Engineering & Industrial Design Technology Articles

  Students in the computer aided design majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology concluded a year's worth of design work and gained some appreciative comments from students outside the class when they tested their projects on a Penn College parking lot. The students designed pedal-powered, four-wheeled "quad cycles" with frames made of 1-inch PVC pipe.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member's volunteer time presenting "Brown Bag Lunch" sessions at Curtin Middle School resulted in both a hands-on manufacturing experience and a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. John M.

A group of students in Penn College's industrial and human factors design major found creative inspiration in the beautiful countryside at Rock Run this week. Students in the four-year major, offered through the college's School of Integrated Studies, focus on blending creativity, art and technology into product and system design.

Pennsylvania College of Technology employees Katherine A. Walker and Jeannette F. Carter were among presenters at Williamsport Area School District's first Millionaire Career Camp. According to Carol Watson, a middle school family and consumer sciences teacher in the district who helped to host the camp, the event was designed to introduce girls to careers in science and math fields.

Several Penn College departments visited the STEM Fair at Park Forest Middle School in State College on March 16. The fair provides an opportunity for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students to engage in activities and presentations that convey that science, technology, engineering and math are viable and real career paths they can take.

Katherine A. Walker, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently attained the credential of AutoCAD 2011 Certified Professional. Walker received the credential while attending Autodesk University 2010 in Las Vegas by passing the AutoCAD 2011 Certified Associate and Professional exams.

J.D. Mather, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was presented the Autodesk Manufacturing Community Achievement Award. The award was presented Nov. 30 during the Autodesk Manufacturing Keynote presentation at Autodesk University 2010 in Las Vegas.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's computer aided drafting technology major recently was recertified by the American Design Drafting Association. ADDA, an organization for designers, drafters, architects, illustrators and technical artists, provides certification to recognize schools whose design/drafting curriculum meets established and approved standards.

Adding to its portfolio of design-related studies, Pennsylvania College of Technology initiated a degree that will help prepare students for a growing field in product and systems design across the globe. Students can begin enrolling in the college's new industrial and human factors design bachelor-degree major for the Fall 2010 semester.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in the computer aided product design major wrapped up their fall semester with a high-flying hands-on project. The students, all enrolled in the Design and Production Drawings course, spent the last four classes in the fall semester designing and building catapults, trebuchets and similar medieval-style throwing devices.