Dragon Discoveries

Making Smart Buildings Smarter

Dragon Discoveries showcases outstanding research and news from the College of Engineering at Drexel University. For more about Drexel Engineering, please visit our website at drexel.edu/engineering.

Renewable Energy and Power

A Revolutionary Charge

A New Understanding of Electrochemical Energy Storage

Improving Life & Performance of Fuel Cells

Resource Stewardship and Sustainability

From the Ashes

Museum Partnership Drives Water Education

3D Printing Eco-Friendly Construction Material

Fostering Community Participation in Storm Water Management

Smart Cities and Integration

Making Smart Buildings Smarter

Bio-Inspired Programming Can Lessen AI Computing Needs

Using Virtual Reality to Inspire Accessible Design

Health, Wellness and Medicine

Holding it Together

Unique Delivery System Clears Way for Microbiome Research

Fighting Disease at the Cellular Level

Promoting Healthy Building Maintenance

News

Cluster Hiring Brings Strategic Experts to Faculty

Drexel Engineering has hired 10 new tenure-track faculty members as a part of Drexel’s cluster hiring initiative.

Expanding Industry Engagement in Engineering Education

Drexel has joined six other universities to launch a transformation that will encourage industry advisory boards to facilitate active partnerships in engineering education.

Engineering Faculty Named Drexel KEEN Fellows

Patrick Gurian, along with co-PIs Johanna Casale and Antonios Kontsos, received funding to serve as KEEN Fellows to develop content for KEEN’s Engineering Unleased website.

NSF Career Grant Supports Engineering Education Research

Ahmad Najafi and Jörn Venderbos are recent recipients of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Grant (NSF CAREER) awards.

Dean Walker Elected to Leadership Positions Among Engineering Deans

Dean Sharon Walker was elected to prestigious posts with the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Fontecchio Elected Director of CIRTL

Adam Fontecchio has been elected as the next Director of the Center for the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL).

Dragon Discoveries

Senior Editor
Kathryn Meier, PhD

Editor
Yael Branscom

Feature Writing
Jeff Martin

Additional Writing
Britt Faulstick
Dorilona Rose

Design
vary studio / Katie Leech

Web Design
Paul Dempsey

Feature Photography
MR Visual Media

Other Photography
Drexel Engineering Staff

Dean, College of Engineering
Sharon L. Walker, PhD

Associate Dean for Research
Caroline Schauer, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement
Jin Wen, PhD