MEAM/MSE Special Seminar: “Starfish-Inspired Tubefeet for Temporary Underwater Adhesion”

Temporary and switchable underwater adhesion plays an important role in robotic underwater locomotion and transportation. The physical features of the suction cups of octopuses have been mimicked, where the vacuum […]

MSE Thesis Defense: “Alloy Anodes for Alkali-Metal Batteries: Elucidating Lithiation Pathways of Metal/Metal Composites and Solid Solution Alloys Using Novel Nanoporous Tri-Layer Metal/Metal/Metal Composites”

The pressing issues of global warming and the rapid depletion of fossil fuel reserves have prompted both private and governmental organizations to seek clean, renewable energy alternatives. Solar and wind […]

MSE Thesis Defense: “High-Resolution Characterization of Solid-Liquid Interfaces in Energy Storage Materials Using Microscopy: From Lithium Metal Anodes to Liquid Sodium-Potassium”

Battery technologies are crucial for reducing greenhouse gases by enabling the use of renewable energy and facilitating the transition to electric vehicles, thereby lowering emissions. Lithium metal anodes are ideal […]

Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: Melody Swartz, University of Chicago

Penn Engineering 2024 Commencement Open House

On Monday, May 20, 2024, from 12:15-2:15 p.m., Penn Engineering will host an Open House for the School’s returning graduates and their families throughout the first floors of the main […]

Celebrating Penn Engineers: Past, Present and Future

Penn Engineering invites all alumni, family and friends to join us for the dedication of two new hallway installations that honor the past while inspiring the future. Join Dean Kumar […]

MSE Seminar: “Probabilistic Digital Twins for Structure Preserving Simulation and Scientific Discovery”

Despite the recent flurry of work employing machine learning to develop surrogate models to accelerate scientific computation, the “black-box” underpinnings of current techniques fail to provide the verification and validation […]

Entrepreneurship Seminar Series: Pathways to Impact

Entrepreneurship Seminar Series: Pathways to Impact This session brings together a panel of current and former faculty and PhDs that have brought their technology to market and have worked in […]

Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence Town Hall

A Franklin Medal Laureate Lecture: “Building Therapies Layer-By-Layer”

Recipient of the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry