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January 28, 2025

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

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Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

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New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease

October 25, 2024

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Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 2024

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‘Better than graphene’ material development may improve implantable technology

May 03, 2024

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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

April 22, 2024

RSEC Director Kenan Ünlü

Ünlü recognized with President’s Award for excellence in academic integration

March 26, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Twelve alumni recognized with College of Engineering’s highest honor

March 18, 2024

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New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

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GPS nanoparticle platform precisely delivers therapeutic payload to cancer cells

March 11, 2024

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Nuclear engineering faculty member Miaomiao Jin receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

A person wearing glasses adjusts a piece of lab equipment

New structural insights could lead to mechanical enhancement in alloys

February 21, 2024

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Guha Manogharan named co-director of Penn State’s additive manufacturing center

February 02, 2024

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

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Remembering nuclear engineering professor Forrest J. Remick Jr.

November 03, 2023

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First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity

October 25, 2023

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Penn State receives nation’s first TRIGA nuclear fuel delivery in a decade

September 28, 2023

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Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

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Nuclear engineer named acting department head

July 27, 2023

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Penn State joins DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities program

July 13, 2023

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College of Engineering recognizes 2023 Early Career Award recipients

June 12, 2023

Penn State’s Jean Paul Allain to lead DOE Fusion Energy Sciences program

May 16, 2023

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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

April 25, 2023

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Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

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Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society

March 27, 2023

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Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program

March 27, 2023

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Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

February 14, 2023

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Abington sophomore parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

January 31, 2023

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From Rust Belt to Green Belt: Penn State leads nuclear research alliance

December 07, 2022

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How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

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Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

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Nuclear engineer appointed to national fusion energy advisory committee

October 27, 2022

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Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

October 06, 2022

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Graduate students awarded 2022 NASA Space Grant Fellowships

June 30, 2022

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industryXchange to connect researchers, industry, government

March 25, 2022

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U.S. DOE awards nuclear engineer coveted supercomputing time

March 08, 2022

Two engineering faculty members selected as ASME fellows

March 08, 2022

William Walters

Walters to discuss advanced nuclear reactors’ role in combating climate change

February 16, 2022

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Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory capstone project winners announced

February 10, 2022

Three men wearing suits and hard hats pose with shovels in front of a blank fence.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor expands in size and in opportunities

November 18, 2021

New nuclear engineering professor plans to inspire students, progress department

November 16, 2021

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Assistant dean, director in engineering retires after 37 years at Penn State

October 07, 2021

Illustration depicting a rocket leaving Earth orbit.

An experimental loop for simulating nuclear reactors in space

September 21, 2021

Cracked cement reveals rusty steel.

Concrete world: Engineers to improve reinforced steel to contain nuclear waste

September 15, 2021

Nuclear engineering student wins innovation award for machine learning research

August 25, 2021

Nuclear engineering doctoral student receives graduate fellowship

August 06, 2021

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Nuclear science, engineering spark collaborations across Penn State and beyond

July 20, 2021

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Department of Energy awards to support students researching nuclear energy

June 10, 2021

An image combines two headshots of smiling Penn State alumni.

Nuclear engineering alumni aim to connect past and future with naming gift

June 04, 2021

College of Engineering announces spring 2021 student marshals

April 23, 2021

New nuclear engineering faculty to investigate materials through computation

December 04, 2020

A cross section of metal shows distinct layers.

Tungsten develops layers under fusion reactor extreme heat conditions

November 18, 2020

A 3D printer printing metal.

$1 million grant awarded to additive manufacturing researchers

November 11, 2020

A man wearing a suit and tie stands beside a nuclear reactor pool separated by a barrier.

Nuclear engineering department head speaks on fusion pilot plant panel

October 08, 2020

An illustration of alternating cool and warm colors, representing the temperature fluctuations in a nuclear reactor core subchannel.

