News
For Immediate Release
April 5, 2007
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The Philadelphia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is pleased to announce that two students from Drexel University – one if its nine (9) partner schools – have been awarded the 2007 NSF Research Fellowship.
About the NSF Research Fellowship
The NSF Research Fellowship is made to outstanding graduate students who demonstrate the potential to become knowledge experts and who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovation in science and engineering. It is based on a nationally competitive fellowship application that is evaluated according to the NSF Merit Review Criteria of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts.
The Fellowship provides funding for a maximum of three years that can be used over a five-year period. The stipend rate for 2007-08 is $30,000 per 12-month fellowship period.
Award Recipients
David A. Delaine earned his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from Northeastern University, in Boston, MA. He earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA in 2007. Currently, Mr. Delaine is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. His current research includes development of novel power generation techniques through power scavenging with Stirling Engines, and the electrical poling of polymers.
Mr. Delaine is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE).
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Kara Spiller is a member of the first class of students in the accelerated B.S./Ph.D. program at Drexel University. She will earn a B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in June 2007, and continue research in the Biomaterials and Drug Delivery laboratory of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Her research focuses on development of a novel biomaterial that can restore mechanical stability to a cartilage defect in the knee, utilizing drug delivery systems to encourage repair and proliferation of surrounding tissue. The title of her thesis is "Multi-functional, Semi-degradable Hydrogel Constructs for the Repair of Cartilage Defects."
Ms. Spiller’s recent honors include the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) fellowship and the Drexel University Dean’s fellowship. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and is founder of the Women's Volleyball Club at Drexel.
For more information, please contact Marisol Rodriguez at 215.895.1641 or mr444@drexel.edu.
