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UD Hosts Chinese Students for Computer Symposium

UD Hosts Chinese Students for Computer Symposium

Local entrepreneur, computer and information sciences department hold symposium for students from Chinese university When the leader of a high-tech startup wanted to help Chinese students study software engineering in America, he asked for assistance from the...

Three New Engineering Chairs

Three New Engineering Chairs

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...

Acting CEOE Dean Returning to Faculty

Acting CEOE Dean Returning to Faculty

Mohsen Badiey will join the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Sept. 1. Mohsen Badiey, who has been serving as interim dean of the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), will soon return to the faculty in the College of...

Lessons in Convergence

Lessons in Convergence

Two rising stars in computer science and convergence research will speak on UD’s campus this school year The University of Delaware Department of Computer & Information Sciences (CIS) is pleased to announce its CIS Distinguished Speaker Lectures. This academic...

Stephanie Law Wins DOE Award

Stephanie Law Wins DOE Award

Materials science professor wins $750K to study optical properties of topological insulators Stephanie Law, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a Department of Energy Early Career...

Sean Wang, Entrepreneur in Residence

Sean Wang, Entrepreneur in Residence

UD grad and founder of multiple firms to provide education in entrepreneurship and resources for startups When Sean Wang came to the United States in 1985, currency exchange restrictions in China limited him to exchange a maximum of $50 U.S. from Chinese Yuan. After...

Her Research is Taking Off

Her Research is Taking Off

UD professor Tingyi Gu wins NASA award to develop hybrid materials for communications devices An electrical engineering professor at the University of Delaware makes material fit for an interplanetary mission — take NASA’s word for it. Tingyi Gu, assistant professor...

Researchers Attend NATAS Conference at UD

Researchers Attend NATAS Conference at UD

Thermal analysis conference includes honor for late UD professor Researchers from 10 different countries gathered at the University of Delaware Aug. 7-11 for the 2017 44th annual North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS) conference. NATAS promotes the science...

UD’s Meehan Named ASCE Fellow

UD’s Meehan Named ASCE Fellow

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...

Sept. 18-22: Resilience Week Symposia

Sept. 18-22: Resilience Week Symposia

Early registration for international cybersecurity conference ends Aug. 18 The University of Delaware Cybersecurity Initiative has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to sponsor the 10th anniversary meeting of IEEE Resilience...

UD Hosts Cybersecurity camp

UD Hosts Cybersecurity camp

At state of Delaware summer program, students learned how to outwit hackers When Jose Monsalve was 10, he used to tinker with his family’s computer — much to his mother’s dismay. In late July, Monsalve, who is now a UD graduate student in electrical and computer...

Engineering for Ability

Engineering for Ability

At UD summer camps, kids use engineering to help others Wielding power drills, pipe cleaners and rulers, a group of aspiring engineers re-wires the engines of toy cars. They swap the foot pedals for push buttons, pad rough edges with foam and deck out the vehicles...