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VIPER Class of 2028 Transfer Application is Open!
VIPER is now accepting applications from first-year Penn students interested in transferring into the program.
Read MoreEnergy Week Student Lightning Talks: Call for Applications
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.
Read MoreVIPER Launches First-Year VIPER Program Community at Hill College House!
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.
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The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) is a dual-degree undergraduate program at Penn that prepares highly talented students to advance sustainable energy science and technology.
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. …
Read BioBhaskar 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…
Read BioLuka 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.