DEAN'S MESSAGE
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Innovation. That's what we're known for at Drexel and it's been proven by our recognition through U.S. News and World Report. Drexel has been ranked number four in the nation's "up-and-coming" schools-a true mark of our hard work and commitment to provide an experiential innovative education. We know there are incredible opportunities and enormous challenges ahead of us. More than ever engineers need to continue their march to finding solutions to world issues. Our most intricate problems - energy, the environment, health, economic prosperity - require scientific and engineering breakthroughs implemented in a practical way. CoE is proud to push onward as innovators and as contributors to the Drexel community. Congratulations to Drexel on earning this spot in U.S. News and World Report-let us continue our climb to the top!
Selcuk Guceri
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DID YOU KNOW?
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CoE is welcoming the largest freshman class in Drexel history. There are 773 students in the freshman class.
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Drexel University Ranks #4 in Nation's Most Innovative Schools
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| For the second year in a row, Drexel University has made the "up-and-coming" short list of national universities that have achieved "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus, or facilities," according to U.S.News & World Report's 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges." Drexel placed fourth out of 19 universities in the country and also climbed from number 89 to 88 in "America's Best National Universities." Drexel is one of only two Philadelphia-based national universities ranked in the nation's top 100. For more information on the rankings, please click here. |
Gail Rosen Receives NSF CAREER Award
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Dr. Gail Rosen (ECE) received an NSF-CAREER award for her project "CAREER: A Machine Learning Framework for Metagenomic Relationships." In this three-year project with a budget of $680,000, Dr. Rosen will be developing a computational framework that will enable identification and comparison of microorganisms to the environmental factors in their habitats. In addition, Dr. Rosen is developing an interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate bioinformatics curricula and K-12 modules to incorporate an innovative NSF-funded K-12 program as a part of her CAREER plan.
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CoE Hosts Summer Programs
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CoE hosted more than 10 different summer programs this year in an effort to encourage high school students, teachers and undergraduate students to develop a better understanding of engineering and current research. Funded by NSF and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the programs provided participants with an opportunity to engage in a hands-on engineering experience. For more information on CoE's summer programs, please click here.
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Jason Baxter Receives MRI Grant
Dr. Jason Baxter (CBE) received an MRI grant fro m NSF for a budget of $332,300 for his project "MRI: Acquisition of an Ultrafast Laser System for Terahertz Spectroscopy and Sub-Picosecond Dynamics." Co-PIs for this grant include, Bahram Nabet (ECE), Christopher Li (MSE), Elisabeth Papazoglou (Biomed) and Jonathan Spanier (MSE). Funds will be used to acquire terahertz spectroscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy systems centered around an amplified ultrafast Ti:sapphire laser that emits 100 femtosecond light pulses with wavelengths continuously tunable from ultraviolet to far-infrared. The system will be housed at Drexel's CRF and will be the first bench-scale terahertz user facility in the nation. |
Moses Noh Receives NIH Grant
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Dr. Moses Noh (MEM) has received an NIH grant for his project, "A Microfluidic-Platform Mini-Liver System for Human Liver Biology Studies." This project will build on his progress in his current NSF CAREER project that is focused on developing a microfluidic human liver model. Along with Dr. Michael Bouchard (Biochemistry, DUCOM), the team will develop a miniature human liver bioreactor to study viral infection and alcohol effects on the liver. The total project amount is $408,816.
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