Yasaman Moharrer has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “The Role of YAP and TAZ in Regulating Load-induced Bone Adaptation and Osteocyte Mechanosensing,” under the guidance of Joel Boerckel, […]
Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars
Penn Engineers, NASA, and five other universities tested robotic systems designed to help unmanned explorers cooperate in the dunes of White Sands, New Mexico, paving the way for […]
Gulzhan Aldan Awarded Spring 2025 Outstanding TA Award
Gulzhan Aldan, a MEAM Ph.D. Candidate in the Bargatin Group, was awarded the Spring 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award in Mechanical Engineering in recognition of her contributions […]
How one student’s experience is helping to shape renewable energy education
In the midst of the complicated landscape of energy, economics, and environmental policy, third-year Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) student Ngaatendwe Manyika is helping to develop a new course […]
Centuries After Discovery, Red Blood Cells Still Hold Surprises
Red blood cells, long thought to be passive bystanders in the formation of blood clots, actually play an active role in helping clots contract, according to a new […]
McBride and Wei Named Environmental Innovations Initiative Faculty Fellows
Two Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) faculty — Samantha McBride, William K. Gemmill Term Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Nathan Wei, Assistant Professor — have been […]
Cracking the Code of Force-Driven Chemistry
When asked to think of a chemical reaction, you might picture bubbling liquids in a beaker, or maybe applying heat to a mixture until something transforms. But some […]
Gregory Campbell Defends Dissertation on Elastomeric Strain Limitation for Design of Soft Pneumatic Actuators
Gregory Campbell has succesfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Elastomeric Strain Limitation for Design of Soft Pneumatic Actuators” under the guidance of Mark Yim, Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical […]
No Plan, No Problem: Teaching Robots to Build Without Blueprints
Bees, ants and termites don’t need blueprints. They may have queens, but none of these species breed architects or construction managers. Each insect worker, or drone, simply responds […]
Wensi Wu Uses Digital Twins to Explore the Hidden Mechanics of the Human Heart
When Wensi Wu, Research Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), first stepped into the world of computational modeling, she wasn’t thinking about hearts or hospitals. She […]