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JULY 2019
Superhero Science

Superhero Science
A Q&A with Shu Yang, professor in Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, about the real-life technologies and research that could allow people to climb up walls and synthesize their own super-strong spider silk. READ MORE
Dawn Bonnell
Dawn Bonnell Honored as Distinguished Life Member of The American Ceramic Society
Dawn Bonnell, Penn’s Vice Provost for Research and Henry Robinson Towne Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, has been honored as one of three 2019 Distinguished Life Members of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), an organization that strives to advance the understanding of ceramics and other materials. The Distinguished Life Member award is the organization’s highest honor. READ MORE
Vanessa Chan
‘If there were ever a box, Vanessa would be outside of it’
Vanessa Chan, Professor of Practice, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Materials Science and Engineering, is changing up the curriculum and giving students a real-world glimpse into life after college.  READ MORE

Inspired by Snails

from The Philadelphia Inquirer
A new study led by Shu Yang, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, demonstrates a strong, reversible superglue that uses the same mechanisms of adhesion as snails. READ MORE
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