Message from:
Kenneth J. Blank, Vice Provost for Research
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Address:
Drexel University
Office of Research
Suite 100
3201 Arch St.
Phila., PA 19104 |
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Email:
kenneth.blank@drexel.edu
Phone: 215.895.5849
Fax: 215.895.6699
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Drexel University has distinguished
itself over the past ten years as an institution with a rapidly growing research
enterprise. During this period, our faculty have achieved an outstanding record
in competing for external funding that has resulted in an increase in research expenditures
at Drexel University from about $15M in FY '96 to over $100M today. Over this
same period, the nature of university based research has changed dramatically. Increasingly
research has tended to focus on highly complex, multidisciplinary topics that address
significant issues that have societal impact. Drexel faculty have responded to these
national trends by developing and participating in the growth of multi-investigator
programs that produced "cutting edge" research and technology. These programs
have increasingly produced technologies that are successfully commercialized and,
thus, introduced into the public sector through our Office of Technology Commercialization. Through our research
programs, Drexel is committed to playing a pivotal role in economic development
in Southeastern Pennsylvania by establishing close ties with the business community
in joint efforts that include solution-oriented R&D, technology commercialization,
and workforce development. Drexel has an outstanding reputation in, among other
areas, the development of biomedical devices and biotechnology, and has a strong
clinical trials unit to test the efficacy of new pharmaceuticals undergoing testing
leading to approval.
Drexel's research enterprise will continue to foster the growth and development
of innovative research programs that address important societal issues and critical
national needs and build on existing and emerging areas of strength. Our strategic
approach to research program development will continue to provide opportunities
for achieving national and international prominence that will facilitate attracting
and retaining outstanding faculty and students.
The Office of Research is
committed to facilitating the research activities of the faculty across the institution.
The research mission of the University is intertwined with our outstanding graduate
and undergraduate research programs and greatly influences the content of our academic
curriculum. We look forward to the exciting future of the research enterprise at
Drexel University and the discoveries that our faculty and students will contribute
to the nation and the world.
Kenneth J.
Blank
Vice Provost for Research