas H. Werner, professor of electrical engineering, has been named the John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair in Engineering. (more)

Electrical engineering's Mathews named IEEE fellow

Monday, December 05, 2011

John Mathews, professor of electrical engineering, was elected to fellow status with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was recognized for his contributions to radar observations of meteors. (more)