VIPER is now accepting applications from first-year Penn students interested in transferring into the program.

During the Energy Week Lightning Talks, Penn undergraduate and graduate students share their work in energy research and policy to the broader Penn community! All Penn students and postdocs are invited to apply. 4-6 finalists will be selected to present 8-minute talks in front of a judge’s panel and a live audience. All finalists will receive a $200 award for being selected. 

We are excited to announce that VIPER will launch its new first-year VIPER Program Community at Hill College House in the fall of 2024! Starting with the Class of 2028, VIPER students will now live together during their first year, giving them the unique opportunity to integrate into a community of motivated individuals with diverse interests but a common desire to build a sustainable energy future.

In this asynchronous course, VIPER students are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities that are critical to their development as energy research leaders and reflect on how these experiences impact their personal and professional growth.

Mining metals for electric car batteries can be wasteful and destructive. Andrew Ahn, C’26, ENG’26, spent the summer fine-tuning a chemical reaction that could make the process greener.

Join us for the 3rd Annual Frontiers of Energy Research Poster Session, co-hosted by the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER). Come learn about amazing energy research from undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers from across Penn’s campus.

The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research and the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology are seeking a full-time Administrative Coordinator. Click here to learn more.

This year, VIPER piloted the inaugural VIPER Day, the first coordinated effort to bring VIPER alumni back to campus. VIPER Day was held at the end of Energy Week, and 18 VIPER alumni from across the nation attended. Read more in our guest alumnus article by Ben Hammel (VIPER '21)

VIPER students had the opportunity to leave their mark as they signed the final steel beam of the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST), a magnificent $173 million state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to energy research at Penn (and VIPER's new future home).