Professor Kirk M. Cantor's origin story, recounted in a three-and-a-half-minute YouTube video, takes viewers on a fascinating career arc that began with troubleshooting NASA weather balloons and – through an aptitude for math, a fondness for teaching and the bravery to leap into a brand-new academic program – produced an internationally recognized authority in polymer engineering.
A leading polymer engineering software provider has renewed its support of Pennsylvania College of Technology and its students. Plastic Flow LLC recently provided its updated software package to the college at a substantial discount, valued at $323,725. The design software allows for three-dimensional simulation of the flow in extrusion dies.
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, chair of the state Senate Communications & Technology Committee, was among those visiting on Wednesday, impressed by a variety of instructional areas alongside Penn College administrators, state Sen. Gene Yaw and legislative colleagues.
Career Services held its final major-specific Recruitment Day of the semester on Wednesday, as more than a dozen companies filled the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Services Center atrium to talk with students and alumni about career opportunities in the plastics and polymer field. Penn College's Recruitment Days are narrowly tailored to particular programs, with smaller numbers of vendors – but with no less enthusiasm about discussing internships and full-and part-time jobs.
Plunge into the fascinating world of plastics and polymers on the latest episode of the Tomorrow Makers podcast, featuring Kirk M. Cantor, professor of plastics technology, and Mason A. Beaver, a plastics & polymer engineering technology student from Selinsgrove.
As part of a PAsmart “Advancing K-12 Computer Science & STEM Education” grant received by Pennsylvania College of Technology from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 24 middle school educators recently convened on campus for a weeklong hands-on externship.
A diverse group of plastics professionals from throughout North America experienced higher-level technology in rotational molding during a recent workshop hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and its renowned Plastics Innovation & Resource Center.
Spare a minute to explore this future-minded course – PPT140 – created to inform the next generation of engineers and consumers.
A cross-curricular group of eight students and two faculty members recently traveled south for Komatsu Demo Days and a factory tour, hosted by one of Pennsylvania College of Technology's valued Corporate Tomorrow Makers.
A group of 35 employees from 18 companies attended the Hands-On Thermoforming Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology from June 27-29, schooled by in-house and industry experts on essential elements from materials to finished product.
Get Penn College News in your inbox each morning.
Subscribe