News Archives tagged with Learning Factory

Fall Design Showcase Winners Announced

December 18, 2012

The Engineering Design Showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort by students to solve real-world problems posed by industry sponsors. Participants include first-year students through seniors across a number of engineering disciplines.

ME Students Contribute to Evive Station Prototype through Capstone Course

December 05, 2012

Penn State engineering students, through the senior capstone design program and the Iron Lion design challenge, helped create the initial prototypes for Evive Station: a filtered water-dispensing and bottle-cleaning kiosk that has raised $5 million in startup funds from investors to date.

Capstone Projects Recognized by National Academy of Engineering

November 19, 2012

The College of Engineering’s capstone program was recently recognized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for its incorporation of real-world design projects using global and cross-college teams.

Student Team Melds Digital Device with Traditional Clipboard

November 07, 2012

Frustrated with having to juggle a clipboard and his iPhone when trying to reference an email and take notes at the same time, Kevin Merilini, an accounting student, and some of his friends set out to solve this problem of using these two office tools at the same time.

Frecker Named New Learning Factory Director

September 05, 2012

Dr. Mary Frecker, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, is set to lead the Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory at the conclusion of the 2012 fall semester.

Capstone Team Presents Project at National Amputee Golf Association Clinic

May 08, 2012

One of the spring 2012 capstone design teams presented its final project, improving on a prosthesis allowing bilateral amputees to play recreational sports like golf and tennis, at a “First Swing/Learn to Golf” clinic hosted by the National Amputee Golf Association at the Penn State Golf Course in April.

Fourteen Engineering Teams Win Design Project Awards at Showcase

May 04, 2012

Fourteen Penn State student engineer teams won awards at the 2012 Student Design Project Showcase on April 26. The showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort that tasks students with solving industry-sponsored projects, exposing them to the technical demands, pitfalls and professional expectations they would experience as practicing engineers in industry.

Inaugural Chair Awards for Best Capstone Design Project in Nuclear Engineering Announced

May 03, 2012

Three nuclear engineering student capstone teams were recognized with the inaugural Chair Awards for Best Capstone Design Project in Nuclear Engineering.

Student Solutions to Industry Problems to be Showcased April 26

April 25, 2012

Students from the College of Engineering will display their capstone design projects at the Student Design Project Showcase from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Fall 2011 Design Showcase Winners Announced

December 13, 2011

A project designed to regulate fitness and one harnessing the power of people received the top awards at the fall 2011 College of Engineering Design Showcase on Dec. 8 at the HUB's Alumni Hall.

Design Showcase awards presented at Industry Partners' Dinner

May 04, 2011

Five awards were presented to a handful of student teams competing in the 2011 Design Showcase — a competition of 92 senior capstone design projects. These awards were announced at the Industry Partners' Dinner April 28 to a crowd of 500 students, faculty, staff, alumni and industry partners.

Design Project Showcase Winners Announced

December 14, 2010

A project to reduce helicopter blade noise and a supply chain shipping analysis took the top awards in the fall 2010 College of Engineering Project Design Showcase, held Dec. 9 at the HUB's Alumni Hall.

Tyco-Sponsored Global Teams Present Projects at Design Showcase

May 14, 2010

The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program launched a pilot section of the ME 440 Senior Capstone Design course last spring, partnering Penn State students in teams with Chinese students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) to confront design challenges posed by sponsor Tyco International, a multi-national group of manufacturing and service-providing companies.

Project Showcase Breaks Record, Award Winners Announced

May 05, 2010

The spring 2010 Student Design Project Showcase set a new mark for the number of student projects this academic year with 124 from 77 unique sponsors.

ME 440W Featured in Spring Issue of Penn State Outreach Magazine

April 28, 2010

A group of students in ME 440W who partnered with the Central Pennsylvania Spinal Cord Injury Support Group is featured in the spring issue of Penn State Outreach magazine and on Penn State Live.

Learning Factory Named Top 100 Organization by Newspaper

February 23, 2010

The College of Engineering's Learning Factory has been named one of Pennsylvania Business Central's top 100 organizations for 2009.

College of Engineering Design Showcase Features Mechanical Engineering Projects

December 17, 2009

On December 10, the College of Engineering hosted its Fall 2009 Engineering Design Project Showcase in the HUB’s Alumni Hall. All semester, students have worked on real-world engineering problems posed by industry sponsors, and displayed them for judging last Thursday.