Academics

Penn State Abington Team 1 placed first at the CRS Collegiate Challenge 2019 held at the Lehigh Valley campus on Oct. 17.

Samuel Gonzalez and Stephanie Hildago work at Overlook Elementary School as part of the Lions Read initiative.

Melvin Gupton

This year’s TLT Faculty Fellows, clockwise from top left: Siu Ling "Pansy" Leung, Pierce Salguero, Priya Sharma and Ed Glantz.

The 2019 Pathway to Success: Summer Start class at Penn State Abington was comprised of 33 first-year students.

Penn State Abington student Cezary Krysztofiak used a CNC machine to fabricate an aluminum structure for CubeSat within the required tolerance of < 0.1 mm. A CNC, or computer numerical control machine, is a high-precision tool that is computer-controlled and makes repeated, accurate movements.  

To test how the prototype would perform at high altitudes, Penn State Abington student Lingqi Li used the cooling baths method to model the temperature of the stratosphere at minus 56 degrees Celsius (approximately minus 69 degrees Fahrenheit). After several versions of these tests, the students could identify which components would satisfy the thermal requirements of flight tests. 

Penn State Abington students flew an experimental version of the CubeSat prototype to test its features.

Penn State Abington Chancellor Damian Fernandez, Semaije Herbert-Savage, Isabella Mager, Amanda Pickett, and Abington School District Superintendent Jeffrey Fecher.