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applied Medical Device Institute Collaborates with MediSurge to Offer Webinar on Current Status of 3D Printing for Polymer Medical Device Components

The webinar, "Current State of 3D Printing for Medical Device Polymer Components, Liquid Photopolymer Advances, Case Studies and How to Explore for Your Application," will include industry veterans Rick Shorey and John Hall.

Published August 27, 2020

Padnos College of Engineering and Computing Earns Grant for Combined Degree Program

The nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support students who are earning a combined bachelor's and master's degree in engineering.

Published August 26, 2020

Join Us for a Digital Dialogue with Dean Plotkowski

PCEC Alumni, join us for a Digital Dialogue with Dr. Plotkowski! Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EDT via Zoom

Published August 24, 2020

FIRST Robotics Practice Field Available

FIRST Robotics teams are invited to use the PCEC FIRST practice field in the Innovation Design Center on the GVSU Pew Grand Rapids Campus to prepare for this year's challenge!

Published August 21, 2020

Michigan Space Grant Consortium Awards Support PCEC Projects and Students

We are beyond grateful to the Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC), which has awarded several grants in support of PCEC Projects and Students.

Published August 20, 2020

PCEC Launches New Alumni Outcomes Website

If you've ever wondered what Padnos College of Engineering & Computing students end up doing after graduation, you can now find out!

Published August 14, 2020

Computing & Information Systems Alum Awarded Fellowship to Study Immune Systems Evolution

Katherine Skocelas, Computing & Information Systems (CIS) alumna (now a PhD student at Michigan State University), has been awarded a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.

Published August 5, 2020

School of Engineering Hosts Virtual Engineering Design Conference

This year's Engineering Design Conference was unlike any other with virtual sessions and a socially distant Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony.

Published August 3, 2020

Engineering Students Adapt to Complete Ski Seat Project Despite COVID Complications

Engineering students had to improvise, adapt, and overcome in order to complete their final senior projects in a semester up-ended by COVID-19. The ski seat project of one student team provides many examples of the innovative problem-solving required.

Published July 29, 2020

PCEC Dean Named a Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus

Dr. Paul Plotkowski, Dean of the GVSU Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, has been named a Distinguished Alumnus for 2020 by the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. 

Published July 14, 2020

GVSU Joins West Michigan in Mourning Death of Seymour Padnos, engineering and science leader

Seymour K. Padnos, one of Grand Valley's top supporters and chair of Padnos Iron and Metal Company, died July 9. He was 99.

Published July 9, 2020

STEPS Camp Featured Among GVSU Summer Camps Finding Ways to Continue Despite COVID

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the STEPS camp is among those from GVSU who have continued virtually, providing educational opportunities to students and continuing to enrich our communities.

Published July 6, 2020

School of Engineering Launches Redesigned First-Year Curriculum

The School of Engineering is pleased to announce a reorganization of the first year engineering curriculum designed to provide an intuitive and flexible topical breakdown that promotes student success.

Published June 30, 2020

PCEC Employees Present at ASEE Virtual Conference

Last week, several GVSU Padnos College of Engineering & Computing employees presented at the ASEE virtual conference "At Home with Engineering Education" on a variety of topics related to education and the evolution of technology.

Published June 29, 2020

First Innovation Fund proposal will increase computing graduate assistants, grow talent epicenter

The first proposal to the Innovation Fund, one of President Philomena V. Mantella's initiatives to propel Grand Valley forward, is underway and seeks to increase enrollment in computing programs.

Published June 23, 2020

Society of Women Engineers creates educational videos for students learning at home

When COVID-19 interrupted conventional learning for students across the country, Grand Valley's Society of Women Engineers worked to help create resources to facilitate online learning.

Published June 15, 2020

Occupational Safety & Health Professor and Alumni Host COVID-19 Safety Webinar for the Manufacturing Industry

Professor Derek McCormick and GVSU OSH alumni Deb Ziel co-led a webinar for manufacturing industry employers who are reopening as the Michigan shelter in place order is beginning to lift.

Published June 11, 2020

Engineering Employee Receives Servant Leadership Community Engagement Professionals Award

Ryan Aldridge, operations manager for the Innovation Design Center, received the Servant Leadership Community Engagement Professionals Award and will be considered for the CCMI Champion of Engagement Award.

Published June 5, 2020

Occupational Safety & Health Management Program Conducts Fire Extinguisher Training

Occupational Safety & Health Management students completed a fire extinguisher training course on different types of fires, various kinds of extinguishers, and the proper application of extinguishers to effectively put a fire out.

Published May 28, 2020

PCEC Faculty Serve on Board of the National Professional Science Masters Association

Dr. Tim Born, PCEC Associate Dean, and Professor Anirudh Chowdhary, GVSU Professional Science Masters' Programs Coordinator, were elected to serve on the board of the National Professional Science Masters Association (NPSMA).

Published May 20, 2020

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