Oct 15, 2021 | Education, Engineering, Feature Story, Featured, News
When you envision the construction industry, you might think of a construction site you’ve driven by recently, with people building structures out of wood and cement. The backbone of today’s construction industry, however, is increasingly digital, with greater...
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...
Sep 1, 2021 | Faculty, Feature Story, News
Holly Michael appointed DENIN director Not long after Holly Michael joined the University of Delaware faculty in 2008, she got involved in a brand-new endeavor to bring people together to work on environmental problems. The Delaware Environmental Institute...
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...
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...
