Getting more effective treatments to patients, faster
by Holly Riddle Penn State biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Josh Reynolds Each year, the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program welcomes a handful of startups to participate in a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial crash course. Over 13 weeks, startup founders work full-time to take their ventures to the next level, enjoying a range of Invent Penn State […]
The U.S. only produces 12% of semiconductors produced globally. A Penn State-led consortium is poised to change that.
By Cara Aungst The CHIPS and Science Act provides $52.7 billion for American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development. Semiconductor use is skyrocketing, used in everything from military equipment to mobile phones to climate-friendly lighting and is the lifeblood to the new boom in artificial intelligence. They are projected to become a trillion-dollar industry […]
ChatGPT takes on Penn State AI – here’s what Penn State has to say about it
We asked ChatGPT to write an article about Penn State’s capabilities in AI, from materials science to ethics and sustainability. And then, we asked David Hunter, who was recently appointed as director for a cross-functional Penn State AI Hub, for his reaction to what artificial intelligence said about the University. “I accept your challenge!” he […]
Mission to eradicate bed bugs wins notice, awards in entomology world
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger As the saying goes, “Not all heroes wear capes” and in a nation that is divided, there is one thing on which we can all agree: the world would be better without shudder-inducing bed bugs. Dr. Nina Jenkins, affiliate professor in the Department of Entomology at Penn State, has made it her […]
Penn State wins sustainability in the Big Ten
By Sean Yoder The MorningStar Solar Home is one of the features of the Sustainability Experience Center at the Penn State University Park campus. Photo Credit: Sean Yoder. Penn State recently ranked first among its Big Ten peers (and No. 6 among public universities in the U.S. and No. 14 among all universities in the […]
Prolific “tinkerer” becomes 8th Penn Stater to ever be inducted to National Academy of Inventors
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Photo: Provided. Dr. Douglas Werner, the John L. and Genevieve McCain Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Penn State, has recently been named as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. This professional distinction is the highest awarded to academic inventors and highlights those who have […]
Penn State provost and serial inventor: “technology is transformational to both people and the world”
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Dr. Justin Schwartz will be recognized as a fellow at the National Academy of Inventors later this year. Photo: Pennsylvania State University. In 2022, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering Dr. Justin Schwartz began serving as the interim executive vice president and provost for Penn State. Later this […]
Taking a groundbreaking idea from the lab to the orchard
By Holly Riddle Photo: Kari A. Peter. Late last year, HappyValley Industry covered the Ben Franklin Technology Partners 2022 BIG IDEA Contest. The 2022 contest focused specifically on the agricultural, food and beverage industries and the second-place winner — and recipient of $10,000 to further his business — was Penn State researcher and associate professor […]
Prolific IBM inventor takes on Penn State Research: Let’s make this into Happy Silicon Valley
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Photo: Provided. All it took for Madhavan Swaminathan was a little encouragement to jumpstart his career in innovation. The new head of the Department of Electrical Engineering in Penn State’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science comes to Penn State by way of Georgia Tech, where he spent 28 years leading […]
