Record Number of Golfers turn out for the Tenth Annual CEE Alumni and Friend Golf Outing

Jun 20, 2019 | Alumni, Engineering, News

Article by Karen Greco The kick-off to the University of Delaware’s Alumni Weekend for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is our Alumni and Friends Golf outing. This year, Friday, June 7, 2019 marked the eleventh such event. We set a record for the...

Michael Chajes Named Honors Program Director

Jun 14, 2019 | Faculty

Long-time civil engineering professor to assume new role July 1 After a nationwide search, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs Lynn Okagaki has announced that Michael Chajes has been named director of the University of Delaware Honors Program, effective July 1, 2019....

Engineering Impact

Jun 11, 2019 | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Energy, Engineering, Global, News, Students

UD students implement projects in Newark and the Philippines If you judged the organization by its title, you might expect the University of Delaware’s Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to work exclusively abroad. According to 2019 chemical engineering...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Jun 4, 2019 | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alumni, Education, Energy, Engineering, Faculty, Grad Students, Honors, News, Research, Students

15 UD students, alumni earn support for future work The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recently awarded fellowships to a University of Delaware graduate student, six members of UD’s just-graduated class of 2019 and eight...

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

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

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

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

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

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...