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MEssagE FrOM THE INTErIM HEadDear SEDTAPP students, friends, and colleagues:Welcome to the spring 2010 edition of SEDTAPP News!At Penn State, we believe that engineering education shouldprepare students for the competitive, global workplaces of thefuture. In this tough economic climate, it is especially importantfor students to graduate with practical engineering experiencethat will enable them to contribute quickly and in a meaningfulway to the goals of their future employers. To this end, weencourage our students to get involved in engineering projects,starting in their first year and continuing throughout theirundergraduate education. Within SEDTAPP and more broadly,within the College of Engineering, there are many opportunitiesfor students to engage in exciting projects that impact ourworld, including those offered through our Engineering Design,Engineering Leadership Development, and Engineering Entrepreneurship programs.In the Engineering Design Program, first-year students begin their engineeringeducation by immersing themselves in a client-driven project, often sponsored byan industry partner, through the EDSGN 100 Introduction to Engineering Designcourse. At University Park alone, approximately 1,000 first-year students participateeach year in this engineering design challenge, with the best teams from each sectionof the course presenting their design to the sponsor and a panel of external judges.In two honors sections and one non-honors section of the course, students workin collaboration with their peers in Singapore, Spain, and France on internationalindustry projects, which helps them to develop both their technical skills and theirintercultural competence. In their first-year seminars, as well as through a newsummer abroad program, students have the opportunity to learn about and studyengineering in China. Upper-level students in Engineering Leadership Developmentcourses engage in multi-national design challenges in countries as far away asHungary and Morocco. Students in the Engineering and Community Engagementcertificate program are also making a real difference in places like Jamaica, ElSalvador, and Kenya, where applications of their engineering skills are enhancing thelives of local people. Through the Engineering Entrepreneurship program, studentslearn how to channel their talents to create innovative ventures, products, andservices to compete in the global marketplace. A number of enterprising Penn Statestudents have already created several successful companies.Through all these engagements, our students, faculty, and staff—in partnershipwith industry and international partners—are at the heart of curricular innovationin the College of Engineering. We invite you to follow and, more importantly, getinvolved with our efforts to produce world-class engineers who are leaders in designinnovation and entrepreneurship. It is truly our partnerships—and our engagementwith them—that strengthen our programs and enrich all that we do.SEDTAPPwww.sEdTaPP.PsU.EdUThe School of Engineering Design,Technology, and ProfessionalPrograms (SEDTAPP) delivers effectiveengineering education through active,collaborative, project-based, andprofessionally oriented classroomexperiences. SEDTAPP offers a varietyof programs that partner faculty,students, and industry in the study ofreal-life engineering problems. Ourprograms teach students to solvereal-life problems with innovativesolutions. In addition to our first-yearengineering seminars, SEDTAPPoffers three key programs at PennState’s University Park campus: theEngineering Design Program, theEngineering Entrepreneurship Minor,and the Engineering LeadershipDevelopment Minor.Publication andContact InformationadMINIsTraTIVE CONTaCTsSven BilénInterim Head, School of Engineering Design,Technology, and Professional Programs814-865-7580 / sbilen@psu.eduMatthew ParkinsonDirector, Engineering Design Program814-863-9079 / parkinson@psu.eduPhilip BoyerInterim Director, EngineeringEntrepreneurship Program814-863-1550 / pgb10@psu.eduRichard SchuhmannWalter L. Robb Director of EngineeringLeadership Development814-863-9074 / rxs34@psu.eduAndrew LauCoordinator, EngineeringFirst-Year Seminars814-863-9075 / andylau@psu.eduEdITOrKatie Cuppett (kec210@engr.psu.edu)wrITErsKatie Cuppett (kec210@engr.psu.edu)Curtis Chan (cxc273@engr.psu.edu)Victoria Currier (vzc1@psu.edu)Kate Khoury30Sven BilénCONTrIBUTOrsPenn State LivePenn State Outreach MagazineLaYOUT aNd dEsIgNPenn State Multimedia & Print Center54 Awards56 Honors theses and certificate recipients57 Partings58 Promotions and newcomers59 Announcements60 Departures2 | SEDTAPP NEwS | SPriNg 2010Penn State is committed to affirmativeaction, equal opportunity, and the diversityof its workforce. This publication is availablein alternative media on request.U.Ed. ENG 10-80 MPC10577461 School directorySPriNg 2010 | SEDTAPP NEwS | 3444Engineering Design4 Kenya eco-village6 Reflections on humanitarian engineering7 Anaerobic digester project8 International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering8 Engineering and Community Engagement Certificate9 The China experience11 Nano-Rama12 Center for Research in Design and Innovation13 The Devon Era14 New course on “systems design”15 Engineers explore ‘’ignore-osphere’’16 Engineering design in Singapore18 In the spotlight19 France Industry Tour20 German engineer lecturers on international engineering21 Computer-aided design at Penn State22 Harnessing the sun and the wind25 Engineering Design Certificate Program26 Students travel to Frank Lloyd Wright sites27 Solar Decathlon27 Lau contributes to energy code28 Solar Racers28 Zero Energy Homes29 International programs: Engineering DesignEngineering Entrepreneurship30 Innovating the developing world31 Milking the Rhino32 Penn State takes third at idea-to-product competition33 E-SHIP students continue collectable magnet business34 E-SHIP student launches business in Silicon Valley35 Entrepreneurship competition35 Class pitches business plans to local bank36 Entrepreneurs bring experience to the classroom37 I2V and AI2V workshops held at Penn State38 Gaelen Entrepreneurship Speaker Series40 Live case studies: Rockland Manufacturing41 Faculty, student create iPhone applications42 Alum Spotlight: Jared Mazzant43 International programs: Engineering EntrepreneurshipEngineering Leadership44 Mondialogo: An intercultural dialogue and exchange47 Walter Robb gives $1 million gift to leadership program48 Graduate student spotlight: Dave Vargas49 Undergraduate student spotlight: Caitlin Zankowski50 ELDM sets engineering leadership example for MIT51 International programs: Engineering LeadershipSchool News52 Lau celebrates 25 years at Penn State53 Grants