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DEAN'S MESSAGE
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This month has been exemplary of the leadership in our College. As you read this newsletter, you'll read of our students being awarded the NSF GRFP, advancing in national competitions and using their research skills to apply it to today's worldly issues. A primary example of our translational research is our senior design team, featured in this edition. They've been challenged with trying to answer questions to environmental issues. With the soaring price of gas, they've chosen to look at an alternative to gasoline vehicles. They discovered a potential solution in their award-winning solar car. We're proud of our students for being innovative thinkers. To encourage their growth and leadership in research, we proudly announce the appointments of Dr. Clyne and Dr. Taheri. Dr. Clyne and Dr. Taheri will be supporting the efforts in undergraduate affairs and within the research operations. There are many more successes to come from CoE and we look forward to sharing them with you.
Dr. Bruce Eisenstein
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DID YOU KNOW?
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CoE will be hosting a National Underwater Robotics Competition, the Sea Perch Challenge, May 23-25.
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CoE Appoints New Assistant Deans
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Dr. Bruce Eisenstein, Interim Dean of CoE, named Dr. Alisa Morss Clyne (MEM) Assistant Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Affairs and Dr. Mitra Taheri (MSE) as Assistant Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Affairs. Dr. Clyne will work closely with Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE), Associate Dean, to oversee the undergraduate enterprise for CoE. Dr. Taheri will work with Dr. Anthony Lowman (CBE), Associate Dean, in the oversight of the vast research operations in CoE. Read more.
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Solar Car Team Wins First Place in Shell Eco-Marathon Competition
|  A senior design team comprised of 11 students led by Dr. Adam Fontecchio (ECE) and Dr. Bradley Layton (MEM) competed in the Shell Eco-Marathon Competition in Houston, Texas, April 17, at Discovery Green Parkway and won first place for the Solar Power Competition. They took home a prize of $1,500 while holding to the green competition objective of building a new generation of vehicles that are safe, reliable and environmentally friendly. Highlights of the team were captured on NBC-10, Wired and in National Geographic. Read more. |
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A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute Opens at Camden Waterfront
Drexel University and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority marked the move of the A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute to the Camden Waterfront Technology Center April 21, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Drexel President John A. Fry and Congressman Robert Andrews, who played a fundamental role in securing funding for the facility, were at the ceremony along with Drexel students, faculty and professional staff. The University seized the opportunity to move into the state-of-the art facility that will now foster the growth of one of the nation's preeminent institutes in plasma engineering. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was highlighted on WPVI-TV (6abc) and the Courier-Post. Read more.
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Drexel Hosts Regional Concrete Canoe & Steel Bridge Competition
|  Drexel's ASCE and AEI hosted more than 250 engineering students from regional schools April 15-17, in the ASCE Mid-Atlantic Student Conference in Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competition. Drexel's Concrete Canoe team competed in the rain on the Cooper Lake River to win the sprint races. The Concrete Canoe Competition was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, the Steel Bridge team won second place overall out of the 12 competing bridges. The Drexel team is now preparing to go to Texas to advance to the national Steel Bridge Competition.
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Drexel Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Congratulations to Drexel's 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) recipients and honorable mentions. The NSF GRFP provides financial support to top students who are committed to research careers. Students must demonstrate both intellectual merit and broader impacts of their research. Drexel's award winners are Magda Bielinski (ECE), Jared Langevin (CAEE), Prineha Narang (MSE) and Liz Plowman (ECE). Drexel students receiving honorable mentions are Alexander Alspach (MEM), Alyssa Batula (ECE), Paul Freeman (MEM) and Eric Wargo (MEM). Read more.
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