As part of the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program Expo on April 21, 2023, students showcased their collaboration with PA manufacturers to advance innovation through a video competition. These students prepared one video for their Manufacturing PA Innovation Program project.
First place
Regeneration of electroplating baths using soluble metal silicates
- Students: Madison Adams, Ashleigh Dell, and Peyton Frederick
- University: Millersville University
- Industry partner: K&L Plating Inc.
Second place
Use of hemp in growing media
- Students: Soumik Datta, Florentin Kraus, and Russell Becht
- University: Thomas Jefferson University
- Industry partner: Hemp-Alternative
Third place
Enabling improved glass recycling technology and modeling tools
- Students: Katy Gerace and Aaron Bossen
- University: Penn State University
- Industry partner: Remark Glass
Fourth place
Evaluation of clustering effect in harmony turbines' vertical axis wind turbine farms
- Students: Jocelyn Espinoza, Tyler Albert, and Alexander Scheffler-Murry
- University: The Pennsylvania State University
- Industry partner: Harmony Turbines
Honorable mention
Re-use of wool waste in various value-added products
- Students: Anthony Vamosi Iannarella and Ali Aminian
- University: Thomas Jefferson University East Falls
- Industry partners: Lone Cricket Productions and Coexist