The University of Delaware’s newest high performance computing (HPC) community cluster, named Caviness, puts vast computational power at researchers’ disposal.
Highly Cited Researchers
Three faculty members in the College of Engineering were named to the Clarivate Analytics list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2018.
Faster-Charging, Safer Batteries
Thomas H. Epps, III, has secured a patent on technology that holds potential to improve the performance, safety and stability of solid state lithium batteries.
In Memoriam: Jerold (Jerry) Schultz
Jerold (Jerry) M. Schultz, emeritus C. Ernest Birchenall Professor of Chemical Engineering with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering at the University of Delaware, died on October 20, 2018.
Investing in the Future
The College of Engineering is welcoming 27 new faculty during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Quantum Momentum
UD received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop the quantum electronics of the future.
Developing Diverse Leaders
At the 2018 Future Faculty Workshop, held at UD from July 18 to 20, faculty members from 17 universities mentored senior graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from across the country who plan to pursue careers as independent academic researchers in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and polymer science with a focus on soft materials and biomaterials.
Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles
Delaware engineers are using flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings to create next-generation smart textiles with the ability to measure a wide range of pressures.
Salivary Gland Study Wins Best Poster Award at GRS
Materials science and engineering doctoral students Eric Fowler and Anitha Ravikrishnan received the Best Poster Award at the Gordon Research Seminar on Multi-Scale Adhesion Mechanics and Signaling
Science At The Surface
Anderson Janotti, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering, models the surfaces of advanced electronic materials.
New Process Turns Wood Scraps Into Tape
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin—a substance paper manufacturers typically discard.
A prominent pair in polymers
John Rabolt and D. Bruce Chase have received the 2018 Award for Cooperative Research in Polymer Science and Engineering from the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering.