UD Blue Hens win “Excellence in AI Award” at 2026 Farm Robotics Challenge

Jun 9, 2026 | News

Mechanical engineering students helped design an autonomous rover and robotic arm for precision watermelon harvesting The University of Delaware’s Blue Hens robotics team won the prestigious “Excellence in AI” award at the 2026 Farm Robotics Challenge. The team...

Leaving gravity behind

Jun 4, 2026 | Feature Story, Featured, Graduate Students, News, Student Profiles - Undergraduate Research, Undergraduate Students

A UD experiment returns from space with new data on how particles influence turbulence

Davis named Fellow of the Adhesion Society

Mar 23, 2026 | Faculty, Feature Story, Featured, News

The College of Engineering’s Chelsea Davis has been named the 47th Robert L. Patrick Fellow of the Adhesion Society, an honor recognizing sustained, significant contributions to the field of adhesion. Davis, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, was...

Measuring the forces that hold plant cells together

Mar 10, 2026 | Feature Story, Featured, News

Article by Hillary Hoffman | Photo and video courtesy of Chelsea Davis UD mechanical engineers collaborate with Purdue researchers to understand how plant cells stay connected as leaves develop The sizes and shapes of leaves help determine how plants grow and...

Engineering in the fast lane

Mar 5, 2026 | Feature Story, Featured, News, Undergraduate Students

UD students connect mechanical engineering concepts to real-world racing at Daytona International Speedway

College announces four leadership appointments

Feb 10, 2026 | Faculty Honors, Feature Story, Featured, News

The University of Delaware College of Engineering has named four faculty members to key leadership roles, strengthening its capacity to support a growing portfolio of research, education, innovation and engagement activities, while also providing continuity in...