Maseeh College Research Week Open House

• During PSU's Research Week, Maseeh College is hosting an Open House on May 6th from 5-7 pm.
• We invite the MCECS community to celebrate the research in our College through multiple activities that event: take a self-guided tour of our cutting-edge research labs, listen to Ignite-style talks from award winning faculty, and visit poster presentations of student-led research projects.
• Please make sure to RSVP. Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested.
• We hope to see you there and have something wicked planned. Refreshments will be served.

5:00 pm Doors Open

• Guests Check in at Welcome Table
• Pick up self guided tour map and instructions

5:00-6:00pm Self Guided Tours of Building and Posters

• Lab Tours
  • List of labs & location & swag
• Student research poster sessions and competition

6:00-6:30pm Faculty Research Ignite Talks

• Dean Joseph Bull’s Welcome (1-2 minutes)
• Faculty Speakers (5 minutes each)
  • Dr. Raúl Bayoán Cal (2025 PSU Presidential Career Research Award & 2024 Maseeh College Researcher of the Year ): Renewable energy systems and microgravity research
  • Dr. Elliott Gall (2025 PSU Faculty Award for Public Impact Research): Innovative solutions for wildfire air quality
  • Dr. Thomas Schumacher (2025 PSU Graduate Mentoring Excellence Award): From pyramid mapping to bridge preservation
  • Dr. Diane Moug (2025 Maseeh College Researcher of the Year): Revolutionary approaches to soil stability and earthquake engineering

6:30-7:00pm Reception