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Maji team members Leah Voytovich and Martin Leet
Students

Empowering Refugee Communities with Access to Clean Water

Seniors Martin Leet and Leah Voytovich first met through a mutual friend during their junior year and quickly hit it off. “We just started talking, … Read More ›

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Michael Kearns
Honors + Awards

Michael Kearns Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Michael Kearns, the National Center Professor of Management & Technology in the Department of Computer and Information Science, has been elected to the National Academy … Read More ›

Posted on April 28, 2021
Eric Detsi Illustration by Melissa Pappas
Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award Recipient: Eric Detsi

Eric Detsi, Stephenson Term Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, has received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. The CAREER Award is given to early-career … Read More ›

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
Yasmina Al Ghadban stands in front of the Towne Building
Students

Looking Towards the Future Through an Interdisciplinary Lens

While reflecting on her undergraduate journey at Penn, senior Yasmina Al Ghadban says that she has a “ton of memories” she will take with her: … Read More ›

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021
Vijay Kumar
Honors + Awards

Vijay Kumar Among Six Penn Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Vijay Kumar, the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering with appointments in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering, … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2021
An illustration of a supersymmetric microlaser array.
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers’ Supersymmetry-inspired Microlaser Arrays Pave Way for Powering Chip-sized Optical Systems

The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of light, rather than electricity. … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021
Dan Huh and Andrei Georgescu work in a lab.
In the News

Bioengineering’s Organ-on-a-chip Spin-off is Growing

Dan Huh, associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering, has been steadily growing a collection of organs-on-chips. These devices incorporate human cells into precisely engineered … Read More ›

Posted on April 20, 2021
Maji team members Leah Voytovich and Martin Leet
Students

Maji, 2021 President’s Engagement Prize Winner, Will Aid Refugees in Uganda

The annual President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize empower Penn students to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in … Read More ›

Posted on April 19, 2021April 20, 2021
Jenny Jiang
Academics

Ning Jenny Jiang Appointed Associate Professor in Bioengineering

Ning Jenny Jiang, a globally recognized expert on systems immunology and recently elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, is the … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Zhiliang Cheng
Research + Innovation

Modified Nanoparticles Can Stop Osteoarthritis Development

As we age, the cushioning cartilage between our joints begins to wear down, making it harder and more painful to move. Known as osteoathritis, this … Read More ›

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

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