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  • Deep Jariwala receives Optica’s 2024 Adolph Lomb Medal

    The Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar and associate professor in electrical and systems engineering and materials science and engineering has been awarded for his research in nano-optics of low-dimensional semiconductors and the development of excitonic meta-materials.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Yecheng (Jason) Ma named Apple Scholar in AIML

    Ma, a fourth-year doctoral student in Computer and Information Science has been awarded an Apple Scholars in AIML Ph.D. fellowship for his contributions in computer science and engineering.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Pennovation Works 2023 Year in Review

    The 23-acre innovation hub has published its annual Year in Review roundup, featuring by-the-numbers stats and in-depth looks at the year’s research and growth.

    FULL STORY AT Pennovation Works

  • Penn Engineering wins $13.5M grant from DARPA to enhance national computer security

    A team led by André DeHon will pioneer cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing national computer security.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Beyond bias: The annual Women in Data Science Conference unites women across Penn

    This year, Penn Engineering partnered with Analytics at Wharton (AAW) and the Penn Museum to co-host the fifth annual WiDS @ Penn conference.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Jenny Jiang wins CZI grant to investigate the potential trigger for neurodegenerative diseases

    The J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Associate Professor of Innovation has been selected for the Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards, sponsored by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), to investigate the relationship between TDP-43 and the immune system.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Penn’s SauberBOT team travel to Germany for prize winnings

    The winners of the 2022-2023 SICK $10K Challenge from Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, the SauberBOT project, was flown to SICK’s headquarters in Germany to accept their prize.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • George Pappas elected to the National Academy of Engineering

    The UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering in Penn Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions in analysis, synthesis, and control of safety-critical cyber-physical systems.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • A new electroadhesive clutch to improve haptics in virtual reality gloves and beyond

    Researchers at Penn Engineering have designed an electroadhesive material that is strong, operates at low voltages and quickly switches states, utilizing ionoelastomers instead of dielectrics. The design can improve robotic exoskeletons and prosthetics, finger-gripping systems, and shape-shifting robots.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Why temporary carbon storage in forests has little climate value

    The climate value of forest carbon depends on how long it stays out of the atmosphere. CO2 consequences stretch into geologic time, but forests and the contracts binding them are temporary.

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center