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Alumnus testing water

PSNK alumni

Mike Cavazza, right, Penn State alumnus and former New Kensington campus student, and Rich Beam, a geologist with the Department of Environmental Protection, sample acid mine drainage in Tanoma, Pennsylvania. 

Student getting award

PSNK alumni

Mike Cavazza, left, accepts the first-place award for his research paper on hydraulic fracturing at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Eastern North America Region competition at Louisiana State University. Cavazza advanced to the international final in Dubai. 

Faculty in lab

PSNK faculty

Joie Marhefka, coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Technology program, activates the new Sim Cube, a compact, portable device that allows students to simulate and test medical devices, such as blood pressure monitors. Marhefka purchased the device for the BET lab with a programming grant from Penn State. 

Faculty and Lion Shrine

PSNK faculty

Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State New Kensington, is the new Biobehavioral Health program’s first faculty member. 

faculty in room

PSNK faculty

Joe Coohill, adjunct instructor in history, sits in the area where his desk was located in 2007. His former faculty office was turned into a Quiet Study Lounge for students. Coohill returned to teach in fall 2016 at the campus after an eight-year hiatus.