Department News

Gov. Carney Tours Biopharmaceutical Building Site

Part of UD’s STAR Campus, the facility will be a center for research on producing complex medication Sporting white hard hats, bright safety vests and protective goggles, Delaware Gov. John Carney and a small group of officials visited the construction site of the...

Keeping Things Moving

UD researchers synthesize renewable oils for use in lubricants Engine gears, plane thrusters, refrigerator compressors, wind turbines — the list of important industrial machinery, agricultural equipment, transportation vessels, and home applications that depend on...

Student Spotlight: Elaine Stewart

Many engineers dream of working for NASA someday, and chemical engineer Elaine Stewart didn’t wait for graduation to start that mission.

GradImpact: Improving Battery Performance while Maintaining Safety and Stability

Priyanka Ketkar, a doctoral student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, is working to create a battery that takes minutes to fully charge. Ketkar, as part of the Epps Research Group, intends to produce flexible, safer,...

Recognition for Biotechnology Influencer

Kelvin Lee receives Marvin J. Johnson Award in Microbial and Biochemical Technology As the director of NIIMBL, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, Kelvin Lee is a changemaker in the biomanufacturing industry, which has the...

Could Termites Power a ‘Clean Coal’ Revolution

Termite-gut microbes extract clean energy from coal Termites generally don’t elicit a whole lot of love. But surprisingly, this wood-eating insect may hold the key to transforming coal — a big polluting chunk of the global energy supply — into cleaner energy for the...

Greener Hydrogen from Water

UD innovator explores catalysts that pull their weight and serve the environment The idea of using hydrogen as the basis of a clean sustainable energy source, often termed a hydrogen economy, has been a topic of conversation for decades. Hydrogen fuel, for example,...

Engineering’ Yan Named Nai Fellow

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors Yushan Yan, Distinguished Engineering Professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering and Associate Dean for Research and Entrepreneurship in the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering, has been...