Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Articles

An autonomous robotic vehicle designed by two Pennsylvania College of Technology students earned second place at a student competition at the University of Cincinnati and was accepted to a student-design competition at Rochester Institute of Technology. The robotic vehicle, created as a senior project by Ajaiah T. Connelly, of Williamsport, and Nicholas R.

Members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society student chapter traveled recently to a quiz-bowl competition in Baltimore, where they showed their knowledge against industry representatives. The Student Bowl was held during the annual ISA District 2 Leadership Conference, April 13-14.

When Pennsylvania College of Technology's electronics and computer engineering technology department moves into a new building − the Center for Business and Workforce Development on West Fourth Street in Williamsport − it will take with it a student-designed system meant to simplify the task of tracking the equipment students must borrow to complete projects. Bradley S.

Taking some of their spring break time to catch up with emerging network communications technologies, Jeff B. Weaver, assistant professor, and Stan G. Boler, associate professor, both faculty in the electronics and computer engineering technology department, visited the Cisco New England Development Center in Boxborough, Mass.

New laboratories for Pennsylvania College of Technology's electronics and computer engineering technologies department are taking shape in the college's Center for Business and Workforce Development, currently under construction between Vine Avenue and West Fourth Street. The building and its electronics labs are scheduled to open in time for the Fall 2007 semester.

On Nov. 14, a group of 10 Penn College students, along with their instructor, visited the corporate headquarters of PPL Telcom in Allentown. The group was hosted by Paul Ciotta, marketing communications specialist.

The Center for Business and Workforce Development, an incubator for the jobs of tomorrow and a fertile laboratory for the Pennsylvania College of Technology students who will fill them, received a major boost from Harrisburg on Monday. State Rep. Brett O.

Students in the electronics and computer engineering technology majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be able to apply for scholarships through a new fund recently established at the college. The Lutron Scholarship Fund, established by the Lutron Foundation, will make two awards annually.

Graduating college students face new challenges in today's economy that include global competition for jobs and a constantly expanding array of technology, according to faculty in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.

On Sept. 7, Pennsylvania College of Technology students, staff and invited guests from around the area enjoyed a demonstration that came to campus as the Cisco Network On Wheels, a 25-foot van equipped with an array of Cisco Systems networking technologies.