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 […]

13 Questions – Eric Stach

Originally from West Virginia, Eric attended Duke, Washington and Virginia. He’s moved around a bit, having jobs at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Purdue and Brookhaven National Lab prior to coming to Penn in 2017.  When he actually has free time, he’s most likely to use it cooking & of course spending time with his […]

13 Questions – Emily Beeman

  Welcome to “13 Questions,” where we invite a guest each week to answer 13 questions on a range of topics in order to get to know them better. Today’s guest is Materials Science Ph.D. candidate Emily Beeman. Originally from the Bay Area, California, Emily went to undergrad at the University of California, Davis, and […]

13 Questions – Tom Mittelbrun

In a new series, “13 Questions,” we invite a guest each week to answer 13  questions on a range of topics in order to get to know them better. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Masters Student Tom Mittelbrun hails from the Wolverine state of Michigan and attended Michigan State University as an undergrad. At […]