News
Eigenmann Appointed Co-Director of UD’s FinTech Enterprise
DSI Faculty Council member Rudolf Eigenmann, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, will co-direct the University of Delaware’s collaborative endeavors at the new FinTech Innovation Hub on UD’s Science Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.
UFOs to UAPs
University of Delaware astrophysicist and DSI Resident Faculty member Federica Bianco was selected to participate in a study of NASA’s technical capabilities to investigate Unidentified Anomalous Probes that released its final report on 9/14/2023.
Outstanding Achievement
DSI Affiliated Faculty member LaShanda Korley from the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering and Mary P. Watson from the College of Arts and Sciences has been named as 2023 Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Congratulations
Adam Fleischhacker, DSI Faculty Council member and Lerner College associate professor of operations management, recently published a book titled, A Business Analyst’s Introduction to Business Analytics (2nd edition) Coding in R for Fast, Easy, and Visual Bayesian Inference.
How Cells Communicate
DSI affiliated faculty Shawn Polson, associate professor of computer and information sciences and director of UD’s bioinformatics core facility, is a co-investigator on an NSF grant to enhance understanding of cellular communication.
Cover “Cropstacle” Course
UD researchers investigate the effect of rye cover crop shading on corn roots and shoots in traditional and short-stature corn; serving on the grant’s team is DSI Affiliated Faculty member Erin Sparks, assistant professor of plant molecular biology.
Elevating Geography
University of Delaware Professor and DSI Resident Faculty, Pinki Mondal, has been chosen to be part of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Elevate the Discipline Program, which will aim to train geographers to connect their work to public and policy issues.
Delaware Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board Appointment
Jennifer Horney, DSI Faculty Council member and founding director and professor of the epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences, has been appointed by State Sen. David Sokola to the Delaware Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board.
Computing-Based Solutions to Real-World Problems
DSI Associate Director Benjamin Bagozzi, and DSI Faculty Council member Sunita Chandrasekaran, co-chaired the University of Delaware’s Data Science Institute (DSI) and AI Center of Excellence (AICoE) first joint DSI + AICoE Hackathon from July 17-19 2023 at the Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center.
