Cover Story
Challenge Accepted: Engineering the Future of Farming
Penn Engineering’s Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture, or IoT4Ag, Center just closed out its third year as Penn’s first NSF Engineering Research Center and has already produced pathbreaking new technologies aimed at creating the farm of the future.
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From the Dean
Unprecedented Growth
When welcoming our new students to campus at the beginning of the semester, I was proud to note that they have joined the School at the most exciting time in its history.
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The Big Picture
Nano Stained Glass
It was while Matthew Campbell, Research Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, was working to develop highly reflective, lightweight films for laser-powered interstellar travel that the image you see here was created, albeit by accident.
Breakthroughs
Treating pre-eclampsia, revealing the dangers of fat droplets, using kirigami in breast reconstruction, tracking the movement of cholera, and more.
In Question
Can Humans Learn To Spot Fake Text?
The most recent generation of chatbots has surfaced longstanding concerns about the growing sophistication and accessibility of artificial intelligence.
In Practice
Building Tiny Organs
Dan Huh, Associate Professor in Bioengineering, is the cofounder of Vivodyne, a Penn Engineering biotech spinoff that is creating organ-chip technologies.
Features
Coming Together To Transform Tech
Faculty members Andrew Head and Danaë Metaxa have formed the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group, which aims to understand, design and engineer technologies with the human-centered goal of making a positive impact on individuals and communities.
From Campus to Community
Becoming a skilled engineer requires more than the technical expertise gained in the classroom. The Penn Engineering Student Learning and Engagement (PESTLE) program connects students to volunteer experiences where they can make a meaningful impact on local communities.
On Campus
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Our History
Penn Engineering continues to enhance physical spaces in the School to ensure that they reflect a more balanced and truthful picture of the past while also inspiring and empowering future innovators, leaders and problem-solvers.
2023 News
New Faculty
Penn Engineering welcomed 16 new faculty members in the last year.
In Memoriam
Honorable Harold Berger
Cynthia Buoni
Kenneth R. Laker
Charles J. McMahon
Alan Myers
Jay Zemel
Why I give
Paul S. Angello
(EE’72)
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