Journey to the Knowledge Lab

Here's a look at the Reber basement before construction began:

Reber Basement Before

This initiative coincides with a renewed focus on innovating our undergraduate lab experience. The design focus will be on real-world problems and have our students concentrate on topics that center around sustainability, big data, bioengineering, autonomy & robotics, advanced manufacturing and energy.

Progress photo taken on December 10, 2020. (Credit: Tom Houck)

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With more than 60 faculty members, 330 graduate students, and 1,000 undergraduate students, the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering embraces a culture that welcomes individuals with a diversity of backgrounds and expertise. Our faculty and students are innovating today what will impact tomorrow’s solutions to meeting our energy needs, homeland security, biomedical devices, and transportation systems. We offer B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering as well as resident (M.S., Ph.D.) and online (M.S.) graduate degrees in mechanical engineering. See how we’re inspiring change and impacting tomorrow at me.psu.edu.