Eric Stach Named Director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter News / April 2, 2020 Eric Stach, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Faculty Chair of the Nanoscale Characterization Facility at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology, has been named director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), effective July 1, 2020. Prior to joining the Penn... Read More
Junior Shreya Parchure Named Goldwater Scholar News / March 31, 2020 Junior Shreya Parchure Named Goldwater Scholar Shreya Parchure is one of four juniors at the University of Pennsylvania who have been selected as Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, which provides scholarships of as much as $7,500 to undergraduate students interested in pursuing research... Read More
Penn Engineering Part of Campus-wide PPE Donation Effort News / March 31, 2020 Penn Engineering Part of Campus-wide PPE Donation Effort The Singh Center’s Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility requires cleanroom suits to protect highly sensitive tools and samples, but many of those supplies can also be repurposed as personal protective equipment for health care workers. As labs across campus are shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic,... Read More
Penn Engineering 2020 Teaching Awards News / March 27, 2020 Penn Engineering 2020 Teaching Awards The recipients of the annual Penn Engineering teaching and advising awards are selected directly by Penn Engineering students after thoughtful consideration. The School is filled with gifted educators who inspire students with their dedication and excellence. The S. Reid Warren, Jr., Award Liang Feng, Assistant Professor in... Read More
Penn Engineers Propose New Rapid Testing Process for COVID-19 News / March 26, 2020 As researchers across the world rush to develop a rapid test for COVID-19, some are taking a do-it-yourself approach. Biohackers — amateur scientists with an affinity for biotechnology — in Australia have reportedly created a new test that could provide COVID-19 diagnosis in 30 minutes and could potentially be used by patients at home.... Read More
A Message from Dean Vijay Kumar News / March 25, 2020 Friends, This is a day for Penn Engineering in March unlike any other. Normally, on a day like today, I would be greeting still-sunburned students who had completed the first week of classes after spring break. On my way to meetings I would be seeing intense study sessions, vibrant lectures... Read More
Listen: Danielle Bassett Uses Network Science to Find Links in Human Curiosity News / March 19, 2020 Danielle Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, is a curious scientist. Featured on a recent episode of “Choosing to be Curious” on WERA 96.7 Radio Arlington, Bassett discussed her work in studying curiosity and the potential neural mechanisms behind it. In her work, Bassett... Read More
Machine Learning Reveals New Antibiotics for Resistant Bacteria News / March 17, 2020 Once hailed as medical miracles, antibiotics are losing their effectiveness due to the rapid increase of bacterial immunity. Researchers are scrambling to keep up with evolution, and they are currently exploring how machine learning can be applied to microbiology to develop more effective treatments. In the past, researchers have studied... Read More
The Optical Society Names Nader Engheta the 2020 Max Born Award Recipient News / March 13, 2020 The Optical Society Names Nader Engheta the 2020 Max Born Award Recipient Nader Engheta The Optical Society (OSA) has named Nader Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, as the 2020 recipient of the Max Born Award. Engheta, who also has appointments in the... Read More
Melanie Hilman Finds Community in Bioengineering News / March 9, 2020 Melanie Hilman was born to be a Biomedical Engineer. The daughter of an electrical engineering father and physician mother, Melanie was inspired by her parents work and is now pursuing the intersection of their two careers: bioengineering. LIFELONG LEARNER Her passion for engineering began long before Melanie stepped onto Smith... Read More
