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Alicyn Rhoades, an expert in polymer engineering and a faculty member at Penn State Behrend, has been named vice chancellor and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the college. She will lead the strategy, planning and administration of research, graduate programs, and research and outreach centers at Behrend, where she has taught since 2012.
A $385,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of a drop tower impact-testing system at Penn State Behrend, where faculty members are developing new approaches to polymer recycling and the formulation of new composites.