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2023 Franklin Medal Symposium Honoring Nader Engheta: “Sculpting Waves with Complex Structures” (Villanova Livestream)

*This is an event hosted by Villanova University. To gain access to the livestream, you must register to attend.* Featuring presentations by a select group of world-class experts, this symposium celebrates the groundbreaking contributions of Dr. Nader Engheta in complex electromagnetic structures, plasmonics, optical nanocircuitry, and wave-based computing. The speakers discuss the current and future […]

Abstraction in Language and Systems: A Symposium in Honor of Barbara Liskov

Berger Auditorium (Room 13), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

ABSTRACTION IN LANGUAGES AND SYSTEMS   Laureate symposium honoring Barbara Liskov, recipient of the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science       Featuring: Barbara Liskov, Ph.D., Laureate Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lorenzo Alvisi, Ph.D. Cornell University Maurice Herlihy, Ph.D. Brown University Andrew Myers, Ph.D. Cornell University   Location:      University of Pennsylvania Berger […]

Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering Lecture: “Molecular and Micro-Structural Mechanics and Design of Soft Materials”

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Soft synthetic and natural polymeric-based materials offer particular new avenues for the design and fabrication of materials and devices. Engineering the molecular and geometrical structures of the constituent materials, together with utilizing their ability to sustain large deformations enables materials and designs with novel properties and functional behavior. We begin with the development of physically-based […]

2024 Bioengineering Graduate Research Symposium

Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join the Graduate Association of Bioengineers (GABE) for the 2024 Graduate Research Symposium! When: April 19, 2024 from 12:30-6:00 PM Where: The Singh Center for Nanotechnology What: Keynote by Dr. David Kaplan; BE graduate student posters and presentations; food buffet and reception; BE swag and awards. Registration is free and is open to anyone affiliated […]

Energy Week: “Climate 101: Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence”

Annenberg School for Communication, Room 300 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Environmental Innovations Initiative's Climate 101 series demystifies climate change and its link with a diversity of disciplines. Experts from across Penn share how they think about climate through the lens of their research and teaching, helping to raise our climate literacy and prepare us to tackle one of the planet's greatest challenges: the climate […]

ESE Spring Seminar – “Versatile RF Interconnects and Electronics for Extreme Environment Sensing and Communications”

Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Future emerging applications like extreme environment electronics, high-performance computing, space sensing, and brain-machine interfaces share a critical goal: massive bandwidth and deployment scalability. To this end, my research group is investigating energy-efficient and scalable sensing and communication techniques, emphasizing circuits, advanced packaging, and signal processing innovations for the above applications. To begin with, I will […]

Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering Symposium Honoring Kurt Petersen: “Small Tech, Big Impact: The Development and Commercialization of MEMS Sensors & Actuators”

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

For two centuries, The Franklin Insitute has honored pioneering achievements in science, engineering, and industry. As the oldest comprehensive science awards program in the United States. The Franklin Insitute Awards celebrates Benjamin Franklin's legacy by honoring the Franklins of today. Through their remarkable contributions, our laureates inspire the Franklins of tomorrow. The 2025 Benjamin Franklin […]

Franklin Awards Symposium: Honoring Professor Naomi J. Halas – Rice University – Recipient of the 2025 Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121 231 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This symposium will feature cutting-edge contributions in plasmonics and nanonphonics research that are enabling advances in life sciences, energy sustainability, and information technology. Event Schedule 8:50 am:  Welcome 9:00 am: Prof. Rizia Bardhan, Iowa State University. 9:35 am: Prof. Stephan Link, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 10:10 am: Break 10:30 am: Prof. Peter J. A. […]

Energy-Efficient AI: The Franklin Institute Awards Laureate Symposium Honoring William James Dally

Amy Gutmann Hall, Auditorium 3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Franklin Institute Awards Laureate Symposium is dedicated to honoring William James Dally, recipient of the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science The event will feature Margaret Martonosi (H. T. Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University), Yakun Sophia Shao (Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley), Joe […]