In the Plastics Engineering Technology program at Penn State Behrend, you’ll learn not only about plastics materials but also how to design and produce plastic components and products. Most PLET students also gain real-world experience by working with industry partners on a capstone project.
Beth Last, the research core facilities coordinator at Penn State Behrend, is the co-principal investigator for a $385,000 National Science Foundation grant at the college.
Penn State Behrend student Ming Xu, right, shows a translated safety checklist to Ashley Yochim, associate teaching professor of English, and Heather Evans, human resources manager at Port Erie Plastics. Xu and other Behrend students translated safety signs at Port Erie Plastics into nine languages.
A $385,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of a drop tower impact-testing system at Penn State Behrend, where faculty members are developing new approaches to polymer recycling and the formulation of new composites.
