Douglas Jerolmack, Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and in Earth and Environmental Science, has been awarded the S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award. Presented in conjunction with […]
Interfacial Phenomena: Samantha McBride’s Untapped Resource for Water Sustainability
In a typical year, Reno, Nevada, receives just seven and a half inches of rain. For Samantha McBride, the newest faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, […]
At Ben Talks NYC, A Journey From Ocean Depths to Outer Space
Written for OMNIA by Michele W. BergerPhotos by Brooke Sietinsons On a brisk night in January overlooking the skating rink in New York’s Bryant Park, alumni took a […]
Penn4C Announces Awardees for Community-led Partnership Grant
The Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation (Penn4C), an initiative led jointly by the Welcome to Penn Nursing (Penn Nursing) and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering), has awarded funding […]
Introducing: Samantha McBride
We extend a warm welcome to Samantha McBride, our newest member of the mechanical engineering faculty, serving as the William K. Gemmill Term Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Fueled […]
Engineering the Future of Farming
Over the next 25 years, the world’s population, currently hovering around 7.8 billion, is expected to grow by nearly 25% to 9.7 billion people. This means that existing […]
A New Electroadhesive Clutch To Improve Haptics in Virtual Reality Gloves and Beyond
When engaging in virtual reality (VR) and manipulating an object, users want to be able to feel what they’re touching in virtual space. A hard object needs to […]
Penn’s Fluid Dynamics Symposium: Breaking Waves, Forging Connections
In November 2023, the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) played a pivotal role in hosting a satellite workshop preceding the American Physical Society conference in Washington, DC. […]
Introducing: Nathaniel Trask
We are delighted to welcome Associate Professor Nat Trask, our newest faculty member, to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. With a background steeped in a decade […]
The Alchemy Behind the Diamond: Unearthing Baseball’s Beloved Mud
With the Phillies’ World Series hopes dashed by the Arizona Diamondbacks, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are diverting their gaze to a lesser-known player in the baseball […]