Penn State Berks Engineering

09/24/2026

Super powers? Engineers definitely have them.

A team led by materials science researchers has improved a semiconductor material's ambient light-absorbing ability and stability, resulting in better conversion of light into electricity.

09/24/2026

Who would have thought?

09/24/2026

Interested in knowing more about digital twins?

09/23/2026

Congratulations, Penn State!

Penn State rose to No. 22 among national public universities and No. 55 overall — increasing four places in both categories — in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 “Best Colleges” ranking, released Sept. 22. Penn State also ranks No. 19 among Association of American Universities public instit...

09/22/2026

Engineers make a difference!

Plentiful and inexpensive industrial waste materials could help treat acid mine drainage — toxic runoff that pollutes thousands of miles of streams in Pennsylvania and other coal-mining regions — according to a new study.

09/22/2026

How cool is this?

Small bends in graphene’s two-dimensional, or one-atom-thick, structure can change the material’s electrical properties, according to a new study. Harnessing this property may allow scientists to one day power more responsive sensors and ultrathin electronic devices.

09/22/2026

Congratulations!

Jean Paul Allain, Lloyd and Dorothy Huck Chair in Plasma Medicine and professor of nuclear engineering at Penn State, has been awarded the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for his work as the inaugural director of the DOE’s Office of Fusion and assoc...

09/14/2026

On this and every day, Penn State Berks is remembering the lives lost on September 11, 2001. The world forever changed — including how buildings are engineered. Today, engineering professor Kathleen Hauser discussed the attacks and how it has affected our lives in big and small ways over the last 25 years.

09/10/2026

Please join us for:
"9/11 - Reflections from a Structural Engineer 25 Years Later."

The World Trade Center was both an architectural and structural marvel. Join Professor Hauser, professional architectural engineer, as she reflects on the complex, the design and construction of the Twin Towers, the tragedies, why they stood, and why they fell. Please feel free to bring your lunch to enjoy.

Friday, 9-11-26, from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., in Gaige 121

09/04/2026

Are you wearing blue & white today?

Members of the University community are encouraged to show their Penn State spirit by wearing blue and white on Friday, Sept. 4, during College Colors Day. The annual nationwide initiative brings together students, alumni and fans from across the country for a celebration of the communities, teams a...