After changing paths which led to four different colleges, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Beller found her home at Penn State Berks. She earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering during the college’s commencement ceremonies on May 8.
Penn State Berks will celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 7. This year the event will be virtual in the form of a LionSide Chat webinar designed to introduce prospective students and their families to fields that comprise biomechanics, including engineering, kinesiology and health science.
Although the recent 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championship in Rogla, Slovenia, took place during a global pandemic, Penn State Berks junior Kaiya Kizuka emerged victorious -- finishing second among American women and emerging as the fastest American female on the red course in the Giant Slalom event. She also took third place among American female snowboarders in the Parallel Slalom.
Kaiya Kizuka, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at Penn State Berks, earned a spot on the U.S. World Championship Snowboard Team and will compete at the 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championships in Rogla, Slovenia on March 1 and 2.
This year, four Penn State Berks students received the University’s Erickson Discovery Grant for summer 2020, through the Office of Undergraduate Education.
Penn State Berks honored one high school student, three college students, and a faculty and staff member during this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. awards banquet on Jan. 20.
The Penn State Berks Thun Library will be awarding the second annual University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award, which recognizes outstanding student work. The deadline for submissions is March 20, 2020.
Penn State Berks students enrolled in the college’s Flow Visualization course will present their work, titled “Gallery of Fluid Motion,” as part of a poster session from from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Students majoring in electro-mechanical engineering technology, mechanical engineering, and occupational therapy collaborate each year to create devices to meet the needs of individuals with physical challenges as part of the Pfreimer Adaptive Equipment Project (PADEP).
Penn State Berks alumnus Joe Sinclair just launched his third business — Verde Mantis, LLC, the first local company focused on bringing 3D printing or additive manufacturing to the masses with its latest product, the 3D Mantis Printer.
