At Drexel, progress has always meant listening closely to the moment and adjusting how we educate and how we discover. From our founding commitment to experiential learning and educational accessibility to today’s cross-disciplinary laboratories, we have changed to meet the needs of our students and to tackle the world’s toughest problems. This issue of Dragon Discoveries reflects that tradition. It highlights faculty and students who are advancing practical solutions while opening new lines of inquiry.
That same spirit is guiding our academic transformation. Over the coming year, Drexel will bring engineering, computing and information science, and biomedical engineering into a single college with three schools to form the College of Engineering and Computing. The goal is simple and ambitious. We want an experience for students that is easier to navigate and richer in opportunity, and a research environment that connects expertise more quickly across fields. By aligning our strengths, we will accelerate discovery and translate ideas into impact for Philadelphia and far beyond.
You will see that mindset throughout these pages. Our teams are improving how communities plan and build, how materials are designed and manufactured, and how energy systems can become cleaner and more reliable. The work is rigorous, collaborative and grounded in real needs. It is also a reminder that engineering remains a public service at heart.
Thank you for reading. If these stories spark ideas for research support or collaboration, I would be glad to connect.
Kapil R. Dandekar, PhD
Interim Dean
College of Engineering
Drexel Engineering at a Glance
