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DEAN'S MESSAGE
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Drexel Engineering prides itself in graduating distinguished alumni that our community can look to as inspiration. We recently honored two astronaut alumni, Chris Ferguson '84 Hon. '09 and Paul Richards '87, at our Dragons of the Space Shuttle Era events. We gained insight into what it takes to become an astronaut and what their experiences were like in space. Following the panel, more than 15 of our labs showcased their innovative research. We had our students, faculty and professional staff highlighting hands-on projects that include satellite research, hyperspectral imaging, underwater robotics and even the display of a race car built by our undergraduate students from the ground up. It was a great opportunity for visitors to see how Drexel is working to solve the problems of tomorrow. We are very proud of Drexel Engineering's hard work and we look forward to preparing for the next half of the Fall term. Happy Halloween.
Dr. Bruce Eisenstein
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DID YOU KNOW?
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The Drexel living biowall has plant roots embedded between two layers of woven, porous material. Water is recirculated down the wall between these layers, providing plant roots with nutrients and hydration.
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Drexel Honors Dragons of the Space Shuttle Era
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Drexel Engineering
hosted two astronaut alumni, Chris Ferguson (MEM) '84, Hon. '09 and Paul Richards (MEM) '87 for a panel discussion and Q & A session October 26 to honor their accomplishments in space history as NASA marks the end of the final space shuttle mission, Atlantis. The panel was moderated by Terry Ruggles of NBC-10 in the Bossone Research Center which was packed with students, faculty, professional staff and area high schools. Following the panel and the Q&A session, Drexel Engineering hosted an interactive student showcase. To see event photos, click here. Read more.
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Materials Science Engineering Student Ranks in Top 10 for NSF Visualization Challenge
|  Babak Anasori (MSE) is now a top-10 finalist of the NSF Visualization Challenge. The photo captured is an attempt to create the graphene equivalent of the MAX phases. The thickness of the layers are of the order of 10-100 nanometers. All photos in the contest are ranked by experts and are voted on by the public. |
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Smart House Receives World Green Energy Symposium NOVA Award
|  The Drexel Smart House was selected by the World Green Energy Symposium (WGES) to receive a 2011 NOVA Award during the third annual symposium from October 19 - 21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Smart House was nominated in the Educational Case Study category for its student-led, multidisciplinary approach to developing a sustainable model for urban residential living and entrepreneurial innovation. The WGES NOVA Award is presented annually to those who have made outstanding contributions in the area of new and green energy alternatives and/or sustainable innovations in existing energy technologies. Read more.
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Biowall Serves as a Living Lab for Air Quality Research
|  Dr. Michael Waring (CAEE), who specializes in indoor environmental engineering, will focus on the chemical and physical aspects of the Drexel living biowall, a great showpiece in the newly built Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building. The biowall is a vertical display of living plants, 20 feet wide, rising five stories (75 feet) in height - the largest such wall in North America and the only one at a U.S. university. Two biology faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Jacob Russell and Dr. Shivanthi Anandan will focus on the wall's biological functions. Read more.
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Dr. Jonathan Spanier Finds Way To Control Electric Current
|  Dr. Jonathan Spanier (MSE) and collaborators in Italy have discovered a new way to manipulate the flow of electrons within different components of a nano-scale material. This new information could lead to the creation of sophisticated circuitry in much smaller scale that would drastically reduce the size of computers and other related technology. The group has reported on "tuning" the flow of electrons between the core and a surrounding shell of a tiny co-axial cylindrical nanowire. The result is an electrical resistance that is not only negative, but remarkably adjustable, a feature not normally present in individual resistive devices. Read more.
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