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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the use of robots in the construction industry becomes more common, there is a need for those working or who plan to work in the industry — including students in the Penn State Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) program — to be well-versed in highly technical work environments. Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering and director of the Robotic, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing (RAISe) Lab at Penn State, plans to make sure that all Penn State CEM students are equipped with the competencies required for working alongside construction robots.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three College of Engineering faculty received awards from the 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). Jessica Menold, Hartz Family Career Development Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation and the Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joseph Najem, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and Xiang Yang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, each received a three-year $450,000 research grant.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the use of robots in the construction industry becomes more common, there is a need for those working or who plan to work in the industry — including students in the Penn State Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) program — to be well-versed in highly technical work environments. Houtan Jebelli, assistant professor of architectural engineering and director of the Robotic, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing (RAISe) Lab at Penn State, plans to make sure that all Penn State CEM students are equipped with the competencies required for working alongside construction robots.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design and industrial engineering, has been named director of the Penn State Center for Research in Design and Innovation (CRDI).