Congratulations to Team MorphBoard, comprised of Daniel Izmirian, Anton Ludwig, and Zachary Masotto who were awarded the John Couloucoundis Prize for the best senior design presentation.

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Congratulations Team Crackle, comprised of Aditi Chintapalli, Runing Guan, Mei Han, Ilia Kheirkhah, and Shalika Neelaveni, who were awarded the Francis G. Tatnall Prize for an outstanding project showing ingenuity, proficiency and usefulness.

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Congratulations to Team Spotter Pro, comprised of Teddy Constan, Alex LaBarca, Troy Hill, Krystian Kresso, Ahmed Laban, Eric Gao who were awarded the William K. Gemmill Memorial Prize for outstanding creativity.

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Congratulations to Team ShatterSweep, comprised of Ling Xu and Ming Zou, who were awarded the Judges’ Choice Award for excellence based on the discretion of the judges.

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We'd like to highlight two doctoral candidates, Torrie Edwards and Saheli Patel, who received awards from Penn Engineering, recognizing their exceptional teaching and service to the Penn Engineering community.

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Congratulations Sumit Kumar, a Master’s Candidate in MEAM, for defending his Master's thesis titled “The Rheology and Microphysics of Monodisperse Synthetic Mucin.” 🎉

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We were honored to have hosted the Boyce Symposium in late April, celebrating the innovative work of Mary C. Boyce, recipient of the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering from The Franklin Institute.

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In April, we celebrated undergraduate excellence, new published papers, and faculty awards. Check out April's newsletter for the full stories on what's happening in MEAM.

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MEAM is pleased to announce the master's thesis defense of Zaini Alansari, “Modeling Off-Grid Photovoltaics Integrated with Micro-Cogeneration and Electrical Energy Storage.'

Abstract: events.seas.upenn.edu/event/meam-mas…

Mon, Apr 29 @ 2 PM
Room 2C6, David Rittenhouse Laboratory

Congratulations Dr. Imran Hayat for successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Implementation and Performance of Wall Models for Large Eddy Simulation of Non-equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers” under the advisory of Asst. Professor George Park. 🎉

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MEAM is pleased to announce the master's thesis defense of Sumit Sunil Kumar, “The Rheology and Microphysics of Monodisperse Synthetic Mucin.'

Abstract: events.seas.upenn.edu/event/meam-mas…

Fri, Apr 26 @ 12 PM
Room 2C8, David Rittenhouse Laboratory

MEAM is pleased to announce the master's thesis defense of Ho Jin Choi, “Gaussian Process-Based Active Exploration Strategies in Vision
and Touch.”

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Tues, Apr 23 @ 12 PM
B2, Meyerson Hall

We are excited to welcome Ehud Yariv, Professor in Technion Israel, for this week's seminar on “Flows About Superhydrophobic Surfaces.'

Abstract & bio: bit.ly/3QrTlin

Tues, April 23 @ 10:15 AM
Wu & Chen Auditorium

Materials Science and Engineering at Penn is excited to host Nat Trask, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Penn Associate Professor for his seminar:

'Probabilistic Digital Twins for Structure Preserving Simulation and Scientific Discovery'

Thursday, April 25, 10:30 am

Wu and Chen Auditorium
Levine Hall

MEAM is pleased to announce the master's thesis defense of Xu Zhang, “Optical Analysis of Buckling-Induced Micro-Robotic Membranes.”

Abstract: events.seas.upenn.edu/event/meam-mas…

Mon, Apr 22 @ 12 PM
Room 307, Levine Hall

Penn Engineering's Class of 2024 Commencement is just around the corner. Use hashtag #PennEngineeringProud on your posts to share the celebrations! bit.ly/3L6uADx

Thanks to Ajit Yoganathan for his seminar on 'Cardiovascular Engineering' which highlighted his group's work advancing knowledge and technology in native and replacement heart valves, cardiovascular diagnostic techniques, and pediatric surgical/interventional planning.

Congratulations Dr. Sage Fulco for successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Controlling Fracture Behavior Through Architecture” under the advisory of MEAM Professor Kevin T Turner. 🎉

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