Welcome! Penn State is the lead site within the Center for e-Design, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center.

The mission and vision of the Center for e-Design  

1)Enable the design and realization of high quality products and systems at a reduced cost and reduced time to market through research and development of methods and tools for:

• Improved design processes and methods
• Knowledge/information capture and reuse
• Integration environments
• Support for collaboration and decision making

2) Nurture and cultivate a new generation of engineers, scientists and business leaders through a synergistic university/industry collaborative model.

For more information about collaborating with Penn State, contact Janis Terpenny at jpt5311@psu.edu or  Dan Finke at daf903@psu.edu.