Giving Smart Vehicles Their Sense of Direction

Aug 27, 2019 | Faculty, News, Research

Engineering professor develops algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping Scientists around the world are racing to develop self-driving vehicles, but a few essential components have yet to be perfected. One is localization — the vehicle’s ability to...

TV Segment Featuring UD Research Is Emmy-Nominated

Aug 13, 2019 | Faculty, News

In March 2019, NBC 10 Philadelphia and Telemundo 62 aired a television segment called Growing Greater Philadelphia: Driving the Future. The video featured research by Andreas Malikopoulos, the Terri Connor Kelly and John Kelly Career Development Professor of...

Lighter, Stronger Materials

Jul 30, 2019 | Design, Engineering, Faculty, News

UD’s Kun Fu discovers new way to make 3D carbon components Kun (Kelvin) Fu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, has used a 3D printer to make pure carbon nanotube (CNT) architectures. Fu is believed to be the first person to...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Jun 4, 2019 | Education, Energy, Engineering, Faculty, Grad Students, Honors, News, Research, Students

15 UD students, alumni earn support for future work The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recently awarded fellowships to a University of Delaware graduate student, six members of UD’s just-graduated class of 2019 and eight...

Celebrating 50 Years

Jun 3, 2019 | Faculty

Tsu-Wei Chou is among the longest-serving professors in the College of Engineering Many of today’s technological marvels — from aircraft to automobiles to wind turbine blades — are made of strong, lightweight composite materials, or composites. In the field of...

College of Engineering Announces Dean’s Awards

May 28, 2019 | Faculty

Faculty recognized for teaching, research, community engagement Levi T. Thompson, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware, has selected three faculty members to receive Dean’s awards in 2019. “At the University of Delaware, our students are...