Randall German, Brush Professor in Materials, has been named a distinguished alumnus by Ohio State’s College of Engineering.

The Ohio State Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 1954 and recognizes graduates’ achievements in engineering or architecture through inventions, research, or leadership.

German received his master’s in metallurgical engineering from Ohio State in 1971. He will receive his award in September.

A member of the Penn State faculty since 1991, German serves as the director of the Center for Innovative Sintered Products.

He received his bachelor’s in materials science from San Jose State University and his doctorate in materials science from the University of California, Davis. He has also received distinguished alumni awards from both institutions.

Source: PSU College of Engineering

Ms. Sandra Watson, Engineering Science and Mechanics budget assistant, has been selected to participate in a new certification program offered at Penn State. The ACOR Certification and Education Series (ACES) program ACES is a two-year; four-semester certification program. The 80 classroom hours learning experience is a combination of workshops, online education, mentoring, and competency assessment -- all leading to certification.

The ACES program will cover topics such as: Proposal Preparation, Budget Building, Advanced Budget Building, F & A Costs, Purchasing Equipment and Other Direct Costs, Travel, Effort Certification, Payroll, Subcontracting, Matching Funds and Cost Sharing, Conflict of Interest, Program Income, Account Set-Up and Pre-Award Costs, Cost Transfers, Internal Service Organizations, No-Cost Extensions, Closeout and Property management and Disposal, Research Compliance and Integrity, and Record Retention.

Ms. Kathleen Zimmerman, Engineering Science and Mechanics undergraduate staff assistant, recently worked with the Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania, for the awarding of two scholarships that memoralize the contributions of her late husband, Kevin Zimmerman, who was past president of the Association, CEO of Pinehurst Homes of State College, and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

The $250 scholarships were awarded to two Centre County seniors (Matthew Burns and Brian Kyle) who plan to attend The Pennsylvania College of Technology and study in the building trades. The recipients, shown here with Ms. Zimmerman (far right) were presented with the scholarships at a recent dinner of the Home Builders Association.

Dr. S. Ashok, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, will present two papers at the International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM 205) in Kobe, Japan, September 13-15, 2005. The presentation titles with co-author names follow.

A. Vengurlekar (Penn State) and S. Ashok, "Dopant Activation Enhancement in Silicon by Hydrogen Treatment."

A. Vengurlekar (Penn State) S. Ashok, E. Ntsoenzok (CNRS, Orleans, France) and N.D. Theodore (Freescale Semiconductor, Mesa, AZ). "Effect of Hydrogen on Helium Implant -induced Nanocavities"