by Mary Walsh | Dec 6, 2022 | Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Polymers/Composites
LaShanda Korley, Distinguished Professor in UD’s College of Engineering, has been selected as a U.S. Science Envoy to share expertise and enhance international cooperation between other nations and the U.SEsteemed engineer to travel the world to advance science and...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 19, 2022 | Biomedical, Environment, Materials, Polymers/Composites
UD Engineering Prof. LaShanda Korley is recognized among her peers for her research achievements in bio-inspired and sustainable materials.UD Engineering’s LaShanda Korley elected as a 2022 American Physical Society Fellow University of Delaware College of Engineering...
by Mary Walsh | May 20, 2022 | Chemical, Engineering, Environment
UD Engineering’s Aditya Kunjapur earns two prestigious awards for innovative research Aditya Kunjapur, an assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the recent recipient of prestigious early career...
by Mary Walsh | Feb 7, 2022 | Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
COE’s Marianthi Ierapetritou leads $3 million National Science Foundation effort Solving the climate crisis isn’t just about everyone driving electric vehicles and installing solar panels on our homes. It’s about redesigning the way we live, including sweeping changes...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 19, 2022 | Chemical, Chemistry, Environment, Materials, Process Control/System Analysis, Uncategorized
UD researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals It’s no secret that we need more sustainable materials if we hope to help the planet. Bio-derived materials are one potential option, but they must be...
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...