by Mary Walsh | Nov 18, 2021 | Biomolecular, Biopharmaceuticals, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability
$1.1 federal grant to help UD’s Norm Wagner and STF Technologies develop invention As every inquisitive mind knows, the more we learn the more we realize how much we do not know. Sometimes we have no way to chase answers either. Sometimes we can only guess what might...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 16, 2021 | Chemical, Uncategorized
UD professors named to global list Three professors from the University of Delaware — Wendy Smith, Rodrigo Vargas and Yushan Yan — have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers for 2021 by Clarivate, a global analytics company. These influencers have had...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 2, 2021 | Chemical, Engineering, Materials, Polymers/Composites, Uncategorized
Computing, engineering and polymer sciences converge in new NSF doctoral traineeship Big-name chemical companies like DuPont and W.L. Gore have complex materials problems to solve. The trouble is they’re in need of well-rounded researchers to find the solutions...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 1, 2021 | Biomedical, Biomolecular, Chemical
‘Blue sky’ idea to boost vaccine efficacy earns Aditya Kunjapur the AIChE Langer Prize Most researchers hope they will be the one to discover the next big breakthrough advance for society, like finding a cure for cancer or climate change. But groundbreaking ideas...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 29, 2021 | Bioprocessing, Chemical, Chemistry, Environment, Polymers/Composites
New hope for biodegrading plastics may lie in worm microbiome Fresh hope for new ways to biodegrade plastics may lie in an unusual place … the gut of the yellow mealworm, according to University of Delaware researchers Kevin Solomon and Mark Blenner. About an inch...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 22, 2021 | Biomolecular, Chemical, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Engineering, Polymers/Composites
Wagner will speak Nov. 3 on nano and molecular engineering in service of exploration, education and entrepreneurship Editor’s note: Prof. Norman Wagner, the 2020 recipient of UD’s Francis Alison Faculty Award, will present the Francis Alison Lecture on “Nano and...
