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15

Boiled Frog or Adaptive Leader?

3:35-4:25 p.m.
121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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Apr
22

Beyond Equilibrium: Modeling Structurally and Chemically Complex Materials via Energy Landscape Navigation

3:35-4:25 p.m.
121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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Apr
29

Biomedical Impedance Matching, Time-Varying Waveguides, Asymmetrical Transmission with Chiral Medium and Beyond: Research Experiences at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution

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121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

The Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) is an internationally distinguished department that is recognized for its globally competitive excellence in engineering and scientific accomplishments, research, and educational leadership.

Our Engineering Science program is the official undergraduate honors program of the College of Engineering. We also offer graduate degrees in ESM, engineering mechanics, and engineering at the nano-scale.

We strive to offer a comprehensive education in which our students obtain the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary engineering and scientific skills that enable them to pursue successful careers as world-class engineers across a wide range of disciplines.

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The Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) is an internationally distinguished department that is recognized for its globally competitive excellence in engineering and scientific accomplishments, research, and educational leadership.

Our Engineering Science program is the official undergraduate honors program of the College of Engineering, attracting the University’s brightest engineering students. We also offer graduate degrees in ESM, engineering mechanics, engineering at the nano-scale, and an integrated undergraduate/graduate program.

Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

212 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-4523