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CONTENT Penn Engineering / Spring 2013 University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science “Modern, inspiring spaces reinforce the School’s mission to demonstrate excellence and innovation and attract top-notch scholars.” 2 A Biological Universe in a Drop of Blood Scott Diamond studies one of the most complicated fluids on the planet, human blood, as it flows through the coronary artery. 11 Architecture as Emissary Exemplifying the best architecture of its time, Penn Engineering boasts new buildings that inspire. 25 From the Lab to the Cloud Marc Loinaz pushes the limits of high-speed analog and digital electronics that have changed the way we live. cover Implementing signal processing and computational algorithms on a microcontroller provides freshmen in Electrical and Systems Engineering a foundation in both theory and practice. 16 Atoms, Bits, Circuits and Systems 6 The Nano Guru With the goal of developing stronger, more flexible nanomaterials, Daeyeon Lee discovers a new method to tackle engineering problems. An innovative freshman course in Electrical and Systems Engineering engages students in designing the curriculum. 28 Celebrating Penn Engineering Penn Engineering surpasses the Making History Through Innovation campaign goal, with $180.5 million raised. “The School raised a transformative $180.5 million, $30.5 million over the goal.” Penn Engineering Magazine alumni@seas.upenn.edu 215-898-6564 www.seas.upenn.edu Eduardo D. Glandt Nemirovsky Family Dean George W. Hain III Vice Dean, External Affairs Development and Alumni Relations 20 Teaching Tens of Thousands Engineering faculty teach to the masses with Coursera, creating an inflection point in education. 30 Expertise in an Unlikely Realm In a village near Sarajevo, local hero and Overseer Juliet Sjöborg uses engineering and management principles to bring a flooring factory from the brink of collapse. Joan S. Gocke Director of Communications Editor Design Kelsh Wilson Design Photography Kelsh Wilson Design John Carlano
FROM THE DEAN Eduardo D. Glandt/Nemirovsky Family Dean The Times They Are a-Changin’ In my time, which in all candor is long behind us, the blackboard was the main interface, the looking glass, the essential medium through which knowledge reached engineering students. Today, we still have blackboards and we still use chalk, brimming with minerality. The white dust that invariably covers lecturers’ hands and sometimes even much of their clothing continues to be a matter of professional pride and perhaps even a worthy occupational hazard. But everything around and beyond the blackboard is changing dramatically and for the better because of the technology available to us. We talk about “flipping the classroom,” we share and partake in videos, readings and slides to enhance traditional lectures, and we encourage hands-on learning in a technology-rich collaborative environment. Penn Engineering is now a much noisier place and sometimes feels like a frenzied factory that surely does not fit any image of quiet cloisters of academia. These changes are here to stay and they have bred a new culture among our graduates. Predictably, all of this requires abundant new resources for our students and faculty and boundless amounts of space. We are fortunate that this is also the time when our School is going through a parallel transformation, having just completed our Making History Through Innovation campaign. In this issue we report on this coming together of thousands of generous alumni and friends, led by Penn Engineering’s visionary Board of Overseers. You will read of the newly endowed student and faculty support, which could not be more welcome at this moment. One could single out the Raj and Neera Singh Program in Networked & Social Systems Engineering or the Rachleff Scholars Program, both of which propel many of our best students into activities of invention and innovation. One of the most profound transformations is the opening of the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology. This futuristic combination of fabrication and characterization is also architecturally futuristic. A beautiful glass origami object, accented in burnt orange, appears to have landed on the north side of Walnut Street in the site of a previous parking lot, and is poised to welcome you as you arrive at Penn. Visit us soon—we can’t wait to show you all these wonders. PENN ENGINEERING n 1
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Penn<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> / Spring 2013<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Applied</strong> Science<br />
“Modern, inspiring spaces reinforce <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s mission to demonstrate<br />
excellence <strong>and</strong> innovation <strong>and</strong> attract top-notch scholars.”<br />
2<br />
A Biological Universe<br />
in a Drop <strong>of</strong> Blood<br />
Scott Diamond studies one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
most complicated fluids on <strong>the</strong><br />
planet, human blood, as it flows<br />
through <strong>the</strong> coronary artery.<br />
11<br />
Architecture as<br />
Emissary<br />
Exemplifying <strong>the</strong> best<br />
architecture <strong>of</strong> its time, Penn<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> boasts new<br />
buildings that inspire.<br />
25<br />
From <strong>the</strong> Lab<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Cloud<br />
Marc Loinaz pushes <strong>the</strong> limits<br />
<strong>of</strong> high-speed analog <strong>and</strong> digital<br />
electronics that have changed<br />
<strong>the</strong> way we live.<br />
cover<br />
Implementing<br />
signal processing<br />
<strong>and</strong> computational<br />
algorithms on a<br />
microcontroller<br />
provides freshmen<br />
in Electrical <strong>and</strong><br />
Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
a foundation in<br />
both <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>and</strong><br />
practice.<br />
16<br />
Atoms, Bits, Circuits<br />
<strong>and</strong> Systems<br />
6<br />
The Nano Guru<br />
With <strong>the</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> developing<br />
stronger, more flexible<br />
nanomaterials, Daeyeon Lee<br />
discovers a new method to<br />
tackle engineering problems.<br />
An innovative freshman course in<br />
Electrical <strong>and</strong> Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
engages students in designing <strong>the</strong><br />
curriculum.<br />
28<br />
Celebrating Penn<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Penn <strong>Engineering</strong> surpasses <strong>the</strong><br />
Making History Through Innovation<br />
campaign goal, with $180.5<br />
million raised.<br />
“The <strong>School</strong> raised a<br />
transformative $180.5<br />
million, $30.5 million<br />
over <strong>the</strong> goal.”<br />
Penn <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Magazine<br />
alumni@seas.upenn.edu<br />
215-898-6564<br />
www.seas.upenn.edu<br />
Eduardo D. Gl<strong>and</strong>t<br />
Nemirovsky Family Dean<br />
George W. Hain III<br />
Vice Dean, External Affairs<br />
Development <strong>and</strong><br />
Alumni Relations<br />
20<br />
Teaching Tens<br />
<strong>of</strong> Thous<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> faculty teach to <strong>the</strong><br />
masses with Coursera, creating an<br />
inflection point in education.<br />
30<br />
Expertise in an<br />
Unlikely Realm<br />
In a village near Sarajevo, local<br />
hero <strong>and</strong> Overseer Juliet Sjöborg<br />
uses engineering <strong>and</strong> management<br />
principles to bring a flooring<br />
factory from <strong>the</strong> brink <strong>of</strong> collapse.<br />
Joan S. Gocke<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Communications<br />
Editor<br />
Design<br />
Kelsh Wilson Design<br />
Photography<br />
Kelsh Wilson Design<br />
John Carlano
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