Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts.

The research group of Vagelos Institute faculty member Eric Schelter, Hirschmann-Makineni Professor of Chemistry, is working toward new technologies to streamline separations of the rare earth elements. Their work has been highlighted in Chemistry World, the news magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 

Vagelos Institute faculty member Karen Winey, Harold Pender Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and in Materials Science and Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Prof. Winey was honored for contributions to understanding and advancing polymer nanocomposites and ion-containing polymers.