From California Roots to Penn Engineering Success News / June 3, 2026 Lucy Norris did not arrive at Penn with everything figured out. She came from Santa Cruz, California, where the atmosphere felt different, warmer, softer, familiar. By the time she stepped onto Penn campus as a freshman, she carried with her the quiet confidence of someone who had always done well.... Read More
A Life Without Boundaries: Anna Hallac’s Journey Through Science, Entrepreneurship, and Finance News / June 3, 2026 Anna Hallac grew up in Chappaqua, New York, with a curiosity about how the world works and the discipline to pursue that curiosity in depth. She came to the University of Pennsylvania as a student in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), drawn by the program’s focus on... Read More
2026 MSE Engineering Student/Postdoc Awards News / June 2, 2026 Congratulations to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering students, and postdoctoral students, who have been recognized in receiving the following awards. Top row, left to right: Lucy T. Norris and Shujing Zhu – Penn Engineering Exceptional Service Award The Penn Engineering Exceptional Service Award is given to recognize and... Read More
Alumni Spotlight – Aimee Bailey Founder & CEO – Rock Rabbit News / May 25, 2026 Penn Engineering has long been home to graduates who pair technical excellence with a drive to solve real-world problems. Aimee Bailey, a 2006 Penn Materials Science and Engineering alumna, is carrying that tradition forward as Founder and CEO of Rock Rabbit, an AI-native clean energy software startup. In this brief... Read More
Making, Learning, Leading: A VIPER Student’s Path in the world of Materials Science News / January 22, 2026 By John Russell Justin Wang grew up between two places that shaped him in different ways. He was born around the bays of San Jose, but his family later moved back to Taiwan, where he spent a large stretch of his life. By the time he arrived at Penn, he... Read More
Alumni Visit with Mark Harding News / July 22, 2025 Mark Harding, MSE Alumni, returned to visit during Alumni weekend. Mark’s currently studying at Columbia University after a ten-year run in the Navy. Thank you for your service and we enjoyed catching up with you. Read More
2025 Master’s Graduation News / July 22, 2025 To quote the 2025 Commencement speaker and Penn Alumni, Elizabeth Banks, “Hats off to you. May the odds always be in your favor.” Congratulations to the 2025 Penn Materials Science and Engineering Master’s graduates. With gratitude to Shu Yang, Irene Clements, Mahadevan Khantha, faculty, and staff for their support. Read More
