By mse\kjf352 on
9/9/2009 11:46 AM
Professor Mira Olson of the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and Caroline Schauer from MSE along with collaborators at Johns Hopkins University, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their project "Investigation of Chemotaxis in Porous Media: Visualization Experiments and Modeling."This project develops a labeled micromodel for simultaneous visualization of bacterial and chemical distributions in heterogeneous media and applies Lattice-Boltzmann modeling techniques to quantify bacterial chemotaxis in soil. The Drexel portion of the two-year project budget is $255,000.
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By mse\kjf352 on
8/13/2009 9:57 AM
The river water will be tested with four different structurally colored thin films to determine the metal ion content of the water. Who said the RET program was an indoor experience?
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By mse\kjf352 on
8/5/2009 1:03 PM
Dr. Ulrike Wegst (PI), Dr. Caroline Schauer (co-PI) of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), College of Engineering and, Dr. Peter Lelkes (co-PI), of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems have received a new NSF grant entitled, "Mineralized Electrospun Chitosan Nanofibers as Bone Scaffolds". The aim of the project is to test the hypothesis that by mineralizing chitosan fibers, a ceramic-based bone substitute material can be created for low and medium load-bearing applications that combines the strength and stiffness of the ceramic phase with an increased toughness through fiber reinforcement. The long-term goal is to provide materials for optimal repair of craniofacial and orthopedic skeletal defects, which would otherwise require a bone graft from a second surgical site. The budget for this two-year project is $315,297.
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By mse\kjf352 on
8/5/2009 12:54 PM
 Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5), the NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site SENSORS: From Design to Implementation (EEC-0851796) has been renewed for another three years.
The program, directed by MSE assistant professor Caroline Schauer (PI) and Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) assistant professor Jin Wen (Co-PI), will receive funding in the amount of $300,000.
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By mse\kjf352 on
8/5/2009 11:34 AM
Laura Toth joins the lab as a pre-junior in the Biomedical Engineering. Galeet will be joining us for 2.5 months under the RET-NANO program. Sri, a rising high school senior from Woodlands, Texas, will be with the lab for 3 weeks as a summer mentorship student.
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By mse\kjf352 on
6/29/2009 8:20 AM
Janah, Jessica and Eric successfully defended their theses.
In addition, undergraduate members Ari Sagiv, and Keith Fahnestock have graduated. Best of luck!
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6/20/2009 9:09 AM
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5/28/2009 2:52 PM
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By mse\kjf352 on
5/25/2009 3:18 PM
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By mse\kjf352 on
3/1/2009 11:32 AM
The workshop attendees take a photo with the president of Hokkaido University, SAEKI Hiroshi. The Drexel Tee shirts were a big hit!
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