Scaling Up Atomic Innovation at the NSF’s Center for the Mechanical Control...
Mechanical chemistry, or mechanochemistry, is the crushing of chemicals to produce reactions and substances. For instance, diamonds are created when carbon is squeezed under enormous … Read More › The...
View ArticleEngineering Changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton
In the 1970s, the United States found itself trying to untangle from the tumult of the previous decade. Despite the civil rights marches, anti-war protests, … Read More › The post Engineering...
View ArticleBioengineering Faculty Member Named ‘Young Innovator’ for Creation of...
Michael J. Mitchell, Associate Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a “Young Innovator of Cellular … Read More › The...
View ArticleThree from Penn Receive NIH Director Award
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to three researchers from the University of Pennsylvania through the NIH Common aFund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The … Read...
View ArticleLiang Feng Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship
Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), is the recipient of a Director’s Fellowship from the … Read More › The post Liang Feng...
View ArticleCésar de la Fuente Named ELHM Scholar by National Academy of Medicine
César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, Psychiatry, Microbiology, and in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected as a 2023 Emerging Leaders … Read More...
View ArticleArjun Raj Receives 2023-24 Heilmeier Award
Arjun Raj, Professor in Bioengineering in Penn Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2023-24 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research … Read More › The post Arjun Raj...
View ArticleThe NEMO Prize Goes to Research Improving Soft-Tissue Transplant Surgeries
Each year, the Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize, funded by Penn Health-Tech, awards $80,000 to a collaborative team of researchers from the University … Read More › The post...
View ArticleJennifer Wilcox One of Time’s 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business
We need new kinds of leaders to solve the climate crisis and 100 of the most influential are on this year’s list from Time magazine. … Read More › The post Jennifer Wilcox One of Time’s 100 Most...
View ArticleCelebrating Innovation and Impact
In his opening remarks at the recently held Penn Center for Innovation’s (PCI) annual Celebration of Innovation, John Swartley, PCI’s managing director and associate vice provost … Read More › The post...
View ArticleGeorge Pappas Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
George Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering in Penn Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) … Read More › The post...
View ArticleLilyLoop Wins the 2024 Y-Prize Competition
This year’s winner of Penn’s Y-Prize is LilyLoop, a line of “smart” period products that alerts users when to change tampons and captures menstrual flow data … Read More › The post LilyLoop Wins the...
View ArticleJenny Jiang Wins CZI Grant to Investigate the Potential Trigger for...
TDP-43 may be one of the most dangerous proteins in the human body, implicated in neurodegenerative conditions like ALS and Alzheimer’s disease. But the protein … Read More › The post Jenny Jiang Wins...
View ArticleThe 2024 Penn Engineering Student Choice Awards
Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the faculty recipients of the 2024 Student Choice Awards. Each year, the Penn Engineering undergraduate student body thoughtfully selects … Read More › The post...
View ArticleFour Penn Undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Four University of Pennsylvania undergraduates have received 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to second- or third-year students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or...
View ArticleYecheng (Jason) Ma Named Apple Scholar in AIML
Yecheng (Jason) Ma, a fourth-year doctoral student in Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been … Read More › The post...
View ArticleDeep Jariwala Receives Optica’s 2024 Adolph Lomb Medal
Deep Jariwala, Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar and Associate Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, has been selected … Read More ›...
View ArticleEngineering Hope: Kyle Vining Earns Hartwell Foundation Award to Study...
Every year, thousands of American children are diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. The disease begins in bone … Read More › The post Engineering...
View ArticleSix from Penn Elected 2024 AAAS Fellows
Six faculty researchers representing six University of Pennsylvania schools have been elected 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. They are among … Read More › The...
View ArticleClass of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize Winners Announced
University of Pennsylvania Interim President J. Larry Jameson today announced the recipients of the 2024 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower Penn...
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