Fall 2010 News Archives

Drexel University’s College of Engineering Celebrates 9th Annual Engineers Week
Drexel University’s College of Engineering will host its 9th annual Engineers Week celebration February 21-25, 2011. The week-long series of events are held in conjunction with National Engineers Week, a formal coalition of more than 100 engineering professional and technical societies and corporations and government agencies.

Drexel University Team Creates Early Disease Detection and Drug Delivery Device for Single Living Cells
A Drexel University team of engineers, scientists and biologists have developed a carbon nanotube-based device for probing single living cells without damaging them. This technique will allow experts to identify diseases in their early stages and advance drug discovery.

College of Engineering Dean Search
Drexel University has launched a national search for a dean to lead its highly ranked College of Engineering. Executive search firm Storbeck/Pimentel Associates is helping the University identify and recruit candidates.

Drexel University’s College of Engineering Starts Facebook Fan of the Week Contest Series
Drexel University’s College of Engineering is starting a “Fan of the Week” contest series on Facebook. The contest awards a prize of a Drexel College of Engineering t-shirt to one lucky fan that has “liked” Drexel University’s College of Engineering Facebook page each week.

A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute Moving to Camden
Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute, formed in 2002 to stimulate and coordinate research projects related to plasma and other modern high-energy engineering techniques, is moving to the Waterfront Technology Center at 200 Federal St. in Camden, N.J.

Drexel Engineers Join STEM Innovators at 1st Annual Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference
Drexel engineering undergraduate students Daniel Harbuz (CS) and Megan Gribb (CAEE) participated in the First Annual Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference (NASEC) November 8-10 in Annapolis, MD.

Norman R. Augustine Named Drexel’s 2011 Engineering Leader of the Year
Norman R. Augustine, retired president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation and author of Augustine’s Laws and Augustine’s Travels, will be honored as Drexel’s 2011 Engineering Leader of the Year.

Drexel Establishes Paul Peck Problem Solving and Research Institute
Drexel announced this week the creation of the Paul Peck Problem Solving and Research Institute, a center for research, teaching and thought focused on ways to develop students into expert technological leaders with strong critical thinking and communication skills, an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and global awareness.

Bird's Eye View
For a second season, CAEE Associate Professor Dr. Patricia Gallagher, has been working with Operation Migration, raising endangered whooping crane chicks for reintroduction to the eastern United States.

Drexel Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Students Compete in the AlChE 12th Annual Chem-E Car Competition
Six Drexel University chemical engineering students designed a car as part of the AlChE 12th Annual Chem-E Car Competition. The team will compete for the first place award of $2,000 and will have the opportunity to increase awareness of the chemical engineering field.

Drexel Team to Create Transparent Antennas from Ink Jet Printer
A team of Drexel electrical engineers are working to develop transparent antennas that can be customized for printing to fabrics, automobiles and military vehicles. The antennas are created from an ink jet printer technique that coats conductive polymers onto flexible materials.

Drexel University’s Engineering Management Launches Online Infrastructure Program
Engineers looking to excel in Infrastructure Management will have the opportunity to be a part of the Drexel University Infrastructure Engineering Management Program launching in January 2011.

College of Engineering Appoints New Associate and Assistant Deans
Dr. Bruce Eisenstein, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Adam Fontecchio as Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Affairs and Dr. Timothy Kurzweg as Assistant Dean of Engineering and Director of the BSE Program.

Philadelphia Coalition Awarded $11.8 Million Stimulus Grant
Philadelphia Freedom Rings: SBA Partnership, a consortium of public and private entities led by The Urban Affairs Coalition, a leading nonprofit that works to build wealth in urban communities, has been selected to receive an $11.8 million grant to provide Internet access, computers, and training to low-income residents and small businesses in Philadelphia.