March 31, 2026
A group of Drexel engineering students is taking on one of Philadelphia's most pressing challenges through the lens of sustainable construction. Their capstone project proposes a mixed-use building for Hunting Park using an engineered wood product that stores carbon and offers structural performance comparable to steel and concrete.
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March 30, 2026
Drawing on 14 years of international experience, BlackRock's Mario Giacalone showed students in Drexel's Intro to Engineering Management course how leadership, culture and emotional intelligence shape the careers of engineers.
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March 26, 2026
In a development that could shift our basic understanding of fluid mechanics, researchers from Drexel University have reported that, given the right circumstances, it is possible to induce a simple liquid to fracture like a solid object. Recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the research shows how viscous liquids can suddenly break if stretched with enough force.
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March 24, 2026
Confirming the presence of microplastics in seafood currently requires breaking the sample down through chemical digestion, a slow and destructive process poorly suited for routine screening. Drexel's Lifeng Zhou, working with colleagues at Virginia Tech, has developed a faster alternative that can detect microplastics directly on fish surfaces without any sample preparation.
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March 23, 2026
Confirming the presence of microplastics in seafood currently requires breaking the sample down through chemical digestion, a slow and destructive process poorly suited for routine screening. Drexel's Lifeng Zhou, working with colleagues at Virginia Tech, has developed a faster alternative that can detect microplastics directly on fish surfaces without any sample preparation.
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March 19, 2026
Drawing on an ancient pumping concept, Drexel engineers have developed a flow cell that handles thick carbon suspensions conventional designs can't manage — a potential breakthrough for grid-scale energy storage. The design also shows promise for water treatment, direct lithium extraction and other industrial applications where high-viscosity fluids need to stay electrochemically active.
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March 10, 2026
The Longsview Fellowships, Carleone Faculty Awards, and Grimes Family Faculty Awards recognize outstanding faculty research initiatives that foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in engineering and related fields.
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March 04, 2026
Through Drexel's Vertically Integrated Projects program, fourth-year student Saffron Buscemi is working alongside faculty and graduate researchers to develop biopolymer nanoyarns using electrospinning — a process that could offer new sustainable alternatives for the textile industry.
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