Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Penn

A few weeks ago, we had the joy of celebrating our PhD, master’s, and undergraduate graduates 🎓

To all of our newest CBE alumni: congratulations! We are so proud of your hard work, perseverance, and everything you’ve achieved. Wherever you go next, we know you’ll do amazing things!

After years of dedicated teaching, mentorship, and service, we celebrate Professor Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen and her remarkable career in CBE.

Professor Bidstrup Allen has made a lasting impact on our department and community through her commitment to students, scholarship, and the field of chemical and biomolecular engineering. We are deeply grateful for all she has contributed over the years and wish her the very best in this next chapter.

Please join us in congratulating Professor Bidstrup Allen on her retirement!

This past Friday, our student-run Graduate Student Symposium brought our community together with partners from industry, national labs, and academia for a day of research, ideas, and new connections.

Huge thank you to everyone who presented and attended— and to our sponsors , , and for support the day!

Highlighting the start of a great semester with the CBE Annual Welcome Back Picnic! 🍁

Thankyou faculty, staff and students for the amazing turnout!

Congrats to the Class of 2025!

To our incredible PhD, Master’s, and Undergraduate students: you did it! Your hard work, curiosity, and resilience have brought you to this moment, and we couldn’t be prouder.

Whether you’re heading to industry, research, academia, or exploring what’s next, know that you leave here with more than a degree. You carry the creativity, compassion, and drive that define our Penn Engineering community.

Here’s the bold futures and big dreams. We can’t wait to see where you go next!

Just a couple days away from graduation!

Hosted at LaScala’s, fun times were had at the Class of 2025 Senior Send Off. Thank you to our staff and faculty, and congrats once more to the Class of 2025! 🥳🎓

The NRT Soft AE Annual Symposium was a success!

This year’s event featured inspiring talks on autonomous experimentation, materials innovation, and science policy, plus rapid-fire lightning talks from our talented Soft AE trainees.

Big thanks to all our speakers, panelists, and attendees, and a special shoutout to the students who shared their groundbreaking research!

We were honored to host Dr. Paula T. Hammond, Institute Professor and Vice Provost for Faculty at , as this year’s John A. Quinn Distinguished Lecturer in Chemical Engineering!

Her powerful lecture, “Sticky Nanoparticles: Electrostatic Assembly of Targeted Delivery Agents,” explored cutting-edge advances in drug delivery, cancer therapeutics, and nanotechnology— all grounded in her pioneering work on layer-by-layer nanoparticle systems.

Thank you, Dr. Hammond, for sharing your insights and continuing the legacy of excellence and impact exemplified by John A. Quinn.

Congratulations to our 2025 Undergraduate Award Winners!

Each year, Penn Engineering recognizes students for their exceptional academic achievements and dedicated service to the school and university community.

We’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished— and we can’t wait to see what you’ll do next!

Award Recipients:
- Liang D**g
- Ryan Guber
- Kenji Kaproth
- Clara Kim
- Madeline Maurer
- Lily Min
- Anthony Nguyen
- Seito Sanford
- Anthony Senouillet
- Emily Valerio
- Maria Zatova