The chemical engineer was selected “for contributions to metabolic engineering, especially the industrial biotechnology of Clostridia, and to biomanufacturing of therapeutic proteins.”
Building the Future of Railroads
Allan M. Zarembski has received the 2017 Fumio Tatsuoka Best Paper Award from the journal Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology for his contributions to track engineering.
John Slater Named ‘Rising Star’
Slater is one of eight Rising Star award winners selected from early-career researchers nationwide who focus on engineering molecules and cells to enhance the understanding of biology and practice of medicine.
Engineering’s Dan Weile Named IEEE Fellow
No more than one-tenth of one percent of the total voting membership of IEEE earns Fellow status in any one year. Weile was selected for his contributions to computational electromagnetics.
Engineering’s Prather Named NAI Fellow
Dennis Prather has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The electrical engineer holds more than 60 patents and invention disclosures.
Malikopoulos elected ASME Fellow
Andreas Malikopoulos, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Fewer than 3 percent of society members earn this status.
Five decades of computer science
Emeritus professor Sandra Carberry reflected on successes, challenges in a lecture for the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty’s My Intellectual Journey Series.
Wu Snags Multiple Honors
UD bioinformatics director is recognized among top researchers in her field Cathy Wu already had a doctoral degree (in plant pathology) when she decided to return to school for a master’s in computer science in 1987. Three decades later, she is a leading authority in...
The Fuel Cell Authority
UD’s Yushan Yan recognized for advances in energy technology Yushan Yan has received the Electrochemical Society (ECS) Energy Technology Division Research Award for 2018. Yan is a Distinguished Engineering Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Entrepreneurship...
UD Professor Honored by IEEE Computer Society
Guang Gao wins B. Ramakrishna (Bob) Rau award Guang Gao, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, has received the 2017 B. Ramakrishna (Bob) Rau Award from the IEEE Computer Society. He received the award...
UD’s Epps Named American Physical Society Fellow
Chemical engineering and materials science professor joins the top 0.5 percent of society members Thomas H. Epps, III, the Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a Professor in the Department of Materials...
Materials Science Department Chair Earns Pair of Honors
UD’s Darrin Pochan was recently elected chair of the APS Division of Polymer Physics and editor-in-chief of the research journal Soft Matter For Darrin Pochan, the semester is off to a particularly productive start. Pochan is chair of the Department of Materials...













