Polymer Engineering Articles

Keith L. Jeffcoat, a 2001 graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology's plastics and polymer engineering technology program, returned to campus on Wednesday to share insight with current students.

A world leader in injection-molding technology is donating a valuable piece of equipment to the plastics and polymer engineering technology program at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Nissei America Inc., based in Anaheim, Calif., recently announced the donation of a model ES3000-25E all-electric molding machine to Penn College.

William A. Rutkowski, a junior at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was named the first recipient of the Brian E. Liles Memorial Scholarship. Rutkowski, Dickson City, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology.

Adam C. Barilla, a sophomore in the plastics and polymer engineering technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was named the recipient of the Frazier Family Scholarship for Fall 2005. Barilla, of Strong, carries a 3.91 grade-point average and is a member of Penn College's student chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is taking the lead in a National Science Foundation project aimed at enhancing plastics technology education.

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has accredited Pennsylvania College of Technology's plastics and polymer engineering technology and surveying technology majors. ABET's Technology Accreditation Commission, responsible for engineering technology programs, performed the accreditation function.

Thanks to some local partnering, a Milton company is now better positioned to compete in the national marketplace. Through a partnership funded by the Northeast Tier Ben Franklin Technology Center, Clark Technology Systems Inc. and Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Manufacturing Center have collaborated to create a new and unique industrial raft system.