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 | Oct 5, 2021 | Chemical, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Energy/Sustainability, Materials, Polymers/Composites
UD Engineering Prof. Thomas Epps selected for American Chemical Society 2021 Class of Fellows University of Delaware chemical engineer Thomas H. Epps, III, has been named to the American Chemical Society’s 2021 Class of Fellows. Epps, the Allan and Myra Ferguson...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 13, 2021 | Chemical, Engineering, Materials
Rising junior Eduardo Nombera-Bueno lands competitive scholarship from the American Chemical Society Eduardo Nombera-Bueno can vividly recall flying with his family, in 2006, from their home city of Lima, Peru, to the United States. Although he was only five at the...
by Mary Walsh | Jul 14, 2021 | Biomedical, Chemical, Engineering, Materials
Alumnus, department chair Kristi Kiick reflects on how engineering leaders help others What does it mean to be a leader in science and engineering? You might invent something new or discover a fundamental truth about the world—impressive feats—but that isn’t enough....
by Mary Walsh | Jul 1, 2021 | Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Materials, Polymers/Composites
UD scientists and collaborators issue urgent call to action on plastics pollution People lived without plastic until the last century or so, but most of us would find it hard to imagine how. Plastics now are everywhere in our lives, providing low-cost convenience and...
by Mary Walsh | Feb 23, 2021 | Chemical, Materials, Polymers/Composites
Prof. Thomas H. Epps, III directs the $18 million UD Center for Hybrid, Active, and Responsive Materials (UD CHARM), which will drive forward fundamental materials science research with the potential to enable critical innovations in biomedicine, sensing and more....