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...
May 18, 2021 | Feature Story, Featured, News
49-year-old program gives UD’s young Black engineers crucial strength and support Every college freshman can tell you a bit about mental stress. They all feel those early episodes of aching loneliness. Then slowly, they start to assimilate and thrive, settling into...
May 13, 2021 | Feature Story, Featured, Honors, News
Princeton Review, Money cite UD for return on investment The University of Delaware is among 209 higher education institutions cited by The Princeton Review for having the highest ROI (return on investment) ratings. In addition, a 2020 Money listing of “Best Colleges...
Apr 14, 2021 | Feature Story, Featured, News
2022 rankings feature UD programs in engineering, education and public affairs In the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News and World Report has ranked 21 University of Delaware graduate programs among the 100 best in the nation, with 12 in the top 50....
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...
Feb 12, 2021 | Alumni, Faculty Honors, Feature Story, Featured
Trustee, dean honored by prestigious engineering organization Two University of Delaware alumni and current leaders — Terri L. Kelly, vice chair of the UD Board of Trustees, and Levi T. Thompson, dean of the College of Engineering — have been elected to the National...
Feb 1, 2021 | Feature Story, News, Research, Students
UD researchers study climate change impacts on soils at military installations We walk over it, drive over it and build on it. Yet, it is probably safe to say, most of us rarely think about the ground beneath our feet. Underneath the grass, concrete, asphalt and other...
Jan 25, 2021 | Feature Story, Featured
Shenton cements position on college leadership team Harry (Tripp) Shenton III, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, is now the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education for the University of Delaware College of Engineering. He had been serving in the...
Dec 29, 2020 | Engineering, Feature Story, Featured, News, Research, Students, Undergraduate Students
UD and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control collaborate Tires catapult our cars and trucks down the highway at speeds greater than 70 miles per hour, typically for at least 50,000 miles. They must grip the road even in wet and icy conditions. No...
