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Nathan Wei on Renewable Energy, Fluid Mechanics and the Shaping of Humble Engineers

With a research career dedicated to atmospheric wind and fluid mechanics, Nathan Wei, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), takes his endeavors … Read More ›

Posted on September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
Rudra Pratap (left) and VIjay Kumar (right) shake hands at the signing ceremony
Academics, In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Penn Engineering and Plaksha University Partner for International Research and Academic Collaboration

The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Engineering) recently signed a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Plaksha University, … Read More ›

Posted on September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
Side-by-side images of the liquid crystals in action, with the right side in false color.
Research + Innovation

Beyond Displays: Liquid Crystals in Motion Mimic Biological Systems

Liquid crystals are all around us, from cell phone screens and video game consoles to car dashboards and medical devices. Run an electric current through … Read More ›

Posted on September 16, 2024
Men standing in a farming field utilizing their new sensor equipment to help provide real time data to farmers.
Research + Innovation

IoT4Ag Center is Advancing Data Collection Capabilities for Rural Farms

  The Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture Center (IoT4Ag), now entering its fifth year, is paving the way for affordable technological innovations that help … Read More ›

Posted on September 12, 2024
Cooling shelters in Philadelphia
In the News, Research + Innovation

Testing a Novel, Community-Driven Response to Heat Islands in Philadelphia

July marked the 14th month in a row of record high global temperatures, and as the month ended, the National Weather Service said Philadelphia was on track for … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2024September 10, 2024
In the News, Research + Innovation

Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers to Solve the World’s Energy and Sustainability Problems

Lorena Grundy, Penn Engineering’s new Practice Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, decided she wanted to be an engineer to make a difference in … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024
Cancerous Tumor
In the News, Research + Innovation

Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms Driving Solid Tumors’ Robust Defense System

The tumor microenvironment—an ad hoc, messy amalgamation of signaling molecules, immune cells, fibroblasts, blood vessels, and the extracellular matrix—acts like a “powerful security system that … Read More ›

Posted on September 4, 2024
Portrait of Jennifer Wilcox
In the News, Research + Innovation

Net Zero by 2050: a Q&A with Jen Wilcox on Carbon Management

In February 2020, at a talk hosted by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Jen Wilcox, who at … Read More ›

Posted on September 3, 2024
A strand of RNA assembling itself
Grants, In the News, Research + Innovation

Melding AI and RNA: $18M NSF AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research

In a typical foundry, raw materials like steel and copper are melted down and poured into molds to assume new shapes and functions. The U.S. … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2024June 2, 2025
Portrait of Nandan Tumu
Research + Innovation, Students

Nandan Tumu: Pioneering Efficient Traffic Control and Sustainable Energy Solutions

In the bustling corridors of the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering (PRECISE) Center, groundbreaking research is unfolding. Led by Nandan Tumu, … Read More ›

Posted on August 27, 2024June 2, 2025

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