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  • This patterned surface solves equations at the speed of light

    Researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science have found that a tailored silicon nanopattern coupled with a semi-transparent gold mirror can solve a complex mathematical equation using light.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Opportunities and pitfalls of ChatGPT in health care

    How will chatbots like ChatGPT or Bing alter the health care space, and what are the potential benefits and concerns associated with clinicians and patients using artificial intelligence language models? Experts affiliated with Penn’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics weigh in.

    FULL STORY AT Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics

  • Penn Engineering student receives inaugural Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence

    Sharon Kuo, a graduating senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is the inaugural recipient of the Madison “Maddie” Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence. Kuo’s interests within her major include mechanical design and product design, and she is passionate about space exploration and advancing human spaceflight.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • César de la Fuente named AIMBE fellow

    The Presidential Assistant Professor in psychiatry, microbiology, and bioengineering and in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named an American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellow, one of the youngest members ever to have been selected.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Pranjal Nautiyal receives pair of scholarly honors

    The postdoctoral associate in the Carpick Research Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics has been honored with an Early Career Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers , and has been named to the 2023 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Shriya Karam awarded Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship

    The fourth-year undergraduate in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, who was named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar in 2022, has been recognized for her work by the top category in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, which awards about $3 million in fellowships to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines annually.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Penn Engineering researchers receive Best Paper Award

    Jing (Jane) Li, Linus Y. Wong and Jialiang Zhang are recipients of the Best Paper Award at the 31st Association for Computing Machinery for their paper titled, “DONGLE: Direct FPGA-Orchestrated NVMe Storage for HLS.” The paper introduces a programming model and storage architecture to tackle big data challenges in fields like machine learning, data analytics and graph processing.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • The Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence

    The award is named in honor of the memory of Madison “Maddie” N. Magee, who graduated with both a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics and a master’s degree in bioengineering in 2021.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Mark Allen elected to National Academy of Engineering

    The Alfred Fitler Moore Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the technology and commercialization of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for health care.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Penn Media Accountability Project launches interactive data dashboard

    Part of its Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), the new dashboard is designed to make their research on YouTube radicalization accessible and engaging to the general public—and, in the process, forms the first step towards revolutionizing research communication.

    FULL STORY AT Computational Social Science Lab at Penn