Six Drexel Engineering alumni are featured in Drexel Magazine’s annual “40 Under 40” compendium. The list highlights young alumni for their talent, ingenuity, resilience and overall accomplishments.
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The noteworthy engineers are:
- Babak Anasori, PhD materials science and engineering ’14, a researcher at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and the discoverer of a new subfamily of MXenes that could revolutionize energy storage.
- Danish Dhamani, BS mechanical engineering ’17, the viral presenter of a TED Talk on public speaking and co-founder of an app that uses artificial intelligence to coach users in oratory presentation.
- Abrar Hashmi, BS electrical and computer engineering ’07, the founder of an international, multi-million-dollar consulting company that helps organizations streamline problem solving and product delivery.
- Kelsey Hatzell, PhD material science and engineering ’15, an NSF CAREER award recipient, leader in battery research and assistant professor in Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
- Ross Staszak, BS electrical engineering ’10, who manages an innovative customer solutions hub for Comcast and whose student-run business DrexelDrinks inspired an experiential learning class that became the Close School’s popular “Launch It” entrepreneurship class.
- Patrick Williams, BS civil engineering ’04, a regional leader at Urban Engineers who is overseeing an $80 million regional project to create a shared maintenance facility hub for Dallas Area Rapid Transit and other transit authorities.
Read the full feature in Drexel Magazine