Dr. Reginald Hamilton, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has been named the new faculty advisor to the Engineering House. Penn State Engineering House (E-House) hopes to provide students with a constructive and positive live-in community that supports projects and activities relevant to their majors within the College of Engineering. E-house is conveniently located in McKee Hall, a sector of the West Halls residence area sited next to Recreation Hall and the Lion Shrine. E-House is considered a co-ed special living option, available only to those full-time students accepted into the College of Engineering at University Park. E-House provides students with the opportunity to take on leadership roles through various executive positions and committees within the house. In addition, E-house supports numerous social events, such as sporting events and picnics, to promote a sense of community and friendship amongst its members. In order to continually improve the living environment, members of E-house have the opportunity to attend house meetings where they may offer opinions and suggestions. Overall, E-House's commitment to its members offers a comfortable living environment where engineers may share their common interests through their studies and their social involvement.

Dr. Patrick Lenahan, Distinguished Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, travelled to Stanford University in California from October 15 through October 20 to attend and present talks at the IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop. To learn more about the meeting, please visit this web site.

Dr. Barbara Shaw, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, traveled to Boston on October 10 to attend the Electrochemical Society (ECS) meeting. While attending the meeting Dr. Shaw participated in the executive committee meeting and presented a paper on “Development of an in-vivo three electrode chip for obtaining real time corrosion rates during small animal testing.” To learn more about the meeting, please visit this web site.

Dr. Ivi Smid, associate professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will travel to Columbus, Ohio on October 16 to attend and present “Cold-Sprayed Self-Lubricating Coatings Utilizing Ni-Encapsulated Particulate Composites,” at MS&T 2011. Additionally, Dr. Smid is the lead organizer of the symposium “Particulate Composites,” which is comprised of three sessions at the conference. To learn more about MS&T 2011, please visit their web site.