College of Engineering News and Events
College of Engineering Establishes New Research Center
Villanova University College of Engineering has established the Center for Cellular Engineering (NovaCell), with the mission of leading efforts to improve cell and gene therapy products and the bioprocesses used to make them. The center is launching less than a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an historic action making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases. read more
U.S. Navy Supports Faculty Research for Networks of Autonomous Vehicles
Drs. Hashem Ashrafuion and Sergey Nersesov have been awarded a three-year, $336,043 grant from the Office of Naval Research for “Robust Control of Networks of Heterogeneous Nonholonomic Vehicles in Uncertain Environments.” Their work will benefit coordinated shipboard landings, collaborative missions involving surface and underwater marine and air vehicles, and formation flying for ensembles of heterogeneous unmanned air vehicles. read more
University students are using ‘Mario Kart 64’ to help ADHD patients focus │MobileSyrup.com, July 27, 2018
A team of four engineering students at Villanova University have designed a system to improve focus in ADHD patients using Nintendo’s popular racing game franchise Mario Kart and real-time neurological data. read more
Nova Racing Places in Top 20 at Michigan International Speedway
In what has become a true multidisciplinary effort, English major and Nova Racing team member Carina Silvermoon reflects on the Formula SAE team's performance at the annual competition in May. read more
Karl Schmidt, RISE Forum Director and Professor of Practice, College of Engineering, Villanova University | Growing Greater Philadelphia, 1210 WPHT Radio
On WPHT’s “Growing Greater Philadelphia” program, Karl Schmidt presents Villanova’s RISE Forum, a revolutionary interdisciplinary program that is changing the future of sustainability. He explains how businesses can attract top talent in the ever-growing, competitive engineering field. read more