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 […]
Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (2025)
Every year, Penn Engineering undergraduates are honored with awards recognizing exceptional scholarly accomplishments and their invaluable service to both the School and the wider university community. This year, […]
Carpick and Roberts Receive 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, two members […]
Gabriel Unger Awarded Fall 2024 Outstanding TA Award
Gabriel “Gabe” Unger, a MEAM PhD student working in the Sung Robotics Lab, received the Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award in Mechanical Engineering for the Fall 2024 semester […]
Heritage and Innovation: How Penn Engineers are Restoring the Historic Springfield Mills
A unique collaboration between the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering and the Morris Arboretum & Gardens is harnessing innovation to resurrect a […]
Using Surface Fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa to Predict Habitability
This article was written by Nathi Magubane for Penn Today. When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter’s moons (Europa), or […]
Engineering Smart Robot Teams with Torrie Edwards (Video)
How can many robots work together effectively to collect information from the environment? This is a question Victoria Edwards, a fifth-year doctoral student in MEAM, is working to […]
Christopher Kim Defends Dissertation on Impedance-Driven Self-Sensing Actuators
Christopher Kim has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Leveraging Impedance-Related Properties for Free Self-Sensing in Actuators for Compact Robots,” under the guidance of Cynthia Sung, Associate Professor in […]