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Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician
May 2nd, 2025
Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician
The art is both real and not real—a digital representation of an abstract concept—minted on the blockchain and hosted in an online, video-game-like platform by Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Mathematics and Electrical & Systems Engineering.
Microrobots Navigate Diverse Oral Environments to Deliver Therapies
The team’s 2024 paper, published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, describes their new platform that integrates nanozyme-shelled microrobots, made using microfluidics templates that combine individual iron oxide and silica nanoparticles into 100-µm microcapsules roughly…
2025 John A. Goff Prize Recipients
The annual John A. Goff Prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. This year, MEAM proudly celebrates two recipients…
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We hope everyone had a wonderful and informative time at the GRASP Lightning Talks and Poster Session and the ROBO Grad Celebration!!
Also a big CONGRATULATIONS to the MS Award recipients!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS to GRASP's own Elizabeth “Bibit” Bianchini and Victoria “Torrie” Edwards on receiving the 2025 John A. Goff Prize!!!
For more info:
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/news/john-a-goff-prize-recipients-2025/
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Rob Ghrist (@robertghrist) of @ESEatPenn has inspired generations of students with his artistic pedagogy and unique, interdisciplinary research. His work in algebraic topology powers breakthroughs in fields like data science.
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/rob-ghrist-soul-artist-mind-mathematician
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