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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering


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Latest News

Engineering Professor Authors Cover Story of October's Mechanical Engineering Magazine

October 30, 2009

Dr. Stephen J. Piazza, Associate Professor of Kinesiology with a dual appointment in Mechanical Engineering, authored the cover story of the October issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine, a publication of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).


Eco-marathon Car Shares NYC Stage with Bill Clinton, George Lucas

October 20, 2009

For most people the idea of a car that gets 1,912 MPG could be something straight out of a new George Lucas movie, but for Penn State mechanical engineering students it's just another successful class project.


Tom Ridge to Give Keynote Address at Nuclear Energy Symposium

October 07, 2009

Tom Ridge, former secretary of homeland security and governor of Pennsylvania, will give the keynote address at the nuclear energy symposium Oct. 15-16 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.


Faculty Openings

The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking applicants to fill three open faculty positions. For details, please visit our Open Faculty Postions page.


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Feature Story

Two ME Students Spend Six Weeks in Turkey, Learn About Fuel Cells and Turkish Culture

September 17, 2009

Two mechanical engineering students, Tyler Hoover and Kamiar Salehi Oskouei, spent part of their summer in Ankara, Turkey, as part of a unique study abroad program at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey offered in cooperation with the International Center for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET).


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