Student Research

Student Research

As a global institution with high levels of research activity, the University has an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation. Over 100 research-active faculty offer graduate students opportunities to participate in sponsored research that seeks to make discoveries in areas of great importance. Using state-of-the-art equipment and technologies, Drexel Engineering leads in translational and emerging research, exploring new applications in renewable energy, health and medicine, sustainability and in advances in smart cities and integration.

Several Drexel Engineering master’s programs include a research thesis option. This option is especially well-suited for students interested in later pursuing a PhD degree. Refer to specific MS program pages for research thesis option availability.

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Drexel Engineering Research Productivity

34,776
Citations from papers published
216
Active funded research projects
161
New or continued patents granted in last five years
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.

New Strategy Could Revolutionize Ozone Production for Water Treatment

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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Emily Herbert has been conducting a Fulbright research project synthesizing polymers in microbes – harvesting the natural polymers that microbes make in their metabolic process.

Fulbright Broadens and Solidifies PhD Student's Research Story

Emily Herbert has been conducting a Fulbright research project synthesizing polymers in microbes – harvesting the natural polymers that microbes make in their metabolic process.

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Pedram Bazrafshan has received a 2024-2025 O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship for his paper, “A graph-based method for quantifying crack patterns on reinforced concrete shear walls."

Ammann Fellowship Awarded to PhD Candidate

Pedram Bazrafshan has received a 2024-2025 O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship for his paper, “A graph-based method for quantifying crack patterns on reinforced concrete shear walls."

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