Research Assistant Position(s)

Dr. Omar Ashour is looking for 1 – 2 undergraduate research assistant(s) to work on a project that requires designing and developing virtual reality environments that will be used to teach manufacturing systems concepts. The student should have an excellent knowledge and programming skills in Unity and gaming in general and should be able to work with a team located at University Park campus. The student could be majoring in Computer Science/Engineering or any related field. A GPA of 3.5 (or more) is preferred. The student can start working in Summer 2019 or Fall 2019.

Here is a link to the project story: https://bit.ly/2CATR9o

If interested please send your CV to Dr. Ashour at (oma110@psu.edu).

Summer 2019 Research Internship

Hello all,

There is a summer 2019 research internship opportunity. The project involves aspects of research design and human factors psychology principles as well as virtual environments, educational games, simulations, and engineering design and manufacturing.  Please see link below for application information.

If you are interested in applying for this summer position, please send a cover letter and a resume to Dr. Faisal Aqlan (fua11@psu.edu).

Summer_2019_Intern_Application

Work/Internship Opportunity

1. The Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience at Penn State is currently seeking artists, programmers, audio specialists, game designers and producers for a cutting edge project developing an original computer game at Penn State.

See attached poster for details:

scherflab_recruitment_flyer_2018

 

2. Dr. Aqlan has a position for an undergraduate student to do an NSF funded research on developing a website for manufacturing simulations and games. The student needs to have good programming and web development skills.

Duration: 10 weeks (June-July, 2018)
Salary: $4,200 (plus $1500 for conference travel)
Location: Penn State Behrend
If you are interested, please contact
Dr. Faisal Aqlan
PI & Director: NSF RET Site
Assist. Prof. of Industrial Engineering
Penn State Behrend, Erie PA 16563

Student research opportunity

Dr. Faisal Aqlan, assistant professor of industrial engineering, is looking for a student researcher to join his research project. This is a paid student research position starting January 2018, and could continue in the summer. The student would be responsible for developing video games and simulations for the manufacturing systems that include machines, products, people, etc.  If you are interested and would like to be considered for the position, email your résumé to:

Dr. Faisal Aqlan ( fua11 @ psu.edu )

Applicants will be considered until the end of this week.

ABET Celebration Event A Great Success. Thank all the attendees and speakers!

This was a successful event. It turned out a big crowd including students, alumni, industrial advisory members, faculty and staff.  Thank all of you who joined. A very special thanks goes to our speakers: Mr. Matt Stanton (keynote speaker), Dr. Dipo Onipede (Associate director of  Academics), nine student panelists (Hozaifa Abdalla , Nick Antonelli, Yehya Awad, Fernando Carrillo, Kaytlynn Chuzie, Aiden Chiavatti, Kyle Deddo, Marcus Kline, Max Rowan), and panel moderator Dr. Wen-Li Wang for the inspirational speeches. I also want to thank Aiden Chiavatti, preident of Behrend ACM student chapter, and Ms. Joy Armbruster in school office for their help in organizing this event. Checking out these exciting moments in the photos taken by Prof. Richard Zhao and Prof. Tom Rossi – Thank you all!~Dr. Su

Celebration of ABET Accreditation for Behrend Computer Science

There will be a celebration event for Behrend Computer Science’s official ABET accreditation on Thursday, October 12. The ceremony will begin at 5PM in Burke auditorium B-180. Students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as community and media members, are invited.

Matt Stanton, senior Vice President of Libria and one of our first computer science graduates in 2005, will give a keynote speech “Building Your Road-map.” He will talk about how his experiences at Penn State enabled his career path, what companies look for in recruiting, and his outlook on the tech market.

Additionally, there will be a internship panel consisting of current CSSE students. They will share their perspectives on the internship process and how their experiences have impacted their undergraduate academic and career development.

Student panelists in name alphabetical order with their internship companies include Nick Antonelli (KCF Technologies), Yehya Awad (Amazon), Fernando Carrillo (Intel), Kaytlynn Chuzie(Microsoft), Aiden Chiavatti (Amazon), Kyle Deddo(Ness Technologies), Marcus Kline (Erie Insurance), Max Rowan (SAP Ariba).

Immediately following the panel discussion, there will be a reception with food and drinks in the foyer part of the auditorium. A flyer for this event made by Dr. Richard Zhao is attached. Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Employer Information Sessions  during Career Fair Week!

 

 

The following employers will host “information sessions” the week of the career fair.  This is a great way to learn more about them before the Fair; bring your resume!

Information Sessions

Monday, September 18

·         Amway, CENBD, CMPBD, METBD, PLTBD, SEBD; 
Burke 203, 5:30-6:30 pm

·         Erie Insurance, CENBD, CMPBD, ECET, IESBD, SEBD, ENVSC, MTHBD, SCNBD, MBA, MPAcc, ACNTG, ECON, FNC, IBE, INTB, MISBD, MRKTG, PSCM; 
Clark Cafe, 8:00 am-1:00 pm (Information Table)


Tuesday, September 19

·         Amway, CENBD, CMPBD, METBD, PLTBD, SEBD; 
Clark Cafe, Noon-1:30 pm (Information Table)

·         Innotec, EEBD, MEBD, METBD, PLTBD; 

Burke 204, 7:00-8:00 pm

·         Northrop Grumman, CENBD, CMPBD, ECET, EEBD, SEBD

Burke 201, 6:00-7:00 pm

·         Royal Technologies, PLTBD;

Burke 206, 6:30-7:30 pm

 

Wednesday, September 20

·         ARC Group Worldwide, ME, PLTBD; 
Burke 203, 5:30-6:30 pm

·         Entec Polymers, PLTBD; 
Burke 204, 5:00-6:00 pm

·         Hyland, CENBD, CMPBD, ECET, SEBD, MPM, MISBD;

Clark Cafe, 9:00-11:00 a.m. (Information Table)

 

Drop-In Resume Reviews

Monday, September 18

Tuesday, September 19

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

ACPC (Reed 125)

Behrend Fall Career and Internship Fair

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Junker Center

 

 

 

Academic & Career Planning Center

125 Reed Union Building

behrend.psu.edu/acpc