Topology Helps Build More Robust Photonic Networks News / March 19, 2026 Topology, the branch of mathematics that says donuts and mugs are identical because they each have one opening, can protect light-based signals in chips. Now, engineers at Penn and the City University of New York have demonstrated that such systems can carry multiple signals, opening the door to scaling such... 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
CarboWells Wins the 2026 Y-Prize Competition News / February 18, 2026 CarboWells is the recipient of the top award in the 2026 Y-Prize, Penn’s annual innovation competition that challenges students to imagine powerful real-world applications for emerging technologies invented at the University of Pennsylvania. The Y-Prize invites interdisciplinary teams from across Penn to compete by developing compelling business plans built around... 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
The Path Forward: Penn Engineering 2030 News / January 13, 2026 The cover story of the 2025-2026 issue of Penn Engineering magazine explores Penn Engineering 2030, the School’s new strategic plan, which charts a bold, collaborative path forward in this new era for higher education. Read More
20 Breakthroughs of 2025 News / January 12, 2026 From ancient tombs and tiny robots to personalized gene editing and AI weather models, Penn’s 2025 research portfolio showed how curiosity paired with collaboration moves knowledge into impact and stretches across disciplines and continents. Read More
From Soft to Solid: How a Coral Stiffens Its Skeleton on Demand News / October 29, 2025 Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its flexible arms stiffen, like Marvel’s Mr. Fantastic warding off a foe. Now, Penn Engineers have discovered the mechanism underlying this astonishing ability, one that could advance fields as varied as... Read More
Clark Foundation Invests $11 Million in the Next Generation of Penn Engineers News / October 21, 2025 The Clark Foundation deepens the program’s mission, opening new pathways for students to grow as engineers and community leaders. Read More
Two Penn Faculty Elected American Physical Society Fellows News / October 14, 2025 Two Penn faculty have been elected to the 2025 class of American Physical Society (APS) Fellows. Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Engineering are recognized by their peers with the honor. Each year, no more than one half of one percent of the... Read More
Penn Engineers Send Quantum Signals with Standard Internet Protocol News / August 28, 2025 Penn Engineers have brought quantum networking out of the laboratory and onto fiber-optic cables. Read More
