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Research + Innovation

Breaking the Pattern: How Disorder Toughens Materials

Cut open a bone and you’ll see a subtly disordered structure. Tiny beams, called trabeculae, connect to one another in irregular patterns, distributing stress and … Read More ›

Posted on February 17, 2025February 18, 2025
Honors + Awards, In the News

Kyle Vining Receives $2M Award from NIH to Investigate How Extracellular Mechanics Affect Immune Cells

Kyle Holmberg Vining, DDS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Preventive and Restorative Sciences at Penn Dental Medicine with a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering … Read More ›

Posted on February 14, 2025February 11, 2025
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Academics, Students

Building Tomorrow’s Innovators: Inside Penn’s Widjaja Entrepreneurship Fellows Program

The room hums with anticipation. A group of would-be founders shifts in their seats, scribbling last-minute notes and readying their pitch decks. The lights dim … Read More ›

Posted on February 13, 2025February 26, 2025
In the News

Innovation & Impact Podcast Episode 6: Leveraging Engineering and AI to Transform Human Health and Beyond

Some of the most exciting applications of AI technologies are in the medical field. In episode 6 of the Penn Engineering Innovation & Impact podcast, … Read More ›

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Qubits to qudits: Using quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely

In the realm of quantum information distribution, sending a signal from point A to point B is like a baseball pitcher relaying a secret pitch … Read More ›

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
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Events, In the News

Fifth Energy Week to Bring Penn Community Together Around Solutions

Penn is holding its fifth Energy Week from Feb. 10-14, with a lineup of daily events for faculty, staff, and students to engage in the … Read More ›

Posted on February 6, 2025
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Alumni

Alumni Q&A: Kristy Sundjaja (W’99, ENG’00, GEN’00)

Kristy Sundjaja (W’99, ENG’00, GEN’00) is currently the Chief People Officer at Taboola, an advertising and tech company best known for providing a recommendation engine … Read More ›

Posted on February 4, 2025June 6, 2025
Honors + Awards, In the News

Deep Jariwala Receives SPIE Early Career Achievement Award

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, brings engineers, scientists, students and business professionals together to advance light-based science and technology — the kinds … Read More ›

Posted on February 3, 2025
Honors + Awards, In the News

John Bassani Awarded the Society of Engineering Science William Prager Medal

John Bassani, Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), has been awarded the 2025 Society of Engineering Science (SES) William Prager Medal for … Read More ›

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Borrowing Nature’s Blueprint: How Scientists Replicated Bone Marrow

Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing billions of blood cells daily, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells. This vital function … Read More ›

Posted on January 30, 2025January 31, 2025

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