Yann came to Penn because of the unique Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) that allowed him to meld his passions for engineering and the environment.

Kyle Kersey (VIPER' 19) discusses his research experience in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Dean’s Scholar Jaron Ma, C’17, on his wide horizons as a VIPER student.

 Gautam Nagaraj (VIPER '17) discusses his aerospace ambitions in 34th Street Magazine. Read more about one of Penn's biggest aerospace enthusiasts.

VIPER sophomore Justin Qian recently received the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Philadelphia Section award. For more information about Justin and his research at Penn, see this description. For details about NACE/Philadelphia, click here.

In this feature in Omnia Magazine, Yann Pfitzer, C‘19, ENG'19, describes the impact of climate change on ocean phytoplankton.

Research by Yu Ren (William) Zhou, VIPER Class of 2017, alongside his mentor Prof. A. T. Charlie Johnson of Physics and VIPER faculty co-director Prof. Andrew Rappe of Chemistry, has been published in the journal Nano Letters. Read more here.