2026 | Drexel Engineering

- Wenderott Receives NSF-CAREER Award
  
  July 02, 2026
  
  The project will develop new visible-light-activated photocatalysts that could lead to more efficient generation of useful, value-added products while supporting cleaner, more sustainable technologies.
  
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- Custom-Designed Major Student Creates Own Major, Accessible Cutting Board
  
  June 24, 2026
  Lelia Karmeli wanted to blend multiple disciplines into her custom “make things and help people” degree.
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- How to Catch a Virus...on Purpose
  
  June 24, 2026
  Medical advancements over the last several decades have made great strides in the treatment of HIV. Pharmaceutical treatments are able to contain and reduce a patient’s viral load to the point where it is nearly undetectable. But a cure remains frustratingly elusive due to the virus’s ability to evade the immune system. Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, who specialize in modulating immune responses, have offered a new approach — one that’s likely familiar to anyone who has dealt with pest removal: setting a trap.
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- Recap: Drexel Celebrates Largest Gift in University History
  
  June 17, 2026
  W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley III attended and spoke at two different Drexel ceremonies after announcing a $112.6 million gift establishing the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
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- Meet Drexel’s First Astronaut Scholar: Thomas O’Keeffe
  
  June 16, 2026
  The recent BS/MS computer engineering graduate received $15,000 and an array of professional development opportunities from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a historic nonprofit organization recognizing exemplary students in STEM fields.
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- Largest Gift in Drexel's History Establishes Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing
  
  June 11, 2026
  Supported by a landmark gift from The Howley Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization led by alumnus and trustee W. Nicholas “Nick” Howley ’75, his wife Lorie and their daughter Meg Howley ’10, Drexel University will establish the Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing.
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- From Drexel to the Top of Aerospace, and Back Again
  
  June 09, 2026
  
  As a teenager, W. Nicholas Howley had no intention of studying engineering. Fifty years later, he returns to Drexel as a commencement speaker, industry pioneer and philanthropist committed to giving talented students from under-resourced communities a fair shot at college.
  
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- Q&A: Drexel's Commencement Speaker Moogega 'Moo' Cooper on Her Past, Present and Future
  
  June 08, 2026
  Cooper earned an MS and PhD from Drexel and now works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she protects the solar system from Earth-sourced contaminants.
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- A Computer Engineer Who Measures Success by Who It Helps
  
  May 26, 2026
  
  From building AI chatbots for students to analyzing global tech layoffs, Sejal Pradhan found ways to connect technical skills with real human impact during her time at Drexel Engineering. This June, she’ll share that perspective as the college’s graduate commencement speaker.
  
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- More Than a Model: Building a Living Replica of the Commodore Barry Bridge
  
  May 26, 2026
  
  Three Drexel engineering students are building a digital twin of the Commodore Barry Bridge, creating a living model that could help engineers monitor damage, test repairs and preserve infrastructure more effectively in the future.
  
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