Penn State receives $3 million to contribute to national Center of Excellence

October 06, 2020

The metallic donut-shaped interior of a nuclear fusion device.

Nuclear engineer receives $3.6 million in grants to improve reactors

September 29, 2020

Nuclear engineering professor receives national 2020 Lewis F. Moody Award

August 27, 2020

Penn State to lead $30 million university research alliance

August 13, 2020

A woman stands between two men, all three of whom are smiling and facing the camera.

Nuclear engineering seminar celebrates new book and honors late professor

November 26, 2019

Nuclear engineering department head contributes to international think tank

November 26, 2019

Nuclear engineering professor to speak at Schlow Library

October 30, 2019

Nuclear engineering students recognized at annual conference

October 02, 2019

A man in a suit smiles and stands in front of a seal that reads "Unites States Nuclear Regulatory Commission."

Nuclear engineering graduate student selected to advocate in Washington, D.C.

September 19, 2019

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WATCH: Tracking disease progression in technicolor

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

A person wearing glasses stands in front of a brick wall outside and smiles at the camera

Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

Image of gray bone with red, yellow and green visible

New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease

October 25, 2024

Two students wearing blue polos pose indoors behind a blue, black and green backdrop.

Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 2024

Three people posing in a science lab, two men and one woman

‘Better than graphene’ material development may improve implantable technology

May 03, 2024

Close up of the nittany lion shrine at Penn State University Park Campus.

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

April 22, 2024

RSEC Director Kenan Ünlü

Ünlü recognized with President’s Award for excellence in academic integration

March 26, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Twelve alumni recognized with College of Engineering’s highest honor

March 18, 2024

a large cylinder container being moved by a lift

New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

Gray-scale electron microscopic image of nanoparticles on left, blue and yellow image of cancer cells and nanoparticles on right

GPS nanoparticle platform precisely delivers therapeutic payload to cancer cells

March 11, 2024

An outdoors portrait of an individual.

Nuclear engineering faculty member Miaomiao Jin receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

A person wearing glasses adjusts a piece of lab equipment

New structural insights could lead to mechanical enhancement in alloys

February 21, 2024

A portrait of a person indoors.

Guha Manogharan named co-director of Penn State’s additive manufacturing center

February 02, 2024

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

Two smiling individuals sit at a table in a restaurant.

Remembering nuclear engineering professor Forrest J. Remick Jr.

November 03, 2023

close up of rapid test displaying a result

First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity

October 25, 2023

group of people pose for photo near nuclear reactor with new shipment of fuel

Penn State receives nation’s first TRIGA nuclear fuel delivery in a decade

September 28, 2023

Grid of different colors representing different microscopic imaging.

Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

Jon Schwantes stands for portrait outdoors in suit

Nuclear engineer named acting department head

July 27, 2023

two people read a poster detailing a recent expansion of the Radiation Science and Engineering Center

Penn State joins DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities program

July 13, 2023

A display of four plaques that each read "Early Career Award"

College of Engineering recognizes 2023 Early Career Award recipients

June 12, 2023

Penn State’s Jean Paul Allain to lead DOE Fusion Energy Sciences program

May 16, 2023

Penn State's Old Main building

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

April 25, 2023

A person in a suit and tie smiles at the camera.

Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

Man with glasses and goatee and wearing light- blue jacket and striped shirt poses with arms crossed for portrait.

Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society

March 27, 2023

Plastic-wrapped red circles sit next to and on a brochure about ErythroMer.

Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program

March 27, 2023

Metal sculpture of the words "We Are"

Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

A bell with green foliage visible in the background.

17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

February 14, 2023

A student and a teacher talk together in a lab.

Abington sophomore parlays passion, aptitude for STEM into building career path

January 31, 2023

Illustration of micro reactor overlaying a map of the Midwest and Appalachia regions.

From Rust Belt to Green Belt: Penn State leads nuclear research alliance

December 07, 2022

A scuffed metal panel on a white background.

