Penn Researchers Earn Honorable Mention in Laude Institute Moonshots Competition News / April 15, 2026 A group of researchers at Penn Engineering, Penn Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences earned an honorable mention and $100,000 from the Laude Institute for a “moonshot” idea to use AI to build molecular databases for drug discovery. Read More
NSF AIRFoundry: A New Hub for AI-Driven RNA Research News / April 9, 2026 The NSF AIRFoundry, an $18-million facility designed to use AI to accelerate RNA research, has officially opened, broadening access to advanced tools that could advance medicine, agriculture and more. Read More
Mapping Catalyst Failure to Advance Clean Hydrogen Fuel Production News / April 3, 2026 A new study co-authored by Aleksandra Vojvodic offers an unprecedented view of the complicated degradation process of a material based on one of the rarest elements, iridium, paving the way for better hydrogen fuel production. Read More
Sherry Gao Receives NIH MIRA Award to Advance Precision Genome Engineering News / April 2, 2026 From life-saving antibiotics to anticancer drugs, many medicines come from fungi — master chemists with vast untapped potential. Sherry Gao has received an NIH MIRA award to engineer fungal genomes and uncover new bioactive compounds for drug discovery. Read More
Three Penn Engineers Receive Goldwater Scholarships News / April 1, 2026 Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics. Read More
Alumni Q&A: Hital Meswani News / March 4, 2026 From intellectually intense classrooms to leading one of the world's largest energy and petrochemical enterprises, Hital Meswani (ENG'90, W'90) traces much of his leadership and problem-solving mindset back to Penn Engineering. Read More
Engineers Sharpen Gene-Editing Tools To Target Cystic Fibrosis News / February 23, 2026 Engineered A3G base editors reduce unintended “bystander” edits, yielding safer potential treatments for cystic fibrosis and more accurate models for drug testing. Read More
Energy Week to Explore Solutions for Transition to Clean Energy News / February 20, 2026 Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts. Read More
Solar Solutions for Farmers in The Gambia News / February 17, 2026 For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world. Read More
Two Penn Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering News / February 10, 2026 Nader Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Karen Winey, Harold Pender Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and in Materials Science and Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), bringing the total Penn Engineering NAE faculty membership to 16. Read More
