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Julianna Simon named director of Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics

February 04, 2026

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Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences

November 20, 2025

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 12, 2025

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Q&A: Making defects ‘sing’ in 3D-printed metal parts

April 11, 2025

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‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones

March 17, 2025

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Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence

January 23, 2025

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Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound

December 06, 2024

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

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Bubbling up: Uncovering melt pool dynamics in metal manufacturing

September 25, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

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Q&A: Yun Jing on acoustic holograms and vortex beams

August 28, 2024

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Former engineering associate dean and department head George Lesieutre retires

July 08, 2024

Penn State alum builds on history in Graduate Program in Acoustics

March 20, 2024

An individual wearing safety glasses uses lab equipment next to a computer screen.

Engineering science and mechanics researcher Andrea Argüelles awarded NSF CAREER

March 18, 2024

Four individuals pose near ultrasound lab equipment in a lab.

Acoustic invention enhances ultrasound to access enclosed metal spaces

February 15, 2024

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Engineering alumni society recognizes awardees' outstanding contributions

November 16, 2023

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Six Penn State graduate students receive prestigious defense fellowship

October 19, 2023

Penn State's lion shrine statue.

Penn State to lead civilian STEM workforce development program for US Navy

August 22, 2023

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Acoustics expert and longtime College of Engineering leader retires

June 28, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 2023

An individual sits at a desk holding two rocks attached to lab instruments.

Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound

March 15, 2023

Two gloved hands on either side of a small, iPad-size screen that shows an ultrasound image.

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound

March 08, 2023

A model of the rotator cuff set in a shoulder.

Researchers awarded $2.3M grant to enhance understanding of rotator cuff injury

March 03, 2023

Three female researchers wearing business attire examine material in lab setting.

3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant

March 03, 2023

A person in a light blue blazer smiles at the camera

Engineer receives Acoustical Society of America award for ultrasound work

March 01, 2023

Illustrations of elephant and boat-shaped resonators and wave propagation simulations

Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation

March 01, 2023

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Graduate student wins Acoustical Society of America student paper competition

February 27, 2023

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industryXchange to connect researchers, industry, government

March 25, 2022

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Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory capstone project winners announced

February 10, 2022

Two people wearing blue button-down shirts standing beside a scale concrete slab that has been raised off the floor.

Balancing sustainability, safety and comfort in engineered floor slabs

February 02, 2022

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New director of Penn State's Graduate Program in Acoustics named

August 19, 2021

Architectural rendering of new west campus buildings for the Penn State College of Engineering

West Campus groundbreaking ceremony to highlight new engineering buildings

July 16, 2021

Two stacked ultrasound images. The top is dark with minimal spots of color, while the bottom is colorful with notable points of interest.

Engineers find imaging technique could become treatment for deep vein thrombosis

July 14, 2021

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Researchers awarded grant to advance geothermal energy science

June 02, 2021

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Engineering students earn scholarships from international society

April 30, 2021

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Penn State researchers receive patent for light-altering acoustic technology

March 02, 2021

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Engineering science student receives Acoustical Society of America award

March 01, 2021

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Songbirds' reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise

February 18, 2021

Engineering science and mechanics researcher named International Chair Professor

February 12, 2021

A new course among early achievements for aerospace engineering faculty member

February 12, 2021

One hexagonal sheet is overlaid and rotated slightly on another hexagonal sheet.

Engineer awarded NSF grant to investigate acoustic graphene properties

January 12, 2021

Six engineering graduate students named Leighton Riess Graduate Fellows

December 02, 2020

Several metal structures, each with four horizontal arms, lie horizontally on a sheet of aluminum.

Penn State seed grant leads to NSF funding to study stress wave mitigation

December 01, 2020

Acoustics associate professor to explore new materials and imaging with sound

October 15, 2020

New associate professor to explore the creation of soft, autonomous materials

August 20, 2020

Acoustics and biomedical engineering professor receives NSF CAREER grant

May 29, 2020

Acoustics graduate program director leads key adaptation for scientific society

May 11, 2020

man dressed as Gandalf from The Hobbit movie standing in front of Hobbit-themed virtual background

Acoustics professor brings humor and creativity to virtual sessions

April 20, 2020

Acoustics graduate student receives National Science Foundation fellowship

April 06, 2020

Man and woman look at a computer with smiles on their faces.

