Archive for May, 2019

Don’t Miss the Annual CoE Ice Cream Social on June 5th!

The College of Engineering’s Staff Advisory Committee is proud to host its annual Ice Cream Social in honor and appreciation of your service to the College. Please join us on Wednesday, June 5, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM in Kunkle Lounge, Hammond Building.

All CoE faculty and staff are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there and sharing a scoop!

Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival

Teaching and Learning with Technology’s Faculty Programs Team is hosting a Research Carnival in the TLT Dreamery (ground floor, Shields Building) on Wednesday, June 19, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

The event will bring together a variety of university partners who can assist faculty, and those who work with them, in thinking about or conducting research on teaching and learning. The open-house, carnival format will be informal and fun, designed to allow Research Carnival visitors the opportunity to visit with as few or as many of the partners as they’d like. Faculty at all stages of teaching and learning scholarship — from those just beginning to think about research on teaching and learning to those who have been doing it but who may have questions — are encouraged to attend and bring a friend.

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Limited Submission: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic Competition

The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the launch of the DE-FOA-0001980: Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic competition. The internal submission deadline is Monday, May 20, 2019.

This funding opportunity announcement supports federal investment in innovative, early-stage advanced manufacturing applied research and development projects that focus on specific high-impact manufacturing technology, materials, and process challenges. The topics are aimed at foundational energy-related advanced manufacturing technologies that impact areas relevant to manufacturing processes (where energy costs are a determinant of competitive manufacturing) and broadly applicable platform technologies (the enabling base upon which other systems and applications can be developed). The competitively selected projects will focus on developing next-generation manufacturing material, information, and process technologies that improve energy efficiency in energy intensive and energy dependent processes.

With this FOA, the Advanced Manufacturing Office intends to fund high-impact, early to mid-stage research in the following topic areas:

  • Topic 1: Innovations for the Manufacture of Advanced Materials
  • Topic 2: Lower Thermal Budget Processes for Industrial Efficiency & Productivity
  • Topic 3: Connected, Flexible and Efficient Manufacturing Facilities and Energy Systems

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Call for Nominations: Engineering Staff and Dependents Education Award

This award provides financial assistance to College of Engineering full-time staff or their dependents to be used for educational expenses in any discipline at any Penn State location. The recipient will be selected by the Staff Advisory Committee in consultation with the Senior Associate Dean and receive $500 deposited directly into their Penn State student account for use during the upcoming academic year. Recipients may only receive this award once.

Nominations are accepted beginning in mid-May and are due by May 31, 2019. To apply, submit a one-page essay describing the educational goals of the nominee (staff member, spouse, or child), along with the nominee’s Penn State student ID number, to coestaffadvcommittee@engr.psu.edu.

40+ Companies Attending industryXchange on May 30 – Registration Open

industryXchange brings together industry, Penn State faculty, and government agencies to jointly explore collaboration opportunities. This year’s event is being held on May 30 at The Nittany Lion Inn and will focus on the theme of sensors.

60+ representatives from 42 companies, including Siemens, IBM, Intel, Dell, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, and Bosch, are attending.

Please click here for more information and to register online »

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