http://sedtapp.psu.edu/ School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/One%20Girl%20at%20a%20Time.pdf Penn State Outreach Magazine feature story. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/Nano-Rama.pdf Penn State Outreach Magazine feature story. http://live.psu.edu/story/42632/nw54 Penn State will host the inaugural "Milking the Rhino: Innovative Solutions Showcase" at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18 at Pattee Library's Foster Auditorum. The showcase will be the culmination of two weeks of students' efforts to develop appropriate, innovative and sustainable solutions to empower indigenous communities to leverage wildlife and natural resources for self-determined development in Africa. http://live.psu.edu/story/42630/nw54 The College of Engineering and Smeal College of Business will host the Advanced Invention to Venture (AI2V) workshop Nov. 20 to 23 at the University Park campus. This intense four-day workshop is open to student teams, faculty, nonacademic-affiliated venture teams and corporate technologists who have committed to starting a company and are striving to define and articulate the market value of their technology and the best strategy for commercialization. http://live.psu.edu/story/42346/nw54 Gul Kremer, associate professor of engineering design and industrial engineering, has been selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) inaugural symposium. The event will bring together engineering faculty members in the first half of their careers who are developing and implementing innovative educational approaches in a variety of disciplines, encourage participants to share ideas, learn from research and best practice in education and leave with a charter to bring about improvement in their home institution. http://live.psu.edu/story/42347/nw54 The Penn State Entrepreneurs Network and the College of Engineering will host the Invention to Venture conference, a one-day workshop on the basics of technology commercialization and entrepreneurship, from 8:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Alumni Hall at HUB Robeson Center. The workshop is intended for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty/staff and community members. Presentations will focus on technology entrepreneurship, opportunity assessment, venture capital, marketing, intellectual property, business plans and related topics. http://live.psu.edu/story/41991/nw54 Paul Howes, president and CEO of Inotek Pharmaceuticals, will deliver the semester's second lecture in the Norbert and Audrey Gaelen Entrepreneur Speaker Series at 4:45 p.m. on Oct. 12, in 112 Forest Resources Building. http://live.psu.edu/story/41793/nw54 “You have to be partially crazy to be employee number one.” -- Igor Jablokov, 1997 Penn State computer engineering graduate and CEO and co-founder of YAP Inc., a firm that develops speech-to-text applications for platforms such as the iPhone and Blackberry. Jablokov was the first speaker for the 2009 Norbert and Audrey Gaelen Entrepreneur Speaker Series on Thursday evening on Penn State's University Park campus. http://live.psu.edu/story/41655/nw54 Igor Jablokov, CEO of Yap, Inc., a company specializing in audio-to-text conversions, will be the first speaker for the Norbert and Audrey Gaelen Entrepreneur Speaker Series for the fall 2009 semester. His presentation will be on “The Origins of Yap Inc.: How do You Start a Company in an Industry Filled With Loud Mouths?" The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, in 112 Walker Building. There will be a brief reception with refreshments at 4:15 p.m. followed by the presentation at 4:30 p.m. http://live.psu.edu/story/41079/nw54 Dhushy Sathianathan, head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP), has been named associate dean of academic programs in the College of Engineering at the California State University, Long Beach. His position became effective on Aug. 24. Sven Bilen, associate professor of engineering design, electrical engineering and aerospace engineering has been appointed as interim head of SEDTAPP. Tom Seybert, associate professor of surveying at Penn State Wilkes-Barre has been named director of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/fayette/s_637273.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (August 9, 2009) - When 21 girls in fourth through seventh grades return to school in a few weeks, they'll have a unique answer to the perennial question, "What did you do last summer?" They can reply, "I went to Mars." At least virtually. The girls attended a weeklong space camp at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, called "Mission to Mars." Engineering professor David Meredith has been running space camps for 20 summers. Twenty years ago, he started a space shuttle camp; Mission to Mars followed a year later. http://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-1706/upvisited/y Khanjan Mehta, Aaron Fleishman, and Lauren Ellis present the Mashavu project at National Instrument's NIWeek 2009. http://live.psu.edu/story/40871/nw54 Three faculty members from Penn State's College of Engineering have been awarded Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The winners are Matthew Parkinson, assistant professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering; Sofya Raskhodnikova, assistant professor of computer science and engineering; and Jian Xu, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics and adjunct professor of electrical engineering. http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1415617.html UNIVERSITY PARK — In a move many of his students could probably relate to, teacher Greg Sypa came up with a name for the rocket his team made from a two-liter soda bottle: “Please Work.” In the end, the team’s craftsmanship succeeded, and the handmade rocket shot through the air. The exercise that turned elementary and high school teachers into rockets scientists Wednesday afternoon was one part of “Lunar Exploration,” a weeklong class designed to help them teach their students — the astronauts and engineers of the future — about the moon and space. http://live.psu.edu/story/40556/nw54 Seven Penn State Berks students traveled to Burlington, Wis., in June to compete in the third segment of the Baja SAE series, an engineering design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Participants in the competition designed and built an off-road vehicle that resembled a dune buggy. Teams of students from colleges and universities from around the world competed against one another for the honor of having their design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. http://www.amazonecology.org/communications/documents/Amazon%20Connections%202009%20Spring.pdf Read more about SEDTAPP's programs and partnership with the Center for Amazon Community Ecology. http://live.psu.edu/story/39734/nw1 While many college students graduate with hopes of finding a good job at a company, senior Alex Mann has already secured a good job — at his own company. Mann, a finance major and engineering entrepreneurship minor, is the founder of AM Analytics, a social media and market intelligence platform that aggregates information about a client's