Saleem Ali, the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at UD and chair of the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, is the lead author of a new study that suggests the need for an international minerals agreement to ensure countries can produce the green technologies necessary to battle climate change. In this photo, Ali is pictured in the Bayan Obo mining region within the Inner Mongolia region of China in 2017 in front of a massive ore nugget of rare earth minerals which is being celebrated here with the following words: "Welcome to the Rare Earths Community.” Photo courtesy of Saleem Ali

Giving Tuesday

Consider supporting the Data Science Student Association (DSSA) during Giving Tuesday.

The Data Science Student Association proposed a project aimed at improving the skills of aspiring data scientists at the University of Delaware.
By hosting workshops, seminars, community hours, competitions, and hands-on projects, DSSA will create a collaborative environment for students to learn and grow.

Your generous support will allow the organization to provide essential resources, invite industry experts, and facilitate networking events.

Contribute

DSI Mapping Competition

Mapping DSI Faculty Networks and Expertise at the University of Delaware

Transforming Biotech Training

Mohamed Swaraldahab, a senior digital PCR field application specialist with QIAGEN, shows students in the Basic Recombinant DNA Techniques class how to use the new digital PCR instrument that QIAGEN donated to UD CHS’ Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences. DSI Training Working Group member Esther Biswas-Fiss is chair of the MMSC Department.

Building a Data-Intensive Research Workforce for the Mid-Atlantic

DSI Faculty Council member Sunita Chandrasekaran (center) is leading a new National Science Foundation project to develop the pipeline for research software engineers (RSEs), a new kind of research professional with a strong knowledge of both science and software, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. The interdisciplinary team developing the research software engineer (RSE) pipeline includes co-investigators DSI Infrastructure Working Group Co-Chair John Huffman, director, IT-Research Infrastructure, DSI Faculty Council member Rudi Eigenmann, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, DSI Affiliated Faculty member Tian-Jian (Tom) Hsu, professor and director of UD’s Center for Applied Coastal Research, and DSI Associate Director Ben Bagozzi, professor of political science and international relations.

For the Record

DSI Affiliated Faculty member, Chandra L. Reedy, professor in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, director of the Center for Historic Architecture and Design and affiliated faculty member in art history, anthropology and Asian studies) was presented the Anna O. Shepard Award by the Art, Archaeology and Conservation Science Division of the American Ceramic Society at the Materials Science and Technology 24 meeting in Pittsburgh PA.

Decontaminating Toxic Tires

University of Delaware researchers from the Center for Plastics Innovation and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, led by DSI Affiliated Faculty member Dion Vlachos, Unidel Dan Rich Chair in Energy, have developed a method to tackle end-of-life tire decontamination from a molecule known as 6PPD, which provides UV protection to help the rubber found in tires last longer.

UD Professor Kyle Davis has studied crops, crop rotation and national farming policies as the world struggles to feed its burgeoning population and use resources smartly amid climate change. Photo courtesy of Kyle Davis.

Faculty Senate Award Ceremony

The University of Delaware’s Office of the Provost, in partnership with the Faculty Senate, held the second annual Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony recognizing faculty in teaching, advising and mentoring, scholarship and creative activities, service and community engagement teaching, advising and mentoring, scholarship and community engagement. Awardees include DSI Associate Director Ben Bagozzi, and DSI Affiliated faculty members Carolyn Voter and Christina Barbieri.

Remembrance and Recovery

Once potential wreckage sites have been identified, Project Recover begins extensive work on the ground, including using special robotics to search for aircraft remnants. DSI Affiliated Faculty member Mark Moline (right), a professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, brings his robotics expertise to this portion of the mission.

Serving as a nucleating effort to catalyze and coordinate data science initiatives at UD

Coalesce researchers around Data Science research themes
Develop competitive Data Science research programs
Support Data Science and Computing Core Facility
Engage students in Data Science research
Collaborate with government and industry partners

Institutional Strengths

As the vast resource of new and diverse datasets are rapidly becoming available in nearly every aspect of life, data science has the potential to advance human understanding in all branches of science and humanities, and, address grand challenges facing society. The Institute plans to combine disparate, dynamic, and distributed datasets and enable everything from predicting the future behavior of complex systems to precise medical treatments, smart energy usage, and focused educational curricula.

Activities

Resources and Funding Support

Seed funding to support team-based research center grants, infrastructure grants and training grants
Support researchers to identify cross-disciplinary collaborators and access to Data Science & Computing Core Facility
Provide an inventory of data resources, computational tools, and data science-related courses/degree programs

Team Building and Networking

Networking Events: Connecting faculty, students, industry
Annual Research Symposium
Seminars / Distinguished Lecture Series
Research Workshops
Short Courses and Training: Collaborating with academic programs
Industry Engagement: Collaborating with OEIP and Horn Program

Data Science in the News

Data Analytics Programs Take Off

Colleges are working to meet demand for big data analysis with burgeoning degree and non-degree programs. To keep up with the explosion of big data across all industries, college and universities have debuted dozens of data analytics programs during the past few...

Prepare Undergrads for Data-Driven Workplace

Academic Institutions Should Prepare Undergraduates for a Data-Driven Workplace, New Report Recommends WASHINGTON – All U.S. undergraduate students should develop a basic understanding of data science to prepare them adequately for the workforce, says a...

The Institute aims to accelerate research in data science, serving as a nucleating effort to catalyze interdisciplinary research collaborations across fields impacting our society.

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