How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

A metal contraption with five tubes sits in blue water.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

Person in a suit faces the camera. A bright screen is visible but blurry in the background.

Nuclear engineer appointed to national fusion energy advisory committee

October 27, 2022

An informational slide that says, in part, "Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop, Nov. 2-4, In-person and hybrid"

Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

closeup of white, engraved building column

28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

October 06, 2022

NASA PA Space Grant

Graduate students awarded 2022 NASA Space Grant Fellowships

June 30, 2022

Many people sit in a lecture hall with laptops looking toward the front of the room

industryXchange to connect researchers, industry, government

March 25, 2022

Rows of black and blue computer servers, with "Summit" written in white letters.

U.S. DOE awards nuclear engineer coveted supercomputing time

March 08, 2022

Two engineering faculty members selected as ASME fellows

March 08, 2022

William Walters

Walters to discuss advanced nuclear reactors’ role in combating climate change

February 16, 2022

Photo taken from stands shows nearly eighty display tables set up in a large arena surrounded by people presenting and talking.

Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory capstone project winners announced

February 10, 2022

Three men wearing suits and hard hats pose with shovels in front of a blank fence.

Penn State Breazeale Reactor expands in size and in opportunities

November 18, 2021

New nuclear engineering professor plans to inspire students, progress department

November 16, 2021

black and white photo of two people in suit and ties posing with an award

Assistant dean, director in engineering retires after 37 years at Penn State

October 07, 2021

Illustration depicting a rocket leaving Earth orbit.

An experimental loop for simulating nuclear reactors in space

September 21, 2021

Cracked cement reveals rusty steel.

Concrete world: Engineers to improve reinforced steel to contain nuclear waste

September 15, 2021

Nuclear engineering student wins innovation award for machine learning research

August 25, 2021

Nuclear engineering doctoral student receives graduate fellowship

August 06, 2021

A computer rendering of a brick, white and black building surrounded by white buildings. Green grass is in the foreground, and a blue sky is in the background.

Nuclear science, engineering spark collaborations across Penn State and beyond

July 20, 2021

a compilation image shows headshots of three Penn State students

Department of Energy awards to support students researching nuclear energy

June 10, 2021

An image combines two headshots of smiling Penn State alumni.

Nuclear engineering alumni aim to connect past and future with naming gift

June 04, 2021

College of Engineering announces spring 2021 student marshals

April 23, 2021

New nuclear engineering faculty to investigate materials through computation

December 04, 2020

A cross section of metal shows distinct layers.

Tungsten develops layers under fusion reactor extreme heat conditions

November 18, 2020

A 3D printer printing metal.

$1 million grant awarded to additive manufacturing researchers

November 11, 2020

A man wearing a suit and tie stands beside a nuclear reactor pool separated by a barrier.

Nuclear engineering department head speaks on fusion pilot plant panel

October 08, 2020

An illustration of alternating cool and warm colors, representing the temperature fluctuations in a nuclear reactor core subchannel.

Penn State receives $3 million to contribute to national Center of Excellence

October 06, 2020

The metallic donut-shaped interior of a nuclear fusion device.

Nuclear engineer receives $3.6 million in grants to improve reactors

September 29, 2020

Nuclear engineering professor receives national 2020 Lewis F. Moody Award

August 27, 2020

Penn State to lead $30 million university research alliance

August 13, 2020

A woman stands between two men, all three of whom are smiling and facing the camera.

Nuclear engineering seminar celebrates new book and honors late professor

November 26, 2019

Nuclear engineering department head contributes to international think tank

November 26, 2019

Nuclear engineering professor to speak at Schlow Library

October 30, 2019

Nuclear engineering students recognized at annual conference

October 02, 2019

A man in a suit smiles and stands in front of a seal that reads "Unites States Nuclear Regulatory Commission."

Nuclear engineering graduate student selected to advocate in Washington, D.C.

September 19, 2019

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