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The beginning of a new academic year is certainly a time for looking forward. But with this issue of the College of Engineering Newsletter, we'd like to take a quick look back so you can see what we've been up to in the past few months. I am thrilled to have taken up my new role as Dean of the College. You may have questions about my plans; perhaps some of them will be answered in
this Q&A story
, which recently appeared on our website. Speaking of websites, the College rolled out its re-imagined website earlier this month. We think it looks great - clean, more navigable, and more visually appealing. Why don't you take a look by visiting it at
drexel.edu/engineering
?
This newsletter features exciting stories about astronaut/alumnus Chris Ferguson and his latest spaceflight adventure; Dr. Yury Gogotsi's publication achievements; a new drone software startup; urban green infrastructure research by one of our PhD candidates; and many others. Happy reading!
Best wishes,
Sharon L. Walker, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Dean, College of Engineering
Drexel University
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Symposium on Noninvasive Medical Technology
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Girls STEM Camp
In partnership with Girls, Inc. of Philadelphia, the College of Engineering hosted 24 middle-school girls at the Innovation Studio and in labs and classrooms across Drexel's campus for a week-long STEM summer program.
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Yury Gogotsi
Materials Science and Engineering
Yury Gogotsi, Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Distinguished University Professor, has received an h-index value of 100 from Google Scholar and other citation databases, the highest ever received by a professor within the College of Engineering.
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Chris Ferguson (mechanical engineering '84) will return to low-Earth orbit as a test pilot for Boeing on what will likely be the world's first commercial human-rated spacecraft.
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Drexel Re-Joins International Consortium
The European Commission has awarded Drexel a new associate partnership in a global consortium of universities offering graduate students a fully funded Master's in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC).
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Professor Creates Curating Software for Drone Images
A team led by Antonios Kontsos, associate professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, is developing a software tool that allows non-specialists to expertly analyze drone images of buildings, crops, bridges, storm-damaged resorts, and everything in between.
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Underwater Robot Heads to International Contest
With an underwater vehicle dubbed "ADAM," the Drexel Robotics Club has earned a spot representing the U.S. at the 2018 MATE International ROV competition. Drexel team members won six awards at the regional competition, including best overall entry.
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NanoArtography Competition
Exel, Drexel University's research magazine, featured
a selection of winning photos
from an international competition created by the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute to celebrate the surprising beauty within the microscopic details of everyday nanomaterials.
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