by Mary Walsh | Sep 15, 2021 | Chemical, Chemistry
UD Prof. Mark Blenner receives prestigious Young Investigator Award Mark Blenner said he does not think much about his age. When asked recently how young he is, he had to pause to think. “What year is it again?” he said, only half-joking. “Once you hit 30, you stop...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 30, 2021 | Biopharmaceuticals, Chemical
Toni Akin-Adenekan, a chemical engineering major from Lagos, Nigeria, had the opportunity to explore biopharmaceutical research hands-on this summer in the Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center at UD’s STAR Campus. UD undergrad Toni Akin-Adenekan...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 23, 2021 | Chemical, Chemistry, Engineering
Three societies recognize her contributions to physics, chemistry, chemical engineering With a passion for polymer research and teaching, Arthi Jayaraman of the University of Delaware often finds herself wearing a lot of hats — figuratively, at least. “My research has...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 13, 2021 | Chemical, Engineering, Materials
Rising junior Eduardo Nombera-Bueno lands competitive scholarship from the American Chemical Society Eduardo Nombera-Bueno can vividly recall flying with his family, in 2006, from their home city of Lima, Peru, to the United States. Although he was only five at the...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 3, 2021 | Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical
UD’s LaFollette receives DOE Graduate Student Research Award Zeolites (pronounced “zee-uh-lites”) might not turn up in your everyday conversation, but they are in use all around you — from replacing phosphates in powdered laundry detergents to reducing air pollution...
by Mary Walsh | Aug 3, 2021 | Chemical, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces
UD’s Eric Furst sends a series of experiments to the International Space Station On the afternoon of June 3, 2021, when his laboratory samples rocketed into outer space, Eric Furst stood in line at a different type of final frontier: the DMV. As tedious as waiting on...