Oct 3, 2018 | Grad Students, News, Students
Five doctoral students selected for 2018 DENIN Environmental Fellowships The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) has selected its fifth class of DENIN Environmental Fellows. These highly competitive and prestigious fellowships offer financial support and...
Oct 3, 2018 | Feature Story, News, Research
UD engineers partner with Delaware Solid Waste Authority to reduce food waste in landfills You probably throw out more food than you realize. Food waste makes up 21.6 percent of municipal waste, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “This is not a good use...
Sep 25, 2018 | Research, Research News
$1.99 million NSF grant supports disaster research project at UD Katrina. Sandy. Maria. These and other hurricanes have devastated countless Americans. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that in 2018, between four and seven hurricanes will...
Aug 29, 2018 | Grad Students, News, Research
UD team aims to commercialize structural health monitoring systems An entrepreneurial team based at the University of Delaware is working to commercialize a system that could make infrastructure such as bridges and pipelines safer. The team, called Smartenius,...
Aug 27, 2018 | Faculty, News
Civil engineering society gives this honor to just 3 percent of members Nii O. Attoh-Okine, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Delaware and interim academic director of the university’s Cybersecurity Initiative,...
Aug 17, 2018 | Faculty, Honors, News
Models of wave behavior have helped engineers protect people and coastlines When James Kirby vacations at the beach, he looks out at the water and thinks about what’s triggering the break of each wave. Unlike millions of other people who love to watch the surf, Kirby...
Aug 16, 2018 | Feature Story, Research, Students
Michael Rechsteiner researches biochar and how it can help sustain our environment Michael Rechsteiner is a senior environmental engineering major from Middletown, Delaware. Q: What is your research focus? Rechsteiner: Biochar is a carbon-rich cousin of charcoal that...
Aug 9, 2018 | Feature Story, News, Research, Students
Rachel Schaefer explores how vegetation can reduce erosion of Delaware River island Rachel Schaefer is a senior, majoring in civil engineering, from West Windsor, New Jersey. Q. What are you studying, where and with whom? Schaefer: I’m studying the effects of marsh...
Jul 18, 2018 | Feature Story, News, Students
The Delaware county launched NCC Innovates by awarding grant to start-up launched at UD On July 12, 2018, at the 2018 Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer presented local start-up D150 Fueling with the county’s Entrepreneurial...
