Drs. Cliff Lissenden and Edward Smith will be hosting the Fall 2007 Ben Franklin Center for Excellence in Structural Health Monitoring conference on November 7 and 8, 2007 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

The Center is advancing structural health monitoring to improve public safety, readiness, reduce maintenance costs, and foster a paradigm shift in design, by leveraging and fostering collaborative research and development efforts among academia, industry, and government entities. Our initial focus emphasizes energy, aerospace, automotive, medical and civil infrastructures, and the transfer of technologies to member companies, agencies, and institutions.

The agenda for the event includes two key note speakers, introduction of new Center members, showcasing ongoing projects at Penn State, and give the opportunity for attendees to learn what’s new with Structural Health Monitoring.

For additional information regarding the Center or becoming a member, feel free to contact Dr. Cliff Lissenden (lissenden@psu.edu) or Dr. Edward Smith (ecs5@engr.psu.edu).

The ESM Alumni Advisory Board's (AAB) first annual Homecoming Tailgate was held on October 13th outside Beaver Stadium.

The Nittany Lions beat the nationally ranked Wisconsin badgers 38-7 in front of nearly 110,000 fans. Photos of the event are posted in the ESM gallery.

Congratulations to Mr. Xiaole Mao (Bioengineering), Mr. John Waldeisen (B.S., E Sc, 2007), and Dr. Tony Huang (the James Henderson Assistant Professor and assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics). Their scientific graphic titled "3D Hydrodynamic Focusing Process" was selected as the cover design for the October 2007 issue (Volume 7, Number 10) of the journal Lab on a Chip. The graphic was created for their paper titled "Microfluidic drifting--implementing three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing with a single-layer planar microfluidic device," which appears on pages 1260-1262 of the publication.