Past Events for Industry
Workshop: Field Assisted Sintering Technology
A workshop for academia, national laboratories, equipment manufacturers and end users to exchange science and technology. The Penn State Applied Research Lab will present Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST), also known as Spark Plasma Sintering, as an emerging manufacturing technology process having a significant impact on sintering and densification of various ceramic, metallic and composite materials.
Penn State Ag Progress Days
Ag Progress Days, Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural exposition, will return for its annual three-day run.
Wind Energy Engineering Short Course
This course was developed initially for new wind industry professionals and is being offered for the first time to the public. It is intended for those with an engineering or scientific background who are new to the industry or aspiring to transition into a wind energy technical position.
Biomass Life Cycle Analysis
Where: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
Join us for this important and valuable 2-day short course that combines presentations and discussions on the role and importance of Bioenergy Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) with hands-on training in conducting LCA for a bioenergy project.
The Secrets to Winning SBIR and STTR Proposals
Where: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
Detailed instruction on preparing each component of a proposal for technology-based small businesses entrepreneurs, researchers, and faculty seeking funding for R&D, with plans to submit a SBIR/STTR proposal within the next 12 months.
Workshop: Center for Acoustics and Vibration
CAV technology transfer workshop is a mix of technical presentations by faculty, students, corporate sponsors, and international and U.S. government liaisons, along with lab tours and social activities.
Industry Partners' Day
Annual event in which current and prospective design project sponsors can connect with Penn State students, faculty, and staff in order to learn about engineering design initiatives within the College of Engineering.
CISP Industry Member Meeting
The Center for Innovative Sintered Products (CISP) 2011 Industry Member Meeting will provide status updates on the Center and research presentations.
Workshop: Center for High Performance Building Systems
Where: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
The spring 2011 workshop of the Penn State Center for High Performance Building Systems (CHiPBS) will focus on the relationship between CHiPBS and the GPIC/HUB, the $122 million U.S. DOE Energy Innovation HUB led by Penn State.
Globalcon 2011
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
Members of the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings, the Penn State led U.S. DOE Energy Innovation HUB, will be attending Globalcon 2011.
Workshop: Center for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
When: Mar 28, 2011, 07:00 am – 07:00 pm
Where: Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA
A goal of the Penn State CIHDS is to foster an interdisciplinary environment for academia and industry to address challenges in improving healthcare delivery through the application of systems principles.
Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Day
Overview of Penn State battery and energy storage capabilities, lab tours and a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Battery Manufacturing Laboratory.
The Journey to Lean and Green Manufacturing
Smeal College of Business 69th Advanced Manufacturing Forum.
Housing & Land Development Conference
This conference, presented by the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center, will focus on technical issues related to the delivery of houses and the emerging planning, design, and regulatory issues affecting the land development industry in Pennsylvania.
Community Wind Across America Conference
Where: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
NOTE: Date has been changed to Feb. 8-9, 2011. Regional conference bringing agriculture and wind energy together to advance opportunities for locally-owned clean energy production and rural economic development.
Penn State Energy Day
Where: National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Barry Worthington, Executive Director of the United States Energy Association, will sponsor “Penn State Energy Day” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on November 19.
Information and Technology Summit 2010
The summit will bring together industry, regional, and University leaders for the purpose of accelerating innovation and promoting regional economic growth by exploring collaborative opportunities for technology and knowledge transfer.
Networking and Security Research Center Industry Day
NSRC Industry Day will take place at Penn State on October 25-26 with a reception on the evening of October 24. The agenda includes an overview of the research ongoing in the center, and keynote talks from Kamal Jabbour of the Air Force Research Lab and Robert Cunningham of MITL.
Workshop: University Turbine Systems Research
Penn State's Center for Advanced Power Generation is hosting the Annual Workshop of the DOE NETL University Turbine Systems Research Program at the Nittany Lion Inn from Oct 19-21. As part of the Workshop, on Tuesday, October 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., there will be a poster session in the Atrium of the Nittany Lion Inn.
Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the Advanced Manufacturing Forum
Where: The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
The Journey to Lean and Green Manufacturing. Presentations will include Good for the Environment, Good for the Bottom Line; Doing Business Right… Sustainably at Eaton Corp.; Lean Transformation and Operational Excellence – The E-Z-GO Journey; and The Awesome Power of Employee Engagement.

