For more than a decade, Penn’s Dan Huh has been developing super-small devices called organs-on-chips that use living cells to stand in for larger organs. In May 2019, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two experiments with Huh’s organs-on-chips to the International Space Station. In orbit, a lung chip and bone marrow chip are being compared to Earth-bound counterparts to shed light on astronauts’ susceptibility to infection.

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Inventing the Future

Penn Engineering Announces First Ivy League Master’s in Artificial Intelligence

Penn Engineering is proud to announce the online Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first graduate program of its kind among Ivy League universities. As AI upends nearly every field, master’s-trained AI engineers are increasingly in demand.

The Raj and Neera Singh Program in Artificial Intelligence Master of Science in Engineering in AI Online will empower students with both the practical skills and the ethical foundations to lead AI into the future.

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Innovation & Impact Podcast: Exploring AI in Engineering

In the latest episode of Innovation & Impact, host Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in Computer and Information Science (CIS), speaks with three Penn Engineering experts about leveraging AI to advance scientific discovery and methods to protect its users. Panelists include: Chris Callison-Burch, Associate Professor in CIS, Surbhi Goel, Magerman Term Assistant Professor in CIS, and Cesar de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, Psychiatry and Microbiology with a secondary appointment in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

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Penn Engineering Wins $13.5 Million Grant from DARPA to Enhance National Computer Security

Penn Engineering has secured a $13.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to pioneer cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing national computer security. Leading this effort is André DeHon, Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and Computer and Information Science (CIS) at Penn Engineering. DeHon’s collaborators are Jing Li, Eduardo D. Glandt Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor in ESE and CIS, who will serve as the associate director, and Jonathan M. Smith, Olga and Alberico Pompa Professor in CIS.

Mike Mitchell Profiled in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Michael J. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Penn Engineering, was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the article, Mitchell describes how he and his team are using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the tiny capsules that deliver mRNA, in novel ways to treat lung cancer or broach the blood-brain barrier.

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News

Turning Up the Heat on Data Storage

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From Blackjack to Chatbots: Aashika Vishwanath’s AI Odyssey

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Teaching Doglike Robots to Walk on the Moon’s Dusty, Icy Surface

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Events

ASSET Seminar: “Lifelong Learning for Autonomous Systems: Progress and Challenges” (Eric Eaton, University of Pennsylvania)

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Penn NRT Soft AE Annual Symposium: Exploring research & educational intersections of soft materials, autonomous experimentation & science policy

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Spring 2024 Robotics MSE Thesis Presentations

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Announcement

A Statement to the Penn Engineering Community from Dean Vijay Kumar

As we approach the end of the 2023 fall semester and prepare to embark on a well-deserved winter break, I want to take a moment to address our community with a spirit of optimism and unity.

About Penn Engineering

At Penn Engineering, we are preparing the next generation of innovative engineers, entrepreneurs and leaders. Our unique culture of cooperation and teamwork, emphasis on research, and dedicated faculty advisors who teach as well as mentor, provide the ideal environment for the intellectual growth and development of well-rounded global citizens.


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