Xu Zhang (left), a recent graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), has successfully defended his master’s thesis titled “Optical Analysis of Buckling-Induced Micro-Robotic […]
Ho Jin Choi Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis
Ho Jin Choi has successfully defended his master’s thesis titled “Gaussian Process-Based Active Exploration Strategies in Vision and Touch” under the advisory of Nadia Figueroa, Shalini and Rajeev […]
MEAM Senior Design Day Awardees 2024
Senior Design is the capstone of Penn’s practice-integrated mechanical engineering curriculum. The two-semester senior design sequence challenges students to bring theory, skills, general knowledge, and inventive energy to […]
Sumit Kumar Successfully Defends Master Thesis on Synthetic Mucin Rheology
Sumit Kumar, a Master’s Candidate in MEAM, has defended his thesis titled “The Rheology and Microphysics of Monodisperse Synthetic Mucin.” His research focused on understanding the behavior of […]
Celebrating Graduate Student Excellence: Master’s
Each year, Penn Engineering master’s students are honored with awards recognizing exceptional scholarly achievements. This year, we are proud to recognize two master’s students in Mechanical Engineering and […]
Celebrating Achievement: Imran Hayat
Imran Hayat has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Implementation and Performance of Wall Models for Large Eddy Simulation of Non-equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers” under the mentorship of […]
Celebrating Achievement: Sage Fulco
In a culmination of years of interdisciplinary research, Sage Fulco, a PhD student in MEAM, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Controlling Fracture Behavior Through Architecture.” Fulco’s thesis […]
Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence
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, […]
Celebrating Achievement: Justin Cooke
Justin Cooke, who recently completed his dissertation defense this month, reflects on his unique journey through his PhD program at Penn, describing it as unlike anything he had […]
2024 Goff Prize Recipients
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 […]