Department News
Wilfred Chen and DNA Computers
UD Engineering professor recognized for work in protein engineering, synthetic biology Two shelves in Wilfred Chen’s office are lined with “Star Wars” movie memorabilia. Not long ago, the protein engineering research that takes place in his laboratory could have been...
UD Engineering’s Next Era
Levi T. Thompson shares vision as new dean of College of Engineering Levi T. Thompson joined the University of Delaware in early October as dean of the College of Engineering. It’s a homecoming for Thompson, who received a bachelor’s degree in chemical...
7,600 Miles to Engineering Opportunity
Dean helps aspiring engineer from Zimbabwe attend camp at UD At the University of Delaware, our passion for engineering education goes beyond the classroom — it spans the globe. Babatunde Ogunnaike, dean of the College of Engineering at UD, was visiting extended...
Big Discoveries about Tiny Particles
Doctoral student leads international effort to uncover properties of polymer nanoparticles From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the...
UD Ranked Among Top National Universities
Chemical engineering program ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News The University of Delaware’s undergraduate chemical engineering program is ranked ninth in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges edition. The ranking covers those programs...
A Big Spark for Energy Research
U.S. Department of Energy announces $12.8 million for UD-led center The University of Delaware has won a $12.8 million, four-year funding renewal from the U.S. Department of Energy for the continued operation of the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI). The...
High-Level Researcher on Teaching Introductory Classes
UD Engineering’s Arthi Jayaraman explains her approach Arthi Jayaraman wears many hats. She is a tenured associate professor at the University of Delaware. She teaches one class each semester and serves as the graduate program director for the Department of Chemical...
Could Bacteria Fuel the Future?
With $1.5 million grant, UD engineers study microbes for biofuel production A group of bacteria best known for causing stomach trouble could also be a source of sustainable energy. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis a three-year,...
Printing 3D Lungs to Test Drug Delivery
UD Summer Scholar Azeem Sharief works on model to track pathways of inhaled medicine Editor’s note: Get to know a dozen of our 2018 undergraduate Summer Scholars in this series of question/answer profiles on them and their work. The Summer Scholars program offers...
Developing Diverse Leaders
Workshop prepares next generation of faculty in chemistry, engineering and more When LaShanda Korley was six years old, she stood at a blackboard, handed out papers, and gave her student — her grandmother — tests. She even logged the grades in a gradebook. “I’ve...
Cleaner, Greener U.S. Manufacturing
UD to help boost energy efficiency and modular manufacturing with RAPID grants The University of Delaware will continue to help drive a national push to double U.S. energy productivity by the year 2030 through research on four new projects funded by the Rapid...
Transforming Carbon Dioxide
UD researchers develop novel two-step CO2 conversion technology A team of researchers at the University of Delaware’s Center for Catalytic Science and Technology(CCST) has discovered a novel two-step process to increase the efficiency of carbon dioxide (CO2)...