by Mary Walsh | Aug 14, 2019 | Catalysis/Reactions, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
Team of UD engineers pushes cost-effective fuel cell technology forward Fuel cells are pollution-free power sources that convert chemical energy to electricity with high efficiency and zero emissions. Fuel cell cars, trucks, and buses would allow people to travel long...
by Mary Walsh | Jul 31, 2019 | Biomolecular, Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
From left to right: Former UD postdoctoral associate Qi Lu, current assistant professor Bingjun Xu, and current postdoctoral associate Xiaoxia Chang recently revealed a new approach that utilizes a series of catalytic reactions to electrochemically reduce carbon...
by Mary Walsh | Jun 11, 2019 | Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials
UD students implement projects in Newark and the Philippines If you judged the organization by its title, you might expect the University of Delaware’s Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to work exclusively abroad. According to 2019 chemical engineering...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 3, 2019 | Catalysis/Reactions, Environment
UD innovator explores catalysts that pull their weight and serve the environment The idea of using hydrogen as the basis of a clean sustainable energy source, often termed a hydrogen economy, has been a topic of conversation for decades. Hydrogen fuel, for example,...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 5, 2018 | Catalysis/Reactions, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials
Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher The University of Delaware’s Bingjun Xu has been named to the 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by the journal Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research. He is one of 29 scientists and engineers from eight...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 12, 2018 | Biomedical, Biomolecular, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
UD Engineering professor recognized for work in protein engineering, synthetic biology Two shelves in Wilfred Chen’s office are lined with “Star Wars” movie memorabilia. Not long ago, the protein engineering research that takes place in his laboratory could have been...
