Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty

Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty

The College of Engineering is proud to announce that the following faculty have received promotions and/or tenure, effective September 1, 2020. Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor: LaShanda Korley, Materials Science and Engineering/Chemical and...
Department Chair Term Extensions

Department Chair Term Extensions

Mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering chairs to serve another two years. The University of Delaware College of Engineering is pleased to announce the two-year extension of Ajay Prasad’s appointment as chair of the Department of Mechanical...
Engineering Honor for LaShanda Korley

Engineering Honor for LaShanda Korley

Professor named Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering LaShanda Korley’s lab at the University of Delaware has an unofficial motto: The Korley Lab — where unicorns are real. The fanciful motto represents an undeniable truth. By creating...
Cracking the Code

Cracking the Code

UD researchers explore methods to turn biomass into sunscreens, shoe soles and more Lignin is a major waste product of the pulp and paper industry that can be converted into chemical building blocks to create other materials. It comes from trees, grasses and other...
Bringing It Down to Earth

Bringing It Down to Earth

UD’s ‘Words For Nerds’ helps grad students bring complex research to the masses Maybe you, dear graduate student, will discover the biochemical key that locks cancer out forever. Maybe you will find a way to turn down the global thermostat so Planet Earth doesn’t...
Kristi Kiick Honored for Inventions

Kristi Kiick Honored for Inventions

UD engineering professor honored by National Academy of Inventors 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...