It's not about that warm, fuzzy feeling left over from a successful service mission, but rather about 'co-creating,' according to these Nittany Lions who are tackling societal woes with entrepreneurial discipline.
As co-founder of the State College firm producing software that analyzes DNA sequencing, this biotech veteran has stayed in front of the rapidly developing sequencing and genomics services market.
At Penn State, student innovators are working on projects that could power future space programs--or revolutionize emerging earth-bound industries like solar and satellite technology.
President-elect Obama has announced plans for massive infrastructure investment, and scientists and engineers across the Commonwealth have taken note.