Three Arts and Sciences Faculty Named Penn Fellows

Three University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences faculty members have been named Penn Fellows. The program, which began at Penn in 2009, provides leadership development to selected mid-career faculty. It includes opportunities to build cross-campus alliances, meet distinguished academic leaders, think strategically about universities and university governance, and consult with Penn’s senior administrators. There are a total of eight 2015 Fellows. 

The faculty from Penn Arts and Sciences are:

Marija Drndic, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, studies nanoscale and mesoscopic structures, including nanocrystals, nanowires, and biomaterials, especially nanoelectronics and related quantum mechanical effects that arise when electrons are confined in small volumes. 

Joshua Plotkin, Professor of Biology, studies evolutionary biology and ecology using techniques drawn from mathematics and computation, focusing primarily on adaptation in populations.

Emily Steiner, Associate Professor of English, studies medieval English literature, including Piers Plowman; the relationship between literature and legal practice; and medieval genres such as encyclopedias and universal histories.

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