Researcher Saptarshi Das poses in front of the Nanofabrication Lab at Penn State's Materials Research Institute, smiling and holding a silicon wafer used as a foundation in circuit construction
Mashfiqur Rahman working in a lab with text overlay that reads Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a Pennsylvania lab
A close up shot of a bioelectrode painted to look like a shark on the side of a researcher's curled fist with text overlay that reads Paintable electrodes could power creative and colorful wearable sensors
A bioelectronic sensor sits laid out on a researcher's fingertip, showing it's small scale with text overlay that reads Stretchy implants could stick to arteries to treat high blood pressure

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$12M grant to build animal-inspired sensing for autonomous drones and robots

Larry Cheng named Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

Vincent Meunier receives American Carbon Society lectureship award

Stretchable antenna keeps wearable health sensors in tune with human health

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Aug
26

ESC EMCH 514- Innovative Methods for Production Breakthroughs: Emerging Thin-Film Photovoltaics

254 Health and Human Development
3:35-4:25 pm

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Sep
02

Piezoelectric Films for Microelectromechanical Systems

254 Health and Human Development
3:35-4:25 pm

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Sep
16

ESM/MATSE Career Fair


6:00-8:00 pm 102 ECoRE

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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