Francis Sowande has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Predicting Infant Center of Pressure with Physics- and Data-Informed Modeling,” under the supervision of Michelle Johnson, Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitati…
Sumit Kumar, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) has received a scholarship from the Philadelphia Section of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). The scholarship recognizes promisi…
When engineers look to nature for inspiration, they often turn to living systems. The flight of birds has influenced aircraft design, gecko feet inspired new adhesives and lotus leaves led to the development of self-cleaning surfaces. Resea…
The idea of sending tiny spacecraft to another star system, not with rocket engines, but by riding a beam of light, may once have been science fiction, but new research published in Nature Communications is illuminating how the idea could b…
Julia Radzio has defended her doctoral dissertation, “Development of Microfluidic Platforms for High-Throughput Biomolecular Screening,” under the supervision of Paulo Arratia, Eduardo D. Glandt Distinguished Scholar and Professor in Mechan…
Vivek Sharma has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Multiscale Mechanical Regulation of Tumor Progression Across Scales,” under the supervision of Vivek Shenoy, Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor in Materia…
Dongsheng Chen has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Design, Performance Analysis and Motion Control of a Jet-Propelled Soft Robotics Platform,” under the supervision of Cynthia Sung, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engine…
Sun, sand, and surf are the mainstays of a beach day. But something else now lingers along the coast and other outdoor spaces: bits of plastic broken down so small that scientists need special tools to see them. These microplastics have bee…
A team of Penn Engineering students has been selected as one of five teams worldwide to receive an IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S) micro-grant to develop a new acoustic technology that could make it e…
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering is where theory meets practice. At MEAM, we bring together a diverse community of students and faculty who thrive on curiosity, collaboration, and rea…