Glassy Discovery Offers Computational Windfall to Researchers Across Disciplines

New Discoveries for Societal Benefit at Penn Center for Innovation

Penn Awarded Grant to Promote STEM Teaching and Learning

Soft Robots Gain New Strength and Make Virtual Reality Gloves Feel More Real

Penn Engineering and Steppingstone Scholars Partner to Launch Inveniam, a ‘STEM Equity and Innovation Lab’

Paul McKenzie (ChE’87) Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Dr. Paul McKenzie has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He has been a strong supporter of the CBE department and is a regular attendee at the annual John A. Quinn Distinguished Lecture. Dr. McKenzie is an accomplished global leader with diverse biotechnology experience and is the COO of CSL Behring, a […]

In Memoriam: William L. Conger (ChE PhD ’65)

William L. Conger (ChE PhD ’65) passed away at his home on July 26, 2019. He was a Chemical Engineering alum who spoke with pride about his alma mater and continued supporting the Department after graduating in 1965. His career path took him to Exxon Mobile (formerly Esso) where he worked as a chemical engineer. […]

Computer and Information Science Welcomes New Faculty

The Computer and Information Science Department is in a period of exciting growth on the tenure, research, and teaching tracks. Assistant Professors Sebastian Angel and Anindya De strengthen our research presence in cybersecurity and theoretical computer science. Assistant Professor of Practice Eric Fouh brings a background in computer science education, and Research Assistant Professor Osbert […]

Sneha Rajana: Voices of Penn Engineering Master’s Alumni

This is part of our series of articles, written by Penn Engineering alums in their own words, of their experiences at Penn and how it shaped their lives. This article is written by Sneha Rajana, who graduated from the M.S.E. Program in Computer and Information Science in 2017. She is currently a Software Development Engineer […]

Penn Engineers’ Liquid Crystal Force Fields Enable New Kind of Microrobotics

A new study, published in Nature Communications, shows how simple glass particles can be instructed to follow sophisticated trajectories, which arise from their interactions with a liquid crystalline environment. The study was led by Kathleen Stebe, Richer & Elizabeth Goodwin Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, former Stebe lab member Francesca Serra, […]