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/april/s…
ALT The University of Delaware’s Eclipse Chasers, working to launch a research balloon in Texas, during the October eclipse.
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
ALT Kyle Davis and Kenneth Shores, assistant professors at the University of Delaware, have been named 2023 Mangone Young Scholars.
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
ALT University of Delaware Professor and Chair Joshua Zide
#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/decembe…@SciRobotics @udcas @UDGradStudents
ALT University of Delaware doctoral student Olga Lebed has been studying the impact of Zipline International's drone delivery systems.
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
ALT A photo illustration showing birds flying toward artificial light at night.
#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/decembe… @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. @udceoeudel.edu/udaily/2023/decembe…
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.
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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
ALT A photo of innovative chemist Joseph Fox in his lab. Prof. Fox has won the University of Delaware's highest faculty honor, the 2023 Francis Alison Award.
#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
ALT An aerial view of the University of Delaware's Science Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.
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
ALT Images of the surface of the sun and of an annular eclipse, in which the moon obscures all but a "ring of fire" around the sun.
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
ALT Tarang Parekh, assistant professor in the University of Delaware's Epidemiology Program.
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
ALT Wilfred Chen, LaShanda Korley and Mary Watson, all of the University of Delaware, have been named 2023 Fellows of the American Chemical Society
#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
ALT University of Delaware doctoral student Endalkachew Kebede sitting beside a waterfall.
#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
ALT A sounding rocket launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.