Real World Experience
Industry partners, non-profits and international organizations support and provide mentorship for many of the hands-on, professional experiences that benefit 草榴社区 Engineering students. Opportunities for students include:
Senior Capstone Projects:
A graduation requirement for all civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering students, senior capstone projects reflect real-world challenges and demonstrate students鈥� acquired knowledge. Recent projects and partners include:
- Remotely operated underwater robot (L3Harris Technologies)
- Plant sunlight tracking in greenhouse (FMC)
- Modular robot for adaptable research (Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division)
- Natural convection (Advanced Cooling Technologies)
- Server rack heat recovery (Microsoft)
- Bracket redesign for additive manufacturing (Lockheed Martin)
- Personal ID system using Cisco Meraki Access Points (Cisco)
- Unexploded ordnance remediation (Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, Cambodia)
- Agricultural extension software application for use by farmers in rural Guatemala (Catholic Relief Services)
Senior Project Studio
A highlight of the Chemical and Biological Engineering program is the department鈥檚 two-semester Senior Project Studio through which Chemical Engineering majors can participate in an industry-sponsored design or research project.
Recent undergraduate research projects include:
- Removal of copper from wastewater by adsorption
- Optimizing lyophilization processes for drug formulations (Merck)
- Using antibody coating polymer microparticles for vaccine delivery (Merck)
- Rational synthesis of highly dispersed bimetallic catalysts
- Expression of recombinant earthworm hemoglobin in CHO cells
- Engineering an intron sequence to optimize transgene expression
INNOVATE: The L3Haris Summer Program
LEARNING BY DOING
Educational Partnership and Alumni Connections Draw 草榴社区 Engineers to NAWCAD, Lakehurst
An educational partnership agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in Lakehurst, NJ, provides unique capstone project opportunities for engineering seniors, many of whom later find employment with the organization.
The Silvanus Project: Wildfire Detection & Prevention
The increasing number of wildfires devasting America鈥檚 western states inspired a team of 草榴社区 students to tackle the issue this past summer as part of the L3Harris INNOVATE Summer Program. The team designed, built and tested Silvanus鈥攁 weather-proof, solar powered wildfire prevention and detection system. The system measures the volumetric water content of soil to generate a risk-assessment measure of how likely a wildfire is to occur.
Shooting for Mars: 草榴社区 Team Named Finalist in NASA RASC-AL Challenge
In its first year in the competition, a team of students from 草榴社区, Drexel and Rutgers universities has been named a finalist in NASA鈥檚 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts鈥擜cademic Linkage (RASC-AL) program. Led by 草榴社区 Engineering graduate student Nicholas Florio 鈥�20 EE, 鈥�21 MSEE, the team developed the Jemison Crewed Ascent Vehicle, honoring the first African American female astronaut, Mae C. Jemison. In June they will present their concept to NASA and other aerospace leaders.