Feb 1, 2018 | Composites, Faculty, News
Gillespie is director of UD’s world-renowned Center for Composite Materials The University of Delaware’s John W. (Jack) Gillespie Jr. has been named a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Since 1984, just 334 of the society’s 22,500-plus members have...
Jan 8, 2018 | Biomechanical, Students
The award recognizes future leaders of higher education Anahid Ebrahimi, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, is a recipient of this year’s K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges &...
Dec 7, 2017 | Faculty, Honors, Robotics
Fewer than 3 percent of society members earn this status Andreas Malikopoulos, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). While ASME has more than 130,000 members...
Dec 4, 2017 | Faculty, Robotics
In two recently established UD labs, Malikopoulos tests fuel-efficient, CAVs Next time you buy a car, what will you look for? Most people want a model with automated features or better fuel economy than their current car, according to surveys from the American...
Nov 9, 2017 | Biomechanical, Faculty, Research
Mechanical engineering Professor Liyun Wang is the sixth director of UD’s CBER Liyun Wang, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been named director of the University of Delaware Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research (CBER), a research center that...
Oct 30, 2017 | Clean Energy-Environment, Energy, Research
Under its new moniker, UD’s Center for Fuel Cells and Batteries will be a hub of energy innovation Alternative fuels will power our future—and that future is coming fast. Earlier this month, General Motors announced that it plans to launch at least 20 all-electric...
Oct 25, 2017 | Faculty, Feature Story, Honors, Robotics
Herbert Tanner named Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Today, you can walk into a car dealership and purchase a car that parallel parks itself, thanks to carefully designed algorithms and strategically placed sensors. Engineers like Herbert “Bert”...
