Penn State graduate William Friedlander, who attended the Behrend campus, completed two internships and a capstone design project for Premier Rides, a roller coaster design company in Baltimore. He hopes to work as a field engineer for a coaster company.
Penn State Behrend graduate William Friedlander has wanted to design roller coasters since riding the Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood park when he was in second grade.
Dr. Autumn Bridger developed a silicone stirrup cover for use during medical exams. The design was refined by students in the Innovation Commons lab at Penn State Behrend.
Students at Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons lab helped design the Resilient Professional Foot Support, a silicon stirrup cover that improves patient comfort during medical examinations.
A $1.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will expand the services that are offered through the Northwest Pennsylvania Innovation Beehive Network, which includes Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons. This image from the Innovation Commons was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.
