Denise Potosky and John Sosik joined Penn State Great Valley in 1995. They've collaborated on research, mentored students, worked on the creation of the Master of Leadership Development degree, and seen the campus grow and change.
From left to right: Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management at Penn State Great Valley; Omar Ashour, associate professor of industrial engineering at Penn State Behrend; and Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden, assistant professor of IST at Penn State Abington received a three-year, $831,276 grant from the National Science Foundation for their research on immersive simulation-based learning modules.
Aditya Singh and Kajoo Patel completed the spring 2020 semester from their homes in India, attending synchronous courses despite a nine-and-a-half hour time difference.
Researchers at Penn State aim to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread by identifying specific subway stations in which intervention resources — such as setting up testing sites, allocating additional personnel to disinfect frequently touched surfaces in subway stations, and distributing masks and hand sanitizer — could be of greatest benefit.