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Penn State industrial engineering grad student named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Gina Noh named first holder of Michael and Nikki Griffin Early Career Professorship

Three Engineering students named as finalists for Penn State’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

Three College of Engineering researchers named 2024 Roy Award winners

Chemical engineering student awarded second place in conference poster contest

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Feb
06

Beyond Batteries: Reimagining the Role of Ions in Electronics

Speaker: Susan Fullerton
University of Pittsburgh

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Feb
13

Micro-/Nanoengineering of Bio-Based Colloids for Environmental and Healthcare Applications

Speaker: Amir Sheikhi
Penn State University

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Feb
27

Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Characterization of the Rheological Properties of Biopolymer Gels with Active Biological Constituents

Speaker: Andrew Spakowitz
Stanford University

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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the United States.

The department is built on fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to advancement of industry. We combine chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics to solve some of today’s most pressing societal issues in human health, sustainability, and energy.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs and aim to produce students with the capacity to emerge as the next generation of leaders in industry, research, academia, and beyond.

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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is recognized as one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the nation.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry.

Department of Chemical Engineering

121 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-2574