2017 | Drexel Engineering

- More Drexel Authors Recognized Than Ever at 2017 Annual Event
  
  May 01, 2017
  This year marks the fifth time that Drexel authors have been celebrated in a ceremony highlighting their remarkable achievements in publishing.
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- The Drexel Students Who Can Fix Your Fear of Public Speaking
  
  April 17, 2017
  Danish Dhamani and Paritosh Gupta wanted to help people uncomfortable with public speaking, so they created Orai, an app that acts as a personal speech coach. Orai is a finalist this week in two notable competitions.
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- CDC/WHO Ebola Guidelines Could Put Sewer Workers at Risk
  
  April 11, 2017
  Research from Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that guidelines for safe disposal of liquid waste from patients being treated for the Ebola virus might not go far enough to protect water treatment workers from being exposed. In a study recently published in the journal Water Environment Research, a group of environmental engineering researchers reports that sewer workers downstream of hospitals and treatment centers could contract Ebola via inhalation — a risk that is not currently accounted for in the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention or World Health Organization Ebola response protocol.
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- New Research Labs Foster Collaboration at Drexel’s 3101 Market St.
  
  April 10, 2017
  Professors in the College of Engineering and the LeBow College of Business worked with architects to design a shared research laboratory space that would encourage collaboration between themselves and their students.
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- Drexel Takes Eco Education to the Movies at Philadelphia Film Festival
  
  April 04, 2017
  In search of new ways to promote awareness of the realities of climate change and global warming, Drexel faculty members have struck up a relationship with the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. The University is sponsoring a block of local films later this month.
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- Drexel Is Helping the FAA Modernize Technical Training
  
  March 30, 2017
  As a core member of a new Center of Excellence focused on modernizing the training of air traffic controllers and their colleagues, Drexel researchers are doing their part to keep your flight safe and efficient.
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- Progress Report: Drexel’s Research Laboratory Plan Project
  
  March 22, 2017
  Many of the lab renovations in Drexel’s Research Laboratory Plan have been completed and are being used to further the University’s research efforts.
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- Employee Spotlight: John Via
  
  March 22, 2017
  The College of Engineering’s John Via occupies many roles at Drexel and even more positions within various philanthropic organizations — and just joined one that is headed by Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Art and Tech Innovator John Maeda to Speak at Drexel Commencement at Citizens Bank Park
  
  March 20, 2017
  Computational design guru John Maeda will address the class of 2017 at Drexel University’s commencement, which will be held on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. Maeda is the global head of Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic, the parent company of Jetpack, WooCommerce, Longreads, WordPress.com and more. The University-wide ceremony will be held at Citizens Bank Park for the second consecutive year.
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- Methane Levels Have Increased in Marcellus Shale Region Despite a Dip in Well Installation
  
  February 09, 2017
  Despite a slow down in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research led by Drexel University finds that atmospheric methane levels in the area are still increasing. Measurements of methane and other air pollutants taken three years apart in the rural areas of Pennsylvania that have been the target of natural gas development over the last decade, revealed a substantial increase from 2012 to 2015.
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