Department News
AIChE honor
UD's Wilfred Chen wins award for excellence in biochemical engineering 10:12 a.m., Sept. 24, 2015--Wilfred Chen, Gore Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, is the recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers(AIChE) 2015 D.I.C....
Tuning polymer interpenetration
JACS paper presents new science on nanocomposites 1:34 p.m., Sept. 16, 2015--Polymer nanocomposites are used in a wide range of applications, from automobile parts and tires to high-tech electronics and solar cells. As with traditional composites, the properties of...
Diversity letter
Engineering deans collectively commit to diversity at White House Demo Day 2:44 p.m., Aug. 4, 2015--Just three percent of America’s venture capital-backed startups are led by women and only about one percent by African-Americans. And, with capital for innovative...
Academic trees
Engineering dean draws on Nigerian roots to impart respect for academic heritage 1:04 p.m., July 8, 2015--Jacob Bernoulli, Leonhard Euler and Simeon Poisson are all icons in the world of mathematics, but to Babatunde Ogunnaike, they’re more than just pioneers who...
Engineering honors
Epps receives Owens-Corning Award for groundbreaking polymer research 12:58 p.m., June 8, 2015--Thomas H. Epps, III has been selected as the 2015 winner of the Owens-Corning Early Career Award by the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD) of the American...
Building engineers
UD College of Engineering embraces national Maker Movement 11:16 a.m., June 17, 2015--Creative people across the globe are using off-the-shelf products and materials to design and build novel devices ranging from robots that carry out simple household chores to...
Broad impact
Museum kiosk and radio show bring science from UD lab to the public 11:04 a.m., May 28, 2015--April Kloxin thinks science rocks, and she wants everyone from grade-schoolers to grandparents to think that too. So her research group at the University of Delaware is...
UDEI symposium
UD Energy Institute event addresses clean energy challenge 10:53 a.m., May 18, 2015--Termites strike terror into the hearts of homeowners, but they could provide a nonpolluting way to convert coal to methane if microbes from their gut can be sent below ground as tiny...
Engineering role models
Haines fund continues to support women in engineering 11:10 a.m., April 28, 2015--When Richard Haines graduated from the University of Delaware in 1957 with a degree in chemical engineering, the number of women graduates in engineering could literally be counted on...
Biotech understanding
Gov. Markell announces Delaware BioGENEius Challenge winners 8:57 a.m., April 17, 2015--Gov. Jack Markell joined Kelvin Lee, director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), to recognize the finalists, an honorable mention awardee and three winners of the...
Research grants
Three UDRF Strategic Initiative grants support health-related research 2:11 p.m., April 7, 2015--Three early-career researchers have won Strategic Initiative Grants from the University of Delaware Research Foundation, supporting their work on longstanding problems in...
Small changes, big effects
Delaware Biotechnology Institute stimulates science interest in Sussex County 4:41 p.m., April 2, 2015--The Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), in partnership with the Sussex County Science Fair Committee, hosted a Family Science Night on Monday, March 30, at...