Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
Joined October 2018
.@Astro_Ferg is being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame during today's ceremony at @NASAKennedy. He'll join @Astro_Sandy and David Leestma as the 2022 class of inductees, receiving one of the highest honors in the aerospace industry.
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MEM undergrads Connor Silvia and Cassie Pezza were names recipients of ASME's International Gas Turbomachinery Institute (IGTI) and Nuclear Division (NED)/Variable scholarships, respectively. Congrats, both!
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Delighted to host a wonderful group of young women from Girls, Inc. at MEM's Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Group! Dream big! @GirlsInc_PANJ
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Congrats to the ASME Philadelphia section and section officers Marcus Besser, Jennifer Atchison, Dean Cave, Arulselvi Selvaraja, and Brian George; winner of this year's ASME Section Innovation Award! Keep up the great work! @ASMEdotorg @nanonymph @ASMEphila
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MEM Students, Eric Tran, Anthony Torres, John Crawford, Robert Howell and Justin Maran, made the "Astra Dragon Mars Ascent Vehicle" for their senior design project. Check out what the teammates had to say! #ForeverDragoneers
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Recent MEM graduate Alyssa Norbury, a @SpaceX engineer, delivered an inspiring message to graduates at today's departmental celebration.
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"Mechanical engineers are not deterred by adversity; instead they embrace failure" as a natural part of learning, MEM department head Jon Spanier tells @MemDrexel graduates. #ForeverDragoneers
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Graduating senior Natalie Clark started her Drexel journey in one major, but found a proficiency in and a passion for another. Check out her story! #ForeverDragoneers #ForeverDragons loom.ly/smOxqX4
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Drexel Engineering's Alexander Fridman (@MEMDrexel) has been elected a 2020 Fellow by National Academy of Inventors (@AcadofInventors). He is only one of 175 scientists worldwide to join the elite list this year. Congratulations, Professor Fridman on this well-earned honor.
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As more and more objects head for space, it's important to consider what it takes to keep what's already there orbiting Earth in a predictable way. @MEMDrexel's Ajmal Yousuff provides insight for @CNETNews loom.ly/BI5wX5g
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Congrats to MEM Alumna Sylvia Herbert, appointed this month as Assistant Professor and Primary Investigator in the Safe Autonomous Systems Lab at the University of California San Diego drexel.edu/engineering/news-…
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Don't forget to stop by today at 4 PM when Stacie Ringleb, PhD, '03 gives a talk entitled "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Subtalar Joint." Dr Ringleb is a professor at Old Dominion University and received her PhD in under the supervision of MEM's Dr Sorin Siegler
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Kudos to Dr Chang and Dr Kwatny on the completion of their new textbook, "Introduction to Control Systems Design" drexel.edu/engineering/news-…
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Don't miss out on Nick McLaughlin's talk entitled "Aviation Construction and Innovative Technologies" coming up on Nov 7th! Advance registration is required! 🤓🧐
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In case you missed it: Check out Dr. Alexander Fridman on plasma, cold fusion, and the Chernobyl Disaster in his interview on the Lex Fridman Podcast! youtu.be/6JipQNWuYnA
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We're excited to congratulate MEM's Dr. James Tangorra and Dr. Tein-Min Tan, both officially promoted to the rank of Professor this month!
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