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Penn State Altoona receives gift from Lockheed Martin to support student project

A $39,000 gift from Lockheed Martin will support Penn State Altoona’s undergraduate project “Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Non-Toxic Liquid Bipropellant Injectors.” The project will provide electro-mechanical engineering technology students with hands-on experience in the design and fabrication of liquid bipropellant rocket injectors using both conventionally machined and additively manufactured methods.
Costa Rica Volcano

Picture It: Costa Rica, May 2019

The nine-day trip begins May 8, 2019. Students will visit places such as the Santa Elena Cloud Forest, Póas Volcano, Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal Hot Springs, and a coffee plantation while earning credit for Spanish 297 or Agriculture 297.