PSU ASA at Grange Fair 2019 – Ask a Scientist
by Zane Rusk | September 6, 2019 | Chapter Activity | 0 Comments
The student chapter participated in the Ask A Scientist event (put on by the Eberly College of Science) at the Centre County Grange Fair on August 23rd 2019. The Grange Fair is a huge phenomenon in the community surrounding Penn State, and the chapter was excited to...Outreach event at school for the hearing impaired
by Zane Rusk | August 13, 2019 | Chapter Activity | 0 Comments
Penn State ASA volunteered in a program called STEM Extension for Summer Academy here on PSU campus. The event engaged blind and visually-impaired high school students in STEM research from which they have previously felt excluded. Students were able to interact with...MATLAB Bootcamp 2018
by mal83 | February 3, 2019 | Chapter Activity | 0 Comments
Each year the PSU ASA chapter hosts a 2-part workshop to help familiarize new students with MATLAB. Topics covered include basic language fundamental, loops and conditionals, array manipulation, useful functions and plotting. The morning of we have a social...Haunted U 2018
by mal83 | February 3, 2019 | Chapter Activity | 0 Comments
Penn State hosted their annual Halloween Science Event “Haunted-U” that spanned out events all over campus. The ASA student chapter hosted a classroom that included a spooky “Stranger Things” decoration theme with fun acoustic demonstrations like the Ghost String...Ask A Scientist 2018
by mal83 | February 3, 2019 | Chapter Activity | 0 Comments
In the early fall, the student chapter held a booth at the event “Ask a Scientist” at the Grange Fair in rural Centre County, PA. People of all ages came by to ask us about sound and participate in a demonstration of visualizing their own voice through a real-time...