Mar 28, 2018
Looking toward the future
When a family member moves out of the house, there’s usually an opportunity to do some renovations in the vacated space. Such will be the case with the…
2018
Mar 27, 2018
Solution for Seniors
Marie DuPont could barely contain her delight when Maddie Holden ’21 and Ashley Wilk ’21 revealed their design for a rain protector for her walker…
Mar 27, 2018
Air Products Foundation, CEO Establish Engineering Professorship Endowed Chair Dedicated to Interdisciplinary Teaching
President Alison Byerly on Feb. 12 announced multiple gifts totaling $3 million from the Air Products Foundation ($1.5 million), Air Products Chairman…
Mar 27, 2018
The Next Wave of Wireless
With coffee makers, pet collars, and other wirelessly connected stuff plugging into the Internet these days, research on wave signal behavior will help…
Mar 27, 2018
Meta Mindset
Real problem-solvers operate from a broad perspective. They think strategically. They can see the big picture, but they are not overwhelmed by it, allowing…
Mar 27, 2018
Expansion Tube takes flight
Alyssa Devin ’19 and Andrew Schmid ’20 spend about a half hour gripping and turning socket wrenches with both hands as they tighten 12 large bolts…
Mar 27, 2018
Maroon Monster
Dave Mante pinned a $10 Wawa gift card on a whiteboard. In the late afternoon shadow of the towering “Maroon Monster,” he asked students, faculty and…
Mar 27, 2018
Biofilm Project takes aim at erosion control
An interdisciplinary group of students is tending to a bacteria nursery as part of an innovative research project aimed at controlling the seepage of water…
Mar 27, 2018
Oh Deer
Alex Brown encountered deer almost every night driving along rural roads of central Pennsylvania during his graduate and postdoctorate work with autonomous…
Mar 26, 2018
Sustainable Solar Fuels?
A clean and infinite supply of energy, the sun has always been beacon of hope in the scientific quest to mitigate the effects of climate change. As dependable…