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Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award recipient: Alex Hughes

The National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award is given to early-career researchers in order to kickstart their careers in innovative and pivotal research while giving back … Read More ›

Posted on June 8, 2021June 18, 2021
LiberTech presenting their pitch virturally.
Honors + Awards

Alcohol-filtering Nanoscale Membranes Win Y-Prize 2021

The Y-Prize, a student startup competition based on technologies developed at Penn Engineering, is hosted by the Wharton School’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management, Penn … Read More ›

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Eric Detsi Illustration by Melissa Pappas
Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award Recipient: Eric Detsi

Eric Detsi, Stephenson Term Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, has received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. The CAREER Award is given to early-career … Read More ›

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award Recipient: Nikolai Matni

Nikolai Matni, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, is one of Penn Engineering’s most recent recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. The … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
William H. Peranteau, Michael J. Mitchell, Margaret Billingsley, Meghana Kashyap, and Rachel Riley (Clockwise from top left)
In the News

‘RNA worked for COVID-19 vaccines. Could it be used to treat cancer and rare childhood diseases?’

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, the concept of using mRNA to fend off viruses has become a part of the public dialogue. However, scientists have … Read More ›

Posted on March 10, 2021March 12, 2021
A screenshot from Sung's course, showing a competition between two virtual robotic arms.
Students

Virtual Robots: Taking Risks in an Online Classroom

Usually taken by first-year graduate students in robotics, “Intro to Robotics” is a course on modeling and planning for how a robot will turn digital … Read More ›

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
A series of photos from Pope and Licurse's course, including them running experiments and images from their scanning electron microscope.
Academics

Learning through Failure: How a Hands-on Materials Science Course Adapted to Remote Instruction

David Pope, Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Mark Licurse, Director of Education and Outreach at the Laboratory for Research on … Read More ›

Posted on February 17, 2021
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Students

Y-Prize 2021 – 2022: Nanostructured Membranes and Semantic SLAM

The Y-Prize is an annual competition with the mission of inventing new products using technology being developed at Penn. The challenge brings together Engineering, Wharton … Read More ›

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
Judge Harold Berger
Honors + Awards

Board Member Judge Harold Berger Honored by Special Philadelphia Council Resolution

Judge Harold Berger, a member of Penn Engineering’s Board of Advisors, receives Special Philadelphia City Council Resolution honor recognizing his public service and contribution to … Read More ›

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
Cheryl Hickey and Megan Ryerson
Honors + Awards

Penn Engineering Nets Two Green Purchasing Awards

The University of Pennsylvania’s Green Purchasing Awards, launched in 2015 and presented by Penn Purchasing Services and Penn Sustainability, are designed to honor individuals or teams that … Read More ›

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

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