Summer Camp to Graduation

Summer Camp to Graduation

May 29, 2019 | Students

Shailja Gangrade reflects on time at UD as she prepares for graduate school When University of Delaware student Shailja Gangrade was in high school, the native Delawarean participated in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment’s (CEOE) Taking an Interest in...
Celebrating Excellent Teaching

Celebrating Excellent Teaching

May 21, 2019 | Honors

Puleo recognized for excellence in teaching Four members of the University of Delaware faculty have been recognized for outstanding work in teaching. The honors were announced at the May 13 Faculty Senate meeting and selected by the Senate’s Committee on Student and...
In Her Nature

In Her Nature

May 15, 2019 | Grad Students, News, Students

UD grad student recognized for supporting first-generation college students, environmental causes A typical weekend for Patricia Hurley doesn’t involve binge-watching the latest TV shows. This doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering at the University...
Protecting Buildings From Earthquake Damage

Protecting Buildings From Earthquake Damage

May 6, 2019 | News, Research

Engineering professor studies effectiveness of retrofits to strengthen concrete structures The most recent major earthquake to hit the United States shook the ground around Anchorage, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018. Jovan Tatar, an assistant professor of civil and...
Mentorship Through Robotics

Mentorship Through Robotics

Apr 30, 2019 | Grad Students, News

Graduate students, professors coach high school robotics team in Wilmington Two alumni and two faculty members from the University of Delaware mentored a robotics team based in Wilmington, Delaware that made it all the way to a national competition. For Inspiration...
Making Waves

Making Waves

Apr 11, 2019 | Education

With demand for coastal engineers rising, UD professor brings the coast to classrooms University of Delaware Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Jack Puleo studies the physics of sand dune erosion during extreme waves and storm surges. The ongoing rise in...
Alumni Recognized by Delaware Engineering Society

Alumni Recognized by Delaware Engineering Society

Mar 8, 2019 | Alumni, News

At the Delaware Engineering Society’s annual Engineers Week Banquet, held on February 21, 2019, two Blue Hens received top honors: Alan G. Steinle, ’70, and Scott Walls, ’11, ’18. Alan G. Steinle Steinle was named the 2019 Engineer of the Year for his advancement of...
Light Wakes Up Freshwater Bacteria

Light Wakes Up Freshwater Bacteria

Feb 25, 2019 | Research

Researchers find pond bacteria grows faster during the day, suggest a genetic explanation Some of the bacteria that live in ponds, lakes and other freshwater environments grow faster during the day, even though they don’t take in sunlight as an energy source,...
Kaliakin recognized for contributions to soil modeling

Kaliakin recognized for contributions to soil modeling

Feb 19, 2019 | Faculty, Honors

Victor Kaliakin, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, received the Fumio Tatsuoka Best Paper Award of 2018 from the journal Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology. The award is named for Fumio...