brand by tracking live conversation through media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook. http://live.psu.edu/story/39590/nw54 Sven Bilén, associate professor of engineering design, electrical engineering and aerospace engineering, and John "Jack" Mitchell, professor of electrical engineering, spent three weeks in Fairbanks, Alaska, preparing and launching NASA rockets into the upper atmosphere. The purpose of the experiment was to collect information about the Turbopause, the layer of atmosphere that exists at an altitude of about 100 km — an area too high for balloons and too low for satellites to measure. http://live.psu.edu/story/39433 Zuqun Li, a sophomore engineering student from Penn State Abington, won third place in the senior division at the International Fire Fighting Robot Contest on April 5 at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Contest participants designed robots capable of navigating a maze and extinguishing a candle. The goal of the contest was for the robot to put out the flame in the shortest amount of time. Teams from all over the United States competed with international teams from China, Portugal and Israel. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/Medical%20Dealer%20(Hartman%20Biomed%20of%20Mth)%2004-2009.pdf Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Myron Hartman is Program Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Technology program for Pennsylvania State University. No stranger to the field, Hartman was a part of the first class at Penn State to go through its Biomedical Engineering program. All of this took place during a time when not much was known about the field. This experience eventually brought him to begin his work in the field of biomedical technology – traveling to many hospitals doing equipment work, inspections, and biomedical maintenance. http://live.psu.edu/story/38555 Ashley Frost, a doctoral candidate in sociology and demography, and Steven Marshall and Eric Sauder, both undergraduate mechanical engineering majors and Schreyer Honors College scholars, have been awarded the W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award. Frost is honored as the 2009 graduate recipient, and Marshall and Sauder share the 2009 undergraduate award. http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1210985.html Otto’s Pub and Brewery in State College, Pa., will be getting a “green” upgrade with the help of associate professor Andy Lau’s sustainable design class. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/03/24/thon_overall_chosen.aspx Caitlin Zankowski, the newly appointed 2010 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon overall chairwoman, is an ELDM student who just returned from the Amazon; is currently working with Hungarian economics students to valorize non-timber forest products for the Bora people, specifically Copal resin; and will travel to Hungary as part of the class in May 2009. http://live.psu.edu/story/38546 Frank Koe, an instructor in engineering design, has been awarded a Joel Polsky Prize Honorable Mention from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). The Joel Polsky Prize is given by the ASID Educational Foundation to recognize outstanding academic contributions to the discipline of interior design through literature (published books) or visual communication (informational video tapes, CD-Rom’s, etc.). Koe received the honorable mention for his book, Fabric for the Designed Interior, which addresses the textile industry and design process, and for the accompanying DVD. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/03/18/entrepreneur_perseveres_plans.aspx While many students spent spring break on the beach, one Penn State senior was in Silicon Valley launching his own business. Alex Mann, a finance major and engineering entrepreneurship minor, is the founder of AM Analytics, a social media and market intelligence platform that aggregates information about a client’s brand by tracking live conversation through media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook. http://live.psu.edu/story/38290/nw54 Alex Mann's first business was brought to a halt by the economy, but he is determined to keep his second idea afloat -- even during the recession. Mann (senior-finance) said he plans on providing "market intelligence" to consumers and businesses, searching social networks like Twitter and Facebook for customer opinions of companies. Bad economy or not, he believes he has an idea that works. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/Parkinson%202009%20PSES.pdf Matt Parkinson, assistant professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, has been awarded the 2009 Penn State Engineering Society (PSES) Outstanding Teaching Award. Every year, the PSES honors outstanding teaching, research and advising among the faculty of the College of Engineering. The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes and rewards outstanding Engineering educators for excellence in teaching and for contributions to the art of teaching. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/Silicon%20Valley.pdf While many students will be spending spring break on the beach, one Penn State senior will be in Silicon Valley launching his own business. Alex Mann, a finance major and engineering entrepreneurship minor, is the founder of AM Analytics, a social media and market intelligence platform that aggregates information about a client’s brand by tracking live conversation through media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09041/947954-298.stm When Penn State New Kensington decided to offer an experimental class that would offer extra help for math students, administrators predicted that about 70 students might actually enroll. They were shocked then to see nearly double that number of students sign up for the one-credit "Math 97" class last semester. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/NUS%20Article.pdf Last May, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Mechanical Engineering launched an engineering design summer abroad program. Eight Penn State students and 10 NUS students collaborated during the two-week program, attending interactive classroom sessions, working on a group project, and visiting companies to learn about product development and regulation. http://www.engr.psu.edu/NewsEvents/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=7086 Khanjan Mehta, senior research associate in electronics and computer services, has been recognized for his achievements with the 2008 Innovation in Teaching Entrepreneurship Award. http://sedtapp.psu.edu/news/news_pdf/Schuhmann%20Kopp.pdf Richard Schuhmann, assistant professor and director of the Engineering Leadership Development Minor, was awarded the Faculty W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award. http://live.psu.edu/story/37012/nw54 The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, a professional organization dedicated to advancing mobility engineering, has selected Matthew Parkinson, assistant professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, as a recipient of the 2009 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award.