Outstanding student projects were recognized during the recent Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Capstone Design Conference. The virtual conference was the culmination of students’ undergraduate studies and provided the opportunity to combine classroom learning with real-life applications and collaborate with industry sponsors.
Six Penn State Harrisburg students received University Libraries research awards and two received research award honorable mentions as part of the recent Penn State Harrisburg Library virtual Research Poster Exhibition. Fifteen students participated in the event.
Penn State Harrisburg recently recognized outstanding employee contributions at the virtual 2021 Faculty and Staff Recognition Program. Nominated by the college community and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards.
Teams comprised of Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate computer science students took three of the top four spots in the recent virtual Gin Rummy Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence Undergraduate Research Challenge.
Linda Null, associate professor of computer science in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has been awarded the McGuffey Longevity Award by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association for the textbook “The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture.”
The Office of Research and Outreach at Penn State Harrisburg has announced five research seed grant proposals to be funded through the college’s Exploration and Analysis Grants for Expanded Research (EAGER) and the Specialized Presentations to Enhance Awareness and Knowledge (SPEAK) programs.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Smart Home Research Initiative will host a virtual symposium titled “The Future of Aging: Smart Home Technology, Healthcare, Research, and Practice” on April 9. The symposium will bring together public and private entities that share interests in advancing innovations that improve the quality of life for older adults and individuals with disabilities.
Shirley Clark, professor of environmental engineering in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has earned the 2021 Service to the Institute Award from the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers-Environment and Water Resources Institute.
Penn State Harrisburg students Mina Otgonbold and Sarah Kettell used their software skills to develop two new resources for Penn State faculty: a chatbot that allows professors to answer basic course questions through artificial intelligence and schedule office hours appointments, and a web application for professors to estimate and customize their hours of instructional activity.
