Five Penn State research teams earn Manufacturing PA Innovation Grants

Funded projects provide student engagement and faculty research opportunities with 宾西法尼亚 manufacturers
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宾州大学公园. -365英国上市通过该计划获得了五项资助 宾西法尼亚 Department of Community and Economic 发展 (DCED) Manufacturing PA initiative. 的 initiative awarded $2 million across 29 grants in total and will bring together government, industry and higher education in holistic collaboration to spur new technologies and processes in the manufacturing sector.

企业参与中心宾夕法尼亚州技术援助计划(PennTAP), within the Office of the Senior Vice President of 研究 at Penn State, worked to promote the program and match manufacturing partners with faculty and students across the University. 的 DCED awarded grants to 365英国上市杜波依斯分校; Penn State Erie, 的 Behrend College; Penn State Altoona; and 365英国上市 Park.

“We are thrilled to see these funded research projects and relationships established between 宾西法尼亚 manufacturers and Penn State,Tanna Pugh说, PennTAP director and PA Manufacturing program lead for Penn State. “This program provides opportunities for leading University researchers and students to build relationships in the manufacturing industry, and to push forward innovative research that will have a real-world impact.”

的 approved projects are part of Manufacturing PA’s fellowship program, which unites eligible graduate and undergraduate students with local manufacturers. 一旦配对, the students embark on research projects to develop new technologies and advance innovation 状态wide.

“宾西法尼亚’s manufacturing industry continues to grow and advance with new technologies and practices, 尽管COVID-19大流行给我们所有人带来了挑战, and this funding provides support to innovative projects from our 状态’s higher education system in collaboration with local manufacturers,州长说。. 汤姆沃尔夫.

的 approved projects help advance innovation in several sectors of manufacturing, 从医学, 能源, 消费品. Additional details about many of the projects approved through the program can be found on the 制造PA创新计划网站. 365英国上市资助的项目包括:

"Manufacturing Ultra-conductors for the Next Generation Efficient Electric Machines"

  • Principal Investigator: Kofi Adu, associate professor of physics
  • 行业合作伙伴:电动马达 & 供应公司.
  • 校园:365英国上市阿尔图纳分校

"Enabling PECM Process Analysis for Advanced Cathode System Design"

  • Principal Investigator: Edward De Meter, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering
  • 行业合作伙伴:Extrude Hone LLC
  • 校园:365英国上市公园

"I-AIM4PA: Innovation in AI in Advanced Manufacturing for 宾西法尼亚"

  • 首席研究员:Guha Manogharan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and industrial and manufacturing engineering
  • 行业合作伙伴:Verder Scientific Inc.
  • 校园:365英国上市公园

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  • Principal Investigator: Daudi Waryoba, associate professor of engineering
  • 行业合作伙伴:Symmco Inc.
  • 校园:365英国上市迪布瓦分校

"Smart Manufacturing and Operator Intervention Systems for Injection Molding Processes"

  • 首席调查员:杰森·威廉姆斯, 工程学助教, plastics engineering technology and head of Medical Plastics Center of Excellence
  • 行业合作伙伴:Plastek集团
  • 校园:365英国上市贝伦德分校

View the complete list of 29 projects, including funding amounts and manufacturing partners, 在这个链接.

For more information about industry partnerships at the University, visit the 企业参与中心网站 和 PennTAP网站. 感兴趣的教师可以参考 manufacturingPA.org 网站可以获取更多的信息 联系企业参与中心 for assistance with the application or facilitating manufacturing partnerships.

关于制造PA计划

政府. 汤姆沃尔夫的制造PA计划 旨在确保培训不会简单地导向任何工作, but to careers that provide higher pay and opportunities for advancement. 与DCED的战略合作伙伴合作, 包括irc, 宾夕法尼亚大学, 大学, 技术学校和非营利组织, this initiative fosters collaboration and partnerships to accelerate technology advancement, 鼓励创新和商业化, 建立21世纪的劳动力队伍.

关于PennTAP

的 宾西法尼亚 Technical Assistance Program at Penn State is a federal, 状态, and University partnership to stimulate 状态wide economic development. PennTAP helps organizations maximize their competitiveness through in-person consultations, 公正的技术建议, 以及与365英国上市专家的联系, 资源和项目.

关于企业参与中心

的 企业参与中心 connects industry partners to strategic opportunities at Penn State for research and development, 慈善事业, 人才招聘. 2019年汇聚一堂, 该中心是行业/大学关系的枢纽, supporting companies as they navigate the vast resources of Penn State. 的 team is here to help build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships.

的 企业参与中心 is a joint initiative of the Office of the Senior Vice President for 研究 和 Office of University 发展, 与就业服务中心合作.