Drexel MSE News

B.S. Student Zakiya Carter Wins Non-Traditional Student Essay Contest

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MSE B.S. student Zakiya Carter has received first prize in the Non-Traditional Student Essay Contest held as part of Drexel's Non-Traditional Student Week.

The Center City Hahnemann Campus Office of University Student Life sponsored ...

Li Receives Humboldt Fellowship

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Christopher Li, associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received the ASM International Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter will host its Young Member Night meeting at Drexel University on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6 PM in the Bossone Atrium in the B...

Drexel University Researchers Are Developing Breast Cancer Detector Based on Piezoelectric Fingers

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The key advantages of PEF are:

The proposed PEF has better detection size sensitivity than all existing technologies –– has positively identified a 3 mm tumor missed by mammography, ultrasound, and the physician’s palpati...

Spanier Quoted in Discover Article

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Jonathan Spanier, associate professor of materials science and engineering, was noted in an article in the September 2009 issue ...

Nano Group Receives Part of NSF-GOALI Funding

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Yury Gogotsi (Senior Scientist), Trustee Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Vadym Mochalin (Co-PI), Senior Research Associate, are part of a team of Drexel researchers who have received funding from the Nat...

Barsoum Receives NSF Funding for Pyramid Research

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Michel Barsoum, A. W. Grosvenor Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received $125,000 for one-year from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research for "Understanding and Recreation ...

Gogotsi Receives Collaborative DOE Funding

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Yury Gogotsi, Trustee Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been awarded funding from the Basic Energy Sciences Division of the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of a SISGR proposal for "The In...

Gogotsi Receives NSF and ARO Grant Awards totalling $590K

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Yury Gogotsi, (MSE) Trustee Chair Professor, has received an Army Research Office (ARO) and two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards.

"International Collaboration in Chemistry: Ionic Liquid in Confined Environments" has bee...

Ph.D. alumna Jessica Schiffman's Award-Winning Image Part of Traveling Exhibit

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Recent Ph.D. alumna Jessica Schiffman's (advisor: Caroline Schuaer) award-winning image is now part of a traveling exhibition.

"Squidsuckers: The Little Monsters That Feed the Beast" received Honorable Mention in the Photogr...

Co-PI Zavaliangos and Affiliated Faculty Member Lowman Receive DoEd GAANN Grant

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Antonios Zavaliangos (Co-PI) and affiliated faculty member Professor Anthony Lowman (PI) of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) and A...

Knight Nominated to ASM International Board of Trustees

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Rick Knight has been nominated to the ASM International Board of Trustees....

Ph.D. student Shahram Amini, Barsoum, and Colleagues Publish in Nano Letters

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Research work performed by Professor Michel Barsoum, Ph.D. student Shahram Amini, and colleagues has been published in

Marcolongo Receives Four New Grants

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Michele Marcolongo is the recipient of four new grants.

The National Science Foundation's division of Biomedical Engineering has awarded Marcolongo (PI) and colleagues with a $309,000 grant titled “Modeling L-s...

Wegst, Schauer, and Lelkes Receive NSF Grant

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ulrike Wegst (PI) and Dr. Caroline Schauer (co-PI) of the Department of Materials Science ...

Zavaliangos Receives NSF-GOALI

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Antonios Zavaliangos, professor and department head in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received a Professor Mitra Taheri, Hoeganaes Assistant Professor of Metallurgy, and colleagues Nigel D. Browning of the University California-Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Lab...

Alumnus Dr. Ranjan Dash is Recognized as one of MIT Technology Review's TR35

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MIT's Technology Review magazine has recognized MSE alumnus Dr. Ranjan Dash (Ph.D. 20...

Co-PI Schauer Receives NSF Grant

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Co-PI Professor Caroline Schauer of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and PI Profe...

Li Receives NSF Nanomanufacturing Grant

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor Christopher Li has received a three-year $346,508 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

"Mul...

Drexel University and Y-Carbon Receive 2009 R&D 100 Award for Tunable Nanoporous Carbon

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Drexel University and Y-Carbon Inc., the company founded by Trustee Chair Professor Yur...

NSF-REU Site SENSORS Receives Renewal Funding

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-...

Keith Fahnestock Featured in Metro

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MSE student Keith Fahnestock (advisor: Caroline Schauer) has been featured in the online edition of the Metro.

Keith was interviewed abo...

Industry Partnership Leads to Technological Breakthroughs

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A news release featuring