Announcing the Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence
In Memoriam: Charles J. McMahon (1933-2022)
Charles J. McMahon, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, passed away on December 10, 2022, at the age of 89. Dr. McMahon grew up in the Germantown and East Mt. Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania on an NROTC scholarship, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
In Memoriam: Nabil Farhat, 1933-2020
Penn Engineering mourns the death of Dr. Nabil Farhat, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, who died on November 3, 2020. Dr. Farhat was born in Palestine on November 3, 1933, and earned a doctoral degree in 1963 in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the faculty of […]
In Memoriam: Noah Prywes, 1925-2020
Penn Engineering mourns the death of Professor Emeritus Noah S. Prywes, pioneering researcher in the field of computer science and accomplished teacher and mentor, who passed away on September 21, 2020. Dr. Prywes was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1925. He immigrated with his family to pre-state Israel in 1933 and later attended the Technion-Israel […]
In Memoriam: David Geselowitz, 1930-2020
Penn Engineering mourns the death of our former colleague Dr. David Geselowitz, who died on August 22, 2020. The Penn Engineering and Penn State communities have lost a brilliant scientist and researcher, and an extraordinary teacher, mentor and friend. Dr. Geselowitz was born in Philadelphia in 1930, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where […]
In Memoriam: Joseph Bordogna, 1933-2019
Joseph (“Joe”) Bordogna, the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor Emeritus of Engineering in Electrical and Systems Engineering and former dean, died on November 25 at the age of 86. Dr. Bordogna was born in Scranton, grew up in South Philadelphia and graduated as the valedictorian of John Bartram High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
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. […]
Peter Reilly (ChE PhD’64) Passes Away at 78
Peter J. Reilly passed away November 2, 2017, after a battle with duodenal cancer. He was a New Jersey native and received an A.B. in Chemistry in 1960 from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 1964 from the University of Pennsylvania. He spent four years with DuPont’s Organic Chemicals Department in Deepwater, […]
Abraham Noordergraaf, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Abraham Noordergraaf, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Bioengineering, passed away on May 24, 2014 at age 84. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands, Dr. Noordergraaf immigrated to the United States to join the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Beginning as a visiting fellow in 1957, he […]
Mitchell Litt, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Mitchell Litt, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Bioengineering, passed away on March 2, 2014 at age 81. Dr. Litt was a founding member of the Department of Bioengineering, which was officially created at Penn in 1973. He was first appointed to Penn’s faculty in 1961 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering and […]