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Academics

Celebrating Five Years of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity

Five years ago, President Amy Gutmann officially opened the University’s “iconic new landmark” Pennovation Center, a facility designed to align researchers, innovators, and businesses for the commercialization of … Read More ›

Posted on November 10, 2021
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Research + Innovation

Penn Researchers Show ‘Encrypted’ Peptides Could be Wellspring of Natural Antibiotics

While biologists and chemists race to develop new antibiotics to combat constantly mutating bacteria, predicted to lead to 10 million deaths by 2050, engineers are … Read More ›

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021
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Honors + Awards

Igor Bargatin’s Light-Powered Levitation Among ‘Breakthroughs of the Year’ at Falling Walls Science Summit

Founded in 2009 in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall, the Falling Walls Science Summit gathers innovative researchers … Read More ›

Posted on November 2, 2021November 9, 2021
Ocek Eke
Guest Posts

Project Maji: 2021 Penn Engagement Prize Winner Will Provide Innovative Water Solution to Aid Refugees in Uganda

Ocek Eke is the Director of Graduate Students Programming in Penn Engineering’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and an adviser to Project Maji, which … Read More ›

Posted on November 1, 2021December 13, 2021
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Research + Innovation

Y-Prize 2021-2022: New Memory and Steerable Needle

Each year, Penn Engineering, The Mack Institute at the Wharton School, The Penn Venture Lab, and the Penn Center for Innovation host the Y-Prize competition. … Read More ›

Posted on October 27, 2021
Dani Bassett
Honors + Awards

Dani Bassett Elected an American Physical Society Fellow

Dani S. Bassett,  J. Peter Skirkanich Professor in the departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, has been elected a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) “for … Read More ›

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Duncan Watts
In the News

Are Teams Better than Individuals at Getting Work Done?

When it comes to getting work done, two heads are better than one. Except when they aren’t. A new study from Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor … Read More ›

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021
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Research + Innovation

NSF Grant Will Support Research into Sustainable Manufacturing of 3D Solid-state Sodium-ion Batteries and Battery Workforce Training

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are becoming more ubiquitous, thanks to their use in emerging applications such as battery electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage, however, these … Read More ›

Posted on October 19, 2021October 20, 2021
Marc Miskin
Honors + Awards

Marc Miskin Receives 2021 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering for Research on Microrobots

Marc Miskin, Assistant Professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, is among the 2021 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021
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Research + Innovation

New Mathematical Tools to Study Opinion Dynamics

Research published in the SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics describes a new mathematical model for studying influence across social networks. Using tools from the field of topology, Robert … Read More ›

Posted on October 12, 2021

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