Department News
Discovery Could Transform Industries
Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics Synthetic rubber and plastics – used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products – are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from petroleum or natural gas. But those manmade...
How Math Could Make Bones Stronger
Models help UD researchers calculate best dosage for osteoporosis treatment They may seem rigid and set in their ways, but your bones are actually under constant construction and deconstruction. They give up their nutrient treasures (calcium) to the body and then...
Talent Article
Epps team highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems High-performance materials are enabling major advances in a wide range of applications from energy generation and digital information storage to disease screening and medical devices. Block...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Twelve UD students, alumni win prestigious research support A dozen University of Delaware students (undergraduate and graduate) and alumni have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships as the prestigious competition marks its 65th year. Fourteen...
April 14: Learn about Niimbl Rapid
Presentation set on NIIMBL and Rapid USA Manufacturing Institutes A public presentation on NIIMBL and RAPID, two USA Manufacturing Institutes in which the University of Delaware is playing key roles, will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, April 14, in the Trabant University...
Graduate Rankings
UD graduate programs make gains in new US News rankings Editor’s note: This article was updated March 16, 2017. The earlier version was based on pre-release data, and this includes the full update on the 2018 rankings. Several University of Delaware graduate programs...
SXSW Research Video
UD professor featured in American Chemical Society video at SXSW The hipsters, thought leaders and innovators attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, this week are being introduced to some University of Delaware innovation that’s designed to...
From Carbon Dioxide to Fuel
UD’s Feng Jiao wins DOE funding to produce alcohols from CO2 flue gas Modern society’s extensive use of fossil fuels has led to unprecedented atmospheric carbon dioxide levels with widespread climate impacts. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is one of the...
Go Away Greenhouse Gas
NSF Career Award to focus on electrochemical reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide The University of Delaware’s Bingjun Xu has received a National Science FoundationFaculty Early Career Development Award to address electrochemical reduction of the greenhouse gas...
April 17: Named Professor Lecture
UD’s Dion Vlachos will address global energy, water, food needs The University of Delaware’s Dion Vlachos, who has been named the Allan and Myra Ferguson Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will deliver his inaugural lecture at 4 p.m., Monday, April...
Old Enzyme, New Role
Nature Communications paper reports new role for enzyme involved in bacterial metabolism A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has discovered a new function for an enzyme that has long been known to have a central role in bacterial metabolism. Maciek...
Gilman Awardees Take Flight
Students receive prestigious awards to study abroad in Panama, Singapore University of Delaware undergraduates Julian Jackson and Richard Egan have begun their first global experiences thanks to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The Gilman...