This article was written by Phoebe Weintraub and Vivian Yao for The Daily Pennsylvanian.Photo by Derek Wong On Sept. 24, US Rowing announced its Under 23 National Team […]
Touching the Future: Mastering Physical Contact with New Algorithm for Robots
Written by Ian Scheffler for Penn AI. Penn Engineers have developed a new algorithm that allows robots to react to complex physical contact in real time, making it […]
Chris Stabile Defends Dissertation on Dynamically Tunable Adhesion and Friction via Active Materials
Chris Stabile has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Dynamically Tunable Adhesion and Friction via Active Materials with Thermally Modulated Stiffness,” under the guidance of Kevin Turner, Professor and […]
Nathan Wei on Renewable Energy, Fluid Mechanics and the Shaping of Humble Engineers
With a research career dedicated to atmospheric wind and fluid mechanics, Nathan Wei, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), takes his endeavors almost wherever the wind blows. Guided […]
Y-Prize Technologies 2024-25
The Y-Prize Competition kicked off on Monday, September 23, offering students the chance to transform Penn Engineering innovations into business ideas—and compete for a $10,000 prize. This year’s […]
Will Yang Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation
William Yang has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Controlling Contact Transitions for Dynamic Robots,” under the guidance of Michael Posa, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. […]
Tom Celenza Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation
Tom Celenza has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Enhancing Photophoretic Levitation using Three-dimensional Structures for Flight in the Mesosphere and on Mars,” under the guidance of Igor Bargatin, […]
Capaldi Receives Spring 2024 Outstanding TA Award
Luc Capaldi, a PhD student in the Tertuliano Lab, has received the “Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Mechanical Engineering” for the Spring 2024 semester. Capaldi was honored for […]
Xueyang Qi Defends Master’s Thesis on the Dynamic Origami Quadruped Robot
Master’s students have the option to write and defend a thesis at the end of their two-year program. Xueyang Qi, a 2024 graduate with a double major in […]
Beyond the Grasp: Innovative Robotics Research Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award
Will Yang, a fifth year doctoral candidate, has been recognized for his work in dynamic motion robotics at the recent Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) Conference which took […]