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Amir Sheikhi receives Early Career Investigator Award for work on plant-based tissue scaffolds

Penn State scientists to lead three Genesis Mission projects

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at 2026 awards ceremony

Discovery Grants awarded to seven engineering students for research support

Team led by Andrew Zydney receives national biopharmaceutical award

Events

Sep
03

Obtaining Mechanistic Insights in Heterogeneous Catalysis from First Principles Simulations and Machine Learning

Speaker: Brandon Bukowski
Whiting School of Engineering - John Hopkins University

Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am

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Sep
10

Towards Sustainable, Bio-Sourced Polymers

Speaker: Kristala Prather
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am

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Sep
17

Multi-Scale Modeling and Optimization for Electrification-based Decarbonization of the Chemical Industry

Speaker: Dharik Mallapragada
New York University - NYU

Capone Learning Auditorium (CBEB 001)
10:35am

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The Penn State Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the United States.

The department is built on fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to advancement of industry. We combine chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics to solve some of today’s most pressing societal issues in human health, sustainability, and energy.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs and aim to produce students with the capacity to emerge as the next generation of leaders in industry, research, academia, and beyond.

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The Penn State Waltemyer Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is recognized as one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the nation.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry.

Waltemyer Department of Chemical Engineering

121 Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-2574