2018 | Drexel Engineering

- Q&A: Sharon Walker, Dean of the College of Engineering
  
  October 10, 2018
  Earlier this term, Drexel University welcomed College of Engineering Dean Sharon Walker, PhD, who opens a new chapter in leadership, advocacy, and education for faculty, staff and students.
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- Faculty Highlights: Grants and Awards From Spring and Summer 2018
  
  October 09, 2018
  Over the past two terms, there has been a lot of research funding, commercialization activity and faculty honors at Drexel University.
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- University-Level Business Solutions Institute Launched
  
  September 26, 2018
  Drexel University announced the creation of the Business Solutions Institute, which is partnering with the Steinbright Career Development Center to act as Drexel’s gateway for industry to reframe co-op partnerships.
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- Drexel's Spray-On Antennas Could Be the Tech Connector of the Future
  
  September 21, 2018
  A group of researchers from the College of Engineering recently reported a method for spraying invisibly thin antennas, made from a type of two-dimensional, metallic material called MXene, that perform as well as those being used in mobile devices, wireless routers and portable transducers.
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- STAR Scholars Shine at Summer Showcase
  
  September 11, 2018
  The STAR Scholars program — which provides first year-students with opportunities to participate in faculty-mentored research or creative work — celebrated the culmination of its summer-long events with its biggest cohort yet.
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- Once a Performance Barrier, This Material Quirk Could Help Strengthen Our Telecommunication Connections
  
  August 20, 2018
  Researchers who study and manipulate the behavior of materials at the atomic level have discovered a way to make a thin material that enhances the flow of microwave energy. The advance, which could improve telecommunications, sheds new light on structural traits, generally viewed as static and a hindrance, that, when made to be dynamic, are actually key to the material’s special ability.
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- Drexel's Polymer Pill Proves it Can Deliver
  
  August 01, 2018
  Selecting the right packaging to get precious cargo from point A to point B can be a daunting task at the post office. For some time, scientists have wrestled with a similar set of questions when packaging medicine for delivery in the bloodstream: How much packing will keep it safe? Is it the right packing material? Is it too big? Is it too heavy? Researchers from Drexel University have developed a new type of container that seems to be the perfect fit for making the delivery.
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- A Strength Supplement For Aerospace Materials
  
  June 29, 2018
  In an exciting development for the field of aerospace engineering, the lightweight materials of airplanes and rockets might soon be getting stronger. A new method for making ceramic materials — which are used in propellers and heat shields — has enabled the introduction of chemical compounds to bolster their strength and could also imbue them with other useful properties. The discovery was recently reported by researchers at Drexel University and Penn State University.
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- Drexel's Scale-Fighting Force Field Protects Air Conditioning Systems From Mineral Deposition
  
  June 26, 2018
  Mineral deposition or scaling, is a naturally occurring phenomenon at the root of a number of problems that could menace water-cooled HVAC systems. Drexel University Professor Young Cho, PhD, who has studied the problem for decades, invented a device that can generate an electric field to ward off scaling in systems of all sizes.
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- ‘Drexel’s 10,000 Hours’ Starts Now
  
  June 25, 2018
  A new podcast from Drexel University Online aims to give Drexel faculty an informal, non-academic platform to discuss their work and their lives.
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