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Mench Honored as Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumni
Tickle College of Engineering Dean Matthew Mench received Penn State College of Engineering’s 2026 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award.
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Trinh, Zhang Awarded Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awards
Professors Cong Trinh and Feng-Yuan Zhang have received Chancellor’s Innovation Fund awards for projects involving the biomanufacturing of natural butyl acetate and the development of a new electrode technology.
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Jariwala Named UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices
Deep Jariwala, a nationally recognized leader in quantum materials and next-generation electronic devices, is joining TCE as UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor for quantum devices.
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TCE Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Best in USNWR
Led by nuclear at No. 2, seven of the departments in the Tickle College of Engineering earned top 35 distinction among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
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TCE Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
TCE students Samuel Barbour and Jai Mehta have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Bailey, Kurr Honored with Beacon, Trailblazer Awards
Lauren Bailey and Amy Kurr have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Beacon Award and Trailblazer Award, respectively.
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Alexander and Henley Named Torchbearers
Tickle College of Engineering students Marlena Alexander and Justin Henley have been named Torchbearers — the university’s highest undergraduate student honor — in recognition of their leadership, service, and Volunteer spirit. The Torchbearer designation shines a spotlight on those who bring the university’s Volunteer Creed to life: “One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others.” Surrounded by…
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Schelble’s ARO Agreement to Help Create More Secure Human-AI Teams
Right now, large language model artificial intelligences (AIs) like ChatGPT are tools. Like a calculator or a hammer, you use them to complete one task, then put them away until later. However, AIs are gaining increased independence when contributing to collaborative work that human teammates rely on and work from. These AI teammates can quickly…
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Stein, Adotey’s Discovery Paves Way to Safer Batteries
Gila Stein and Samuel Adotey discovered how to increase conductivity in a promising type of electrolytes called polymeric ionic liquid block copolymers.
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Ostrowski, Herrman’s NSF Award Funds Interdisciplinary Optimization
Two ISE faculty received an NSF grant to help engineers apply quantum computing to multi-stage uncertainty optimization problems.
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