Looking Toward the Future: Drexel Students Lead Academy Into Its 200th Year

“I’ve always liked playing in the mud,” says Viktoria Unger, a research assistant in the Patrick Center for Environmental Research and a master’s student in Drexel University’s Department of Environmental Science. While her work at the Academy is far more complex than playing in the mud—she studies the buildup of sediment in coastal wetlands—the recent affiliation of the Academy and Drexel has allowed Unger to follow her passion for environmental research. She is one of many Drexel students already benefitting from this partnership.

“I’ve always liked playing in the mud,” says Viktoria Unger, a research assistant in the Patrick Center for Environmental Research and a master’s student in Drexel University’s Department of Environmental Science. While her work at the Academy is far more complex than playing in the mud—she studies the buildup of sediment in coastal wetlands—the recent affiliation of the Academy and Drexel has allowed Unger to follow her passion for environmental research. She is one of many Drexel students already benefitting from this partnership.

“I’ve always liked playing in the mud,” says Viktoria Unger, a research assistant in the Patrick Center for Environmental Research and a master’s student in Drexel University’s Department of Environmental Science. While her work at the Academy is far more complex than playing in the mud—she studies the buildup of sediment in coastal wetlands—the recent affiliation of the Academy and Drexel has allowed Unger to follow her passion for environmental research. She is one of many Drexel students already benefitting from this partnership.