Project LifeWatch, a Wearable Epinephrine Injector, Wins 2018 Senior Design Competition
Each spring, Penn Engineering’s Senior Design Project Competition pits teams from the school’s six departments against one another. Tasked with finding a real-world problem and solving it with a new piece of technology, the teams spend several months brainstorming different approaches, refining techniques, and consulting with a faculty advisor and outside experts who have experience […]
Penn Electric Racing Gears Up For This Year’s Competition With An Innovative New Design
Imagine a future where electric cars rule the road, cutting emissions that contribute to both smog and climate change, simultaneously improving public health and shrinking ecological footprints. That’s the future that the Penn Electric Racing (PER) team of about 60 students at the University of Pennsylvania is striving toward when they design and build electric […]
Ignacio Arranz: Voices of Penn Engineering Master’s Students
This article is written by Ignacio Arranz, who is currently a first-year student in the Data Science program (DATS) and is part of the first DATS cohort. The DATS program is the newest master’s degree offering at Penn Engineering, preparing students for a wide range of data-centric careers, whether in technology and engineering, consulting, science, […]
Tackling Blindness with Nanotechnology
Last year, seniors Brandon Kao of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Rui Jing Jiang and Adarsh Battu of The Wharton School were named winners of the Y-Prize, a competition that challenges participants to find commercial applications for emerging technologies being developed at Penn. With support from the President’s Innovation Prize, their work […]
Anne Cocos Receives Google Ph.D. Fellowship
Anne Cocos, a PhD student in Computer and Information Science working with Chris Callison-Burch, has received a 2018 Google PhD Fellowship for her work in natural language processing. Google created the PhD Fellowship program in 2009 to recognize and support outstanding graduate students doing exceptional research in Computer Science and related disciplines. Now in its […]
Students Compete in Healthcare Innovation at Rothberg Catalyzer
In late March, over a hundred students gathered in the Towne Building to take part in a 36-hour blitz of innovation at the Rothberg Catalyzer Makerthon, powered by the Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology (Penn Health-Tech). Undergraduate and graduate students from Penn Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Medicine, Dental Medicine and Nursing, as well […]
Chloé le Comte: Voices of Penn Engineering Master’s Alumni
This is part of our series of articles, written by Penn Engineering alumni, about their experiences at Penn and how it shaped their lives. Our next article is written by Chloé le Comte, who graduated with a master’s in Systems Engineering in 2016. She currently works in Seattle as a Marketing Analytics & Business Planning […]
Q&A with Reeham Sedky
Reeham Sedky, a junior in the Department of Computer and Information Science, is a national champion in squash and Ivy League Player of the Year. Sedky spoke with Penn Today’s Greg Johnson about dedication, on and off the court.
Penn Global Seminar Provides Students with Mind-opening Experiences
During spring break, 15 students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wharton School, Management & Technology program, and School of Arts and Sciences traveled to Beijing and Shanghai to learn more about engineering and technology innovations in China. They were there as part of a Penn Global Seminar launched by Penn Engineering and […]
Kavita Kamesh: Voices of Penn Engineering Master’s Alumni
This is a part of our series of articles, written by Penn Engineering alums about their experiences at Penn and how it shaped their lives. Our next article is written by Kavita Kamesh, who graduated with a master’s in Embedded Systems (EMBS) in 2013. She is currently working as a protocol stack developer at Intel […]