Innovation & Impact Podcast: Engineering Forward News / February 24, 2026 In the latest Innovation and Impact episode, Dr. Tsu-Jae Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering, joins Dean Vijay Kumar to discuss the future of engineering — from AI and semiconductors to the talent pipeline and inclusive excellence shaping America’s technological leadership. Read More
When Bone Behaves Like a Sponge: A New Platform for Observing How Cells Feel Force News / February 24, 2026 Penn engineers have developed a nano-3D printed, porous scaffold that mimics bone’s fluid–solid mechanics, revealing how coupled strain and fluid flow reshape cell architecture. The platform lays a foundation for studying mechanobiology in bone and other load-bearing tissues. Read More
CarboWells Wins the 2026 Y-Prize Competition News / February 18, 2026 CarboWells is the recipient of the top award in the 2026 Y-Prize, Penn’s annual innovation competition that challenges students to imagine powerful real-world applications for emerging technologies invented at the University of Pennsylvania. The Y-Prize invites interdisciplinary teams from across Penn to compete by developing compelling business plans built around... Read More
Surbhi Goel Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow News / February 18, 2026 Surbhi Goel, Magerman Term Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Science (CIS), has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow, one of 126 early-career scholars across the United States and Canada selected for this prestigious honor. Read More
Michael Hicks on Building Safer Software and Better Practices in Cybersecurity News / February 9, 2026 Michael Hicks’ career traces the creative heart of computer science from dynamic software updates and safer programming languages to rethinking how cybersecurity research serves real people. At Penn, he’s mentoring students to build secure systems with human impact in mind. Read More
Sophia Tang Wins CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award News / January 23, 2026 Sophia Tang, an undergraduate researcher at Penn Engineering, has received the CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for her pioneering work in generative AI for biology, advancing theoretical machine learning methods for therapeutic and biological design. Read More
Stephanie Weirich Named 2025 ACM Fellow News / January 22, 2026 Stephanie Weirich, ENIAC President’s Distinguished Professor in Computer and Information Science, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s preeminent educational and scientific computing society. Selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through their technical innovations and service to the field, ACM... Read More
2025 CAREER Award Recipient: Nadia Figueroa News / December 18, 2025 Nadia Figueroa has received an NSF CAREER Award for research that helps robots safely and fluidly work with humans. Her work develops adaptive, constraint-aware robots that can sense, learn, and physically collaborate in real-world tasks. Read More
Three Penn Engineers Named 2025 NAI Fellows News / December 12, 2025 Penn Engineering celebrates the election of Haim Bau, André DeHon, and Boon Thau Loo to the 2025 class of NAI Fellows, recognizing their innovative research and impactful inventions that advance technology, improve lives, and strengthen global innovation. Read More
Deep Jariwala Named 2026 Optica Fellow News / December 4, 2025 Deep Jariwala, Associate Professor and Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar in Electrical and Systems Engineering, has been elected to the 2026 class of Optica Fellows, a distinction granted to no more than 10 percent of the Society’s membership and reserved for researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the... Read More
