Colgate-Palmolive Internship for PhD Candidate Sydni Wilson
Sydni Wilson, a third-year PhD candidate, recently completed a ten-week summer internship with Colgate-Palmolive in New Brunswick, NJ, working in the Department of Global Technology. During her time there, she was based in a characterization lab known as the Center of Research Excellence (CORE). Her work focused on refining experimental techniques using Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) and learning how […]
From Springfield to the French Alps: A Scientific Journey Abroad for Lindsay Jones
Lindsay Jones, a second-year Ph.D. candidate under the mentorship of Professor Karen Winey at the University of Pennsylvania, recently traded her lab bench in Philadelphia for the snow-dusted peaks of the French Alps. Hailing from Springfield in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Lindsay traveled to Grenoble, France, in late February to attend the prestigious Grenoble Energy Conversion […]
Brewing ideas: the Power of Student Conversations Over Coffee
In the whirlwind of student life—where assignments, exams, and looming deadlines often dominate—it’s easy for students to become so focused on academics that they miss out on the full experience of college life. Recognizing this, undergraduates Tony Tian and Justin Wang of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) have taken the initiative […]