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May 24, 2013

Leila Aboharb Wins Charles T. Main Gold Award

Leila Aboharb, a junior Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics student at Drexel University, received the 2013 Charles T. Main Student Section Gold Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for her outstanding contributions to the society.
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May 22, 2013

Drexel Engineering Remembers Wesley O. Pipes

Wesley O. Pipes, professor emeritus in the department of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, passed away on May 20, 2013. Pipes had a long and productive history in research and teaching in civil and environmental engineering.... Read More »

May 17, 2013

Drexel Alumnus Stephen Niezgoda Appointed Assistant Professor at Ohio State University

Alumnus Stephen Niezgoda has accepted a joint appointment as assistant professor in both the department of materials science and engineering and the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State University (OSU) beginning in August 2013... Read More »

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Events

  • Call for Sponsors for AUVSI

    Tuesday, June 4, 2013

    9:00 AM-5:00 PM

    The 103rd Engineer Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Armory Drexel University, 3205 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Entrance: North 33rd Street between Lancaster Avenue and Cuthbert Street)

    • Current Students
    • Faculty

    The Keystone Chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) promotes and creates a forum for Unmanned Vehicles Systems.

    Our symposium will promote UVS. The conference is open to any subject area related to Unmanned Vehicle Systems and Robotics. Specific areas of interest include the following:

    • UAV's
    • UGV’s
    • USV's
    • Dynamics and control
    • Navigation, obstacle & collision avoidance
    • Communication
    • Perception
    • Autonomy
    • Command, Control & Communications
    • Sensors
    • Civil applications
    • Manufacturing

    Sponsorship Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Sponsors should email Steven Matthews at kauvsi@gmail.com or call 610-280-3313 x227. Email preferred until May 17th.

    Sponsorship Levels:
    Level 1: $100 includes recognition in symposium program and table availability for company display.
    Level 2: $250 includes everything from Level 1 plus free admission for one person and a half page ad in the program.
    Level 3: $500 includes everything from Level 1 and 2 plus a seat at the head table at lunch and recognition of sponsorship before one of the presentation sessions. Sponsors will be allowed to give a brief 2 to 3 minute overview of their company. Full page ad in program and web advertising on chapter website through the end of June 2013.

    Level 4 (two available): Lunch Sponsor: $1000

    Level 5 (one available): Achievement of the Year Award Sponsor: $1000

    Sponsorship space is limited and will available on a first come basis. For additional information, please contact the organizers at kauvsi@gmail.com or call 610-280-3313 x227. Email preferred until May 17th.

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  • Senior Design Team Reception

    Thursday, June 6, 2013

    4:00 PM-5:30 PM

    Bossone Research Center Atrium

    • Current Students
    • Faculty
    • Staff

    The College of Engineering will host a reception to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the top Senior Design team from each department. This decision is motivated by feedback from students, faculty and sponsors from the past few Senior Design competitions. The teams, as well as faculty and staff from the College of Engineering, and School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems are invited to attend. The event will provide an opportunity for the top Senior Design teams to interact with their fellow Senior students, faculty and staff, and be recognized for their success.

    Students should bring a display board and/or their project deliverables to show at the reception.

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Spotlight on Research

 Hubo Work

A 10-school collaboration led by Drexel is one of several groups worldwide who are working to advance robotics technology for disaster relief as part of a challenge laid down by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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Photo Friday

International Travel Award

The International Travel Award assists faculty and graduate students who wish to participate in international conferences within their fields. The deadline for this opportunity is May 30, 2013 by 4:30 p.m. To apply or learn more, please click here.
Thank you to everyone who made our Drexel Engineers Week a success. It was a great privilege to end the week honoringDr. Linda M. Abriola, 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year. Click here to see photos from Engineers Week.
Thank you to everyone who made our Drexel Engineers Week a success. It was a great privilege to end the week honoringDr. Linda M. Abriola, 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year. Click here to see photos from Engineers Week.
Thank you to everyone who made our Drexel Engineers Week a success. It was a great privilege to end the week honoringDr. Linda M. Abriola, 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year. Click here to see photos from Engineers Week.
Thank you to everyone who made our Drexel Engineers Week a success. It was a great privilege to end the week honoringDr. Linda M. Abriola, 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year. Click here to see photos from Engineers Week.