by Mary Walsh | Mar 23, 2016 | Catalysis/Reactions, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials, Thermodynamics
UD-Africa conference to bring together energy scientists, policy experts, industry 4:19 p.m., March 23, 2016–Power blackouts happen every day in many African countries, and nearly 600 million people on the continent lack access to electricity. However, the...
by Mary Walsh | Mar 3, 2016 | Catalysis/Reactions, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials, Polymers/Composites, Thermodynamics
Research team documents design of wood-based polymers 11:12 a.m., March 3, 2016–Richard Wool was a pioneer in green engineering and author of the first book to systematically describe the chemistry and manufacture of bio-based polymers and composites derived...
by Mary Walsh | Feb 22, 2016 | Catalysis/Reactions, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials, Transport Separations
Researchers document new approach to dealing with uncertainties in mathematical models 11:41 a.m., Feb. 22, 2016–Mathematical models are used to predict just about everything from traffic and weather to plant metabolism and industrial biotechnology. However,...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 14, 2016 | Catalysis/Reactions, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials, Transport Separations
Yan research team reports success with low-cost nickel-based catalyst 8:44 a.m., Jan. 14, 2016–Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a popular comedy from the 1980s, but there’s nothing funny about the amount of energy consumed by our nation’s transportation sector....
by Mary Walsh | Nov 30, 2015 | Biomedical, Bioprocessing, Energy/Sustainability, Polymers/Composites, Process Control/System Analysis
College of Engineering’s Ogunnaike recognized for advancing science 10:09 a.m., Nov. 30, 2015–The University of Delaware’s Babatunde Ogunnaike has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 27, 2015 | Biomedical, Biomolecular, Bioprocessing, Catalysis/Reactions, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials, Polymers/Composites, Process Control/System Analysis, Thermodynamics, Transport Separations
Alumni gift to support faculty recruitment, retention in chemical engineering 1:55 p.m., Oct. 27, 2015–Allan Ferguson was in the very first engineering class taught by the late Jon Olson at the University of Delaware. “He was absolutely brilliant, and here we...
