ASHRAE Penn State-University Park Student Branch

ASHRAE Penn State-University Park Student Branch ASHRAE is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment

ASHRAE Student Branches provide an opportunitiy for students interested in the HVAC&R industry to develop into engaged young professionals in the field. The Penn State - University Park Student Branch was founded in 1982 and provides a diverse program of speakers, technical tours, projects, and networking opportunities for its members. Most of our members are undergraduate or graduate students in

the PSU Department of Architectural Engineering, although we draw members from other departments, as well. Our sponsoring ASHRAE chapter is the Central PA Chapter, which is located within ASHRAE Region III.

Here is a nice piece on the PSU 1st place in the ASHRAE Integrated Sustainable Building Design category of the 2020-2021...
10/13/2021

Here is a nice piece on the PSU 1st place in the ASHRAE Integrated Sustainable Building Design category of the 2020-2021 Student Design Competition.

A team of architectural engineering students beat out 11 teams from across the United States, England and Greece to claim first place in the 2021 ASHRAE student design competition, which encourages student involvement in the design of energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system...

Our 2021-2022 President Catherine Reedy opening the first meeting of the year and first in-person meeting since March 20...
09/08/2021

Our 2021-2022 President Catherine Reedy opening the first meeting of the year and first in-person meeting since March 2020! Thanks to Taylor Guelich, Andrew Price, and Adam Warriner from AEI, as well as Ron Pristash from OPP for a great presentation on Basics of Steam Service Design.

Future meetings will be announced on our web page https://sites.psu.edu/ashrae/

Congratulations to award recipients in the 2021 ASHRAE Student Design Competion, who were announced today. We are deligh...
08/02/2021

Congratulations to award recipients in the 2021 ASHRAE Student Design Competion, who were announced today. We are delighted to report that two Penn State teams received awards:

A team comprised of Bawen Guo, Thomas Levkulic, Emilee Moore, Kevin Ruan, Justin Sembower, Alexis Sheeto, with industry co-advisor Joe Firrantello of Envinity received the "Rising Star" award in the HVAC System Selection category.

Our Integrated Sustainable Building Design Team of Andrew Cosini, Xinyan Liu , Christopher Maitski, Andrew McGrail, Roumany Phan, Christopher Unis, with industry co-advisor Luke Leung of SOM placed first.

Entries were prepared as the group design project in AE 455. The project building was a building on a higher education campus in Prince George, BC, CAN.

https://www.ashrae.org/communities/student-zone/competitions/2021-design-competition

The 2022 building will be a performing arts center on a university campus in Sydney, NSW, AUS.

https://www.ashrae.org/communities/student-zone/competitions/2022-design-competition

The complete list of award recipients follows.

HVAC System Selection
First Place: Ferris State University (Cole Quinlan, Nicholas Schramski, Brian Van Schepen, Cole Weber, Evan Eldred, Jordanny Williams)
Second Place: Kansas State University (Ethan Engle, Jacob Hutchins, Dalton Joyce, Noah Wells)
Third Place: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Ahmed M. Ibrahim , Abdulelah Al-Shamrani, Zakaria Khabbazeh)
Rising Star: The Pennsylvania State University - 301 Unit A Design (Bawen Guo, Thomas Levkulic, Emilee Moore, Kevin Ruan, Justin Sembower, Alexis Sheeto)

Integrated Sustainable Building Design
First Place: The Pennsylvania State University (Andrew Cosini, Xinyan Liu , Christopher Maitski, Andrew McGrail, Roumany Phan, Christopher Unis)
Second Place: National Technical University of Athens (Panagiotis Karapiperis, Metaxia Pilioura, Athanasios Petsinis, Spiros Tsamadias, George Orfanos, Andreas Antzoulatos, Dimitris Dimitropoulos, George Papachristos)
Third Place: University of Cincinnati (Arvind Jay, Hashani De Silva, Iffat Ridwana)
Rising Star: Portland State University and University of Oregon (Chris Wilson, Tomas Sakatani, Jeff Wilson, Vinh Bui, Riley Greenheck, Rebecca Kiefer, Summer Putman, Paul Turner)

Learn more about 2021 Design Competition at ashrae.org

Congratulations to Penn State winners of 2020-20 ASHRAE scholarships!Molly Sizemore (AE, VP PSU student branch) - Willis...
10/05/2020

Congratulations to Penn State winners of 2020-20 ASHRAE scholarships!

Molly Sizemore (AE, VP PSU student branch) - Willis H. Carrier Scholarship, $10,000

Alexis Sheeto (AE) - Reuben Trane Scholarship, $10,000

Jon Cowart (EE) - Frank M. Coda Scholarship, $5000

Isabella Gayoso (ME) - David C.J. Peters Scholarship ,$5000

Alexandra Brown (AE, President PSU student branch) - ASHRAE Setty Family Region III Scholarship, $3000

Further details and list of all recipients are in the ASHRAE press release:

ASHRAE Announces 2020-21 Society Scholarship Recipients
Over the course of 31 years ASHRAE has awarded over $2.25 million to nearly 500 students

ATLANTA (October 5, 2020) – ASHRAE has announced the recipients of 30 Society scholarships, totaling $167,000, for the 2020-21 academic year.

"We are extremely proud of the 2020-21 ASHRAE Scholarship recipients," said Michel Hayek chair of the ASHRAE scholarship trustees. "These individuals represent the future of the HVAC&R industry and ASHRAE is pleased to support this bright future by providing scholarship opportunities to students each year."

The following awards provide a $10,000 scholarship:

Willis H. Carrier Scholarships
Kylene Landenberger, mechanical engineering, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and Molly Sizemore, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, are the recipients of a Willis H. Carrier Scholarship established by the Carrier Corp. in memory of its founder, who installed the world’s first scientifically designed air-conditioning system.

Reuben Trane Scholarships
William Welch, mechanical engineering, University of California – Los Angeles; Owen Lutz, architectural engineering, Kansas State University and Alexis Sheeto, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University are the recipients of a Reuben Trane Scholarship which is to be awarded over two years and was established by the Trane Co. in memory its founder, an innovative engineer, inventor and business executive, who held 28 patents.

Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Scholarship
Haley Webbert, mechanical engineering, University of Nevada – Reno, is the recipient of the Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Scholarship named in honor of ASHRAE Presidential Member Holness, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member, who served as the Society’s president in 2009-10.

Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Technology Scholarship
Andrew Scott, architectural engineering technology, Vermont Technical College, is the recipient of the Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Technology Scholarship.

The following awards provide one-year $5,000 scholarships:

Frank M. Coda Scholarship
Jon Cowart, electrical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the Frank M. Coda Scholarship created in memory of ASHRAE’s former executive vice president, who served from 1981-2004.

Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Scholarship
Christina Adams, industrial engineering, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, is the recipient of the Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Scholarship which recognizes female undergraduate engineering students and is named in memory of the Society’s first female president, who served as the Society’s president in 2010-11.

Alwin B. Newton Scholarship
Xianchen Hao, architectural engineering, University of Kansas, is the recipient of the Alwin B. Newton Scholarship named for an industry pioneer and ASHRAE Fellow who was granted 219 patents.

David C.J. Peters Scholarship
Isabella Gayoso, mechanical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the David C. J. Peters Scholarship created by Southland Industries to honor Peters, an advocate of recruiting quality.

Duane Hanson Scholarship
Christian Fauer, mechanical engineering, Auburn University, is the recipient of the Duane Hanson Scholarship established by Gayner Engineers and is named for the company’s former president.

Legacy Scholarship
Sean Lacey, mechanical engineering, University of Akron, is the recipient of the Legacy Scholarship.

ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship
Ian Durr, mechanical engineering, Kennesaw State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship named for a former Region IV chair and regional director on the ASHRAE Board of Directors.

James R. Bullock Jr. Scholarship
Kayla McIntosh, architectural engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, is the recipient of the James R. Bullock, Jr. Scholarship named in memory of the late Bullock Jr., P.E., Life Member of ASHRAE, who served as president of Environmental Air Systems Inc.

Donald Brady Scholarship
LeeRoy Nchinda, architectural engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, is the recipient of the Donald Brady Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Donald Brady, Life Member of ASHRAE and a presidential member of ASHRAE’s North Piedmont Chapter.

Prem Jain Scholarship
Aashni Ujra, architectural engineering, Heriot Watt University, is the recipient of the Prem Jain Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Dr. Prem Jain, Life Member of ASHRAE, founder of ASHRAE’s India Chapter-at-Large & presidential member of the ASHRAE India Chapter, founder and presidential member of ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers).

General Scholarship
Hunter Swope, architectural engineering, University of Cincinnati, is the recipient of the General Scholarship.

Engineering Technology Scholarships
Thomas Guilfoil, mechanical engineering technology, State University of New York – Canton and William Fretwell, architectural engineering technology, Vermont Technical, are the recipients of an Engineering Technology Scholarship.

Freshman Engineering Scholarship
Joseph Kawiecki, mechanical engineering, Purdue University, is the recipient of the Freshman Engineering Scholarship.

The following awards provide one-year $3,000 scholarships:

Henry Adams Scholarship
Stephen Batsa, mechanical engineering, Dalhousie University, is the recipient of the Henry Adams Scholarship, named in memory of charter member and sixth president of ASHRAE’s predecessor society, ASHVE.

ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship
William Hanna, mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship named in honor of Boggarm Setty, Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member.

ASHRAE Region III Setty Family Foundation Scholarship
Alexandra Brown, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region III Setty Family Foundation Scholarship.

ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship
Simon Devlin, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oklahoma State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship.

ASHRAE Central New York Chapter King-Traugott Scholarship
Stanley Roberts, mechanical engineering technology, Sinclair Community College, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Central New York Chapter King-Traugott Scholarship named in memory of ASHRAE Life Members Fritz Traugott, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, and Harry King.

High School Senior Scholarships
Seth Hoffman, mechanical engineering, Iowa State University; Braeden Duwa, mechanical engineering, University of Alabama; Noah Czelusta, mechanical engineering, Columbia University and Seth Reissig, mechanical engineering, Baylor University, are the recipients of a High School Senior Scholarship.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021-22 undergraduate engineering, technology, regional/chapter, and university-specific scholarships.
The application deadline is December 1, 2020.

For more information on ASHRAE’s scholarships, including eligibility requirements and application materials, visit ashrae.org/scholarships.




ASHRAE Announces 2020-21 Society Scholarship Recipients
Over the course of 31 years ASHRAE has awarded over $2.25 million to nearly 500 students

ATLANTA (October 5, 2020) – ASHRAE has announced the recipients of 30 Society scholarships, totaling $167,000, for the 2020-21 academic year.

"We are extremely proud of the 2020-21 ASHRAE Scholarship recipients," said Michel Hayek chair of the ASHRAE scholarship trustees. "These individuals represent the future of the HVAC&R industry and ASHRAE is pleased to support this bright future by providing scholarship opportunities to students each year."

The following awards provide a $10,000 scholarship:

Willis H. Carrier Scholarships
Kylene Landenberger, mechanical engineering, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and Molly Sizemore, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, are the recipients of a Willis H. Carrier Scholarship established by the Carrier Corp. in memory of its founder, who installed the world’s first scientifically designed air-conditioning system.

Reuben Trane Scholarships
William Welch, mechanical engineering, University of California – Los Angeles; Owen Lutz, architectural engineering, Kansas State University and Alexis Sheeto, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University are the recipients of a Reuben Trane Scholarship which is to be awarded over two years and was established by the Trane Co. in memory its founder, an innovative engineer, inventor and business executive, who held 28 patents.

Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Scholarship
Haley Webbert, mechanical engineering, University of Nevada – Reno, is the recipient of the Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Scholarship named in honor of ASHRAE Presidential Member Holness, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member, who served as the Society’s president in 2009-10.

Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Technology Scholarship
Andrew Scott, architectural engineering technology, Vermont Technical College, is the recipient of the Gordon V.R. Holness Engineering Technology Scholarship.

The following awards provide one-year $5,000 scholarships:

Frank M. Coda Scholarship
Jon Cowart, electrical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the Frank M. Coda Scholarship created in memory of ASHRAE’s former executive vice president, who served from 1981-2004.

Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Scholarship
Christina Adams, industrial engineering, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, is the recipient of the Lynn G. Bellenger Engineering Scholarship which recognizes female undergraduate engineering students and is named in memory of the Society’s first female president, who served as the Society’s president in 2010-11.

Alwin B. Newton Scholarship
Xianchen Hao, architectural engineering, University of Kansas, is the recipient of the Alwin B. Newton Scholarship named for an industry pioneer and ASHRAE Fellow who was granted 219 patents.

David C.J. Peters Scholarship
Isabella Gayoso, mechanical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the David C. J. Peters Scholarship created by Southland Industries to honor Peters, an advocate of recruiting quality.

Duane Hanson Scholarship
Christian Fauer, mechanical engineering, Auburn University, is the recipient of the Duane Hanson Scholarship established by Gayner Engineers and is named for the company’s former president.

Legacy Scholarship
Sean Lacey, mechanical engineering, University of Akron, is the recipient of the Legacy Scholarship.

ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship
Ian Durr, mechanical engineering, Kennesaw State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship named for a former Region IV chair and regional director on the ASHRAE Board of Directors.

James R. Bullock Jr. Scholarship
Kayla McIntosh, architectural engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, is the recipient of the James R. Bullock, Jr. Scholarship named in memory of the late Bullock Jr., P.E., Life Member of ASHRAE, who served as president of Environmental Air Systems Inc.

Donald Brady Scholarship
LeeRoy Nchinda, architectural engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, is the recipient of the Donald Brady Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Donald Brady, Life Member of ASHRAE and a presidential member of ASHRAE’s North Piedmont Chapter.

Prem Jain Scholarship
Aashni Ujra, architectural engineering, Heriot Watt University, is the recipient of the Prem Jain Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Dr. Prem Jain, Life Member of ASHRAE, founder of ASHRAE’s India Chapter-at-Large & presidential member of the ASHRAE India Chapter, founder and presidential member of ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers).

General Scholarship
Hunter Swope, architectural engineering, University of Cincinnati, is the recipient of the General Scholarship.

Engineering Technology Scholarships
Thomas Guilfoil, mechanical engineering technology, State University of New York – Canton and William Fretwell, architectural engineering technology, Vermont Technical, are the recipients of an Engineering Technology Scholarship.

Freshman Engineering Scholarship
Joseph Kawiecki, mechanical engineering, Purdue University, is the recipient of the Freshman Engineering Scholarship.

The following awards provide one-year $3,000 scholarships:

Henry Adams Scholarship
Stephen Batsa, mechanical engineering, Dalhousie University, is the recipient of the Henry Adams Scholarship, named in memory of charter member and sixth president of ASHRAE’s predecessor society, ASHVE.

ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship
William Hanna, mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship named in honor of Boggarm Setty, Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member.

ASHRAE Region III Setty Family Foundation Scholarship
Alexandra Brown, architectural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region III Setty Family Foundation Scholarship.

ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship
Simon Devlin, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oklahoma State University, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship.

ASHRAE Central New York Chapter King-Traugott Scholarship
Stanley Roberts, mechanical engineering technology, Sinclair Community College, is the recipient of the ASHRAE Central New York Chapter King-Traugott Scholarship named in memory of ASHRAE Life Members Fritz Traugott, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, and Harry King.

High School Senior Scholarships
Seth Hoffman, mechanical engineering, Iowa State University; Braeden Duwa, mechanical engineering, University of Alabama; Noah Czelusta, mechanical engineering, Columbia University and Seth Reissig, mechanical engineering, Baylor University, are the recipients of a High School Senior Scholarship.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021-22 undergraduate engineering, technology, regional/chapter, and university-specific scholarships.
The application deadline is December 1, 2020.

For more information on ASHRAE’s scholarships, including eligibility requirements and application materials, visit ashrae.org/scholarships.

Learn more about ASHRAE Scholarship Program at ashrae.org

05/12/2020

Congratulations to four members of the Penn State Student Branch who are recipients of 2020 scholarships from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter!

Molly Sizemore - $3000
Chris Maitski - $2000
Alex Brown - $1500
Thomas Levkulic - $1000

Thanks to everyone who came out for our February 2020 meeting! It was a our best attended event of the year and we were ...
02/27/2020

Thanks to everyone who came out for our February 2020 meeting! It was a our best attended event of the year and we were treated to an excellent presentation by Bentley Fellow and ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Dru Crawley on climate change, BIM, and simulation. One of the things mentioned during his talk was the Climate.OneBuilding web site created by Dr. Crawley and a collaborator that is a repository for many free weather data files in multiple formats. If you are a modeler, check it out - a great resource!

http://climate.onebuilding.org

Please join us in March for our last event of the year featuring Luke Leung of SOM as guest speaker.

If you are able, please join us for our February 2020 meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 2/26 in 302 Engineering Unit B. We...
02/25/2020

If you are able, please join us for our February 2020 meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 2/26 in 302 Engineering Unit B. We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Dru Crawley, an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, as our guest speaker.

02/15/2020

Congratulations to several of our members who received awards at the 2020 Winter Meeting in Orlando, Florida!

Two undergraduate members received the two largest and most prestigious Society-wide scholarships:

Molly Sizemore is the 2020-2021 recipient of the one-year, $10,000 Willis Carrier Scholarship.

Alexis Sheeto is the 2020-2022 recipient of the two-year, $10,000 Reuben Trane Scholarship, awarded in two $5000 installments.

Doctoral student Gen Pei received an Honorable Mention award for his paper "Experimentally Validated CFD Analysis on the Optimal Sensor Location for the CO2-based Demand Controlled Ventilation."

Penn State Architectural Engineering will be hosting a Building Materials Expo on March 28, 2020. We hope to have partic...
01/28/2020

Penn State Architectural Engineering will be hosting a Building Materials Expo on March 28, 2020. We hope to have participation from HVAC manufacurers and distributors in the region. It will be a great opportunity to interact with Penn State faculty and students as well as staff from the Office of Physical Plant. The brochure, which includes information on how to register, appears below. Please join us!

For those without summer jobs and an interest in research - undergraduate fellowship opportunities at the National Insti...
01/07/2020

For those without summer jobs and an interest in research - undergraduate fellowship opportunities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)!

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers i

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