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 […]
2023 Philly Materials Day
Faculty, students, and staff from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), participated in the 12th annual Philly Materials Day, hosted at Drexel University, on February 11, 2023. The event’s primary objective was to educate K-12 students on how the materials that they use […]
Meet our New Assistant Professor Kyle Vining
Dr. Kyle Vining’s lab at Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Engineering develops new biomaterials for tissue regeneration and investigates mechanical regulation of stromal cells and innate immune cells in fibrotic niches. His lab employs material strategies to manipulate and study cell behavior in a broad range of physiologic and disease contexts, including dentin regeneration, hematopoietic […]
Meet our New Assistant Professor Christopher Madl
After beginning his research career in materials chemistry, Christopher has come to exemplify the interdisciplinary nature of research at Penn MSE. He applies a multifaceted strategy, drawing on protein engineering, bioorthogonal chemistries, and stem cell biology, to understand how interactions between cells and their surrounding polymeric meshwork, the extracellular matrix, contribute to the loss of tissue function […]
Meet our New Assistant Professor Yuanwen Jiang
We would like to welcome Yuanwen Jiang, Assistant Professor to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally trained as a chemist, Yuanwen’s research travels far beyond chemistry, covering multiple disciplines, including; materials science, molecular engineering, and biomedical engineering. With his diverse training background, he is particularly excited about transforming […]