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Dean Vijay Kumar on Smith Walk
Academics, Guest Posts, Students

Fall 2024 Dean’s Welcome

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I welcome our new and returning Penn Engineers to campus for the 2024-2025 academic year. I trust … Read More ›

Posted on August 20, 2024August 16, 2024
A hand encase in a rubber glove holds a sample of the flexible biomaterial.
Research + Innovation, Students

A 3D-printed Band-Aid for the Heart?

In the quest to develop life-like materials to replace and repair human body parts, scientists face a formidable challenge: Real tissues are often both strong … Read More ›

Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024
In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Detecting Machine-Generated Text: An Arms Race With the Advancements of Large Language Models

Machine-generated text has been fooling humans for the last four years. Since the release of GPT-2 in 2019, large language model (LLM) tools have gotten … Read More ›

Posted on August 12, 2024August 16, 2024
Eric Lu, left, sits next to his advisor, Insup Lee
Research + Innovation, Students

Pengyuan Eric Lu: Embracing the Power of Deep Learning in Safety-Critical Systems

What if the technology that powers our cars, medical devices and energy grids could guarantee safety and reliability like never before? Pengyuan “Eric” Lu, a … Read More ›

Posted on August 1, 2024June 2, 2025
Hotel de Ville building Courtyard of the City Hall view Paris France
In the News, Students

Going for Gold: Matt Fallon to Compete for Team USA

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris open today and run through Sunday, Aug. 11. Around 10,500 athletes will be competing, including 114 from the … Read More ›

Posted on July 26, 2024August 22, 2024
Five students in black tshirts stand before a blackboard. one of them demonstrates while talking.
Research + Innovation, Students

Innovation in Action: Penn Engineering’s 2024 Senior Design Project Competition

How do you make robotics kits affordable for children in low-income countries? Speed up the manufacturing of organs-on-a-chip? Lower the environmental impact of condiments in … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
Lasya Sreepada stands with her arms crossed, looking into the distance, with trees and campus buildings in the background
Research + Innovation, Students

Who, What, Why: Lasya Sreepada on decoding Alzheimer’s disease

Lasya Sreepada has always been fascinated by the brain and the underlying biology that shapes how people develop and age. “My curiosity traces back to … Read More ›

Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024
Academics, Events, Students

The Penn Forum on Quantum Systems (FoQuS), QUIEST’s First Inaugural Symposium, Hosts International Experts in Quantum Research

Sometimes, nature’s smallest objects have the biggest impact. Take the quantum realm, which involves the building blocks of matter itself.  Quantum science aims to understand … Read More ›

Posted on June 21, 2024June 24, 2024
Matt Fallon high-fives Leon Marchand after the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2024 NCAA Championships
In the News, Students

Engineering an Olympian: Matt Fallon’s Journey from Penn to Paris

This week, more than 1,000 of the country’s best swimmers have gathered in Indianapolis, the site of the U.S. Olympic Trials. Only 56 of them … Read More ›

Posted on June 17, 2024
Bruce Lee and Professor Nikolai Matni pose for a photo in front of a Precise Center sign
Guest Posts, Research + Innovation, Students

Bruce Lee: Exploring the Limits of Robotic Systems

As machine learning enters the mainstream, consumers may assume that it can solve almost any problem. This is not true, says Bruce Lee, a doctoral … Read More ›

Posted on June 10, 2024July 17, 2024

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