Dr. Aaron Drews

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Aaron Drews is an Associate Teaching Professor in Chemical Nano Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Drews was awarded several fellowships during his graduate studies including the University Graduate Fellowship, Air Products Graduate Fellowship, and the Chemical Engineering Teaching Fellowship. His dissertation work introduced ratcheted contact charge electrophoresis, a novel method for the rapid and efficient transport of conductive particles through microfluidic channels. He collaborated with the Whitesides group at Harvard University as part of a DARPA-led initiative to extinguish flames using electric fields, employing a method referred to as fire fighting "wands." In addition to his role as a lecturer at UC San Diego, Drews has been instrumental in the long-term development and improvement of core undergraduate chemical engineering laboratory courses and has implemented the flipped classroom model to enhance student engagement and self-directed learning.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).