Penn President Liz Magill joined School of Arts & Sciences Dean Steven J. Fluharty, School of Engineering and Applied Science Nemirovsky Family Dean Vijay Kumar, and the Vagelos Professor of Energy Research Karen I. Goldberg in welcoming alumnus and longtime supporter of Penn P. Roy Vagelos near 32nd and Walnut streets for a special topping off ceremony of the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST). Members of the Penn community gathered to sign the final steel beam before it was hoisted atop the building, a time-honored builders’ tradition, and to celebrate all the progress made and all that’s to come.

Talking inside a heated tent, Magill noted the significance of a day that signals “Penn’s rise as a global leader in energy science.

“The Vagelos Laboratory is going to help us generate the knowledge and solutions that the world requires,” she said. “Our faculty and students, especially our Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research students, are already leading in this space. Now just imagine what we will be able to achieve with the support that this new building will provide.”

Read the full article at Penn Today
by Nathi Magubane 
February 8, 2023