Sydni Wilson, the second year Ph.D student, presented her research work at the Ivy Collective for Inclusion in Engineering Doctorial Symposium . Congratulations Sydni!
The Composto Lab was represented with enthusiasm and innovation at the 4th Annual Frontiers of Energy Research Poster Session, where two standout undergraduates, Isa Pan and Colby Snyder, showcased their forward-thinking research projects. This poster session was co-hosted by the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research […]
The 2024 Geoffrey Belton Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to two third-year PhD students, Antonio Martinez and Katie Sun, from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. This award recognizes their substantial and exceptional contributions to their field, exemplifying their innovative research and dedication. Named in honor of Dr. Geoffrey Belton, a former luminary of […]
RJC with Prof Jan Genzer (North Carolina State) and Prof. Arthi Jayaraman (Delaware) RJC with former PhD Prof Jan Genzer (North Carolina State) and academic grandchild Prof. Arthi Jayaraman (Delaware) Composto Group (Left to right): Colby Snyder, Isa Pan, Weiwei Kong, Russell J. Composto, Yechan Kim, Katie Sun & Aria Zhang
As the new year rolls around, the Composto group would like to celebrate highlights of our group’s fall 2023: PhD Candidate Weiwei Kong Completes a Summer Internship at META We are happy to highlight the completion of a summer internship at META by PhD candidate Weiwei Kong. Weiwei is researching polymer kinetics within confined spaces […]
Russell Composto is the associate dean of undergraduate education at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Kristin L. Field is the director of education and program coordinator for the Penn-based SoftAE Program, a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program. In their recent article for the Perry World House’s Global Shifts […]
As the spring 2023 semester draws to a close at the University of Pennsylvania, the Composto group would like to highlight some of our group’s spring highlights! Soft AE Kickoff & Aria Zhang’s Participation in the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) We are happy to announce a successful kick-off of Soft AE– Exploring Research […]
This past week, the Composto group’s Soft Matter article “Zwitterionic surface chemistry enhances detachment of bacteria under shear” has been featured in an online themed collection to highlight some of the most popular articles published in the journal during the past year. Most excitingly, the papers in this collection are free to access until 31st May 2023 […]
Dr. Michael Boyle successfully defended his thesis titled “Methods for Investigating Nanoparticle and Ion Transport at Polyelectrolyte Interfaces” on 09.09.22. Congratulations to Mike!
Penn Engineering Today has featured an article about the Research Community Dr. Composto is co-leading in the 2022-2023 academic year titled “Adapting to Extreme Heat in Philadelphia to Increase Human Vitality.” This initiative is in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability (OOS) in order to address the issues of increased precipitation/flooding, increased […]
