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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From California Roots to Penn Engineering Success
Lucy Norris did not arrive at Penn with everything figured out. She came from Santa Cruz, California, where the atmosphere felt different, warmer, softer, familiar. By the time she stepped […]
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2026 MSE Engineering Student/Postdoc Awards
Congratulations to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering students, and postdoctoral students, who have been recognized in receiving the following awards. Top row left to right: Lucy T. Norris […]
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2026 MSE Senior Design Showcase
On Friday, April 24th, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) hosted its 2026 Senior Design Showcase. Held annually, the event provided an exciting platform for students to display […]
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Marathon Man: John Chen Balances the Half Marathon and High-Impact Research
By John Russell Third-year doctoral student John Chen knows a thing or two about endurance. This fall, he not only pushed through long hours in the lab but also crossed […]
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13 Questions – Hannah Clarkson
John Russell You’ll notice two things immediately about Hannah Clarkson, a fourth year Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Candidate in the Shu Yang lab. First, her love of sports isn’t the casual kind. She […]
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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 […]
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MSE Thesis Defense – Shobhita Kramadhati
Title “Metasurfaces For Environmental Refractive Index Sensing: Design, Fabrication And Interrogation” Date: June 9, 2025 – 3:00 pm – Towne 327 – The Active Learning Classroom Metasurfaces are artificial materials […]
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2025 Master’s Graduation
To quote the 2025 Commencement speaker and Penn Alumni, Elizabeth Banks, “Hats off to you. May the odds always be in your favor.” Congratulations to the 2025 Penn Materials Science […]