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  • Simge Uzun

    PhD Candidate Simge Uzun Develops Conductive Yarns for Smart Textiles

    April 30, 2019

    Doctoral candidate Uzun demonstrates that MXenes can be knitted into yarns, washed, scaled, and processed for manufacturing smart textiles.

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  • Behind the 2019 Steinbright Co-op Photo Contest Winning Entries

    April 29, 2019

    The winners of the @Work and @Play categories explain their winning entries and what co-op means to them.

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  • Dr. Peter Herczfeld and childhood friend Dr. Peter Kenez

    Herczfeld Provides View of Holocaust Through Fusion of History and Memory

    April 25, 2019

    ECE’s Dr. Herczfeld teaches a Pennoni Honors College course on the Holocaust as a survivor.

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  • Elizabeth Hoffman

    Alumna Elizabeth Hoffman, PhD elected ASM Int’l Fellow

    April 22, 2019

    Materials alumna Elizabeth (Liz) Hoffman, PhD, FASM has been elected a 2019 ASM International Fellow in recognition of her distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering.

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  • Professors Cheng and Magenau

    Cheng and Magenau Receive NSF Funding for Nanomaterial Therapeutics Polymer Cloak

    April 22, 2019

    The project will deepen understanding of nanomaterials-protein-cell interactions and develop a nanomaterial protecting polymer cloak.

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  • Drexel Paintball Racks Up National Championship Win

    April 22, 2019

    The 10-person team of Drexel students beat the University of Central Florida to take home the top prize in the National Collegiate Paintball Association National Championships.

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  • Notre Dame cathedral

    First Steps Forward for Notre Dame: CoE Engineers Explain

    April 19, 2019

    As the world looks for answers to the restoration of Notre Dame, CoE engineers have a few ideas on where to begin.

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  • Printer using MXene ink

    Need More Energy Storage? Just Hit “Print”

    April 18, 2019

    Drexel researchers have developed a conductive ink made from a special type of material they discovered, called MXene, that was used by Trinity College researchers to print components for electronic devices.

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  • Need More Energy Storage? Just Hit 'Print'

    April 17, 2019

    Drexel University researchers have developed a conductive ink made from a special type of material they discovered, called MXene, that was used by the Trinity College researchers to print components for electronic devices. The ink is additive-free, which means it can print the finished devices in one step without any special finishing treatments.

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  • Kelsey Hatzell

    Alumna Kelsey Hatzell, PhD Receives NSF-CAREER Award

    April 15, 2019

    Drexel Materials alumna Helsey Hatzell (PhD 2015, advisor: Yury Gogotsi), now assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received a five-year, $515,600  National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant (NSF-CAREER) grant.

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  • Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Winter 2019

    April 10, 2019

    Read all about the sponsored research and major gifts and recognition that were recently received by faculty at Drexel — including a College of Medicine associate professor’s five-year, R01-type individual research grant for $2.8 million.

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  • Headshots of 3 ECE faculty

    ECE Faculty Celebrate Three New Research Grants

    April 10, 2019

    Three faculty members from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department are recipients of new sponsored research grants.

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  • Pothole

    Using Bacteria to Prevent Potholes Caused by Road Salt

    April 10, 2019

    Special bacteria that help form limestone and marble could soon have a new job on a road crew. Recent research shows how the bacteria, Sporosarcina pasteurii, can prevent the formation of potholes.

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  • Using Bacteria to Protect Roads From Potholes Caused by Road Salt

    April 09, 2019

    Special bacteria that help form limestone and marble could soon have a new job on a road crew. Recent research from Drexel University’s College of Engineering shows how the bacteria, called Sporosarcina pasteurii, can be used to prevent the road degradation caused by ice-melting salt.

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  • Members of Executive Advisory Council with Dean Walker

    CoE Executive Advisory Council: Getting By With a Little Help From Our Friends

    April 09, 2019

    Dean Walker’s Executive Advisory Council provides leadership support and direction.

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  • Michael Barsoum

    A Week in the Life of an Engineer Abroad

    April 08, 2019

    MSE undergrad Michael Barsoum talks about his experience—engineering, and otherwise—during four months abroad in Denmark.

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  • Luisa Gomes and Carter Henderson

    Two Drexel Materials Students Accepted to MESC+ Master’s Program

    April 04, 2019

    Drexel Materials seniors Luisa Gomes and Carter Henderson have been accepted into the Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion+ (MESC+) joint master’s degree program

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  • President Fry, Jeff Wilcox and Dean Walker

    Jeff Wilcox ’88 is 2019 Engineering Leader of the Year

    April 04, 2019

    Lockheed Martin’s Jeffrey Wilcox gives a rousing speech at ELOY award ceremony.

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  • Isabella Mendoza and Alexandria Will-Cole

    CoE Engineers Inspire Dance Project Bound for Kennedy Center

    April 02, 2019

    Engineers inspire dance troupe with data in a performance project bound for the Kennedy Center.

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  • TA Tell-All: Three Drexel Teaching Assistants’ Thoughts on Working with Students, Faculty and Each Other

    April 01, 2019

    DrexelNow got together three Drexel University teaching assistants from different disciplines and background experiences, along with a knowledgeable moderator, for a roundtable discussion about their most notable experiences, techniques and suggestions for improvement.

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  • Isabella Mendoza with her poster

    CoE News Briefs - April 2019

    April 01, 2019

    A mentoring dean, an award-winning undergraduate, and a crowd of notable alumni under the age of 40 round out April’s CoE News Briefs.

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