Team ECO2NCRETE captures Social Impact Prize for 2023 SEAS Senior Project Competition

Congratulations to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Team ECO2NCRETE, who was awarded the Social Impact Prize in the 2023 School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Senior Project competition. Three MSE teams, (ECO2NCRETE, Pourogami, and Tooth Fairy), competed against seniors from five SEAS departments, with Team ECO2NCRETE (members; Emma Glasser, Kimerly Jackson, […]

CiPD, Penn Health-Tech Award 2023 IDEA Prize

2023 MSE Senior Design Showcase

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering Senior Design Showcase was held on Friday, April 21, 2023, in the Glandt Forum in the Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The seniors, (Emma Glasser, Kimerly Jackson, Leslie Lytle, Sahana Sundar, Yein Yoon, Son Hoang, Joshua Chen, Kunal Jadeja, Michael Cellucci, Hyunil Kim, Sylvia Chen, Asset Yermekkaliyev, and Justin […]

2023 MSE Student Awards

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering students were recognized as recipients for the following awards: Undergraduate Student Awards The Wolf-Hallac Award, Yein Yoon The M&T Award, Joshua Chen Hugo Otto Wolf Memorial Award, Sahana Sundar, Yein Yoon R.M. Brick Award, Hyunil Kim, Dustin Brown Penn Engineering Exceptional Service Award, Joshua Chen, Kunal Jadeja, Jacqueline Aquino William Graham Technology Innovation Prize, Team Name: […]

13 Questions – Dr. David P. Pope

When you have a lecture named after you (The David P. Pope Lecture), it’s kind of a big deal. Dr. David Pope first came to Penn in 1968 as an Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and rose to full Professor in 1982. He has served as  the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in […]

Linda Lin recognized as 2023 Optica Foundation Women Scholar

Linda Lin, a junior in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, has been recognized as a 2023 Optica Foundation Women Scholar. The Optica Women Scholars program aims to provide visibility, community, and valuable resources for women in the fields of optics and photonics, empowering them to succeed in their […]

Shu Yang Receives 2023 Langmuir Lectureship Award

13 Questions – Kyle Keenan

It takes a village…. To apply your nano research at Penn, chances are that you’ve crossed paths with Kyle Keenan, Operations Manager at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology. Kyle, originally from the Boston area, got his start in nanotechnology working for Alpha Industries (now Skyworks, Inc.), before moving on to MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He’d still be […]

13 Questions – Eli Fastow

Eli Fastow grew up in Pikesville, a suburb just 10 minutes north of Baltimore, where he attended Pikesville High School (go panthers!). He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he majored in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Nano-Science and Technology. During his time as an undergraduate, he spent two summers […]

13 Questions – Joshua Chen

  Joshua Chen was born in Palo Alto, California. He’s currently an undergrad in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering,  where he’s very interested in 2D materials, nano devices, and photonics. His plans after undergrad are to go directly into a PhD program in materials science or electrical engineering! A few fun facts about […]