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All about the microbes
Researchers compare notes on amazing world of bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa They're out there for better or for worse, a teeming universe of microbes that influences everything that lives and breathes in this world. They have ominous-sounding names – bacteria,...
Reducing the Relics of War
Grant to address fate of munitions constituents in the environment The Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) was established in 1911 as a field artillery firing and field training site. Over the next several decades, MMR, which occupies 34 square miles on upper...
Engineering with Impact
Engineers Without Borders to implement water systems in Malawi, Philippines Classroom skills became the foundation of real-life solutions for 10 members of the University of Delaware’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UD) chapter this August, as they ventured into the...
Biochar to the Rescue
Environmental engineering faculty study novel approach to stormwater management When stormwater runs off impervious surfaces like pavements and roofs, it bypasses nature’s filtering system and moves rapidly through storm drains, sewer systems and drainage ditches into...
Munitions Mysteries
Research to address mobility of unexploded ordnance on beaches Hidden dangers on America’s beaches include not only much-publicized shark attacks and rip currents but also unexploded ordnance, a term used to describe undetonated explosives including bombs, shells,...
ELATE Fellow
Davidson participating in national leadership program for women in STEM Rachel Davidson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Delaware, is one of 31 women nationwide selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and...
Concrete Evidence
Bacteria may be harbingers of invisible damage in concrete A small “garden” of concrete cylinders shares space with the colorful sedum, chives and crocus on Colburn Lab’s green roof at the University of Delaware. Although the cylinders themselves aren’t alive,...
Coastal Conference
Young coastal scientists and engineers share research with peers More than 60 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career professionals shared their research at the Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference-North America on the University of...
Engineering in Context
McNeil elected distinguished member of American Society of Civil Engineers Engineering projects don’t happen in a vacuum, and the University of Delaware’s Sue McNeil makes sure her students are aware of the social, psychological, political and economic factors that...
India Field Test
UD research team tests sanitation system using breathable fabric technology A group of University of Delaware students and researchers spent New Year’s in an unconventional way -- installing sanitation systems in India. A team of researchers led by Steven K. Dentel,...