UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
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...
Prof. Norm Wagner to present Francis Alison Lecture
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...
POWERING THE WORLD WITH HYDROGEN
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...
EPPS NAMED ACS FELLOW
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...
RETHINKING PLASTICS
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...UDChBE on Twitter
Congratulations to @UDelaware @UDChBE's Kelvin Lee & @TheppsMIT. Both were recently added into the @AcadofInventors fellows program.
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With support from a @ENERGY grant, STF Technologies is developing the RheoSurfR, an instrument that will provide three-dimensional insight into nanostructures and microstructures and their interactions with various liquids and gases.
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Three professors from the University of Delaware — Wendy Smith, Rodrigo Vargas and @YushanYan — have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers for 2021 by @clarivate, a global analytics company. https://t.co/cIzCds9OUI
Award-winning @UDChBE Prof. @arthijayaraman has created a collaborative, cross-disciplinary traineeship that will provide selected doctoral students from the @UDelaware & @DelStateUniv with technical & professional training for after graduation. https://t.co/WlwoWB3zql
Microbes in the yellow mealworm’s gut microbiome are experts at breaking down plastics. @UDelaware @UDChBE researchers @drksolomon & @MarkBlenner are exploring which microbes show up to & find new biological ways to upcycle plastic.
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Wagner will speak Nov. 3 on nano and molecular engineering in service of exploration, education and entrepreneurship
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