Penn Engineering
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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In 2025, Penn Engineering added 7 tenure-track faculty, 2 in the research track and 1 in the practice track.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Ph.D. in Computer Science University of Zurich
Practice Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California, Berkeley
J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation, Bioengineering
Ph.D. in Chemistry Columbia University
The NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry) will use AI to design, optimize and synthesize RNA and delivery vehicles.
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.
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.
