2010 Drexel Engineering in the News
November 24, 2010 Dr. Jason Baxter (CBE) was featured on the front-page of the Argonne National Laboratory website for his research in Chemical Bath Deposition. For more information, visit the Argonne National Laboratory website.
October 17, 2010 Drs. Yury Gogotsi (MSE) and Vadym Mochalin (MSE) post-doctoral researcher, were quoted in a RenewableEnergyFocus.com article about developing micro-supercapacitors as an ultrahigh-power energy storage device.
October 14, 2010 Drexel was noted in the Philadelphia Inquirer for being a client of Viridity Energy Inc., a smart-grid company.
October 14, 2010 Dr. Patrick Gurian (CAEE) was quoted in a Chemical & Engineering News article about chemical analysis of drinking water for contaminants.
October 13, 2010 Drs. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) and Kapil Dandekar (ECE) were quoted in an article about transparent antennas that may replace E-Z Pass boxes. The article appeared in more than 90 news media outlets including Forbes.com, the Philadelphia Business Journal and Reuters.
October 13, 2010 Drexel’s game development programs were noted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about a Philly-themed iPhone game.
October 11, 2010 Dr. Patricia Gallagher(CAEE) was featured in Reedsburg Times Press about her visit to a third grade class.
October 11, 2010 Dr. Chika Nwankpa (ECE) was quoted on in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the University’s partnership with Viridity Energy to decrease power use.
October 6, 2010 Dr. Kapil Dandekar (ECE) was quoted in a Business Wire article about Drexel’s plan to expand research into advance wireless antenna technologies.
September 24, 2010 Dr. Michel Barsoum (MSE) was noted in a Science Daily article about construction secrets of ancient Egypt’s pyramids.
September 20, 2010 Fred Plotnick (EM) was featured in ENR.com for starting a dialogue on “critical path method” and health and safety of aerial rigging.
September 14, 2010
Drexel's Nanotechnology Institute was noted in the Philadelphia Business Journal and ASEE for creating a crop-protecting pesticide.
September 1, 2010 Engineering Management was featured on Engineering.com for online discussion of Masters Degrees growing by 79 percent.
September 1, 2010 The Drexel
Smart House was featured in a
Forbes blog and
ASEE's First Bell for their developments in sustainability.
May 10, 2010 Dr. Emil Aktan (CAEE) was quoted in a CNNMoney.com article about a new tool to inspect bridges.
May 7, 2010 The Drexel Plasma Institute was featured in a Fox4Now.com news article for the innovations in plasma medicine.
May 6, 2010 Drexel was noted in a Citizen.com article about the Formula Hybrid International Competition.
May 5, 2010 The Habitat for Humanity Build a House, Build a Dream Contest held at Drexel was featured in a Delco News Network article.
April 28, 2010 Dr. Yury Gogotsi (MSE) was featured in a Popular Science blog post about a way to build energy-storing supercapacitors by using microfabrication methods similar to those that create microchips for electronic devices.
April 27, 2010 Research conducted at Drexel Engineering into cell proliferation was featured in NewsRx, Drug Week, and Obesity, Fitness and Week articles.
April 27, 2010 CoE’s HUBO robot was featured in an WTXF-TV (FOX29) broadcast about its appearance at an event with Governor Rendell. The story also appeared on WPVI-TV (6abc).
April 26, 2010 Dr. Yury Gogotsi (MSE), was featured in a story posted to the AZoNantotechnology website about research he led at Drexel for the development of thin-film ultracapacitors. The story was also featured on Physorg.com April 23.
April 23, 2010 Dr. Yury Gogotsi (MSE), was quoted in a story published in MIT Technology Review about research he led at Drexel for the development of thin-film ultracapacitors. The story was also featured in Science magazine.
April 23, 2010 Eric Eisele, a graduate student in Drexel Engineering, was noted on the Engineer.com website for winning the 2010 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition.
April 22, 2010 Research conducted at Drexel into ultracapacitors was featured in a TechnologyReview.com article.
April 22, 2010 Dr. William Regli (CS), was quoted in a story posted to Defense Systems about defense and the intelligence community.
April 20, 2010 The video game development program, a collaboration between Drexel Engineering and the Antoinette WestphalCollege of Media Arts & Design, was featured in GamesMarkt, of Germany, article.
April 17, 2010 Drexel’s Build a House, Build a Dream contest was featured in a WCAU-TV (NBC10) broadcast.
April 14, 2010 Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) was quoted in a Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pa., article about his work developing a device to detect weapons of mass destruction. The story also appeared in the Villages Daily Sun of Villages, Fl.
April 13, 2010 A partnership between Congressman Patrick Murphy and Drexel to create a business incubator in Bucks County was noted in a
TechnicallyPhilly.com article. The partnership was also noted in a WTXF-TV (FOX29) broadcast.
April 12, 2010 Dr. Prawat Nagvajara (ECE) was featured in a Bangkok Post article about his experience competing in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
April 11, 2010 A new partnership between the University and Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy to create a business incubator in Bucks County was featured in a KYW1060 News Radio broadcast.
