BE—SURE Spotlights


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Chrisie Gonzalez

Major: Fourth-year, architectural engineering, lighting/electrical
Adviser: J. Mundinger
Research: LED color shift


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Autumn Majchrzak

Major: Fourth-year, architectural engineering, structural
Adviser: Ryan Solnosky
Research: Bays, beams, girders, and columns


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Sela Plummer

Major: Third-year, architectural engineering, lighting/electrical
Adviser: J. Mundinger
Research: Color shift in specific LED cubes


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Drew Brown

Major: Fourth-year, energy engineering
Adviser: Julian Wang
Research: Lighting and indoor human comfort


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Zachary Brown

Major: Third-year, architectural engineering, construction
Adviser: Nathan Brown and Robert Leicht
Research: Computational design strategies and robotic advancements to optimize brick size and layout to increase efficiency and remove design limitations 

 
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Isabella Ortolan
Major: Third-year, materials science and engineering, structural
Adviser: Juan Pablo Gevaudan Burgos
Research: Develop a new type of cement to contain nuclear waste


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Joe Yousef
Major: Fourth-year, architectural engineering, structural
Adviser: Rebecca Napolitano
Research: Nondestructive evaluation using ground-penetrating radar and the intersection of computing for architectural engineering applications and user interface design


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Ella Hill
Major: Second-year, architectural engineering, structural
Adviser: Rebecca Napolitano
Research: Automatic crack detection using convolutional neural networks as well as on adaptive reuse of existing infrastructure using genetic algorithm


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Skylar Farrow
Major: Second-year, architectural engineering, structural 
Adviser: Nathan Brown 
Research: TBA

 

 
 

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Globally recognized as a leading architectural engineering department, the mission of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to advance the built environment through the development of world-class architectural engineers and research. The vision of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to lead the world in innovative education and research to achieve high-performing built environments. Our program emphasizes the scientific and engineering aspects of planning, designing, and constructing buildings, providing our architectural engineering graduates with outstanding education and research opportunities. 

Department of Architectural Engineering

104 Engineering Unit A

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-6394