Written by Nathi Magubane for Penn Today. When Hurricane Katrina reached the Gulf Coast in 2005, emergency responders were blindsided by a storm surge that defied predictions. In […]
Alumni Q&A: Mitchell Fogelson (ENG’17, GEN’18)
Mitchell Fogelson (ENG’17, GEN’18) is the founder of Beyond Reach Labs, Inc, a startup dedicated to creating robust, deployable solutions that address critical needs in remote and demanding […]
Yiding Zhang Defends Master’s Thesis on Computational Modeling of C. elegans
For many students, the path to a graduate degree is a journey of self-discovery, and for Yiding Zhang, his journey has been one of academic evolution and unexpected […]
Celebrating Graduate Excellence (2025)
At this year’s Graduate Awards Ceremony, six MEAM graduate students were celebrated for their contributions to the Penn Engineering community through service, teaching, and academics. Master’s Student Awards […]
Brian Acosta Defends Dissertation on Real-Time Locomotion Control for Bipedal Robots
Brian Acosta has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Real-Time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain” under the guidance of Michael Posa, Assistant […]
Knowing When to Bend or Break: Penn Engineers Examine the Fracture Mechanics of 3D Graphene Structures
When do materials bend and when do they break? For Ottman Tertuliano, AMA Family Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), this question is one he normally […]
Victoria Edwards Defends Dissertation on Multi Robot Task Assignment in Dynamic Environments
Victoria “Torrie” Edwards has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Macroscopic Ensemble Methods for Multi Robot Task Assignment in Dynamic Environments” under the guidance of M. Ani Hsieh, Associate […]
Senior Design Day (2025)
Senior Design is the capstone of the practice-integrated mechanical engineering and applied mechanics curriculum. The two-semester senior design sequence challenges students to bring theory, skills, general knowledge, and […]
John A. Goff Prize Recipients (2025)
The annual John A. Goff Prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. This year, […]
Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool
They say you never forget how to ride a bike. Dustyn Roberts hopes that her students never forget how a bike—something everyone has either seen or ridden—is the ideal […]