The&nbsp;Materials Characterization Lab, part of the&nbsp;Materials Research Institute&nbsp;at Penn State,&nbsp;is&nbsp;partnering with&nbsp;two&nbsp;Pennsylvania companies to&nbsp;leverage&nbsp;the University’s shared research infrastructure for industrial innovation&nbsp;with practical applications&nbsp;and workforce training. The new projects&nbsp;are in collaboration with AGC Chemicals&nbsp;Americas and Avery Dennison, and they&nbsp;are&nbsp;funded by&nbsp;the Pennsylvania&nbsp;Department of&nbsp;Community and Economic Development’s Manufacturing PA Innovation Program.

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The Materials Characterization Lab, part of the Materials Research Institute at Penn State, is partnering with two Pennsylvania companies to leverage the University’s shared research infrastructure for industrial innovation with practical applications and workforce training. The new projects are in collaboration with AGC Chemicals Americas and Avery Dennison, and they are funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Manufacturing PA Innovation Program.

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