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Michael Bloomberg to Speak at Penn Commencement; Honorees Include Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust
PHILADELPHIA –- Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York and founder of Bloomberg, L.P., will deliver the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 252nd Commencement on Monday, May 19.Bloomberg, now in his second term as mayor, is credited with reducing crime and creating jobs in the nation’s most populous city while embarking on a series of ambitious environmental and public-health initiatives.
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Penn Engineers Create Carbon Nanopipettes That Are Smaller Than Cells and Measure Electric Current
PHILADELPHIA –- University of Pennsylvania engineers and physicians have developed a carbon nanopipette thousands of times thinner than a human hair that measures electric current and delivers fluids into cells. Researchers developed this tiny carbon-based tool to probe cells with minimal intrusion and inject fluids without damaging or inhibiting cell growth.
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A Partnership for Global Security: Penn Professor Among Six Experts to Outline Plan for Worldwide Biosecurity
PHILADELPHIA -- Harvey Rubin, director of the University of Pennsylvanias Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response, is among six internationally recognized experts who have authored a five-point roadmap for the global community to enhance worldwide biosecurity. The experts recommend that these five priorities be undertaken through immediate, action-oriented initiatives on an international scale.
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Penn Engineering to Receive Multi-Million-Dollar Design Technology Package from PACE Consortium
PHILADELPHIA - The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania will receive an in-kind hardware and software contribution totaling approximately $70 million in commercial value from Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education, or PACE, a consortium comprised of General Motors, EDS, Hewlett Packard, Siemens PLM Software, Sun Microsystems and academic partners chosen for their focus on engineering.
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Robert W. Carpick Named Director of Penn's Nanotechnology Institute
Robert W. Carpick has been appointed Penn Director of the Nanotechnology Institute. Carpick is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Carpick replaces former Penn faculty member David Luzzi, founding investigator of the Institute and now dean of engineering at Northeastern University.
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“Heftier” Atoms Reduce Friction at the Nanoscale, Study Led By Penn Researcher Reveals
PHILADELPHIA - A research team led by a University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineer has discovered that friction between two sliding bodies can be reduced at the molecular, or nanoscale, level by changing the mass of the atoms at the surface. Heavier atoms vibrate at a lower frequency, reducing energy lost during sliding.The study appears in the November issue of the journal Science.
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Penn's Autonomous Car "Little Ben" Advances to the Finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge
PHILADELPHIA - "Little Ben," the autonomous vehicle engineered by University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University faculty and students to drive itself, has advanced to the finals of the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
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It's A Small World After All: NanoDay 2007 @ Penn
WHO: Faculty from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania sponsor a day of nanotechnology education and outreach for the Penn community, as well as regional high schools and neighbors. WHAT: The third annual NanoDay @ Penn is a full day of exhibits, demonstrations and nano-lab tours to highlight nanotechnology research across the campus. Area high school classes participate along with undergraduate and graduate students, boosting student interest in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers.
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Penn Science Cafe Presents: The Dark Side of the Moon Mission, With Dr. Ravi Sheth
WHO: Dr. Ravi Sheth, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: The Penn Science Cafe lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Cafe is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science.WHERE: Bubble House, 3404 Sansom Streeet, PhiladelphiaWHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.
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A Penn Business-Opportunity Panel Discussion: "Nanotechnology: Small Science, Big Business"
WHAT: Penn's Executive Master's in Technology ManagementProgram has gathered experts in nanotechnology commercialization and technology transfer to discuss nanotechnology ventures and funding. Topics include the role of IP, market pull, funding, university research and collaboration and elements for success of a start-up. Penn's EMTM program is a two-year executive program based in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and co-sponsored by Penn's Wharton School.