Dr. Timothy Kurzweg
It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of 2024 and are about to welcome 2025. Amid the excitement of the holiday season and preparations for the spring semester, this is a fitting moment to reflect on and celebrate the many recent successes in the School of Engineering.
In this issue, you’ll read about many of these achievements, including a $4.4 million award to Dr. Paul C. Lynch, associate professor of industrial engineering, and Dr. Mark Rubeo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, to support innovative new workforce training in metal-casting and machining.
A few additional highlights:
- The Penn State Behrend team earned the school its nineteenth consecutive first-place finish in the SPE Blow Molding Student Design Competition.
- Our Cast in Steel team took first place for their technical report on designing and manufacturing a Halligan bar.
- Greg Simon, vice president of engineering at Google and a ’95 graduate of the Electrical Engineering program, delivered the keynote address at the Fasenmyer Conference, where we celebrated sixty-seven senior design capstone projects.
We look forward to even more success in 2025. Our students will continue to excel in their careers, internships, and competitions, and our faculty will again deliver top-notch teaching while conducting innovative Open Lab research.
To truly appreciate the impact of the School of Engineering, we invite you to visit us. We are proud of what we do and would love to share it with you.
Dr. Tim Kurzweg
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