Engineering science and mechanics graduate student receives fellowship award

November 26, 2019

Molly Smallcomb

Penn State acoustics program strikes right tone with doctoral student

October 25, 2019

Michelle Vigeant elected to Acoustical Society of America executive council

July 27, 2017

Dan Russell receives his award

Dan Russell receives Acoustical Society of America Student Council Mentor Award

July 17, 2017

Michelle Vigeant Omni-directional sound source

Music to her ears

May 04, 2017

Acoustics students honored for exceptional research papers

April 11, 2017

Blue-White Science Expo

Public invited to become fans of research at Blue-White Science Expo

April 10, 2017

A student sits in a soundproof room surrounded by loudspeakers.

Researchers use technology to virtually recreate concert hall acoustics

December 06, 2016

Acoustics professor Vic Sparrow to deliver lecture at international conference

November 07, 2016

Peter Kerrian at the Penn State Golf Course

The problem of the noisy driver

August 08, 2016

Acoustics students honored for exceptional research articles

April 25, 2016

black baby grand in white room

Brain scans illuminate emotional response to sound

November 16, 2015

Sparrow appointed director of the Graduate Program in Acoustics

August 04, 2015

Daniel Russell tests bat in accelerometer

Acoustics engineer's work helps take the sting out of baseball bats

July 15, 2013

New metamaterials device focuses sound waves like a camera lens

August 13, 2012

Acoustics engineers help ESPN rate loudest college basketball arenas

November 16, 2010

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The Noisy Ocean

November 15, 2010

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A portrait of Julianna Simon

Julianna Simon named director of Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics

February 04, 2026

Blue square with circuit board thin wires and lines.

Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences

November 20, 2025

Animated Nittany Lion head with text reading "GivingTuesday"

College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 12, 2025

Four individuals wearing business casual clothes pose in front of a large table.

Q&A: Making defects ‘sing’ in 3D-printed metal parts

April 11, 2025

A researcher manipulates a dummy in a lab.

‘Audible enclaves’ could enable private listening without headphones

March 17, 2025

A person standing next to a computer screen holds two rocks.

Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence

January 23, 2025

individual wearing white lab coat working in a lab

Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound

December 06, 2024

Animated Nittany Lion holding up an index finger.

College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

Two individuals look down at a ultrasonic lab setup in a lab setting.

Bubbling up: Uncovering melt pool dynamics in metal manufacturing

September 25, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Yun Jing on acoustic holograms and vortex beams

August 28, 2024

An individual wearing a suit and tie stands in front of a blackboard.

Former engineering associate dean and department head George Lesieutre retires

July 08, 2024

Penn State alum builds on history in Graduate Program in Acoustics

March 20, 2024

An individual wearing safety glasses uses lab equipment next to a computer screen.

Engineering science and mechanics researcher Andrea Argüelles awarded NSF CAREER

March 18, 2024

Four individuals pose near ultrasound lab equipment in a lab.

Acoustic invention enhances ultrasound to access enclosed metal spaces

February 15, 2024

Old Main bell tower in the fall

Engineering alumni society recognizes awardees' outstanding contributions

November 16, 2023

A collage of six student photos against a blue background.

Six Penn State graduate students receive prestigious defense fellowship

October 19, 2023

Penn State's lion shrine statue.

Penn State to lead civilian STEM workforce development program for US Navy

August 22, 2023

Anthony Atchley in front of building with columns

Acoustics expert and longtime College of Engineering leader retires

June 28, 2023

An outdoor portrait of two individuals.

Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 2023

An individual sits at a desk holding two rocks attached to lab instruments.

Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound

March 15, 2023

Two gloved hands on either side of a small, iPad-size screen that shows an ultrasound image.

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound

March 08, 2023

A model of the rotator cuff set in a shoulder.

Researchers awarded $2.3M grant to enhance understanding of rotator cuff injury

March 03, 2023

Three female researchers wearing business attire examine material in lab setting.

3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant

March 03, 2023

A person in a light blue blazer smiles at the camera

Engineer receives Acoustical Society of America award for ultrasound work

March 01, 2023

Illustrations of elephant and boat-shaped resonators and wave propagation simulations

Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation

March 01, 2023

Man with dark hair, beard and glasses wears business suit and smiles in front of outdoor backdrop.

