UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
                            
                        Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jianmin Qu joins Stevens on September 1, succeeding Christophe Pierre. 
                        
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RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
                            
                        Professor Jason Rabinovitch brings experience with the prestigious Jet Propulsion Laboratory to his work planning safer landings on a planet’s hot, partly obscured surface. 
                        
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STUDENT INNOVATION
                            
                        Two Stevens undergraduates propose a drone-based system for use in security and disaster response, netting a $25,000 prize. 
                        
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SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE
                            
                        Stevens research projects in New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas are exploring ways to remove toxic metals from contaminated soils through natural means. 
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