Innovating Through a Pandemic

Innovating Through a Pandemic

For their capstone projects, UD senior engineering students built devices for use in healthcare, aerospace, manufacturing and more Every year, senior engineering students at the University of Delaware face the greatest challenge of their academic careers. Preparation...
Blue Hen Connections

Blue Hen Connections

Mechanical engineering undergraduate lands Navy internship with alumni support University of Delaware junior Abubakarr Bah’s mother nurtured his interest in math and science by enrolling him at science summer camps as a child, like those available at the U.S. Army...
When Time Is Critical

When Time Is Critical

Blue Hen CEO revs up company’s production time to tackle COVID-19 In April 2020, Mike Seitel was faced with a decision — one he needed to make quickly. In the race to tackle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), a company approached Seitel, CEO of Norwalt Design,...
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers

Seven UD professors named to 2020 global list Seven University of Delaware professors have been named to the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate, the global analytics company. The annual list identifies researchers who have demonstrated significant...
Going to Mars

Going to Mars

Mechanical engineering student helps NASA scientists design Martian helicopter First came Aelita: Queen of Mars, a silent film from 1924 about a Russian engineer who moves to the Red Planet and falls in love with its leader. In 2015’s The Martian, Matt Damon...
Connecting Mechanical Engineers

Connecting Mechanical Engineers

UD Engineering teams with Career Center to find professional development opportunities for undergraduates Under normal circumstances, it can be a challenge to find industry internships and connections for undergraduate freshmen and sophomore engineering students. This...
It’s Electric!

It’s Electric!

UD Prof. Koffi Pierre Yao earns $1 million grant to develop a better lithium ion battery Like many people, Koffi Pierre Yao cannot afford his dream vehicle, the all-electric Tesla Roadster, which runs about $200,000. But unlike many people, Yao has the power to do...