To enhance biosensor development via artificial intelligence (AI) and offer STEM education opportunities to K-12 students from underserved communities, the U.S. National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers at Penn State a three-year, $1.5 million grant.
Robert Hickey, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is co-leading a five-year, $4.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant to use light energy to create high-performance ceramic materials at lower temperatures than previously possible.
Elizabeth “Libby” Kupp, who retired as an associate teaching professor from Penn State in 2022, established the MatSE Safety Fund.
Penn State has named Morgan Advanced Materials, a global manufacturer of ceramics and carbon materials, as its 2024 Corporate Partner of the Year.
Researchers developed novel contrast agents that target two proteins implicated in osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease commonly characterized as wear-and-tear arthritis.
Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded its inaugural seed grants. John Mauro and Seth Blumsack are among the recipients.