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Kiick honored by National Academy of Inventors Dec. 3, 2019–Kristi Kiick, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization...

Professor receives award from NOBCChE Nov. 22, 2019–LaShanda Korley, Distinguished Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received the 2019 Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist...

New polymer units created by UD, Penn researchers could enable materials breakthroughs Oct. 30, 2019–From tires to clothes to shampoo, many ubiquitous products are made with polymers, large chain-like molecules made of smaller subunits called monomers, bonded...

Engineering professor April Kloxin receives grant to accelerate the study of lung fibrosis Oct. 1, 2019–University of Delaware Professor April Kloxin has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund’s...

UD tapped to lead development of world-class neutron research instrument Sep. 27, 2019–The University of Delaware has been tapped to lead the development of a world-class neutron spin echo spectrometer for the United States. This scientific instrument will advance...

UD researchers partner with Reebok to build a better sports bra Sep. 26, 2019–It is well established that amazing things sometimes happen in laboratories and other research spaces. But no one ever predicted that a University of Delaware collaboration could accomplish...

National Academy of Engineering event recognizes bright young engineers

Engineering’s Kristi Kiick receives Leverhulme Visiting Professorship, Fulbright Award to study in the UK Aug. 30, 2019–For nearly two decades, Kristi Kiick, the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware,...

Korley group draws inspiration from natural marvels to make new materials Aug. 16, 2019–A tiny bristle worm, wriggling around the ocean, can extend its jaw outside its mouth to ensnare its prey. The worm’s shape-shifting jaw, stiff at the base and flexible at the end,...

Team of UD engineers pushes cost-effective fuel cell technology forward Aug. 14, 2019–Fuel cells are pollution-free power sources that convert chemical energy to electricity with high efficiency and zero emissions. Fuel cell cars, trucks, and buses would allow people...

Arthi Jayaraman joins the editorial board of top polymer science and engineering journal Aug. 13, 2019–Arthi Jayaraman, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering at the University of Delaware, was named an...

Researchers make organic frameworks that could sift antibiotic residue out of water Jun. 5, 2019–An international team of researchers recently synthesized polyarylether-based covalent organic frameworks, the most stable crystalline porous material on record. The team,...