Penn Engineering Awards New Scholarly Professorship News / July 8, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarly professorship, the Hibbert Professor, which has been awarded to inaugural recipient Michael J. Mitchell, Professor in Bioengineering. The new professorship was endowed through the generosity of Alister M. Hibbert and Sharon N. Hibbert, both dedicated supporters of Penn... Read More
Eric Stach Named Chair of Materials Science and Engineering News / June 29, 2026 Eric Stach has been named Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). He is the Robert D. Bent Professor of Engineering in MSE and an internationally recognized leader in materials characterization and electron microscopy, with interests focused on developing and applying electron microscopy techniques to solve a... Read More
The 2026 Penn Engineering Student Choice Awards News / April 20, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the faculty recipients of the 2026 Student Choice Awards. Each year, the Penn Engineering undergraduate student body thoughtfully selects the recipients of these awards for their dedication in teaching, mentorship and student advocacy. This year’s winners are Vanessa Chan, Sid Deliwala, Samantha McBride, Alejandro... Read More
Two Penn Engineers Receive 2026 Lindback Awards News / April 8, 2026 Two members of the Penn Engineering faculty, Chris Callison-Burch and Gad Allon, are recipients of 2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching. These awards are the highest teaching honors awarded by the University to members of the faculty. Read More
Two Penn Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering News / February 10, 2026 Nader Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Karen Winey, Harold Pender Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and in Materials Science and Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), bringing the total Penn Engineering NAE faculty membership to 16. Read More
Engines of Exploration News / January 15, 2026 Kristin Houston (ENG’01), President of the Space Propulsion & Power Systems sector within the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment at L3Harris, shares her story from her time at Penn Engineering to sending spacecraft to the moon and beyond. Read More
The Path Forward: Penn Engineering 2030 News / January 13, 2026 The cover story of the 2025-2026 issue of Penn Engineering magazine explores Penn Engineering 2030, the School’s new strategic plan, which charts a bold, collaborative path forward in this new era for higher education. Read More
New Penn Engineering Assistant Professorship Honors Jan Van der Spiegel News / November 26, 2025 Jan Van der Spiegel’s quiet encouragement has shaped the careers of thousands of students, many of whom now hold prominent positions in academia and industry. Now, a group of Penn Engineering alumni are recognizing his lasting influence by helping to establish an assistant professorship in his honor. Read More
Aaron Roth Receives 2025-26 Heilmeier Award News / November 24, 2025 Aaron Roth, Henry Salvatori Professor of Computer & Cognitive Science in Computer and Information Science, is the recipient of the 2025-26 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research for “fundamental contributions to formalizing, quantifying and enforcing data privacy and algorithmic fairness.” Read More
Fall 2025 Dean’s Welcome News / August 21, 2025 Welcome, Penn Engineers! Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning for another exciting year of discovery and growth, it’s wonderful to see our campus buzzing with energy again. There is nothing quite like the excitement of a new academic year, and I’m reminded how much our strength... Read More
