UD engineering graduates working for GE Aviation in Newark include (left to right) Sam Kurkoski, Reid Bremble, Vince Uathavikul and Tyler Walker.
UD professor writes book on big data for railway engineers After two trains derailed at New York’s Penn Station this year, Amtrak blamed track defects. As of May 31, there have been 662 train accidents this year, and track defects account for nearly 29 percent of...
CBE, CEE and ME departments have new leadership The University of Delaware’s College of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of three new department chairs. “These faculty members are already trailblazers in their fields, and I anticipate that they will...
Three percent of the 150,000 members of the American Society of Civil Engineers are Fellows The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has named University of Delaware professor Christopher Meehan to its 2017 class of Fellows. This honor is given to ASCE members...
Undergraduate program in construction engineering and management to launch in fall 2017 The University of Delaware Faculty Senate has approved the establishment of an undergraduate major in construction engineering and management beginning in the fall 2017 semester....
Paper reports successful use of nanocomposites to absorb electromagnetic radiation The rapid development of modern electronic equipment and wireless devices has resulted in severe electromagnetic (EM) radiation pollution, which has implications in the health of...
Delaware Center for Transportation engineers recognized for work to improve traffic safety Highway safety has become a complex issue in an era when roads built primarily for cars are now being shared by increasing numbers of pedestrians, cyclists, and skateboarders....
Lab course culminates in boat races at Carpenter Sports Building The subject of fluid mechanics came to life for some engineering students at the University of Delaware on Wednesday, May 10. Their final exam wasn’t in the lab or the classroom — it took place in the...
During a late-night brainstorming session in June 2014 to determine the safest, fastest way to repair and re-open a heavily traveled bridge over the Christina River on I-495 in Wilmington, Del., Robert McCleary, EG87, chief engineer with the Delaware Department of...
According to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, more than 750 million airline passengers fly in an average year. That’s some 70,000 flights per day. Helping to make all those flights possible is Airport Design Consultants Inc. (ADCI), a small...
