News from Drexel Engineering

Vol. 2, No. 4 | November 2, 2020

Colorful R&D Co-ops at Crayola

Drexel Engineering students Shannon Simcox and Samuel Vaughan are learning how the Pennsylvania company creates their signature products

Students Named to SWE Leadership Program

Two materials science and engineering students were recently named to the Society of Women Engineers’ Leadership Development Program.

Two Drexel Engineering students traveled to Tanzania last month to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more.

Control Systems Textbook

Harry Kwatny, PhD, and Bor-Chin Chang, PhD, are the authors of the first edition of a textbook that will acquaint students with the basic tenets of control systems.

Registration Help

Tutorials on the registration process are now available from the Academic Center for Engineers (ACE). If you need help using the course “registration” make an appointment with your advisor!

Announcements

Winter Term Plans

All students, faculty and staff should have received a message from President Fry on Thursday, October 29, outlining plans for the winter term. Dean Walker followed up with a message to the College of Engineering community on Friday, October 30. Please review these messages and see our FAQ page for more information on the expanded return to campus plan.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3

Tomorrow is Election Day. The University will close at 2 p.m. to allow time for the Drexel community to vote. If you have not already voted via absentee or mail-in ballot or by taking advantage of early voting, it is recommended that you vote in person or hand-deliver your ballot to one of the city’s satellite offices. See the Drexel Votes page for more Election Day information.

Upcoming Events

MSE Faculty Meet and Greet Series

Michael Barsoum, PhD, “Money for Nothing and the Truth for Free”

Monday, November 2, 4 p.m.

ECE 101 Seminar Series

Dagmawi Mulugeta, Security Engineer for 4A Security & Compliance, on Cybersecurity

Wednesday, November 4, 2 p.m.

Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar

Wednesday, November 2, 4 p.m.

CAEE Department Head Candidate Presentation

Michael Waring, PhD

Thursday, November 5, 11 a.m.

MSE Faculty Meet and Greet Series

Antonios Zavaliangos, PhD, “Reading the News with a Materials Science Lens”

Monday, November 9, 4 p.m.

CAEE Virtual Seminar Series

Ange-Therese Akono, PhD, Northwestern University

Friday, November 13, noon