2025 | Drexel Engineering

- Drexel Engineer Partners with Wills Eye Hospital on NIH-Funded Project to Advance Early Detection of Glaucoma
  
  March 18, 2025
  
  The research seeks to enhance the utility of Optical Coherence Tomography images of the retina in diagnosing and predicting disease progression.
  
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- Graduate Co-op Helps Develop High-Performance Fibers for Astronaut Suits
  
  March 11, 2025
  
  Merve Arslan’s passion for materials science led her to Kordsa, where she’s refining astronaut suit textiles, optimizing production, and gaining real-world experience in advanced manufacturing.
  
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- From Study Abroad to Scientific Breakthroughs: A Senior’s Unique College Career
  
  March 11, 2025
  
  Lia DiMitri’s Drexel journey spanned international study, leadership, and groundbreaking research—shaping her future in biomaterials and autoimmune treatment. Now, she’s set to make an impact.
  
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- Dragons on Fire: Kudos for Student Achievement: Winter 2025
  
  March 06, 2025
  Read about scholarships, fellowships and accolades students earned in the previous quarter.
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- Han Receives NSF Grant for Advancing Cartilage Repair Technology
  
  March 05, 2025
  
  Han and his team will use the funding to further develop RibbonGel, a new material designed to improve cartilage repair.
  
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- Closing the Gaps — Coating Air Filters With MXene Nanomaterial Can Enhance Performance and Reusability
  
  February 27, 2025
  Despite improvements to air filtration technology in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the smallest particles — those of automobile and factory emissions — can still make their way through less efficient, but common filters. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering have introduced a new way to improve textile-based filters by coating them with a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial called MXene.
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- Drexel Research Experiences Lead Materials Undergrad to Co-op Abroad
  
  February 25, 2025
  
  Aidan Cotton's lab experience in the Drexel Nanomaterials Institute lead to a co-op in Germany through the DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program.
  
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- Designing a More Sustainable and Peaceful Future
  
  February 24, 2025
  
  From extracurriculars to major to co-op, Avani Kavathekar strove to make a difference both locally and internationally. Now the BS/MS student is prepared to graduate and do just that.
  
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- Drexel Engineering Announces Recipients of 2025 Faculty Awards
  
  February 19, 2025
  
  The Longsview Fellowships, Carleone Faculty Awards, and Grimes Family Faculty Awards recognize outstanding faculty research initiatives that foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in engineering and related fields.
  
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- Drexel Hosts Regional Workshop for Climate-Related Weather Preparedness
  
  February 18, 2025
  The Environmental Collaboratory brought together the region’s best experts to work on improving emergency response and resilience-building efforts.
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