2024 | Drexel Engineering

- Boosting the Breadth of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Consortium
  
  August 27, 2024
  Seven Drexel disciplines have joined the consortium partnership between Drexel and Thomas Jefferson University. The cancer center recently received the elite “comprehensive cancer center” designation from the National Cancer Institute, a vote of confidence in the consortium’s broadly interdisciplinary approach.
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievements: Summer 2024
  
  August 26, 2024
  Here's a snapshot of awards, scholarships, publications and fellowships Drexel University students have earned in the past term.
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- For Faculty, By Faculty: Navigating Student Mental Health and Behavior
  
  August 13, 2024
  A College of Engineering faculty member devised a flowchart suggesting how to engage, respond and direct students to resources in a variety of delicate situations.
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- New Strategy Could Revolutionize Ozone Production for Water Treatment
  
  August 09, 2024
  
  Researchers at Drexel University developed a new strategy for efficient ozone production using co-doped tin oxide, promising advances in cost-effective, sustainable water treatment.
  
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- Mapping the Surfaces of MXenes Atom by Atom Reveals New Potential for the 2D Materials
  
  July 03, 2024
  In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and energy storage to electromagnetic shielding and telecommunications, among others. While researchers have long speculated about the genesis of their versatility, a recent study led by Drexel and the University of California, Los Angeles, has provided the first clear look at the surface chemical structure foundational to MXenes’ capabilities.
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- Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Pose an Acute Challenge for Cities with Combined Sewer Systems
  
  June 27, 2024
  College of Engineering researchers recently published research that modeled the potential extent of that the dual problems of sea level rise and climate change pose for a section of Camden, New Jersey, and the effectiveness of one proposed intervention to help protect Camden and other coastal communities with combined sewer systems.
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- Partnerships and Projects: Drexel’s Recent Industry and Civic Engagement Connections
  
  June 18, 2024
  The University created a variety of new opportunities for industry and local partnerships as well as civic engagement.
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- Drexel University’s Unforgettable 2024 Commencement Ceremony
  
  June 17, 2024
  Graduating Dragons braved the weather for a communal event in Citizens Bank Park. A class whose members might have lost out on high school ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic was treated to a night full of inspirational speeches and colorful fireworks.
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- Top 10 Quotes from Drexel’s 2024 Commencement
  
  June 17, 2024
  Need some inspiration for facing what comes next? Drexel graduates heard words of encouragement, fortitude and advice at this year’s University-wide ceremony.
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- Drexel Joins EPA Effort to Prevent Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Refrigerant Chemicals
  
  June 14, 2024
  Researchers from Drexel University have been tapped to join an Environmental Protection Agency initiative to eliminate greenhouse gas chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), commonly used in refrigerants and insulating foams. As part of a federal initiative to address the potent, climate-damaging gasses, Drexel will receive $3.8 million over five years to develop a plasma arc device that can destroy HFCs.
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