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Pennsylvania State University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2021-2023 reads as a 53-PI network with 37 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (54% of slots across 45 PIs; 45 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels), and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies as the leading topic (5% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). The focus is impressively clear, which is good for fit in Engineering but worth checking for breadth outside that area. The leading PI names are Adri C. T. van Duin (34 weighted works; Graphene research and applications, 2D Materials and Applications). The most visible ties are Adri C. T. van Duin and Nadire Nayir (21 shared works, weight 9.8); Nicholas A. Meisel and Timothy W. Simpson (20 shared works, weight 9.2). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 16.3, around Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, led by Xiang I. A. Yang, Amrita Basak, Karen A. Thole.