Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department, Penn

James Pikul, assistant professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and lab member Min Wang recently hosted Philadelphia Inquirer science reporter Tom Avril at the Singh Center, showing off their latest creation: a miniature robotic car that eats metal and breathes air. Read more!https://blog.seas.upenn.edu/no-battery-no-problem/

Igor Bargatin, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, is featured in Science News for Students for his research that aims to send ultra-thin Mylar discs to the edge of space using only light. read more! https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org//innovation-sunligh

Congratulations to Bruce Kothmann, who is the recipient of the 2021 Hatfield Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Lecturer and Practice Professor Track! This is one of just three Penn Engineering teaching awards awarded each year and the awards are selected directly by the students. Learn more HERE https://blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-engineerings-2021-teachin/

Congratulations, again, to the 2021 Lindback award recipients, especially MEAM's Dr. Kevin Turner! Turner is the Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) and a Professor in MEAM and Materials Science and Engineering. His research group’s interests include small-scale systems and interfaces, with most of their work centering around surface and interface mechanics in micro- and nano-scale systems. Read more! https://blog.seas.upenn.edu/two-penn-engineers-receive-202/