Congratulations Clive!   The title of Distinguished Professor is bestowed on full-time faculty members who hold the rank of professor and are acknowledged leaders in their fields of research or creative activity; demonstrate significant leadership in raising the University's standards in teaching, research, or creative activity and … [Read more...]

Getting to know Sarah! Sarah is a 3rd year PhD student in the Jon-Paul Maria group at PSU. Her anticipated graduation date is April 2021. The CDP asked Sarah the following to get to know her a little better! What do you most enjoy about being a part of CDP?  My favorite aspect of CDP is the consistent interaction with both the member … [Read more...]

Congratulation to Jon-Paul Maria, who has been elected a fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS)! Maria is among the 23 members who will be inducted at the 22nd ACerS Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually on Oct. 5 at the Materials Science and Technology Conference. [Read more...]

Integrating Research for a Greener, Cleaner World: Clive Randall THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY - EPISODE 3 Materials research is about more than technical impact—it’s about having a human impact as well. Director of the Materials Research Institute at The … [Read more...]

The rollout of 5G devices is in its infancy. With the exception of a few square blocks in a few American cities. no one in U.S. is currently using 5G technology. Current 4G technology, the generation that delivers data to your smart phone, took three to five years from its … [Read more...]

A team of Penn state scientists who used the cold sintering process to densify barium titanate ceramics at less than 572 degrees Fahrenheit (300 degrees Celsius), the lowest processing temperatures ever used, while maintaining the quality achieved at higher temperatures in modern commercial manufacturing. Read More about this process here: [Read more...]