Next up in our Drexel Engineering Faculty Development Series, “The Syllabus: Setting the Stage – How can you optimize your syllabus to create the best outcomes for your students?” with Professor Kevin Scoles. Whether new to the process or a syllabus veteran, please join us for this brown bag lunch with tips and tricks for enhancing your classroom experience.  

Jin Wen, PhD 

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, began on the evening of Wednesday, March 22 and continues through the evening of Friday, April 21. For Muslims around the world the month of Ramadan is the most spiritually significant time of the year. Many observe this season through fasting, prayer, and acts of charity. The University seeks to support all community members observing Ramadan this season. Information regarding accommodations (academic, employee, etc.) is available online. Additionally, information on prayer services and preparing for and breaking fast is available in a downloadable PDF.

Richard Y. Chiou, PhD, professor of engineering, leadership and society, received an award from the US Department of Education for his project, “Enhancing Career Pathway in Intelligent Manufacturing through Remote Accelerated Center of Engineering Student Success (Remote-ACCESS),” in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso. This project attempts to overcome challenges in capacity and build an effective remote learning environment in the field of STEM education, specifically in intelligent manufacturing (IM).

Fei Lu, PhD, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received an award from Alencon Acquisition for the project “Development of Simulation Models of DC:DC Converters.” Lu will be assisting Alencon in the development of simulation models of its Proprietary DC:DC converters being delivered to its customers.

Steven May, PhD, professor and department head of materials science and engineering, Megan Creighton, PhD, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, and Yong-Jie Hu, PhD, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, received an award from NSF for their project titled “FuSe: Co-Design of Germanium Oxide-based Semiconductors from Deposition to Devices.” This is a team-building grant with faculty from Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of Michigan, Washington State Univ. and Univ. of Texas, El Paso to develop research capabilities and collaborations centered around germanium oxide-based semiconductors that are of interest for applications, such as power electronics and infrared detection.

The Marketing and Communications team received a Gold CUPPIE Award for the Dragon Discoveries website at the 2023 CUPRAP Professional Development Conference. The CUPPIES recognize creative excellence in marketing and communications in the categories of advertising, electronic media, print, public relations and marketing, writing and photography.

Steven Weber, PhD, vice provost for undergraduate curriculum and education; Rebecca Rich, JD, assistant teaching professor and assistant dean for the law library and technology services in the Kline School of Law; Youngmoo Kim, PhD, vice provost for University and Community Partnerships and director of the ExCITe Center; and Jake Williams, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, were quoted in a March 20 Technical.ly Philly story about their efforts as part of a group at Drexel working to provide guidance to the university on the use of artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT.

Christopher Sales, PhD, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was interviewed in a March 19 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the EPA's plans to regulate PFAS, "forever chemicals," in water.

Research by Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach chair professor in materials science and engineering, showing a new way to chemically tailor layered nanomaterials, was featured in a March 17 Science Times story.

Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering, was interviewed on the March 9 episode of KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM)’s “In Depth” podcast to discuss the challenge of finding and replacing lead pipes in Philadelphia’s water infrastructure.

April 3 & 10 or April 4 & 11

April 26 or May 24

DCL: Updated Proposal submission due dates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs 

DOE: BIL: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling 

NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is recruiting panelists for the EPSCoR Research Fellows funding opportunity, under solicitation NSF 23-535, which has a deadline of April 11, 2023. To be considered, please complete the survey linked here by April 21, 2023. 

Drexel has finalized the negotiations of the fiscal year 2024 fringe benefits rates for sponsored projects with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Current and prior year rates and rate agreements can be found on the fringe benefits page of the Research Accounting website.