2012 | Drexel Engineering

- Drexel University Finalizes Deal with Shima Seiki USA
  
  February 27, 2012
  Following the signing of a groundbreaking, $1 million agreement with Shima Seiki USA, Genevieve Dion, assistant professor and fashion design program director in Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will now have the state-of-the-art laboratory to conduct research for the development of new smart textiles, wearable technologies and to explore new methods of production that will ultimately impact a number of market sectors.
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- Engineering Research Brings Seven Humanoid Robots to Drexel
  
  February 22, 2012
  Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage during Drexel University’s celebration of National Engineers Week, in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A showcase event on Feb. 20 introduced all seven of the Korean HUBO robots to the community. Their presence -together in one place- is a unique event that serves as a key milestone for a nationwide, collaborative robotics research effort funded by the National Science Foundation.
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- Engineers Develop Cement With 97 Percent Smaller Carbon Dioxide and Energy Footprint
  
  February 20, 2012
  Drexel University engineers have found a way to improve upon ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that’s bonded much of the world’s construction since the late 1800s. In research recently published in Cement and Concrete Composites the group served up a recipe for cement that is more energy efficient and cost effective to produce than masonry’s most prevalent bonding compound.
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- Engineers Develop Shish Kebab Shaped Buckypaper
  
  February 20, 2012
  Next-generation body armor and batteries could be within reach according to a group of Drexel University engineers who recently presented their work with a sophisticated weave of carbon nanotubes, commonly called buckypaper, in ACS Nano, a publication of the American Chemical Society.
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- Drexel-Experts-on-Marcellus-Shale-Drilling
  
  February 20, 2012
  Drexel University experts with a variety of expertise are available to help media report on stories regarding Marcellus Shale drilling.
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- 3-D Robotic Dinosaurs On the Way for Next-Gen Paleontology
  
  February 20, 2012
  Researchers are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals moved and lived in their environments.
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- News Release
  
  February 06, 2012
  A photograph submitted by a group of Drexel engineers has won recognition by the National Science Foundation.
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- Cold Plasma Reduces Harmful Bacteria on Raw Chicken
  
  February 02, 2012
  A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.
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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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- 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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