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...
Dec 8, 2020 | Coastal & Environmental Engineering Sciences, Featured, Research
UD coastal engineer Jack Puleo helps develop technology to find sunken munitions More than 70 years after the end of World War II, there are still thousands of tons of unexploded bombs across Europe. Some are underwater, like the one that detonated earlier this fall,...
Nov 5, 2020 | Feature Story, Featured, Grad Students
Delaware Environmental Institute announces new graduate fellows The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) has selected its sixth class of DENIN Environmental Fellows. These highly competitive and prestigious fellowships offer financial support and professional...
Oct 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Tripp Shenton, Michael Chajes, and Gary Wenczel When construction of the 1,749 ft long Indian River Inlet cable-stayed bridge was completed in May of 2012, it became one of the nation’s first “smart” long-span bridges. Being one of the Delaware Department of...
