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Penn Engineering

Faculty & Research

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In partnerships with Penn’s 11 other schools, Penn Engineering benefits from a highly interdisciplinary culture and a commitment to innovation that is driving the development, transfer and application of knowledge across the engineering disciplines. This vision is integral to the School’s educational and research programs, and to its work locally, nationally and globally, where its programs engage partners in academia, industry and government.

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Faculty Funding

$ 125M

total faculty funding

% 8.3

NAE membership

New Faculty Members

In 2025, Penn Engineering added 7 tenure-track faculty, 2 in the research track and 1 in the practice track.

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Antonio Loquercio

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Zurich

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Lorena Grundy

Practice Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

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Yihui Shen

J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation,
Bioengineering

Ph.D. in Chemistry
Columbia University

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Research Highlights in 2025

$18M to Revolutionize RNA Research

The NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry) will use AI to design, optimize and synthesize RNA and delivery vehicles.

$13.5M to Enhance National Computer Security

New funding from DARPA will allow Penn Engineers to pioneer cutting-edge technology aimed at fundamentally shifting the state of the art in computer protection.

$10M for Media, Technology, and Democracy Center

Penn’s new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy will facilitate research synergies across the fields of law, political science, media, communications, data science, AI and more to explore the impact of media on democracy.