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John Gershenson

Director of Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship
Teaching Professor

Affiliation(s):

School of Engineering Design and Innovation

Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

123 S. Burrowes St, 2nd Floor

jzg322@psu.edu

Personal or Departmental Website

Research Areas:

Engineering Design; Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship

Interest Areas:

Humanitarian Engineering, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development, Design for Developing Communities, Appropriate Design, Design Justice, Co-Design

About

The School of Engineering Design and Innovation delivers effective engineering education and unrivaled research opportunities through active, collaborative, project-based, and professionally oriented classroom experiences. The school offers a variety of programs that partner faculty, students, and industry in the study of real-life engineering problems. Our programs teach students to solve real-life problems with innovative solutions.