Sarah Small
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Q&A: The safety and sterilization of pharmaceuticals manufacturing | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Manufacturing modern medicines is a multi-stage process, and each step introduces the opportunity for contamination, which can be both deadly and expensive. Recently, epinephrine injections, used for severe allergic reactions, were recalled due to lack of assurance of sterility, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Penn State chemical engineering doctoral candidate Shreya Kapila is working to improve the sterilization process by surface-modifying the membran
Engineering faculty recognized with young investigator award for device design | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)’s mechanics and robotics division has selected Jared Butler, Penn State associate professor of engineering design and of mechanical engineering, to receive the Freudenstein Young Investigator Award. The award is meant to “encourage young investigators in accomplishing high-quality research” and is given each year to one individual who “makes a significant original contribution to the theory or practice of mechanism and/or
Penn State launches new environmental engineering degree program | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — This fall, Penn State is launching a new bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering, which will be housed in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The degree program was designed to prepare students “to plan, design, operate and renew the built systems that protect public health and the environment,” according to the program description in the University bulletin. “In the College of Engineering, we saw a clear need for
$2M DOE grant to fund development of nuclear industry readiness program | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The nuclear energy sector’s workforce is trending older than for other energy sources and growing quickly, with the nation’s nuclear reactor fleet employees projected to increase from the current approximately 100,000 workers to 375,000 by 2050. These dual workforce trends underscore the need to ensure that the essential knowledge areas of quality assurance principles and safety culture are successfully taught to the next generation of the nuclear workforce. To address thi
National Academies appoints aerospace head to group assessing DC airspace safety | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Jan. 29, 2025, an airplane on landing approach at the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) and a military helicopter collided, killing 67 people, including Penn State aerospace engineering alumnus Anthony Parente. To help prevent similar tragedies, Congress has convened an ad hoc study committee, chartered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, of nine experts to study risks and protocols and to issue a report with key findings and recommendati
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