Graduate student wins Acoustical Society of America student paper competition

February 27, 2023

Many people sit in a lecture hall with laptops looking toward the front of the room

industryXchange to connect researchers, industry, government

March 25, 2022

Photo taken from stands shows nearly eighty display tables set up in a large arena surrounded by people presenting and talking.

Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory capstone project winners announced

February 10, 2022

Two people wearing blue button-down shirts standing beside a scale concrete slab that has been raised off the floor.

Balancing sustainability, safety and comfort in engineered floor slabs

February 02, 2022

black and white photo of a professor posing with acoustics equipment (tuning fork and microphone)

New director of Penn State's Graduate Program in Acoustics named

August 19, 2021

Architectural rendering of new west campus buildings for the Penn State College of Engineering

West Campus groundbreaking ceremony to highlight new engineering buildings

July 16, 2021

Two stacked ultrasound images. The top is dark with minimal spots of color, while the bottom is colorful with notable points of interest.

Engineers find imaging technique could become treatment for deep vein thrombosis

July 14, 2021

two students in an engineering lab, one student is on a computer and the other student is turning dials on a large machine

Researchers awarded grant to advance geothermal energy science

June 02, 2021

Three students each pose for professional headshots.

Engineering students earn scholarships from international society

April 30, 2021

image of light bouncing off objects

Penn State researchers receive patent for light-altering acoustic technology

March 02, 2021

A head and shoulders shot of a young man with glasses over a green and tan background.

Engineering science student receives Acoustical Society of America award

March 01, 2021

header, Julian Avery

Songbirds' reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise

February 18, 2021

Engineering science and mechanics researcher named International Chair Professor

February 12, 2021

A new course among early achievements for aerospace engineering faculty member

February 12, 2021

One hexagonal sheet is overlaid and rotated slightly on another hexagonal sheet.

Engineer awarded NSF grant to investigate acoustic graphene properties

January 12, 2021

Six engineering graduate students named Leighton Riess Graduate Fellows

December 02, 2020

Several metal structures, each with four horizontal arms, lie horizontally on a sheet of aluminum.

Penn State seed grant leads to NSF funding to study stress wave mitigation

December 01, 2020

Acoustics associate professor to explore new materials and imaging with sound

October 15, 2020

New associate professor to explore the creation of soft, autonomous materials

August 20, 2020

Acoustics and biomedical engineering professor receives NSF CAREER grant

May 29, 2020

Acoustics graduate program director leads key adaptation for scientific society

May 11, 2020

man dressed as Gandalf from The Hobbit movie standing in front of Hobbit-themed virtual background

Acoustics professor brings humor and creativity to virtual sessions

April 20, 2020

Acoustics graduate student receives National Science Foundation fellowship

April 06, 2020

Man and woman look at a computer with smiles on their faces.

Engineering science and mechanics graduate student receives fellowship award

November 26, 2019

Molly Smallcomb

Penn State acoustics program strikes right tone with doctoral student

October 25, 2019

Michelle Vigeant elected to Acoustical Society of America executive council

July 27, 2017

Dan Russell receives his award

Dan Russell receives Acoustical Society of America Student Council Mentor Award

July 17, 2017

Michelle Vigeant Omni-directional sound source

Music to her ears

May 04, 2017

Acoustics students honored for exceptional research papers

April 11, 2017

Blue-White Science Expo

Public invited to become fans of research at Blue-White Science Expo

April 10, 2017

A student sits in a soundproof room surrounded by loudspeakers.

Researchers use technology to virtually recreate concert hall acoustics

December 06, 2016

Acoustics professor Vic Sparrow to deliver lecture at international conference

November 07, 2016

Peter Kerrian at the Penn State Golf Course

The problem of the noisy driver

August 08, 2016

Acoustics students honored for exceptional research articles

April 25, 2016

black baby grand in white room

Brain scans illuminate emotional response to sound

November 16, 2015

Sparrow appointed director of the Graduate Program in Acoustics

August 04, 2015

Daniel Russell tests bat in accelerometer

Acoustics engineer's work helps take the sting out of baseball bats

July 15, 2013

New metamaterials device focuses sound waves like a camera lens

August 13, 2012

Acoustics engineers help ESPN rate loudest college basketball arenas

November 16, 2010

back of whale surfacing above ocean waves

The Noisy Ocean

November 15, 2010

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