Reaching for the stars: Using light to sail through space January 1, 1970 The word “liftoff” will come up a lot between now and the end of September. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is slated to launch Aug. 30, followed by a Roscosmos Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), targeted for Sept. 9. Then, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, which... Read More Alumni Q&A: Girish Pancha Alumni / September 10, 2026 In this Q&A, Penn Engineering alumnus Girish Pancha discusses pivoting from engineering into management and startups, his most impactful professor and the Philly cheesesteak spot he misses the most. Read More Penn Welcomes General Timothy D. Haugh Faculty / September 9, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of retired Air Force General Timothy D. Haugh as Senior Fellow in the Schlein Center for Cybersecurity and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS). He will also serve as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House,... Read More AI Helps Penn Engineers Improve a Gene-Editing Tool, Even with Limited Data AI, In the News, Research and Innovation / September 3, 2026 Penn Engineers used AI to help transform a compact gene-editing protein into a more powerful tool—despite having limited experimental data. Their work also reveals why the best gene editor isn't necessarily the most powerful one. Read More
Alumni Q&A: Girish Pancha Alumni / September 10, 2026 In this Q&A, Penn Engineering alumnus Girish Pancha discusses pivoting from engineering into management and startups, his most impactful professor and the Philly cheesesteak spot he misses the most. Read More
Penn Welcomes General Timothy D. Haugh Faculty / September 9, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of retired Air Force General Timothy D. Haugh as Senior Fellow in the Schlein Center for Cybersecurity and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS). He will also serve as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House,... Read More
AI Helps Penn Engineers Improve a Gene-Editing Tool, Even with Limited Data AI, In the News, Research and Innovation / September 3, 2026 Penn Engineers used AI to help transform a compact gene-editing protein into a more powerful tool—despite having limited experimental data. Their work also reveals why the best gene editor isn't necessarily the most powerful one. Read More
