Drew Lowery 

Andrew D. Lowery has received degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (2012), Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (2006) and dual Bachelors of Science degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering (2004) from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). To date, he has published 30 scholarly publications and has been awarded 5 US patents, along with filing, as inventor, for 35 pending US and global patents.

He has previous experience in academia as a visiting scholar and research in the alternative energy field, in the startup community as a lead scientist for advanced microwave internal combustion, and in industry as future products developer in heavy duty transportation.  He is currently a Senior System Engineer at the Volvo Group in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Dr. Lowery has been an IEEE member since 2001, Eta Kappa Nu since 2004, and is an IEEE Senior Member in the Washington Section. He has been the Past Pittsburgh Section Chair (2017), Vice Chair (2016), and Treasurer (2015), the Past Region 2 Student Activities Coordinator, and a past member of the MGA Student Activities Committee (2017-2020) and Young Professionals Committee (2021-2023). He is currently serving as the IEEE VP-Elect, Member and Geographic Activities.