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Research + Innovation, Students

Rivers in a Changing World

The history of Philadelphia’s water lies mostly underground, buried and dormant. Watershed maps show a slow and persistent erasure of the streams that once covered … Read More ›

Posted on December 5, 2024December 9, 2024
Grants, Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Shu Yang and Collaborators Receive NSF Grant for Multidisciplinary Graduate Program across Engineering and Architecture

Shu Yang, Joseph Bordogna Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), works to identify how synthetic and biological materials … Read More ›

Posted on December 3, 2024December 9, 2024
Picture of Ngaatendwe Manyika ('27), a Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics major, researched developing nano-porous devices for water filtration under the mentorship of Dr. Marija Drndić (Department of Physics and Astronomy) through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Research + Innovation, Students

Humor Is Humans’ Best Skill

Nanotechnology receives praise in physics, the medical world, and all that lies between. I first heard about nanotechnology in a high school class and was drawn … Read More ›

Posted on November 21, 2024December 9, 2024
Four researchers sit side by side in a lab.
Research + Innovation, Students

Unlocking Multi-Core Potential: Robert Gifford’s Breakthroughs in Real-Time System Safety

Robert Gifford, a doctoral candidate with the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering (PRECISE) Center, is at the forefront of revolutionizing real-time … Read More ›

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024
Picture of a student Omar Ghandi
Honors + Awards, In the News, Students

Penn Fourth-Year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar

University of Pennsylvania fourth-year Om Gandhi, from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. The Rhodes, established in 1902, … Read More ›

Posted on November 18, 2024December 9, 2024
A collection of students and researchers pose on a staircase.
Alumni, In the News, Students

A Decade of BETA Day: Shaping the Success of Future Bioengineers

Last year marked not just the 50th anniversary of the Department of Bioengineering (BE) but the 10th anniversary of Bioengineer-Teach-Aspire (BETA) Day, one of the … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2024October 11, 2024
Image of Siming He
Research + Innovation, Students

When Robots Dive into Forests: Exploring Autonomous Systems in Natural Environments

Imagine an autonomous robot that can delve into the mysteries of forest ecosystems, understand the carbon sequestration of trees, and evaluate the health and bio-diversity … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2024October 7, 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
Eco Journey, an app developed by Penn Engineering CIS student Rena Li.
Honors + Awards, Students

Rena Li (CIS’27) Wins at 2024 Apple Swift Student Challenge

Rena Li, a sophomore in Computer and Information Science in Penn Engineering, is a winner of the 2024 Apple Swift Student Challenge after developing Eco … Read More ›

Posted on September 17, 2024November 6, 2024
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, 2024August 27, 2024

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