Department News
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)...
For the Record
University community reports recent honors, presentations, publications, recordings, grants For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and achievements of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni. Recent appointments,...
Fuels Without Fossils
Novel renewable energy technology being developed at the University of Delaware Two chemical engineers at the University of Delaware are developing new, better ways to produce fuels from sunlight. Feng Jiao, associate director of the Center for Catalytic Science and...
Levi Thompson Named Dean of College of Engineering
Alumnus to take on leadership role Oct. 1 Levi T. Thompson, the Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan, has been named dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1, UD President...
A Pipeline from Research to Industry
Delaware Energy Institute gives UD students firsthand look at gas industry From software-run trading floors to towering compressor stations, the natural gas industry in Delaware is as much about cutting edge as it is heavy lifting, a dynamic combination of chemistry,...
UD Researcher Appointed to National Energy Advisory Committee
Basudeb Saha is associate director at the UD-led Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation University of Delaware researcher Basudeb Saha has been appointed to the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), a bioenergy consortium comprised...
6ABC News Airs: New Process Turns Wood Scraps into Tape
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Balancing Act
Chemical engineering student recognized for interests outside the classroom and laboratory Graduate students don’t have a lot of free time, but when Himaghna Bhattacharjee has a spare moment, he makes the most of it. The first-year doctoral student in chemical and...
New Process Turns Wood Scraps into Tape
UD engineers convert commonly discarded material into high-performance adhesive Whether you’re wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on an adhesive to get the job done. These sticky substances often are made from petroleum-derived materials, but what if there...
Nine Win Fulbrights
Record-setting year of Fulbright U.S. Student Program Awards Nine University of Delaware students and alumni have been selected to receive prestigious U.S. Student Fulbright Awards, marking the largest number of Fulbright award winners in University of Delaware...