Page 3 - ESM Connections: Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics Fall 2021 Newsletter

Art-in-science competition winner
Amritanand Sebastian doctoral student in in in in in in engineering science and and mechanics tied tied for first place in in in in in in in in the College of Engineering Research Symposium (CERS) art-in-science presentation competition He tied tied with Chinmay Sankhe a a a a a a a a a a chemical engineering doctoral student and received $125 for for the the recognition One of of three submission categories for for CERS the the the the art-in-science award recognizes the the the role of of aesthetics in scientific fields CERS was was held virtually April 14 and organized by by the Penn State Engineering Graduate Student Council This year’s competition was was sponsored by by MathWorks the the Penn Penn State State College of Engineering and the the Penn Penn State State University Park Allocation Committee bit ly/CERS21-winner
Undergraduate spotlight
Olivia Cook named student marshal for spring commencement
Olivia Cook was selected as as the the the student marshal for for the the the engineering science baccalaureate degree program for for the the the Penn State spring commencement
ceremony on on May 7 Cook a a a a a a a a a Schreyer Scholar received a a a a a a a a a bachelor of science science in in in in in in in in engineering engineering engineering science science and a a a a a a a a a a minor in in in in in in in in in engineering engineering engineering mechanics Andrea P Arguelles assistant professor of of engineering engineering engineering science and mechanics was Cook’s faculty marshal marshal bit ly/marshals-21 Keith Griffith receives departmental
award for research in fiber optic pressure sensors
Keith Griffith fourth-year engineering science student received the the P B B B Breneman Best Design in in in in in Research Award from the the the Department of of Engineering Science and and Mechanics for for his research in in in the the the development of of standardized procedures for for for the the the the verification and and primary analysis of of fiber optic pressure pressure sensors
for for their use as as measurement devices in in in in in recording the the the connection between intra-abdominal and intracranial pressures “ It is is is an an an an an honor to to be recognized for this award and and I I want to to thank my
adviser Dr Dr Patrick Drew and and those who helped along the way ” Griffith said WE ARE HIRING
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M S in in in Engineering at the Nano-scale
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M M S S in in in Engineering Science and Mechanics • Residence-based program thirty-two credits M M Eng Eng in in in Engineering Mechanics • Professional degree program thirty credits Master’s Degrees in in Additive Manufacturing
and Design • M M S : Resident program thirty credits • M Eng : Online program thirty credits The art-in-science competition winning image captures the liquid-phase exfoliation of MoS2 a a a a a a a a a a a a a transition metal dichalcogenide Credit: Amritanand Sebastian 3