Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach

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...

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 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 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:...

GTREO at Turbo Expo 2024Members of Penn State's GTREO presented papers, panels, and tutorials at this year's ASME Turbo Expo in London, England. Papers GT2024-128894: A Digital Engineering Analysis of an Additively Manufactured Turbine Vane Reid A. Berdanier -...

Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization researchJackie O'Connor, left, professor mechanical engineering, and Catherine Berdanier, associate professor of mechanical engineering, will team up on a five-year, $1 million project focused on decarbonization and...

Several GTREO members receive promotions, tenureSeveral GTREO members received promotions, effective July 1, 2024: Stephen P. Lynch, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Douglas E. Wolfe, professor,...

Jacqueline O'Connor named associate director of Penn State Climate ConsortiumJacqueline O'Connor, Professor of Mechanical EngineeringTwo interdisciplinary researchers have been named as leaders for the Penn State Climate Consortium. Jacqueline O’Connor, a professor...

Karen Thole to become College of Engineering dean at University of MichiganKaren Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.Karen A. Thole has been named the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of...

Amrita Basak wins early career award for gas turbine researchAmrita Basak, Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringAmrita Basak, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was selected as the 2024 Dilip R. Ballal Early Career Engineering Award winner by...

Guha Manogharan named co-director of Penn State’s additive manufacturing centerGuha Manogharan, Associate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringGuha Manogharan, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, was named co-director of the Center for...

AIAA Establishes Aerospace Artificial Intelligence Advisory GroupJacqueline O'Connor, Professor of Mechanical EngineeringThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today during 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum it has formed the AIAA Aerospace...

Materials Research Institute names 2023 Roy Award winnersAmrita Basak, assistant professor of mechanical engineeringSix Penn State materials researchers have received the 2023 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, covering a wide range of...

'Growing Impact' podcast explores mitigating the climate impact of contrailsThe latest episode of "Growing Impact" features a team of researchers that is exploring how to mitigate aviation’s climate impacts, specifically the warming effect created by...