Temple University College of Engineering

Our pop-up shop is officially live! 🚨

From now through July 20 you can order College of Engineering merch including hats, water bottles, t-shirts, quarter-zips and more! Pop-up shop link here: https://bit.ly/4davjRV

If you have any questions not answered in our FAQs, send us a DM. We can't wait to see everyone back on campus this fall with their new gear! 🦉 🍒

Our virtual pop-up shop goes live tomorrow!

All these items and more will be available for purchase. Check our socials tomorrow for the link and more information!

Link coming soon! ⏰

Starting next week for a limited time you can purchase items with the College of Engineering logo and a new design featuring some of Temple's iconic campus buildings.

Make sure you're monitoring our socials next week when we drop the link for the pop-up shop! 🦉

We are pleased to announce John Fry as the 15th president of Temple University.

Under his leadership, Temple will continue to set the standard for urban research universities in accessibility, affordability, diversity, engagement and excellence.

Meet our next leader: https://news.temple.edu/news/2024-07-02/temple-university-appoints-its-15th-president-higher-education-leader-john-fry?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=president&utm_campaign=president-announcement

Our Temple Bioengineering faculty have been working for over a decade to create OmegaSkin.

Read more about this innovative wound treatment:

College of Engineering professors invent the future of wound care Faculty members Peter Lelkes, Yah-el Har-el and Jonathan Gerstenhaber from Temple University’s College of Engineering have been working for over a decade to bring us closer to the future of wound care. The research team has discovered a way to engineer soy proteins into a nanofibrous wound dressin...

We can't wait to see all that Diana Tiburcio, ENG '24 accomplishes!

We're thrilled that faculty member Dr. Erica McKenzie is collaborating with College of Science and Technology at Temple University on this exciting project!

A meal with a friend in China led College of Engineering faculty member Peter Lelkes on a decade-long project to invent the future of wound care.
Lelkes, alongside fellow faculty members Yah-el Har-el and Jonathan Gerstenhaber, developed OmegaSkin, a soy-based wound dressing, that could change the lives of patients suffering from burns, bed sores, and other large lesions.
They've partnered with NeuEsse to take their product through FDA approval and eventually to market.
Read more about the revolutionary OmegaSkin here:

College of Engineering professors invent the future of wound care Faculty members Peter Lelkes, Yah-el Har-el and Jonathan Gerstenhaber from Temple University’s College of Engineering have been working for over a decade to bring us closer to the future of wound care. The research team has discovered a way to engineer soy proteins into a nanofibrous wound dressin...

Temple alum Chandra Graham, CST '95, brought her students from local Abraham Lincoln High School to the College of Engineering for a visit.
She shares both the academic and personal importance of exposing students to higher-education settings.
Learn more about bringing your student group to the College of Engineering and read the full story here:

Revisiting the Nest Former Owls often find their way back to Temple's campus, sometimes in ways they don't expect. Temple alum, Chandra Graham, CST '95, is now the Environmental Engineering Pathway Coordinator at Philadelphia's Abraham Lincoln High School. She and her colleague Jason D'Ambrosia (also a Temple alum) bro...

Dr. Erica McKenzie is working with faculty from College of Science and Technology at Temple University and Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University to help PennDOT. Read more:

Temple faculty hope to save PennDOT’s plants from deadly road salt Motorists driving through Philadelphia may notice greenspaces, called bioretention basins, scattered along I-95. There are dozens of them, each one filled with a variety of flowering plants, grasses and trees. Yet even on an early summer day, much of the vegetation remains brown. An interdisciplinar...

On June 15th 2024, four Temple Engineering alumni were honored for their design work on the wetland expansion project at the Newlin Grist Mill.
Former seniors Jeffrey Pepin, Shaun Spadea, Trent Pepper and Wengang Liu got to see their Senior Design Project from 2020 finally be built.
Follow the story here:
https://tuengineering.shorthandstories.com/wetlands/index.html

Our June Owls Leaving the Nest feature is Leah Martino, ENG ‘20!

Graduating in 2020 as a civil engineering major, Leah Martino now works for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Environmental Engineer in the water division, which sees to the management and implementation of both the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.

Working in water has always been a goal of Leah’s. Spending summers visiting Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, she had an appreciation for nature and the importance of clean and safe water.

As a student, Leah was an active participant in the College of Engineering community. She co-founded Temple’s Theta Tau Pi Epsilon chapter and served as president for a year, having the opportunity to lead her peers in the professional engineering fraternity. Leah also spent a summer working as an undergraduate researcher in the Contaminant Fate and Transport Lab.

She cites the people she met in the College of Engineering as the best part of her undergraduate journey.

We can’t wait to see Leah’s continued success as a College of Engineering alumna!

Bioengineering Professor Dr. Evangelia Bellas is part of the NIH Complement-ARIE Award winning team “Population Diversity in Responses from Vaccination.”
Dr. Bellas and her lab will contribute adipose tissue to a first of its kind several organ-on-a-chip system simulating brain and immune system interactions.
More on their project here: https://engineering.temple.edu/news/2024/06/temple-bioengineering-professor-teams-several-universities-win-nih-complement-arie

Population Diversity in Responses From Vaccination Team
Team Captain: Rebecca Pompano, UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Chance John Luckey, School of Medicine at the University of Virginia
Jennifer Munson, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Evangelia Bellas, Temple University
Aarthi Narayanan, College of Science at George Mason University

The Temple Robotics team had a strong showing at the NASA Lunabotics Competition last month, placing 21st out of 43 teams!
Read more about their preparation and competition performance here: https://bit.ly/4bwkatM

📷 Ryan Brandenberg

The Class of 2024 certainly made their mark a Temple!
Read more about Environmental Engineering major Jag Gummadi.

