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Category: Honors + Awards

Jina Ko (left) and Kevin Johnson (middle), from both the School of Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with Sheila Shanmugan (right) from the latter, have received the National Institute of Health Director’s Award to support their “highly innovative and broadly impactful” research projects through the High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Three from Penn Receive NIH Director Award

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to three researchers from the University of Pennsylvania through the NIH Common aFund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2023
Mike Mitchell in lab
Honors + Awards, In the News

Bioengineering Faculty Member Named ‘Young Innovator’ for Creation of Multiple Myeloma Therapy

Michael J. Mitchell, Associate Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a “Young Innovator of Cellular … Read More ›

Posted on September 20, 2023
Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton portrait unveiling
Honors + Awards, In the News

Engineering Changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton

In the 1970s, the United States found itself trying to untangle from the tumult of the previous decade. Despite the civil rights marches, anti-war protests, … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2023
polymer pen arrays
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Scaling Up Atomic Innovation at the NSF’s Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry (CMCC)

Mechanical chemistry, or mechanochemistry, is the crushing of chemicals to produce reactions and substances. For instance, diamonds are created when carbon is squeezed under enormous … Read More ›

Posted on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023
Cesar de la Fuente
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

César de la Fuente Receives 2023 Rao Makineni Lectureship Award

The American Peptide Society has selected César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Microbiology, Bioengineering and in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, as the … Read More ›

Posted on July 11, 2023
F1 Tenth Car
Academics, Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation, Students

Penn Engineering Students Win the 12th Annual F1Tenth Autonomous Grand Prix

On May 9, a group of Penn Engineering students won the 12th Annual F1Tenth Autonomous Grand Prix in San Antonio, Texas. The F1Tenth competition is … Read More ›

Posted on June 16, 2023
Nader Engheta in lab
Honors + Awards, In the News

On a Different Wavelength, Nader Engheta Leads a Community in Light

Nader Engheta was puzzled when he got a call from the psychology department about a fish. In the early 1990s, Engheta, a newly minted associate professor … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2023June 28, 2023
Deep Jariwala
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Deep Jariwala Awarded ACS Nano Lectureship Award

Deep Jariwala, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, is a 2023 recipient of the ACS Nano Lectureship Award. ACS Nano is … Read More ›

Posted on May 25, 2023May 30, 2023
Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development.
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Safe and Sound: Sonura Supports Newborn Development By Sequestering Disruptive Noise

Machines beeping and whirring in a rhythmic chorus, the droning hum of medical equipment, and the bustles of busy health care providers are the familiar … Read More ›

Posted on May 22, 2023
Krish Mehta
Honors + Awards

2018 Graduate Krish Mehta Awarded a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Krish Mehta, a 2018 University of Pennsylvania graduate, has been named a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, receiving up to three years of financial support to pursue a graduate degree … Read More ›

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

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