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Protected: GRASP holds its first Volunteer Awards Ceremony
June 4th, 2025
Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician
The art is both real and not real—a digital representation of an abstract concept—minted on the blockchain and hosted in an online, video-game-like platform by Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Mathematics and Electrical & Systems Engineering.
Microrobots Navigate Diverse Oral Environments to Deliver Therapies
The team’s 2024 paper, published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, describes their new platform that integrates nanozyme-shelled microrobots, made using microfluidics templates that combine individual iron oxide and silica nanoparticles into 100-µm microcapsules roughly…
2025 John A. Goff Prize Recipients
The annual John A. Goff Prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. This year, MEAM proudly celebrates two recipients…
GRASP Lab Virtual Facility Tour
A virtual tour through our 21,000 square feet of research facilities.
Virtual GRASP Lab Demo Videos
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CONGRATULATIONS to Nemirovsky Family Dean, Dr. Vijay Kumar on receiving the 2025 RSS Test of Time Award!!!
What an incredible award for an incredible Dean!!!
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Academia ignites innovation. MEMS pioneer Kurt Petersen joins Dean Vijay Kumar to explore the evolution of impact-driven research in ep. 8 of "Innovation & Impact." Watch now. https://bit.ly/4ka9YvN
The Penn Engineering Class of 2025 steps into the future with the power to drive change. Watch highlights from the undergraduate and master's ceremonies now. #PennEngineeringProud #PennGrad
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