Celebrating Women Engineers
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The University of Delaware is committed to the success of women in engineering. Here are just a few of the women who set the course for the engineers of today and tomorrow.
UD’s LaShanda Korley Appointed U.S. Science Envoy
Esteemed engineer to travel the world to advance science and technology cooperation with U.S.
Harnessing the Power of the World’s Fastest Computer
UD Prof. Sunita Chandrasekaran, students play key roles in exascale computing.
Unfolding the Universe
UD grad Elaine Stewart savors first images from James Webb Space Telescope.
Nanoscale Advances
UD’s Priyanka Ketkar lands National Institute of Standards and Technology postdoc position for polymer research.
Millicent Sullivan named Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chair
Millicent Sullivan, the Alvin B. & Julie O. Stiles Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware as of July 1, 2022.
Scholarship Success
Computer science student first from UD to win Adobe Women in Technology Scholarship.
Bioinspired Innovations
UD’s LaShanda Korley among six elected as 2022 American Chemical Society PMSE Fellows.
Honor for Higginson
American Society of Mechanical Engineers names UD’s Jill Higginson 2022 Fellow.
Four Engineering Professors Honored
Professors Chen, Day, Pochan and Wang recognized for excellence in medical and biological engineering.
Engineering the Future of Manufacturing
COE’s Marianthi Ierapetritou leads $3 million National Science Foundation effort.
How I Teach — Engineering
Prof. Haritha Malladi says a willingness to learn ‘is the only mindset you need.’
Gazing at Galaxies
UD engineering grad Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope.
Ag-inspired Engineering
The same techniques used to understand how bridges withstand loads can be applied to corn, allowing researchers to better understand what characteristics help a plant stay standing while others get knocked over by wind.
New Methods for Detecting Astrophysical Signals
UD’s Swati Singh receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to study dark sector.
Light Speed Advances
UD Prof. Tingyi Gu’s engineering specialty earns DARPA Young Faculty Award.
The Hunt for New Medicines
UD undergrad Toni Akin-Adenekan explores biopharmaceutical research.
Alumna, NASA Engineer Featured on TODAY Show
Mechanical engineering alumna Erin Rezich shows Al Roker lunar research.
Focusing on Musculoskeletal Research
UD wins NIH grant for new center with female professors leading the way.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Cindy Farino Reyes
Biomedical engineer studies the behavior of breast cancer cells.
Leadership and Impact
Alumnus, department chair Kristi Kiick reflects on how engineering leaders help others.
Face Mask Fit Matters
Fit is important, but an imperfect mask is still better than none, UD researchers find.
Programming the Soon-To-Be World’s Fastest Supercomputer
UD’s Chandrasekaran leads team on the exascale frontier.
Petrochemical Replacements
UD student Alice Amitrano researches plant-powered replacements for plastics.
Engineering Leader
Ten years ago, award-winning mentor Dawn Elliott founded UD’s biomedical engineering department.
Student Success Story: Alexis Withers
Civil engineering student leader shares her path to graduation.
The Singing Engineer
UD senior Sydney Cargill melds her two passions: science and song
BLOOD STEM CELL RESEARCH
UD’s Emily Day among researchers funded through Science Center program
KRISTI KIICK HONORED FOR INVENTIONS
UD alumnus and Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering named to the National Academy of Inventors
Compute At The Speed Of Light
UD research team develops new way to make integrated photonics.
International Scholarship in Materials
Kristi Kiick receives Leverhulme Visiting Professorship, Fulbright Award to study in the UK.
Teaming up to Fight a Deadly Disease
Unlike most doctoral students, University of Delaware student Rachel Lieser has not one, but two faculty advisors.
In Her Nature
Grad student Patricia Hurley recognized for supporting first-generation college students, environmental causes.
Nature Meets Science in Museum Exhibit
Content developed by UD professor displayed at Delaware Museum of Natural History.
Advancing Women in the Professoriate
ADVANCE Institute offers grants to empower female faculty.