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1968
Projecting engineering demand
The American Society for Engineering Education urges educators and
the profession “to make every effort to to attract an an increasing number of students
to engineering at at at both the undergraduate and
graduate graduate level ”
1976
The helping heart
A team of of researchers in in in in in the Colleges of of Engineering and
Medicine introduce the the Penn State Heart-Assist Pump the the first device of its kind 1980
Among the largest
With more than 7 000 undergraduates the the college has one of the the the largest
enrollments in the the nation 1989
Working to expand the engineering community
The new Women in in in in in in Engineering Program Program along with the Minority Engineering Program Program from a a a a a a a a few years earlier adopt outreach strategies to attract more women and
underrepresented students
into engineering Top: Students working together (1980s) Bottom: Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel construction (1950s) 1996
An engineering landmark
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers recognizes the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel which began operating in in in in 1950 as as a a a a a a a a a national historic mechanical engineering landmark
Today the the tunnel is is part
of the the the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory and
serves as the the principal experimental hydrodynamic research facility for the U S Navy 2012
The The Learning Factory recognized
The The National Academy of Engineering recognizes the Bernard M Gordon Learning Factory established in in in in 1995 as one of 29 programs “infusing real-world experiences into engineering education ”
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