Robert Ghrist Named Inaugural Faculty Co-Director of the Office of Penn First Plus Students
Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell University Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering and the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences, has been named an inaugural co-director of the Office of Penn First Plus Students. The Office, established in the spring, is designed to to support first-generation […]
Undergraduate Summer Research Projects Honored at Annual Symposium
Penn Engineering is home to several summer research programs for undergraduates, three of which come together to honor their participants’ accomplishments working under faculty and graduate student advisors and contributing to their research projects. The LittleJohn and Rachleff Scholars programs are open to Penn Engineering students in all departments, while SUNFEST, supported by the National […]
Hack4Impact: A Global Coding Force for Good
There’s a multiplier effect when Penn students combine their programming capabilities and commitment to social justice in order to help nonprofits further their mission. Participants in Hack4Impact, a creative and dedicated cadre of 30 Penn students, spend 5 to 15 unpaid hours weekly developing web-based applications that help nonprofits access, share and analyze complicated, changing […]
Engineering Enterprise: A Three-Pack Of Startups
Penn Engineers get an early advantage in the startup game. Coursework, competitions, funding and other resources offered by the University infuse students with the interdisciplinary education, experience and support needed to envision and implement impactful solutions to a wide range of global problems. Meanwhile, encouragement and insights from talented faculty and driven peers inspire budding […]
President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Honored at Awards Luncheon
A team of students who are turning a piece of nanotechnology developed in a Penn Engineering lab into a medical implant for treating glaucoma have won the President’s Innovation Prize. They, along with the six students who have won the President’s Engagement Prize, were honored at the annual luncheon last week.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.