Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Penn
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The Official Twitter Account for the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. #PennEngineeringProud
Joined August 2023
Please join us this week for a seminar from Jerelle Joseph, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University. Weds., 10/29 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Mark your calendars! The CBE Graduate Student Symposium (GSS) returns Nov. 14, 2025! Join us for a full day of research talks, poster sessions, and networking opportunities with experts across industry and academia–– led by our very own graduate students. @PennEngineers
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Rajamani Gounder, R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Weds., 10/22 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Congratulations to Dohyung Kim, Assistant Professor in @CBE_Penn, for being named a 2025 Packard Fellow by the Packard Foundation. Kim's lab investigates the chemical activity produced by solid catalysts down to the atomic level and applies this foundational knowledge to design
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Shihong Lin, Professor and Chancellor Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University. Weds., 10/15 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Lauren Marbella, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. Weds., 10/08 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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A new review from Penn Engineering explored how tiny messengers released by tumors, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), could be the key to future cancer therapies. In a recent paper in @natBME, doctoral student Kshitiz Parihar and Professor @raviradhak review how these EVs
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Bomyi Lim, our newly appointed Associate Professor in the department. Weds., 09/24 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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PhD student Kshitiz Parihar, under the guidance of @raviradhak, is exploring how stiffness and extracellular vesicles could shape future cancer treatments. Be sure to read more here:
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When Ph.D. student Kshitiz Parihar began combing through dozens of research papers on two seemingly different topics — tumor mechanics and extracellular vesicles, tiny packages … Read More ›
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Wenjun Zhang, Charles R. Wilke Endowed Chair and Professor at UC Berkeley. Weds., 09/17 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Congratulations to @XueSherryGao, of @CBE_Penn and @pennbioeng, on receiving the @ChEnected Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division Early Career Award.
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Like the Nobel-winning 2D material graphene, MXenes could revolutionize electronics and energy. In @ScienceMagazine, @a_vojvodic of @CBE_Penn and Zahra Fakhraai of @PennChemistry show how adding multiple metals lets scientists tune MXenes’ properties. 📷: From left: Zahra
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Professors Aleksandra Vojvodic and Zahra Fakhraai are combining computation and experiments to engineer materials for next-gen devices! Be sure to read more about it in Penn Today:
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A Penn team has developed insight into the chemical and geometric mechanisms underlying the synthesis of new 2D materials, paving the way for next-gen devices, biomedical applications, and cleaner,...
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From a Pharaoh's tomb and snake venom come new advances in scientific research and medicine. In a recent @PhillyInquirer article, Penn Engineering's @XueSherryGao and @delafuentelab are highlighted for their advancements in drug research and the application of artificial
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Charles Schroeder, Professor at Princeton University. Weds., 09/10 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Third-year @MEAM_Penn student Ngaatendwe Manyika spent her summer working with @LorenaGrundy (@CBE_Penn) to create a new class, the Renewable Technologies Lab, coming to Penn in Fall 2026. This work was funded by the Integrating Sustainability Across Curriculums program, a part
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Please join us this week for a seminar from Himanshu Mishra, Associate Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Weds., 09/03 @ 3:30 PM Wu & Chen Auditorium
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Ancient Microbess🤝Modern Medicine Prof. @delafuentelab uses AI to uncover new antibiotics: a promising step against drug-resistant infections! Be sure to read more via Penn Today: https://t.co/DBkEwociEb
#PennEngineering #PennToday #Antibiotics
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César de la Fuente uses AI to hunt for new antibiotic candidates in unlikely places, from the DNA of extinct organisms to the proteins of ancient microbes.
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Prof. @LorenaGrundy is helping shape the future of energy education through hands-on, interdisciplinary teaching. Read more via Penn Today:
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Third-year mechanical engineering student Ngaatendwe Manyika spent the summer working with practice assistant professor at Penn Engineering Lorena Grundy developing a new class, the Renewable Energy...
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A new solar-driven water harvesting device, inspired by raspberries and sunflowers, collects moisture from the air. Developed by @ShuYangPenn (@CBE_Penn & @MSEatPenn), the new material is 4.4 times faster than conventional systems, offering a promising solution for water
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