From California Roots to Penn Engineering Success Materials Science and Engineering / 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 Materials Science and Engineering / 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 Materials Science and Engineering / 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 Materials Science and Engineering / 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
A Life Without Boundaries: Anna Hallac’s Journey Through Science, Entrepreneurship, and Finance Materials Science and Engineering / 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 Materials Science and Engineering / 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 Materials Science and Engineering / 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
