News & Highlights

News & Highlights

Computers and chemistry

Computers and chemistry

UD’s interdisciplinary graduate traineeship provides students with key communication and technical skills needed to address complex, real-world problems.

Prof. Kayser wins Early Investigator Award

Prof. Kayser wins Early Investigator Award

Laure Kayser, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will receive the 2024 Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) Early Investigator Award.

Piezoelectric fibers

Piezoelectric fibers

UD engineers are the lead inventors on a new patent for making piezoelectric devices, such as sensors and actuators, using Nodax®, a biodegradable, bio-based polymer.

Srikanth Pilla named SPE Fellow

Srikanth Pilla named SPE Fellow

Srikanth Pilla, engineering professor and director of the Center for Composite Materials, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE).