Technology and Human Research in Engineering Design ● Stone cold weirdos ● Lab of acronyms ● Directed by @JessMenold at @Penn_State
State College, PA
Joined September 2017
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Congrats to Sid Jhawar for defending his @PSUSEDTAPP MS thesis on thick developable mechanisms! Sid says he makes "cool mechanisms that can save the world" - you can't ask for a better summary than that.
Also, shout out to Jared Butler for graduating his first student!
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Sid's roommate defended this morning too! It was a big day for @THREDgroup :) xitter.cf/ccmccomb/status/140991…
Congrats to Akash Agrawal for defending his @PSUsedtapp MS Thesis! His work on computationally efficient reinforcement learning for engineering design touches on machine learning, sustainability, manufacturing robots, and even vehicle design! Truly a pleasure to work with him.
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Congratulations to Dr. Torsten Maier of @pennstateime for defending his thesis!
He has built an understanding of how we interact with technologies like Alexa and Siri, and shown how critical trust is in that relationship.
Its been a pleasure to advise him with @JessMenold!
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So excited for the *Dr. Torsten Maier*!!! His work has extended our understanding of trust & AI!
I got to co-advise with all around amazing human @ccmccomb, so totally a win-win on this one :)
Congratulations to Dr. Torsten Maier of @pennstateime for defending his thesis!
He has built an understanding of how we interact with technologies like Alexa and Siri, and shown how critical trust is in that relationship.
Its been a pleasure to advise him with @JessMenold!
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Beyond proud of the *new* DR. MAHAN who successfully defended his kick-ass dissertation today! He proposed a new area of DfX exploring inspectability constraints for AM!
I also totally forgot to snag a photo of him mid-defense, so enjoy this photo of us laughing at the end!
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Break to bake: To beat “Zoom fatigue,” @THREDgroup faculty and student researchers found creative ways to remain engaged with one another during online lab meetings, including a virtual comfort food bake-off. ➡️ bit.ly/3vPMDWk.
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Industrial engineering doctoral students Hannah Nolte and Sandeep Krishnakumar helped @THREDgroup members stay engaged in a world where the meaning of “interaction” suddenly shifted. Read how: bit.ly/3vPMDWk
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Dr. Malena Agyemang is from Windsor, CT. She has a BS in Chemistry @Norfolkstate, MS @ArizonaState in Sustainable Engineering & PhD @ClemsonUniv in Mechanical Engineering. She’s a #PostDoc @penn_state in engineering design.
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Deep learning agents (DLAs) can be trained to design better than humans!
🤖 DLAs can imitate human design patterns/performance
🤖 DLAs perform better when using #heuristics
🤖 DLAs perform best when also using #goals to guide search
Learn more: doi.org/10.1115/1.4051013
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The Britelab looks forward to joining and better serving our LGBTQ+ students to help create a more inclusive environment!
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It was an honor to work with Erin Hostetler and the Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion to create this network. We hope that all faculty in the college will join in this commitment to inclusivity!
Faculty are encouraged to join our Rainbow Engineering Network, where prospective research team members in the LGBTQ+ community can readily identify research groups where faculty members are committed to fostering a fully inclusive environment. Learn more: bit.ly/Engr-REN
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Faculty are encouraged to join our Rainbow Engineering Network, where prospective research team members in the LGBTQ+ community can readily identify research groups where faculty members are committed to fostering a fully inclusive environment. Learn more: bit.ly/Engr-REN
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Seen as a champion for underrepresented engineering students, @JessMenold wants to create @PSUEngineering spaces where everyone thrives. She was recently recognized for her efforts with the @penn_state President's Award for Engagement. ➡️
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Cognitive assistants (CAs) like chatbots and smart speakers change how we work!
🧑💻 CAs can boost task performance
🧑💻 CAs may also reduce overall frustration
🧑💻 Trust is key for effective CA design
Read the full study and our recs for designers here: doi.org/10.1007/s42979-021-0…
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Does design #stress you out?
🧠 Even short activities can induce stress
🧠 Different design tasks have unique stress signatures
🧠 Overall, physical modeling is the most stressful
Read the full study and our recs for #design #educators here: doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2020.32
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Had a great time talking with @kcftechnologies and Jeremy Frank about the necessity of failure in engineering, check out the podcast (eek my first one!)
open.spotify.com/episode/4Lt…
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Yo dawg, we put agents in your agents:
🕵️ Design agents can anticipate attacks by simulating their adversaries
🕵️ Doing this helps to maximize design survivability
🕵️ Collaboration with Sean Rismiller and @joncagan of @CMU_Mech
Read more here: doi.org/10.1115/1.4049862
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Jessica Menold, assistant professor of engineering design and @PSUMechEng, recently received the Hartz Family Career Development Professorship in Engineering!
bit.ly/36oVLY1
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.@ccmccomb has been awarded the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Professorship!
“My research is all about using computation and design to help people be better at what they do, and that’s exactly what I plan to use this support for — helping people.”
bit.ly/2LZ0RmO
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A team of Penn State engineering researchers studied the use of machine learning and image colorization algorithms to ease computational load, maintain accuracy, reduce time and predict strain fields for porous materials. bit.ly/3qHZh7A
