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Penn State’s 2024 Materials Day is coming up! Materials Day is an event that connects Penn State talent with companies and shares Penn State’s latest research and discovery with industry, government and service partners.
The event is designed to share Penn State’s vast materials research knowledge and infrastructure with industrial and government research and service partners, so attendance is critical if you’re looking to stay abreast of Penn State Materials news or if you are looking to identify graduating students for future positions.
Materials Day is also focused on interaction and discussion among attendees. Industry reps can talk with students and faculty about their company, creating connections and visibility that benefit the company as they announce job openings or come to career fairs.
Attending companies can also see what faculty are working on, leading to potential research collaborations or connections with graduating students. In addition to the external collaborations, Materials Day is also a chance for Penn State groups to collaborate internally form teams to apply for grants and proposals.
As David Fecko, director of industry research collaborations at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute, said, “Penn State is one of the leading universities in the country in terms of Materials Research. Materials Day is a great way to get an overview of all of the great programs and research projects that are happening at this moment in time. As with all large universities, the programs, students and even faculty tend to turn over every few years, so even if you have attended Materials Day in the past, you will find something new and interesting this fall. Current programs that are going through significant change are all semiconductor research areas, materials impacting the medical fields and sustainability and critical minerals and materials. Come and let us show you all the things that we are working on!”
2024 Materials Day
When: Oct. 29–30, 2024
Where: HUB-Robeson Center and the Millennium Science Complex, University Park, PA
Registration: www.mri.psu.edu/mri/events/2024-materials-day
Check out some of the highlights from a previous Materials Day!
Video: Penn State Materials Research Institute (MRI) / Seana Wood
