Senior Design Team Tackles Affordable Housing With Mass Timber Proposal
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.
Students Launch AAEES Chapter to Unite Environmental Engineers
Drexel University has launched a new AAEES chapter to help environmental engineering students connect earlier in their academic careers.
A Materials Scientist Who Refuses to Be Just One Thing
Alessandra Cabrera, materials science and engineering '26, has spent five years at Drexel doing research, running a literary journal, designing stage backdrops, and mentoring the next generation of engineers. This spring, she takes the stage as the College of Engineering's undergraduate commencement speaker.