History of the Department

EES Building

The Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) conducts a variety of research and instructional activities at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The ESM Department is located in the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building on the west campus of University Park. For visitor's information, including a map and directions from major cities, click here.

As an interdisciplinary department, ESM engages in a variety of scholarly, academic and research activities.

To the right are links for information about our programs, objectives, history and more.

Factoid:
Approximately one in fifty engineers in the United States with a bachelor's degree in engineering earned that degree from Penn State . . .