July
2007
NIH Grant Focuses on Manufacturing
of Ultra Small Medical Instruments - University
Park, Pa. (College of Engineering News Release) – A
team of Penn State engineers and doctors have received
a $386,000 grant from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) to continue development of ultra-small
surgical instruments that would allow doctors to
use fewer incisions during medical procedures.
The two-year grant, titled “Nanoparticulate
Enabled Surgical Instruments,” is headed by
Mary Frecker, professor of mechanical engineering. Read
full story here. (7/07)
Brasseur Gives Press Conference on Discovery
of Magenstrasse - Dr. James Brasseur,
professor of Mechanical Engineering, along with
his colleague Bertil Abrahamsson of AstraZeneca
Sweden, was invited by AstraZeneca Spain to give
a press conference on their discovery of the Magenstrasse
in Madrid, Spain on May 7th to reporters of the
Spanish press (regular and medical). Read
full story here. (7/07)
Santavicca
in the Faculty Spotlight in the Summer 2007 issue
of The Iron - Dom Santavicca,
professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director
of the Center for Advanced Power Genration (CAPG)
was featured in the "Faculty Spotlight" section
of the the Summer 2007 issue of The Iron,
the Industrial Research Office Newsletter. To
view the article online click
here. (7/07)
Settles
to Receive Acoustical Society Science Writing Award -
Gary Settles, Distinguished Professor of mechanical
engineering and director of the Gas Dynamics Laboratory,
has been chosen to receive the Acoustical Society
of America's 2006 Science Writing Award for Professionals
in Acoustics for the article "High-speed
Imaging of Shock Waves, Explosions and Gunshots".
The article was published in the January-February
2006 issue of American Scientist. (Visit online
at http://www.americanscientist.org/template/IssueTOC/issue/801.
Settles will
receive a certificate of achievement along with a
cash prize at the national meeting on November 29th
in New Orleans, Louisiana. (7/07)
Penn
State Places 5th in 2007 Challenge X Competition -
Penn State's Challenge X team placed 5th overall
in the 2007 Challenge X Compeption that was held
May 30 - June 7 at General Motor's Milford Proving
Grounds. Challenge X is the current incarnation
of the DOE- and corporate-sponsored advanced vehicle
technology competitions. Penn State competed in
and successfully completed every event. In addition
to the fifth-place overall finish, Penn State was
one of six teams selected to participate in the
Media Day Ride-and-Drive Event (based on our innovative
powertrain design and robust vehicle operation),
and was one of five teams selected for additional
post-competition dynamometer testing (based on
our strong performance in the regulated emissions
event). Challenge X is designed to follow a realistic
vehicle development process. Read
full story here. (7/07)
