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Revolutionary thinking—it’s part of our DNA at UD. Our first students in 1743 helped found this nation.

Today, we’re marshaling that daring spirit and our expertise in science, engineering, the social sciences, arts and humanities to address new challenges.

We’re innovating clean cars and clean fuels, giving mobility to youngsters with disabilities, conserving the precious artifacts of our collective global heritage, and creating life-changing inventions right at your fingertips—did you know our touchpad technology made your smartphone possible? Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.

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Jen Stewart has installed a bioreactor that contains multiple long cylinders filled with a microscopic algae that eats carbon dioxide and nitric acid along with her students Lauren Salvitti (dark hair)-PhD, post doc, Anna Schutschkow (long blonde hair) - master's student and Jenna Schambach CEOE'15 summer intern.

Gateway to discovery 

See a showcase of research, identify funding, find collaborators and manage grants. 

 

Visit the Research Office website

Center for Human Research Coordination

CHRC helps to streamline the process of recruiting, screening and registering research participants and developing data management resources for studies underway across the University.

Visit the CHRC website
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Dr. Thomas Epps, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, who works on Polymer batteries with his graduate students Ming Luo (blue lab coat) and Wei-Fan Kuan (with lab notebook) in their lab in Colburn.

Research Centers 

Our 75+ facilities bring together experts from cybersecurity to historic architecture.

 

UD's centers and institutes
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STAR Campus 

UD’s innovation hub is advancing energy, health science and national defense research.

 

See what STAR is about
Student research expands

  • Advancing lung research

    Article by Karen B. Roberts | February 19, 2025

    3D-printed lung model helps researchers study aerosol deposition in the lungs

  • Sustainable waste

    Article by Nya Wynn | February 13, 2025

    Food science and chemical engineering double major Aidan Gensure studies the transformation of agricultural waste into sustainable oils

  • Stellar recognition for UD’s Matthaeus

    Article by Beth Miller | February 12, 2025

    Space physicist wins Francis Alison Award, highest faculty honor

  • Decoding fat tissue

    Article by Amy Cherry | February 05, 2025

    UD researchers find gene expression differences in fat may hold the key to targeted obesity treatment

  • Greener turf

    Article by Nya Wynn | January 23, 2025

    Plant and soil sciences doctoral student Charanpreet Kaur researches environmentally friendly solutions for turfgrass

  • Driving a climate-friendly beef market

    Article by Katie Peikes | February 06, 2025

    New UD research surveys consumers to see if they would buy ‘low-methane’ ground beef

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