UD Research

Blue skies to all of #UDel’s Eclipse Chasers, who will be in ‘totality’ in Texas with the @NASA-backed National Eclipse Ballooning Project. udel.edu/udaily/2024/ap…

Physics students Millie Dill and Jarrod Bieber of #UDel’s Eclipse Chasers team were on The Green today, testing instruments in prep for their team’s trip to the April 8 total eclipse.

Congratulations to #UDel faculty members Kyle Davis and Kenneth Shores, who have been named 2023 Mangone Young Scholars! The awards recognize promising, accomplished young faculty. ow.ly/bHPh50QubWK @udcehd @udceoe

New research from @UDelaware researchers found lettuce grown in simulated microgravity were more prone to infections from Salmonella than plants on Earth. 🌱 Read about the research. udel.edu/udaily/2024/ja… #UDel #Agriculture #PlantScience #Space

Then and Now: #UDel's @JoshuaZide used his 2012 #EarlyCareer Award to explore new ways of making nanocomposites with new properties, opening the door to new applications. Read more in this article by @DOEScience: ow.ly/x5v850QrpC9 @udengineering @udmseg

#UDel doctoral student Olga Lebed has been studying the impact of Zipline International's drone delivery systems. Autonomous drones have been used to deliver medicine and other critical supplies in hard-to-reach areas. udel.edu/udaily/2023/de… @SciRobotics @udcas @UDGradStudents

New study with #UDel's @J_Buler shows artificial light at night is a top predictor of where large numbers of migrating birds are likely to stop and rest along the way. ow.ly/S4vW50Qi1bm @UDcanr @NatureComms

#UDel chemist Joseph Fox has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in recognition of his prolific innovation and outstanding inventions. ow.ly/rLQM50Qi1u9 @AcadofInventors @udcas @UDOEIP @ChemistryUD @FoxGroupUD

#UDel plasma physicist Prof. Michael Shay has been elected a fellow of @theAGU, recognized for breakthroughs and sustained impact in understanding magnetic #reconnection in space. udel.edu/udaily/2023/de… @udcas

Congratulations to #UDel's Jing Gao, an expert in geospatial data science, who has received an @NSF Career Award for her work exploring how we can moderate the negative impacts of climate extremes on future generations. @udceoe udel.edu/udaily/2023/de…

UD is a research powerhouse! In the latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey released by the @NSF, UD ranks 47th out of 626 academic institutions across the US when comparing non-medical school R&D expenditures. ow.ly/Bl0a50Qfuhk

Congratulations to Prof. Joseph Fox, winner of the University of Delaware's highest faculty honor — the 2023 Francis Alison Award — in recognition of his innovative chemistry and superlative teaching and mentoring. ow.ly/ST5W50Q3Hfh @udcas @ChemistryUD @FoxGroupUD

#UDel's STAR Campus, a hub of innovative research, welcomed hundreds of guests attending the international conference of the Association of University Research Parks. ow.ly/2h1550Q1zNE @AURP

A big year for the sun: #UDel experts William Matthaeus and Bennett Maruca talk about their sun-related research as @NASA's #Heliophysics Big Year begins today. ow.ly/sTz250PWMN7 @udcas

#UDel will lead higher education workforce development efforts for the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), one of seven hydrogen hubs announced by the Dept. of @Energy. ow.ly/iQ9I50PWAMt @CheyneyUniv @Penn @RowanUniversity

New research by #UDel's Tarang Parekh finds women with physical disabilities are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer. What are the barriers? ow.ly/bBAW50PSCxP @UDCHS @UDEpidemiology

Congratulations to #UDel's Wilfred Chen, LaShanda Korley and Mary Watson — all named 2023 Fellows of the American Chemical Society! ow.ly/aryf50PGSuF @udcas @UDengineering

Medical #tech can save lives but getting inventions to market isn’t easy. Online training under development by #UDel, @insitehub and @DescaDelaware can help biomedical #entrepreneurs make the leap. ow.ly/PU4m50PFWpJ

#UDel doctoral student Endalkachew Kebede of Ethiopia wins #Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellowship to develop data set for study of irrigated field crops. His research focuses on water resources, water security and the environment. ow.ly/Ckso50PFs11 @udceoe

#UDel students of Bennett Maruca hope to watch their #plasma physics experiment launch Wednesday aboard a sounding rocket from @NASA_Wallops Flight Facility, sometime between 6-10 a.m. Lots of viewing options are included in the story link: ow.ly/eAVE50Pzyrs