Delaware Space Grant and the Department of Physics and Astronomy were excited to host Dr. Nicky Fox, the Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate! During her visit, Dr. Fox toured the DSpOC Laboratory in the Harker ISE Lab, presented a Fluid & Plasma Seminar, and spent several hours in discussions with students, post docs,… Continue reading Dr. Nicola Fox, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, visits UD!
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Gazing at Galaxies: DE Space Grant student Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope
DE Space Grant student and UD engineering grad Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope! Read the UDaily article at https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2021/december/james-webb-space-telescope-engineering-elaine-stewart-galaxies/.
NASA EPSCoR Stimuli Publication
NASA EPSCoR Stimuli is a summary collection of college and university basic research and technology development reports impacting NASA’s earth science, aviation, and human and robotic deep space exploration programs. This document addresses research which is relevant to NASA’s mission, and currently administered by the agency’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
2024-2025 Delaware NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant Program Awards
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 NASA EPSCoR Seed Grant awardees! Each researcher received a seed award in the amount of $21,000 in direct funds for their projects: Yin Bao, UD Plant and Soil SciencesImproving Machine Vision Systems for Monitoring Ecosystem PhenologyStephanie Cone, UD Biomedical EngineeringDevelopment of Novel in Situ Analysis Approaches for Rodent Musculoskeletal ModelsQi Mu,… Continue reading 2024-2025 Delaware NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant Program Awards
2023 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Xi Wang (Science PI) from UD’s Materials Science Department and Associate Professor Vishal Saxena (Co-I) from UD’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department on the submission of a successful proposal in NASA’s national competition! The proposal, “Multifunctional Zero-standby Power Sensing and Reconfigurable Photonic Integrated Circuits”, was selected by NASA for an award… Continue reading 2023 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
NASA EPSCoR CAN ISS Flight Award
Congratulations to University of Delaware Assistant Professor Tyler Van Buren (Mechanical Engineering) on his awarded proposal “Turbulence decay of a bubble/sediment laden liquid in ISS microgravity”! Selected by NASA for 2022 funding, Dr. Van Buren’s research will ultimately fly on the International Space Station.
2020 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Congratulations to University of Delaware’s Mary A. S. Lighthipe Professor Xiao-Hai Yan and Unidel Edward G. Jefferson Chair Professor Cathy H. Wu on the submission of a successful proposal in NASA’s national competition! The proposal, “NASA EPSCoR Research Project: Building a Competitive and Sustainable Delaware Remote Sensing Big Data Center for Cutting-Edge Coastal and Environmental… Continue reading 2020 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Graduate Fellows
Douglas Austin (DSU Applied Chemistry) As a graduate research student, Douglas’ focus is to explore chemistry and find ways to remediate contaminants from waterways. He is researching new material to expand material science and aid in understanding carbon quantum nanodots. “Whether my future is in the industry or academia, graduate school has been one of… Continue reading Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Graduate Fellows
Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Awardees
Hanna Armstrong (UD Biomedical Engineering) Hanna is a rising junior in the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware, majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Biomechanics. Her interest lies in developing medical devices that increase medical-care access for patients with inconvenient/insufficient geographical or financial circumstances. To attain this goal, she plans to… Continue reading Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Awardees