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 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...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 18, 2021 | Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Polymers/Composites
It’s green, it’s clean and UD graduate Ashish Lele is working to bring this technology to India and beyond Hydrogen is so hot right now. And not just because this highly combustible gas burns at around 2,000 degrees. The chemical element is also trending among...
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 | 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...
