Sep 17, 2021 | Faculty, Feature Story, Featured, Honors, News, Research
What if the genes found in certain bacteria could shed light on how these tiny organisms work in and with freshwater environments? That’s exactly what Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Julie Maresca and Professor Thomas Hanson with the School of...
Sep 9, 2021 | Coastal & Environmental Engineering Sciences, Dept-CEE, Faculty Honors, Featured, Research
UD professor takes home prestigious Hans Albert Einstein Award for work on sediment transport As a husband and a father of three young children, Tian-Jian Hsu (otherwise known as Tom) admits he is not the ultimate beach companion. When the family heads out for a...
Aug 5, 2021 | Featured, News, Research
https://youtu.be/M8hNcmlyjwA UD’s Maresca and collaborators show how bacterial communities live and change in concrete It’s a most unlikely habitat and really has no creature comforts to recommend it. But University of Delaware researcher Julie Maresca and students in...
Jun 30, 2021 | Feature Story, Featured, Graduate Students, News, Research
UD grad student Danhui Xin wins awards for solving mysteries around pollution-reducing technology In about 500 B.C., indigenous people in the Amazon began using pyrogenic carbon to increase soil fertility in nutrient-poor jungle soils. Pyrogenic carbon is the material...
Mar 18, 2021 | Dept-CEE, Faculty Honors, Feature Story, Featured, News, Research
Professor receives NSF CAREER Award for structural engineering research A University of Delaware professor is drawing inspiration from shellfish to develop resilient adhesives for affordable housing and next-generation infrastructure. Jovan Tatar, an assistant...
Mar 10, 2021 | Dept-CEE, Dept-ME, Dept-MSEG, Feature Story, Featured, News, Research
Uses for UD-developed material to include flying taxis Believe it or not, fighter jets, flying cars, natural gas pipelines and plastic bottles may be more alike than you think. So, what’s the common thread? They might one day be made with TuFF — a high-performance...
