ENGR

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Subject

ENGR

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

This course focuses on understanding the design of intelligent technologies for rehabilitation diagnostics and intervention, which include using biomechanics, computer science, robotics and mechatronics design principles Beyond technology, this course explores the design process in which medical technology is developed for foreign economies, cultures, and healthcare systems. Student projects focus on understanding stake-holders needs and developing technology able to address a Jamaican client rehabilitation needs.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Seminar/Lecture course on micro- and nanotechnology intended for nonspecialists. This course will discuss how very small structures and devices, as well as systems comprising these devices, are fabricated and characterized, with application examples from microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems, and quantum devices and systems. Current societal and ethical implications of micro- and nanotechnology, as well as creation and exploitation of commercial opportunities, will be discussed. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

The course will present a comprehensive overview of the global demand for energy, and the resource availability and technology used in its current and future supply. Through a personal energy audit, students will be made aware of the extensive role that energy plays in modern life, both directly, through electricity and transportation fuel, and indirectly in the manufacturing of goods they use. The course will cover how that energy is supplied, the anticipated global growth in energy demand, the resource availability and the role of science and technology in meeting that demand in a world concerned about climate change. The roles of conservation, improved efficiency and renewable energy in meeting future demand in a sustainable, environmentally benign way will be covered.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Prerequisite

Basic understanding of chemistry and physics

to Product and Device Design Part one of a two semester lab and classroom-based design sequence. Engineers design molecules, medicines, materials, products and processes. This course introduces students to the practical elements of such design. It offers a hands-on introduction to the design and realization of practical products and devices that leverage chemical engineering principles for their operation. Students work in small teams to realize a specific design objective - a working device that meets cost and performance-based design specifications. The first part of the course is centered on lab safety, exploring the physical and chemical principles associated with the design objective, conducting basic market research, surveying intellectual property, and developing the required maker space skills in instrumentation and fabrication that are required to build the design target. The second part of the course entails the fabrication and evaluation of prototypes, and iterative refinement of designs. Two Term Class, Student must enter first term; credit given after both terms are complete Also Offered As: CBE 3300A 0-0.5 Course Units

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

to Product and Device Design Part two of a two semester lab and classroom-based design sequence. Engineers design molecules, medicines, materials, products and processes. This course introduces students to the practical elements of such design. It offers a hands-on introduction to the design and realization of practical products and devices that leverage engineering principles for their operation. Students work in small teams to realize a specific design objective - a working device that meets cost and performance-based design specifications. The first part of the course is centered on lab safety, exploring the physical and chemical principles associated with the design objective, conducting basic market research, surveying intellectual property, and developing the required maker space skills in instrumentation and fabrication that are required to build the design target. The second part of the course entails the fabrication and evaluation of prototypes, and iterative refinement of designs. introductory Chemistry, Physics, or Biology. Two Term Class, Student must enter first term; credit given after both terms are complete Also Offered As: CBE 3300B 0-0.5 Course Units

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Prerequisite

. Two semesters of Math/Calculus. One semester of CBE 3300A OR ENGR 3300A

This course targets undergraduate students, such as Juniors and Seniors. Just about every student at UPenn and in particular in engineering is using progressively larger datasets to ask scientific questions. This course will break down how we use data and modeling to ask scientific questions and teach the basic toolkits to do so. The goal of this course is to allow any student who needs to use data to ask questions to see which computational tools they need to use and to use existing tools to ask those questions. All teaching will be small group and team based. The course will use a broad set of data representative of the school. The course is open to upper level undergraduate students who have some knowledge of Python. 1 Course Unit 2026-27 Catalog | Generated 08/03/26

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

This course will start with the fundamentals of biotechnology, and no prior knowledge of biotechnology is necessary. Some chemistry is needed to understand how biological systems work. We will cover basic concepts in biotechnology, including DNA, RNA, the Central Dogma, proteins, recombinant DNA technology, polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, the functioning of the immune system, acquired vs. innate immunity, viruses (including HIV, influenza, adenovirus, and coronavirus), gene therapy, CRISPR-Cas9 editing, drug discovery, types of pharmaceuticals (including small molecule inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies), vaccines, clinical trials. Some quantitative principles will be used to quantifying the strength of binding, calculate the dynamics of enzymes, writing and solving simple epidemiological models, methods for making and purifying drugs and vaccines. The course will end with specic case study of coronavirus pandemic, types of drugs proposed and their mechanism of action, and vaccine development.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Breadth and Concentration 6 Environment and Climate Solutions Select 1 CU. Or if selecting this as your concentration, select 3 CU's.

Subject

ENGR

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

While conventional wisdom is that the world is running out of fossil fuels, technical advances such as deep water production, directional drilling, hydrofracturing, and the refining of non-conventional crude oil sources has increased the resource base significantly and there are well over 100 years of reserves of oil, natural gas and coal. The effect of technology advances has been most profound in the United States, where net energy imports are projected to fall to 12% of consumption by 2020. Excellent, highly technical careers are available in these industries, with opportunities to reduce their impact on the environment and in particular on climate change. The course will cover engineering technology in oil, natural gas and coal from production through end use. It will equip graduating students with the knowledge to contribute in these industries and to participate in informed debate about them.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

This is a Master's level course that seeks to teach the physics needed to begin a study of engineering and science at the nanometer scale. Since the nanometer scale is so close to the quantum scale, much of the course deals with an introduction to quantum mechanics but the course also includes discussions in solid-state physics, electricity and magnetism and mechanics. The objective of the course is to teach the physics that an engineering student would need to have in order to do experimental work at the nanometer scale. In addition, this course will prepare the student to take more advanced courses in the Nanotechnology Program. Prerequisite: Senior or Master's standing in Engineering or permission of the instructor. Classical Physics (PHYS 0150, PHYS 0151) or equivalent and some of MATH 2400 (ODEs) would be desirable but not necessary.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

This is a hands-on, lab-based course in which students from a variety of engineering backgrounds will learn a range of cross-disciplinary engineering skills that are needed for design and fabrication of renewable energy technologies. Through the multi-stage design of a lab-scale horizontal-axis wind turbine and energy storage system, we will practice electrical engineering circuit design and assembly, mechanical engineering turbine blade design and fabrication, materials science blade material choice and testing (and possibly bioengineering, depending on the choice of materials), and chemical engineering battery system design, assembly, and analysis. Students will work together on interdisciplinary teams to build a robust renewable energy technology skillset that will prepare them for future careers in the renewables industry. Undergraduate-level training in electrical engineering (e.g. ESE 2150), mechanical engineering (e.g. MEAM 2100 and MEAM 2110), materials science and engineering (e.g. MSE 2200), chemical engineering (e.g. CBE 2310 and CBE 3500), OR bioengineering (e.g. BE 2200 and

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Engineering economics provides a systematic framework for evaluating the economic aspects of competing design or project alternatives. Topics include: cost-driven design economics, break-even analysis, money-time relationships and equivalent worth, rates of return, cost estimation, pricing strategy, depreciation and taxes, inflation, global currency exchange rates, life cycle analysis, benefit/cost ratio analysis, replacement analysis, dealing with uncertainty, probabilistic risk analysis, real options analysis, capital financing and cost of capital, and financial statement analysis. Case studies apply these topics to real-world problems.

Subject

ENGR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu

Laboratory in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Select 1 of the following: 1

Subject

ENGR

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.upenn.edu