April 6, 2010 A new small business incubator begun by Drexel in collaboration with Congressman Patrick Murphy was featured in articles published in Portland Business Journal, BizJournals.com, St. Louis Business Journal, Memphis Business Journal, Nashville Business Journal, Dayton Business Journal, Tampa Bay Business Journal, Boston Business Journal, Baltimore Business Journal, Cincinnati Business Journal, Washington Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times.
April 6, 2010 A partnership between Drexel and Congressman Patrick Murphy to create a small business incubator in Bucks County was featured in a Philadelphia Business Journal article.
April 5, 2010 Dr. Bradley Layton (MEM) was quoted in a Science Daily article about research into bringing dehydrated plants back to life.
April 2, 2010 The FIRST Robotics competition sponsored by Drexel Engineering was featured in an article on PennLive.com.
April 2, 2010 Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) and his project to create a device to detect weapons of mass destruction were featured in a PhysOrg.com article.
April 1, 2010 Drexel was noted in an Washington Post article about the upcoming SeaPerch underwater robotics competition sponsored by Drexel Engineering.
April 1, 2010 Dr. Bradley Layton (MEM) was quoted in an MachinesLikeUs.com article about new research into how some plants survive drought.
March 30, 2010 Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) and his project to create a device to detect weapons of mass destruction, was featured in a GlobalSecurityNewswire.org blog post.
March 29, 2010 Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about his work to create a high-tech surveillance camera allowing users to detect weapons of mass destruction.
March 26, 2010 The FIRST Robotics competition held on campus was featured in a WPVI-TV (6abc) broadcast.
March 26, 2010 The Advanced Energy Leadership Conference hosted by Drexel Engineering was noted on a GreenHoof.com blog post.
March 25, 2010 The Advanced Energy Leadership Conference hosted by Drexel Engineering was featured in articles published in Chloregy, AllBusiness, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, TMCNet.com and WJRT.com.
March 24, 2010 The FIRST Robotics sponsored by Drexel Engineering was featured in a Gloucester County Times article. The competition was also noted in a March 26, 2010 MontgomeryNews.com article.
March 16, 2010 Patricia Woody '93 (EM) was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer for her her efforts to stimulate interest in STEM.
March 15, 2010 Dr. Sabrina Spatari (CAEE) and her research project on winter barley, is featured on automotives cars.
March 12, 2010 Dr. Anthony Lowman associate dean of research in Drexel Engineering, was noted in a Philadelphia Business Journal story for speaking at a local event featuring STEM — science, technology engineering and math — education in the area. The story also appeared on MSN.com.
March 7, 2010 The FIRST Robotics competition to be sponsored by Drexel Engineering was featured in a Standard Speaker of Hazelton, Pa., article that featured high school students preparing for the event.
March 7, 2010 Drexel was noted in a USA TODAY article for being named by the Princeton Review as one of the top three video game design programs, out of more than 500 schools. Most recently, the story appeared March 7, 2010 on Geekadelphia.com.
March 4, 2010 Dr. Charles Haas (CAEE) was noted in a Associated Press article about his work chairing a committee reviewing safety at the Fort Detrick, Md., biodefense labs. The article also appeared on WMAR-TV of Baltimore, Yahoo! News, WJZ.com, Newsday.com, 1stHeadlines.com, The Herald-Mail, Washington Examiner, WN.com, San Francisco Examiner, NewsByState.com, WBAL-AM 1090, WTOP-Radio 1500 AM and News Journal of Wilmington, Del.
March 1, 2010 Drexel was noted in a USA TODAY article for being named one of the top three video game design programs in the country by the Princeton Review. The story was also featured on WUSA-TV (CBS Washington, DC).
February 18, 2010 Dr. Selçuk Güçeri, dean of Drexel Engineering, was featured in the Doylestown Intelligencer and the Bucks County Courier Times for being named the 2010 Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year.
February 16, 2010 Drexel engineering students were noted in Thaindian.com about a wireless Smart Grid device that allows various household devices to communicate easily.
February 15, 2010 Drexel Engineering's Egg-Drop competition was featured in WCAU-TV (NBC10), WPVI-TV (6ABC), KYW1060 News Radio, WTXF-TV (FOX29) and KYW-TV (CBS3).
February 15, 2010 Drexel engineering studenets were noted in a Discovery.com blog post about the invention of a new Smart Grid wireless controller. Drexel students founded the company that created the new device.
February 13, 2010 Dr. Alexander Fridman (MEM) was quoted in a New York Times articleabout a device that allows for quicker and cleaner hand washing for hospital staff. The article was also noted on the Business Strategy blog.
January 22, 2010 Videogame Growth Initiative Pushes to Attract Companies Dr. Frank Lee (CS) was interviewed by the Philadelphia Business Journal for his innovations in the gaming industry.
January 19, 2010 One Small Step for Robots Dr. Paul Oh (MEM) is featured with his research team in City Paper for their humanoid robot project, Jaemi HUBO.
