Announcing Longsview Fellows

April 8, 2021

A Message from the Associate Dean

I am excited to announce the inaugural recipients of the Longsview Fellows Program. The program funds interdisciplinary collaboration at the intersections of Drexel researchers’ existing expertise in one of the four pillars of the college strategic plan. For more information on the recipients and their projects, see the news section below.

I am encouraged by the enthusiasm for this program and welcome the opportunity to talk with any faculty member interested in furthering your collaborative research endeavors. Please do not hesitate to reach out.

Caroline Schauer, PhD

Associate Dean, Research and Faculty Affairs

Announcements

Save the Date: CoE Celebration of Excellence

The College of Engineering will host its first annual Celebration of Excellence on Thursday, June 3 at 4 p.m. during a virtual event to honor student recipients of prominent fellowships, scholarships, and awards, including external, University, and college awards. Additional details to follow.

CONGRATULATIONS

Christine Fiori, PhD, clinical professor and program director in construction management, co-authored the textbook Handbook for Building Construction: Administration, Materials, Design, and Safety, which was recently published by McGraw Hill.

Civil engineer Ivan Bartoli, PhD, specializes in monitoring the health of bridges, buildings, roadways and other important parts of our national and local infrastructure. Read more.

Drexel Engineering Announces Inaugural Longsview Fellows

The program supports collaborative research that aligns with the college’s new strategic plan. Read more.

NSF Funds Solid Solution MXenes and Polymer Crystals Research

The research will investigate potential applications of MXenes for solar cells, optical filters, drug delivery, immunotherapy, and more. Read more.

Seen and Heard

Ivan Bartoli, PhD, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was interviewed in a March 31 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about President Biden’s new infrastructure plan and the need for infrastructure improvement and maintenance in the region.

Kapil Dandekar, PhD, Colehower Chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering, coauthored a March 30 column in Mail & Guardian (South Africa) advocating for the expansion of community service-based learning in engineering education.

Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in materials science and engineering, was quoted in a March 24 Chemistry World story about research from the University of Missouri and Argonne National Lab looking at the possibility of using MXene as a lubricant for aerospace vehicles.