2017 | Drexel Engineering

- The Drexel-Designed Device Aimed at Fixing an Epidemic
  
  June 14, 2017
  In an effort to limit the damage done by mass shootings, a team of Dragons drew on their military experience to design a bulletproof curtain that could help save lives.
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- Laying the Groundwork for Longer Battery Life
  
  June 13, 2017
  
  Anne Stevens Assistant Professor Ekaterina Pomerantseva and Distinguished University and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Chair Professor Yury Gogotsi posit that next-generation batteries created by combining different two-dimensional (2D) materials in heterostructured electrodes can greatly improve battery life and charge storage capabilities, altering the technology landscape.
  
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- Drexel Student Teams Awarded at the Engineering Senior Design Competition
  
  June 12, 2017
  
  After several senior design teams presented projects to a panel of judges, three teams were recognized at the final awards ceremony during the last stage of the Senior Design Competition on June 8, 2017 in the Bossone Research Center.
  
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- Final 125th Anniversary Lecture Offers a Fond Reflection on Big Drexel University Moments
  
  June 09, 2017
  The last in a year-long series of public lectures celebrating Drexel’s 125th anniversary brought President John Fry together with several generations of students, faculty, staff and alumni to look back at the personal experiences that define the University.
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- "Lives & Lessons of the Underrepresented in STEM" A Success
  
  June 01, 2017
  
  Drexel University's first "Lives & Lessons of the Underrepresented in STEM" event was hosted on May 20 by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the College of Engineering, with the help of the National Society of Black Engineering (NSBE) and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP).
  
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- Graduate College Shines a Light on Outstanding Student Achievements
  
  June 01, 2017
  At this year’s Graduate Student Day, the Graduate College and the Graduate Student Association joined together to honor the work done by Drexel students in the classroom and in the community.
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- A Drexel University PhD Reflects on Five Years in the Lab and on the Board
  
  June 01, 2017
  Katie Van Aken, vice president of the Graduate Student Association, turned her dissertation defense into a celebration earlier this month, and she’s currently preparing to speak at the biggest one of all for students — commencement.
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- Diplomacy in the Battle for Bandwidth
  
  May 31, 2017
  
  Imagine you were managing the entirety of the radio frequency spectrum and you’re trying to appease everyone who owns a wireless communication device. An intrepid group of students and researchers at Drexel University is trying to create a spectrum sharing program that keeps everyone connected.
  
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- PhD Alumnus Michael Naguib Appointed Assistant Professor at Tulane University
  
  May 30, 2017
  
  Alumnus Michael Naguib (PhD 2014, advisors: Michel Barsoum and Yury Gogotsi) will be joining Tulane University in January 2018 as assistant professor in the department of Physics and Engineering Physics.
  
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- May Receives 2017 Provost Award for Outstanding Scholarly Productivity
  
  May 30, 2017
  
  Associate Professor Steven May is a recipient of the 2017 Provost Award for Outstanding Scholarly Productivity, Early Career, which recognizes up to three faculty members (one in Art, one in Science and one in Industry) who have demonstrated unusual excellence in their scholarly field and who are considered emerging leaders in these fields.
  
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