Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach

Propelling forward: Mechanical engineering grad student awarded NASA fellowship

​ Propelling forward: Mechanical engineering grad student awarded NASA fellowshipMatthew Krull, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Penn State, uses a laser system to measure the velocity of a high-speed flow field. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State . All...

Penn State Climate Consortium marks year one of advancing climate action

​ Penn State Climate Consortium marks year one of advancing climate actionIn its first year, the Consortium has provided resources, fostered collaborations and created opportunities to advance climate research and solutions. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.In...

GTREO Seminar: Dr. John Clark, AFRL

GTREO Seminar: Dr. John Clark - AFRLAn Alternate Means to Form Non-Dimensional Products in Dimensional Analysis ABSTRACT: Engineering students encounter dimensional analysis early in an undergraduate curriculum. A critical step in the process involves the selection of...

GTREO Seminar: Dr. Jamesa Stokes – NASA Glenn

GTREO Seminar: Dr. Jamesa Stokes - NASA GlennAdvanced Environmental Barrier Coating Testing and Development for Gas Turbine Engines ABSTRACT:  Environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) are an enabling technology for the use of SiC-based ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) in...

GTREO Seminar: Jason Bargender, MHI Hydrogen Infrastructure

GTREO Seminar: Jason Bargender, MHI Hydrogen InfrastructureHydrogen Solutions: Towards a Global Decarbonized Future ABSTRACT:  For decades, hydrogen has played a subtle but integral role in society, supporting the oil & gas and chemicals industry and serving as a...

Plan approved for addition, renovation to build START+ Lab at CATO Park

Plan approved for addition, renovation to build START+ Lab at CATO ParkAn architect's rendering of the START+ Laboratory. Credit: Gannett Fleming and START Lab.. All Rights Reserved.The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment approved a...

GTREO Seminar: Dr. Gregg Abate, AFOSR

GTREO Seminar: Dr. Gregg Abate, AFOSR​Working with AFOSR and Highlights from the Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows Program ABSTRACT: The Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows portfolio supports basic research into the dynamics and control of aerodynamic...

Undergraduate students gain research experience through summer program

Undergraduate students gain research experience through summer programThis summer, the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach, housed within the Penn State College of Engineering, hosted the Penn State Low-Carbon Power and Propulsion...

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

Reid A. Berdanier named director of START LabReid A. Berdanier, director of the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine Lab. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State.Reid A. Berdanier has been named director of the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab at Penn State,...

Revealing invisible educational opportunities through CT scanning

Revealing invisible educational opportunities through CT scanning The Center for Quantitative Imaging created an X-ray computed tomography image from a 1.5 mm-long steel cylinder after it was exposed to a high-temperature, high-pressure aqueous solution. Credit: Derek...

Welcome to the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach! Penn State is a global leader in gas turbine technology, including fields of turbomachinery, combustion, manufacturing, materials, acoustics, and controls. Bringing together expertise from across the university under a single center enhances this already large research and education portfolio. Penn State is one of the only places in the world with research addressing every single part of the gas turbine as well as the systems they integrate with; this center provides unique educational benefits to our students to differentiate them in their studies and future careers.

The goal of the center is to bring together researchers from across the university focused on gas turbine technologies in order to strengthen the collaborations of Penn State faculty and students along with industry and federal agencies interested in gas turbine research, education, and outreach, supporting Penn State’s goal of becoming the “Energy University.” The faculty and students associated with the center target high impact, cross-cutting research. The center hosts a wide range of activities to enhance the education of undergraduate and graduate students interested in gas turbine technologies, with close ties to industry to increase their future employment opportunities. The center actively interfaces with both industry and government, providing technical expertise to help inform industry leaders and policy makers as to the importance of gas turbine technologies and the work being done at Penn State.

Please contact center director, Dr. Steve Lynch, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with any questions at spl11@psu.edu.