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Natalia Acero (VIPER '21) Publishes in Nature Partner Journals: 2D Materials and Applications
Learn more about Natalia and her work in Professor Deep Jariwala's laboratory studying "Direct visualization of out-of-equilibrium structural transformations in atomically thin chalcogenides"
Read MoreVignesh Bhethanabotla and Adithya Sriram (VIPER '20) awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Vignesh Bhethanabotla and Adithya Sriram, two current seniors in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) at the University of Pennsylvania, have been awarded highly-selective National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships!
Read MoreGift for New Energy Science & Technology Building at Penn
P. Roy Vagelos and Diana Vagelos have made a gift of $50 million to Penn Arts & Sciences for a new science center to house researchers focused on energy science.
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The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) prepares highly talented and motivated students to advance research in sustainable energy science and technology. To sign up to receive more information about VIPER, join our mailing list below!
Featured Students
Emma Glasser (VIPER '22)
Emma Glasser is from Princeton, New Jersey, and graduated from Princeton High School. She plans on studying Materials Science and Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science. …
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Bhaskar Abhiraman (VIPER '21)
Bhaskar Abhiraman is from New Canaan, Connecticut, where he graduated from New Canaan High School. He developed a love for scientific research when he studied select genes in the parasite…
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Luka Yancopoulos (VIPER '20)
Luka Yancopoulos is from Yorktown Heights, New York. He entered VIPER with the intent to major in Bioengineering and Earth and Environmental Science. Luka always has been interested in the…
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On April 7, 2016, seniors in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) presented their capstone research and design projects. The Class of 2016 is the program's first graduating class.