Vanessa Chan’s course, Applying Your Thesis to the Real World, is helping Penn Engineering Ph.D. students move beyond technical discovery to understand how research becomes real-world impact. Through industry mentorship, stakeholder […]
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A Life Without Boundaries: Anna Hallac’s Journey Through Science, Entrepreneurship, and Finance
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 […]
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Alumni Spotlight – Aimee Bailey – Founder and CEO – Rock Rabbit
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 […]
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Alumni Visit – Mark Harding
Mark Harding, MSE Alumni, returned to visit during Alumni weekend. Mark’s currently studying at Columbia University after a ten-year run in the Navy. Thank you for your service and we […]
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SEAS Commencement Keynote Speaker – Dafni Bika (GR ’92)
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025Time: 3:30-4:45 p.m. (doors open at 3:00 p.m.)Location: Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA Dafni Bika (GR’92) Dafni Bika is a pharmaceutical executive with more than 25 […]
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2025 MSE SENIOR DESIGN SHOWCASE
On Friday, April 25th, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) hosted its 2025 Senior Design Showcase. Held annually, the event provided an exciting platform for students to display […]
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Alumni Visit – COO & Co-founder of Pickle – Julie O’Mara
Julie O’Mara, MSE Alumni returned to visit Penn. Her current venture, Pickle is a peer-to-peer fashion rental app transforming the industry. We’re happy to have her return.
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Alumni Visit – Baleena Founders Julia Yan and Sarah Beth Gleeson
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering are always honored to have our alumni stop in our offices. Julia Yan and Sara Beth Gleeson, two founders of Baleena, paid us […]
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Vanessa Chan on the TIME100 Climate List
November 25, 2024 Melissa Pappas The 2024 TIME100 Climate list has selected Vanessa Chan, Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, in the Leader category. Chan, who is currently […]