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Grady Mathews, assistant professor of civil engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, and Michael Young, one of Mathews' graduate students, are investigating the use of ash from trash incinerators as a replacement for sand in concrete products.
Lisa Gansky, author, investor, entrepreneur, and a renowned expert on innovation and business strategy, spoke at Penn State Harrsiburg as part of the campus' PNC Thought Leaders Lecture Series.
The 2018-19 Mukund S. Kulkarni Cultural Series at Penn State Harrisburg will feature performances by Namaste India, showcasing the folk and classical dance of India; Nobuntu, a female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe; and The Fitzgeralds, a Celtic fiddling and step-dancing family from Canada's Ottawa Valley.
Outgoing Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni summarizes his life story as a series of happy coincidences, calling himself a “very lucky guy.” He said that starting from childhood, many people have helped him and offered guidance in many different ways, and that has altered the course of his life’s journey for the better.
More than 60 projects in the program areas of civil engineering and structural design/construction engineering technology; electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology; computer science; and mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology were on display during the Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering and Technology annual Capstone Design Conference held Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Harrisburg campus.
Penn State Harrisburg recently dedicated the Courtney Pollock Memorial Field and Softball Complex, named in honor of alumna Courtney Pollock, who passed away from cancer in June 2013.