Temple senior creates fertile ground for career as community garden manager Name: Jag GummadiDegree: BS, environmental engineeringCollege: College of EngineeringHometown: Upper St. Clair, PAAs the president of the Temple Community Garden, Jag Gummadi got the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of his labor while studying at Temple.

Dr. Mehdi Khanzadeh Moradllo is the latest College of Engineering recipient of the prestigious NSF CAREER Award. The award will fund his research on sustainable concrete. Congratulations, Dr. Khanzadeh!
More on his innovative research here:

NSF CAREER Award Funds Research on Sustainable Concrete by Temple Engineering Professor In a city setting, construction is ever-present. New buildings being assembled, roads and sidewalks being repaired, the list goes on. One thing can be found at nearly every construction site: concrete. Concrete is the most widely used construction material. With a material that ubiquitous, it's cruc...

Earlier this month, the Bioengineering department's own Dr. Peter Lelkes (chief inventor), Dr. Yah-el Har-el and Dr. Jonathan Gerstenhaber were joined by start-up company NeuEsse and CEO Joseph Connell to unveil their newest product, OmegaSkin, in the worldwide Soy Innovation Challenge.
They were named 2nd runner up for their product on a mission to change the medical world. We're looking forward to sharing more about their work with this revolutionary product soon!

The NeuEsse Story - Soy That Heals From soy to healing skin, Soy Innovation Challenge finalist NeuEsse created OmegaSkin using patented technology that spins soy protein isolate into a skin su...

What could engineering students Isaac and Raynel be studying so intently? 🤔

Maybe they're picking out which items they'd order from the College of Engineering pop-up shop!

Launch date coming soon! 🗓️

Class of 2024 Environmental Engineering graduate Jag Gummadi reflects on his time as the Temple Community Garden President before he heads off to work at The Philadelphia Water Department. Congratulations, Jag!

Temple senior creates fertile ground for career as community garden manager Name: Jag GummadiDegree: BS, environmental engineeringCollege: College of EngineeringHometown: Upper St. Clair, PAAs the president of the Temple Community Garden, Jag Gummadi got the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of his labor while studying at Temple.

New pop-up shop item unlocked! 🔓

We can't wait to see everyone wearing their College of Engineering gear on campus this Fall! 🦉

Make sure you're monitoring our socials to be one of the first to know when the pop-up shop is live. Release date coming soon!

Introducing our new social media series: Owls Leaving the Nest! We'll highlight our alumni and share where their College of Engineering foundation has taken them.

Torin Johnson, ENG '16, '21

A two-time College of Engineering graduate, Torin has found incredible success in the water management industry since graduating with his BS in civil engineering. He is an Assistant Project Manager with Gannett Fleming and previously worked with the Philadelphia Water Department. Several of his projects have been implemented throughout the city, improving wastewater infrastructure.
Inspired by his involvement with Temple's Engineers Without Borders chapter as a student, Torin also served as the President of Philadelphia's chapter of EWB, leading several projects during the pandemic to benefit communities experiencing water sanitation issues.
Torin received his MS in Engineering Management in 2021 and was named to Temple's 30 Under 30 Class of 2022. Over the years he has served as a mentor for countless College of Engineering students, helping to guide the next generation of successful COE alumni!
He recently returned to the College of Engineering for an episode of Owl Speak to discuss his Temple experience, leadership, and his experience with EWB. We're looking forward to sharing his episode soon!

FlashPCB highlighted student work from Dr. John Helferty's course, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design! Check out these creative designs:

Transforming Students into PCB Design Experts at Temple University Project 9 PCB from ESE 3614 Printed Circuit Board Design

The Class of 2024 has left the nest and is already making us proud! We can't wait to see all that Diana accomplishes in Germany and at Stanford!

A Fulbright and a PhD await this Temple grad Name: Diana Tiburcio Degree: Mechanical engineering major, chemistry minor College: College of Engineering Hometown: Malvern, Pa. Temple Made for: PhD program in chemical engineering at Stanford University But first: Tiburcio will complete a summer mentorship position with the GREEN program in Peru....

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We can't wait to reveal more of the designs and merch for the College of Engineering pop-up shop soon!

Let us know in the comments what College of Engineering merch you're hoping to see! 🦉

The wait is almost over! ⏰

Make sure you're monitoring our socials over the next few weeks and you might catch some sneak peeks at our new merch 👀

Release date coming soon!

The Temple Robotics Team will compete in the NASA Lunabotics qualifier from May 11 - 14 with an entirely new robot for the first time since 2019. 🤖

Read more about the work that went into preparing the new robot for this competition:

Robotic Takeover Temple Engineering Robotics Club takes on the NASA Lunabotics Competition

Congratulations to our newest graduates, the Class of 2024! 🎉

Weren't able to attend or want to see it again? Check out the full ceremony here: https://bit.ly/3UDBsOA 🎓

Favour Olugbenga embodied "Perseverance Conquers" as she delivered our student address.