2023 Longsview Fellowships Highlight Interdisciplinary Research

 

The College of Engineering has announced four recipients of this year’s Longsview Fellowships. The program rewards research-active tenure-track or tenured faculty members who demonstrate a commitment to the pillars identified in Drexel University’s College of Engineering Strategic Plan and the broader Drexel 2030 areas of excellence, and is particularly focused on fostering interdisciplinary collaboration at the intersections of Drexel researchers’ existing expertise.

Funds are used to promote new collaborative research projects that will lead to high quality scholarship, technology commercialization, submissions for extramural support, and awards from NIH, DOD, NSF, and other governmental agencies and foundations. Submissions for awards were reviewed by the college’s research advisory committee.

This year’s fellows and the associated strategic plan pillars are as follows:

Health, Wellness, and Medicine

Megan Creighton, PhD, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was awarded for her work with Ali Afify, PhD , professor of biology. The title of their project is “2D Particles Against Mosquito-Borne Disease.”

Renewable Energy and Power

Fei Lu, PhD, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, was awarded for his work with Goran Karapetrov, PhD , professor of physics. The title of their project is “Superconducting Solid-State Circuit Breakers for Protection of HTS-Based Fusion System (S3CB).”

Resource Stewardship and Sustainability

Jason Baxter, PhD, professor of chemical and biological engineering, was awarded for his work with Creighton; Amir Farnam, PhD , associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, and Grace Hsuan, PhD , professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. The title of their project is “A Circular Economy for Fiber Composites: From Wind Turbine Blades to Light Weight Concrete.”

Smart Cities and Integration

Shannon Capps, PhD, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was awarded for her work with Zhiwei Chen, PhD , assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, Jane Ellen Clougherty, ScD , associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, Kapil Dandekar, PhD , E. Warren Colehower Chair Professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean for enrollment management and graduate education, and Michael Waring, PhD , department head and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. The title of their project is “Designing an Integrated Air Quality Monitoring Network at Drexel.”