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2023 EETechnothon Competition
March 25, 2023 @ Penn State Harrisburg
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IEEE Retention Recognition Award for Outstanding Performance over the Past 4 Year Interval
Congratulations to Susquehanna Section!
December 27, 2022
Job Posting
Engineering Lab Coordinator at PSH
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Penn State Harrisburg, The School of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SSET) is recruiting a full-time Engineering Laboratory Coordinator to support the growth of engineering enrollment and research activities. The individual hired for this position will: report to SSET Director or designee: support faculty and staff, particularly in our three engineering departments: and ensure the safe operation and maintenance of specialized equipment and facilities for research and laboratory instruction at both the graduate and undergraduate levels: and provide training to students performing approved research in the laboratories.
SSET has experienced rapid growth in the engineering programs with the hiring of six new tenure track faculty in the Fall of 2022, the launch of a new Ph.D. program in Engineering Systems, and the need to support our growing research. Additionally, SSET anticipates increased graduate student enrollment. With the ongoing acquisition of new equipment in the Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical engineering laboratories for teaching and research, the increasing number of sophisticated senior capstone projects, and more complex graduate student research projects, this position will play a critical role in addressing SSET’s needs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist faculty and students with planning labs and experiments.
- Assist faculty, staff, and students in ensuring the safe operation of special equipment and compliance with safety regulations.
- Provide technical assistance and training to students using engineering laboratory facilities.
- Perform routine and minor maintenance on laboratory equipment, minor repairs, and calibration as required.
- Monitor users and ensure compliance with lab policies.
- Communicate inventory needs of lab supplies to the appropriate Program Chairs, lab supervisors, and administrative support assistants.
Typical Qualifications:
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering laboratory operations.
- Experience and/or familiarity with experimental R&D environments in engineering.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrable skills in some of the following: welding, metal fabrication, casting, material testing, laboratory instrumentation, thermal/fluids experimentation, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, 3D printers, digital control, automation plus robotics & PLCs, non-destructive testing of various materials, and data-acquisition systems, software packages such as MATLAB, LabView, and CAD software.
- Experience and training in promoting a safety culture.
Typical Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field (preferably in electrical or mechanical engineering) and five years of laboratory or related experience; OR an equivalent combination of experience and education that allows achievement of comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Congratulations to the winning team of 2022 IEEE Susquehanna Section Capstone Competition!
Title: Smart Shoes Project
Institution: Penn State Harrisburg
Capstone Team: Tyler Rupp
June 25, 2022
Penn State Harrisburg student wins IEEE Susquehanna Capstone Award
Tyler Rupp, 2022 Susquehanna Section Capstone award undergrad student winner holding the 2022 Capstone award plaque with Harold Underwood, Susquehanna Section Chair. The Capstone plaque will be on display in the Penn State University Harrisburg Electrical Engineering Department.
IEEE Region 2 Outstanding Section Award 2020
Congratulations to Susquehanna Section!
April 11, 2022
Congratulations to Carlos! Thank you for all your efforts.
March 17, 2022
Congratulations to Luis Carlos Torres! Past Chair Award
“It has been great opportunity and amazing experience to serve as IEEE Susquehanna Section Chair. Thank you and I wish you all the best.”
December 3, 2021
Congratulations to AB Shafaye! 2021 Organizational Supporting Friend of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Award
September 7, 2021
Congratulations to the winning team of 2021 IEEE Susquehanna Section Capstone Competition!
Title: Automated Hydroponics Project
Institution: Elizabethtown College
Capstone Team: Alejandro Chicas, Andrew Fisher, Alexander Koontz, Donato Grimaldi, Clark Williamson
July 6, 2021
Susquehanna Section for vision, leadership, and professional support for IEEE R2 Regional Vitality Activities
January 1, 2021
Congratulations! Formation of the IEEE Susquehanna Section Computer Society Chapter
September 26, 2020
Congratulations! Formation of the IEEE Susquehanna Section Power & Energy Chapter
September 1, 2020
Tour of Simulation Center at Penn State Hershey
February 28, 2020 @ Penn State Hershey
2019 South Central PA Robotics Competition
November 16, 2019 @ Penn State Harrisburg
2019 Region 2 Committee Meeting
May 3 – 5, 2019 @ Hershey, PA
Region 2 Exemplary Student Award
2019 Region 2 Student Activities Conference
April 5 – 7, 2019 @ West Virginia University
Penn State Harrisburg Student Branch @ 2019 SAC
1st Place Winners of Brown Bag II
13th Central PA Signal Integrity Symposium
April 12, 2019 @ Penn State Harrisburg
2019 Congressional Visits Day at Capitol Hill, Washington DC
IEEE Susquehanna Section Member Visit – Senator Patrick Toomey’s Office
Contribution to the 2019 Capital Area Science & Engineering Fair
2019 Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week
John H. McCormick Educational Outreach Award: Dr. Aldo W. Morales
Contribution to Pennsylvania Engineering Foundation for the 2019 MATHCOUNTS Competition
