MSE Seminar: “From Electrochromics to Artificial Retina: Harnessing Light, Color, Ions and Electrons”
The Mei Research Group at Purdue University bridges the gap between fundamental discovery and real-world innovation. Integrating chemistry, materials science, and engineering, our research advances organic semiconductors and conductors—materials with […]
2026 Celebration of Community
The Cora Ingrum Center is thrilled to invite you to the Celebration of Community. This annual event showcases Penn Engineering students, staff, faculty, and alumni in their multi-talented richness. The […]
MSE Seminar: “In Situ Probe of Structure and Dynamics at Metal electrode/Electrolyte Interface: Interfacial Structure, Electro-induction Effect, and Hot Electron Transfer”
Structure and dynamics of electric double layer (EDL), the sub-nanometer region at the electrode/electrolyte interface, are essential to the function and performance of many energy conversion and storage devices, ranging […]
MSE Seminar: “Merging Humans and Machines: Innovation and Translation”
Abstract: Whereas human tissues and organs are mostly soft, wet, and bioactive, machines are commonly hard, dry, and abiotic. Merging humans and machines is of critical importance in addressing grand […]
MSE Thesis Defense: “Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Responses in Chiral Quantum Materials” Utkarsh Khandelwal
Abstract: Symmetry and its breaking provide a central framework for understanding phases of matter. An important class of symmetry—chirality—remains insufficiently connected to measurable macroscopic responses in quantum materials. Chirality can […]
AI Innovation Seminar Series – “From Bytes to Atoms to Excavators – An engineer’s journey to the physical world”
Tom Eliaz, Co-Founder of Bedrock Robotics (Penn Engineering Class of 2002), shares his journey and learnings from Penn and a career at IBM, multiple startups and exits, public company leadership, […]
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Engineering Interactions Among Condensed Phases of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins” (Zhihui Su)
Abstract: Proteins containing intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) can undergo multivalent interactions that promote phase separation to form mesoscale condensates that function as membraneless organelles. As subcellular compartments, condensates hold promise […]
MSE Seminar: “Dynamic Biomaterials Enabling Innovations in Cell and Drug Delivery” – Eric Appel – Stanford University
Dynamic biomaterials exhibit highly useful properties that are impossible with traditional materials but crucial for a wide variety of emerging applications in biomedicine. These materials typically employ enthalpy-dominated crosslinking interactions […]
CBE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Polymer Phase Behavior Simulation Study via Deep Learning and Binding-Induced Polarization” (Dongqi Zhao)
Abstract: Polymer materials show rich phase behavior that is difficult to predict because of their structural and interaction complexity. This work develops computational tools that improve both the efficiency and […]
CBE Seminar: “Discovery of Plant Derived Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Agricultural Bioengineering” (Henry Squire, UC Berkeley) [FACULTY CANDIDATE]
Abstract: Bioengineering of plants is critical to agriculture, molecular farming, and bio-commodities. However, current tools for bioengineering plants are limited in throughput, applicable to a narrow set of species, or […]