Workshop Series

The NSF Workshop Series is the largest outreach effort of the Center. More details may be found here.

Speaker Series

• Recent speaker

  Design and development at Herman Miller

  Presented by Bill Dowell
  Wednesday, November 11, 2009
  
  

• Speaker Archives

  An archive of all speakers that have presented in this series is available here.

The Iron Lion Design Challenge

The Iron Lion Design Challenge is a multidisciplinary design competition sponsored in part by the Open Design Lab and the Center for Research in Design and Innovation at Penn State. Like the popular Food Network program Iron Chef, the Iron Lion Design Challenge requires teamwork, skill, and expeditiousness to succeed. Given only one week, teams of engineering students participating in the Challenge at Penn State's University Park campus are required to design and build a working prototype of a device dictated by the theme of the event. Details for each annual event may be found on the Open Design Lab website:

• Iron Lion Design Challenge I (2008)
• Iron Lion Design Challenge II (2009)

ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

The CRDI is a sponsor of the student outreach activities of ASME International's Design Engineering Technical Conferences. The activities, including a Scavenger Hunt, provide opportunities for students and early career professionals to become involved in the ASME community, explore host cities, and meet new people. Points are awarded for activities ranging from asking questions in a technical session to identifying academic siblings, volunteering for committee responsibilities, or getting an autograph from a local sports icon.