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Sofia Nicastro ’25 ChE Shares Her Perspective on the World of Synthetic Biology
The newly introduced elective, led by Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor Justin Vento, PhD, is held in the cutting-edge Gary A. Gabriele Lab located in Drosdick Hall.

Villanova Engineering Professor Contributes to Glass Bridge Featured at Corning Museum of Glass
Spanning 10 meters long and made up of 124 hollow glass units crafted for efficiency and durability, Glass Bridge represents a vision for a more sustainable future.

C. Nataraj, PhD, Moritz Endowed Professor of Engineered Systems, and Turki Haj Mohamad ’21 PhD have been awarded a patent for the development of a fault detection system that provides a software-based method for diagnosing the nature and magnitude of faults within dynamic mechanical and electrical systems.

Sridhar Santhanam, PhD, Named Vice Dean of College of Engineering
In this newly created role, Dr. Santhanam, a professor of Mechanical Engineering, will facilitate College operations and work closely with the leadership team of associate deans, external relations, and strategic initiatives, while helping to support College-level academic programs.

Villanova Professor Investigates Impacts of Hurricanes on Florida Coast
Jonathan Hubler, PhD, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental engineering, along with graduate student Sarah Burghardt, traveled to Florida with a joint team from the Nearshore Extreme Events Reconnaissance (NEER) Association and the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association to investigate the immediate aftereffects of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.