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Using Sensors to Spot Infrastructure Damage

Using Sensors to Spot Infrastructure Damage

An entrepreneurial team based at the University of Delaware is working to commercialize a system that could make infrastructure such as bridges and pipelines safer.

Developing Diverse Leaders

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.

Nii O. Attoh-Okine Named ASCE Fellow

Nii O. Attoh-Okine Named ASCE Fellow

Nii O. Attoh-Okine, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Cleaner, Greener U.S. Manufacturing

Cleaner, Greener U.S. Manufacturing

UD is part of a national push to double U.S. energy productivity by the year 2030 through new research projects funded by the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute.

Transforming Carbon Dioxide

Transforming Carbon Dioxide

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware’s Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST) has discovered a novel two-step process to increase the efficiency of carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis.

Biochar, microbes and dirt

Biochar, microbes and dirt

Senior environmental engineering major Michael Rechsteiner researches biochar and how it can help sustain our environment.

Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles

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.

Helping Pea Patch Island Stand Up to Waves

Helping Pea Patch Island Stand Up to Waves

This senior Civil Engineering major hopes her work will lead to the implementation of more natural methods to protect its shores, including planting marsh grass.

A Banner Year for Blue Hen Racing

A Banner Year for Blue Hen Racing

If you dream of building or driving a race car, you can do it at the University of Delaware—all while earning an engineering degree.