2012 | Drexel Engineering

- Rondinelli Co-authors Invited Nature Materials Commentary
  
  February 02, 2012
  
  Assistant professor James Rondinelli is a co-author, with colleagues from Columbia University and the University of Arkansas, of an invited "Commentary" in the February 2012 issue of Nature Materials (Vol. 11, No. 2) on what lies ahead for the next decade in the field of oxide-based electronics.
  
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- Drexel Receives $1 Million Grant from W.M. Keck Foundation to Expand Plasma Research
  
  February 01, 2012
  
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- Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania to Host Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day
  
  January 31, 2012
  
  For the second year in a row, Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania departments of Materials Science and Engineering will host Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day Saturday, February 4, 2012 in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center at 31st and Market Streets. Free and open to the general public, the day is based on MAKING STUFF with David Pogue, a four-part NOVA documentary series about the world of materials.
  
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- Drexel Receives Keck Foundation Grant to Expand Plasma Research
  
  January 30, 2012
  Drexel University has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to expand research on the fundamental science of interactions between plasma, which is an ionized gas, and living systems. The research, funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation, will be led by the University’s Anthony J. Drexel Plasma Institute.
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- Dr. Mutharasan Receives IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Award
  
  January 27, 2012
  
  Congratulations to Dr. Raj Mutharasan for receiving the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
  
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- Alumnus Sean Stabler to Oversee New Applications at Arkema
  
  January 25, 2012
  
  M.S. alumnus Sean Stabler (2011) and Business Development Engineer for Arkema has been selected to oversee the development of new applications of Arkema's product, Kynar® PVDF, into broader areas of water management.
  
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- ELATE womens leadership program receives research grant
  
  January 24, 2012
  A new initiative at Drexel University has an ambitious goal: to advance senior women faculty in the fields of engineering and technology in academic institutions across the United States. Now, thanks to a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this new initiative, the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program (ELATE at Drexel™), will be able to test just how well this goal is being reached.
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- Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania to Host Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day
  
  January 24, 2012
  
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- Department Presents Art Exhibit of Award-Winning Research Images
  
  January 24, 2012
  
  The Department of Materials Science and Engineering held its first exhibition of award-winning scanning electron microscopy images, "Small and Exquisite: Visual Explorations in Materials Science and Engineering," in the Mandell Theater Lobby at Drexel University January 9 through 20, 2012.
  
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- Julianne Holloway Performs Research in Manchester, UK
  
  January 23, 2012
  
  I recently spent four months (August 26th – December 17th, 2011) in Manchester, United Kingdom researching at the University of Manchester under the advisement of Drs. Anthony Freemont and Brian Saunders. My research project was titled, "Improvement of the yield strain of double cross-linked microgels."
  
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