2016 | Drexel Engineering

- Carli Moorehead Receives Goldwater Scholarship
  
  April 04, 2016
  
  BS/MS student Carli Moorehead has been awarded a 2016 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program seeks to provide “a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.”
  
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- Drexel Brings National Network for Advanced Functional Fabrics Manufacturing to Philadelphia
  
  April 01, 2016
  The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Drexel University as a key leader in the creation of a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute, called Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government to draw on academic expertise in new fibers and textiles. The result will be fabrics engineered to see, hear, sense and communicate; serving an array of industries including aerospace, apparel, architecture and health.
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- Drexel Brings National Network for Advanced Functional Fabrics Manufacturing to Philadelphia
  
  April 01, 2016
  The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Drexel University as a key leader in the creation of a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute, called Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government to draw on academic expertise in new fibers and textiles. The result will be fabrics engineered to see, hear, sense and communicate; serving an array of industries including aerospace, apparel, architecture and health.
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- Drexel Research on Functional Fabrics Brings National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Center to Philadelphia
  
  April 01, 2016
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Drexel University as a key leader in the creation of a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute, called Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government to draw on the expertise of academic researchers working with new fibers, fabrics and materials and developing the technology that can integrate them into products from active wear to protective armor.
  
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- Anthony Abel and Anjli Patel Featured in Drexel Pennoni Honors College Magazine
  
  March 31, 2016
  
  Undergraduates Anthony Abel and Anjli Patel were recently featured in Drexel Pennoni Honors College Magazine for their research with Dr. Jason Baxter.
  
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- Drexel Materials Scientists Roll Out New Method For Making The Invisible Brushes That Repel Dirt
  
  March 30, 2016
  
  You might not be aware of it, but invisible carpets of polymers are keeping things from being sticky right now. The lenses of your glasses might be coated with them to stave off smudges. They’re keeping the underbellies of ships from corroding, artificial joints from locking up and medical devices from gathering germs. The name “polymer nanobrush” doesn’t seem fitting because these bristly materials aren’t used to sweep away debris, they actually prevent it from accumulating at all.
  
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- Materials Students Awarded 2016 Drexel Engineering Graduate Fellowships
  
  March 25, 2016
  
  Five Drexel Materials students receive 2016 College of Engineering graduate fellowships.
  
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- Drexel Talks Climate Change
  
  March 24, 2016
  Drexel’s participation in the annual United Nations Conference on Climate Change in December empowered eight Drexel faculty, staff and students. Each came away with a different, rewarding experience that they’ll share at a public event next month.
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- Drexel Materials Scientists Roll Out New Method for Making the Invisible Brushes that Repel Dirt
  
  March 24, 2016
  
  Polymer nanobrushes are made of microscopic filaments that prevent smudges on everyday objects like eyeglasses. They are usually created one bristle at a time, but the Soft Materials Lab has a better way.
  
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- Drexel Materials Scientists Roll Out New Method For Making The Invisible Brushes That Repel Dirt
  
  March 24, 2016
  Drexel researchers have reported on a new method for producing the polymer "nanobrush" coating that is used to prevent ships from corroding, glasses from smudging and artificial joint replacements from locking up. The procedure, which involves growing two-dimensional sheets of polymer nano crystals, is more efficient and controllable than current methods — according to the researchers, it's like making a lawn by putting down sod, rather than planting grass and hoping it grows.
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