2024 MatSE Spring Awards Celebration Video
Recording from the 2024Annual MatSE Awards Celebration held on April 11, 2024.
2023-24 MatSE Memories video
This academic year has given us many things to celebrate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) at Penn State. Here is a look back at some of the great times the MatSE family has shared during the 2023-24 academic year.
Undergraduate Awards
Graduate Awards
Department Awards
MatSE Alumna of the Year
Awarded to: Dawne M. Moffatt-Fairbanks, Ph.D.,Director, Thermal & Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Technology & Engineering,Corning Incorporated
MatSE Faculty Member of the Year
Recognizes a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research, advising or outreach. Nominations for this award are sent to the student advisory committee and the students choose the recipient.
Awarded to: Professor James Adair,Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,Biomedical Engineering, and Pharmacology
MatSE Staff Excellence Award
Recognizes a staff memberwho exhibits at least one of the following: excellent job skills, knowledge of departmental goals, ability to motivate others, creative problem-solving skills, takes a leadership role, dependable and efficient, professional demeanor, positive attitude, enthusiastic and dedicated in carrying out duties, cooperative and courteous interaction with others, good supervisory skills.
Awarded to:Jackie Pettenger, Financial Assistant
Outstanding Safety Award
Recognizes an undergraduate or graduate student who has gone above and beyond the high standards set by the department.
Awarded to:Sai Venkata Gayathri Ayyagari, Graduate Student
David Ford McFarland Award for Achievement in Materials
The David Ford McFarland Award for Achievement in Materials was established in 1948 by the Penn State Chapter of the American Society for Metals (now ASM International) to honor graduates of Penn State who have honorably distinguished themselves in some field of materials. The award was named in honor of Dr. David Ford McFarland—former professor and department head.
Awarded to: Melissa Marshall,Vice President – Global Audit, Risk, & Controls, Westinghouse Electric Company
Dr. David Green Materials Faculty Service Award
Established to enrich the Department of Materials Science and Engineering by recognizing a faculty member who has performed outstanding service work and provide support to faculty to further their contributions in teaching, research, and public service in MatSE.
Awarded to:Allison Beese, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and the Associate Head for Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in MatSE. She is also the Director of the Additive Manufacturing and Design Graduate Program, and the Co-Director of the Penn State CIMP-3D.
New Awards
Acknowledging the gifts MatSE has received since the 2023MatSE Awards Presentation:
- Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. Scholarship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- MatSE Opportunity Scholarship established by Beth and Larry Hanco*ck in loving gratitude to their parents, John Jordon and Evelyn (Jordon) Jurjevic, and Jerald and Rosemary Hanco*ck.
- Sobota Family Student Engagement Fund in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
- The laboratory naming of what is now 125 Steidle to the "Jim and Cheryl Steiner Glass Lab."
Recognizing outstanding undergraduate students' accomplishments from the academic year.
We have more than 50 active scholarship opportunities available to our undergraduate students and awarded more than $250,000 to our students each year.
This would not be possible without the generous support from our alumni, friends andpartners. Their generosity is critical in furthering the mission of our department, and we thank each ofour benefactors and scholarship donors for their continued support.
See all2024Undergraduate Awards.
Recognizing outstanding graduate students' accomplishments from the academic year.
Our 2024Awards Presentation recognizes outstanding graduate students accomplishments from the academic year.
We thank our generous alumni, friends andpartners for making these awards possible for our graduate students. Their generosity is critical in furthering the mission of our department, and we thank each ofour benefactors and scholarship donors for their continued support.
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- James D. and Joanne Partridge Beckman Fund for Program Support in Materials Science and Engineering
- Corning Faculty Fellowship in Materials Science and Engineering
- H. M. Davis Metallurgy Equipment Fund
- Dorothy Pate EnrightProfessorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Steward S.FlaschenProfessorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- David J. Green Materials Faculty Service Award Fund
- David J. Green International Faculty Development Fund
- Hamer Professorship of Materials Science and Engineering
- John R. and Kathleen L. Hellmann Professional Development Fund
- Floyd A. Hummel Travel Fund in Ceramic Science
- Harvey P. Kocher Memorial Fund
- Fred and PeggyLangenbergInnovation Fund in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Metals Science and Engineering (Metallurgy) Centennial Fellows Fund
- Messing Family Fund for Academic Enrichment in Materials Science and Engineering
- Guy Rindone Graduate Research Fund
- B. Thomas and Mary Alice Shirk Endowment for Graduate Studies in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sobota Family Student Engagement Fund in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Richard M. and Patricia B. Spriggs Award for Achievement in Ceramics
- Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series
- Thrower Endowed Program Fund in Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering each year presents the following awards during the spring semester:
Outstanding Safety Award
Dr. David Green Materials Faculty Service Award
MatSE Faculty Member of the Year Award
MatSE Staff Excellence Award
MatSE Alumnus of the Year Award
MVC16 - Materials Visualization Competition Winners
MVC is a scientific, visual, and artistic competition sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) and the Materials Research Institute (MRI). Through the creativity and visualization of our researchers, MVC celebrates the quality of research in materials at Penn State and promotes awareness of materials science.Entry is open to all Penn State undergraduates, graduates, post-docs, and faculty working on materials-related topics.
For more information on the MVC, visithttps://sites.psu.edu/mvcs
