Department News
UD Invention Part of Top Technology
Reebok sports bra with shear thickening fluid is a newsmaker in 2018 A sports bra enabled by UD technology, the Reebok PureMove Bra, has been named to Popular Science’s 31st annual Best of What’s New awards and TIME’s Best Inventions 2018. This highly successful...
FASTER-CHARGING, SAFER BATTERIES
UD invention aims to improve battery performance Imagine a world where cell phones and laptops can be charged in a matter of minutes instead of hours, rolled up and stored in your pocket, or dropped without sustaining any damage. It is possible, according to...
Catalyzing Excellence
Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher The University of Delaware’s Bingjun Xu has been named to the 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by the journal Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research. He is one of 29 scientists and engineers from eight...
Gene Therapy for Blood Disorders
UD engineers develop particles to reach stem cells Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us. Now, a team of University of Delaware researchers has demonstrated a...
Alumni spotlight: Amod Ogale
His scholarship in composites engineering started here at UD Amod Ogale is a foremost scholar in carbon fiber processing and composites. He studies the microstructure of carbon fibers—lightweight, reinforcing materials that hold tremendous potential for applications...
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...