Penn Engineering Research and Innovation
Penn Engineering aims to build a carbon-neutral, climate-resilient future by reimagining energy, computing and environmental systems. By integrating advanced materials, AI and urban-scale modeling, our researchers are working to develop sustainable technologies, circular resource systems and resilient infrastructure that connect innovation across scales to protect the planet and support equitable growth.
Anchored in the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Penn Engineering’s investment in energy, sustainability and environmentally focused technologies will attack the 21st Century’s most pressing problems from a multitude of angles. New battery chemistries, carbon capture plans, pollution-neutralizing nanoparticles, and many more innovations will be necessary to combat this global crisis.
Cherie Kagan, Stephen J. Angello Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, is the director of IoT4Ag, an NSF Engineering Research Center that is focused on developing Internet of Things technologies for precision agriculture applications. Collaborating with researchers from multiple disciplines, as well as farmers and other members of the agriculture industry, Kagan is spearheading efforts to increase efficiency and reduce water and energy use with plantable microsensors, networked robotic swarms and data science tools.
