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Sebastian Angel illustration incorporating a fingerprint and circuitry by Melissa Pappas
Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award Recipient: Sebastian Angel

Raj and Neera Singh Term Assistant Professor Sebastian Angel is the latest in a line of astute educators to be granted funding through the NSF’s Faculty Early Career … Read More ›

Posted on April 13, 2021April 27, 2021
Vaccines in a freezer
In the News

Michael Mitchell on Keeping mRNA Vaccines Viable

As the technology behind two of the COVID-19 vaccines, Messenger RNA (mRNA) is having a moment. A single-stranded counterpart to DNA, mRNA translates its genetic … Read More ›

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
Eric Detsi, Chris Callison-Burch and Bruce Kothmann
Honors + Awards

Penn Engineering’s 2021 Teaching Awards

The recipients of the annual Penn Engineering teaching and advising awards are selected directly by Penn Engineering students after thoughtful consideration. The School is filled … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2021
Tangen Hall photo by Eric Sucar
Academics

New Campus Buildings to House Centers for Innovation and Collaboration

In its 281-year history, Penn has seen several campus evolutions. From the opening of the first school of medicine in North America to the opening … Read More ›

Posted on April 6, 2021
Illustration of a person watching a noisy debate over the truth on television.
Research + Innovation

Toward a Better Understanding of ‘Fake News’

Duncan Watts, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor and computational social scientist with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Wharton School, … Read More ›

Posted on April 5, 2021
David F. Meaney and Kevin Turner
Honors + Awards

Two Penn Engineers Receive 2021 Lindback Awards

David F. Meaney and Kevin Turner are among the recipients of the 2021 Lindback Awards. The Lindback Awards, announced annually, are the most prestigious teaching awards … Read More ›

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021
Honors + Awards

2021 CAREER Award Recipient: Nikolai Matni

Nikolai Matni, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, is one of Penn Engineering’s most recent recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. The … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
Graphene Illustration
In the News

Deep Jariwala on the Future of Two-Dimensional Materials

Deep Jariwala, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, is an expert in two-dimensional materials and new technologies they can enable. Under … Read More ›

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021
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Events

Watch Representative Chrissy Houlahan’s Technology, Business and Government Distinguished Lecture

On Monday, March 22, Chrissy Houlahan, United States Representative in Pennsylvania’s 6th District, gave one of Penn Engineering’s Technology, Business and Government Distinguished lectures. She … Read More ›

Posted on March 25, 2021April 13, 2021
A "metal-eating" robot autonomously navigates a path marked by non-conductive tape on either side of it.
Research + Innovation

Even Without a Brain, Penn Engineering’s Metal-eating Robots Can Search for Food

When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they weigh, and thus the more … Read More ›

Posted on March 24, 2021March 25, 2021

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