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Programming the Soon-to-be World’s Fastest Supercomputer

DSI Affiliated Faculty and Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Sunita Chandrasekaran, is leading an elite international team in designing an application for the world’s fastest supercomputer, set to come online in the United States in 2021.

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University of Delaware Prof. Sunita Chandrasekaran is leading an international team designing an application for the Frontier exascale supercomputer, now being built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Studying the Virus in Real Time

DSI Affiliated Faculty, Hagit Shatkay’s Intro to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology course is teaching students how important computational methods can be in the face of a pandemic.

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2020 Highly Cited Researchers

DSI Director, Cathy Wu was named for the seventh consecutive year to the 2020 global list of Highly Cited Researchers. Dr. Wu was recognized for her influence in the field of biology and biochemistry. The annual list identifies researchers who have demonstrated significant influence in their academic field or across several fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science citation index.

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History Maps Win Competition

Two seniors in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment have won a University of Delaware mapping competition recognizing both the art and science of mapping, and the winners combined accurate representation of their data with visual styles reflecting their subject matter. Both maps were featured at the University’s annual Geographic Information Systems Day on Nov. 18.

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Mental Health Strained by Disaster

A team of researchers including DSI Affiliated Faculty, Jennifer Horney, looked at disaster declaration data to determine the impact of natural disasters on suicide rates

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Inside Ebola

Juan Perilla, DSI affiliated faculty member and assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his UD team are advancing understanding of the structure and function of the protein “shell” encasing the viral genome of Ebola and other viruses.

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A coiling protein “shell,” called a nucleocapsid, shown here, surrounds Ebola’s genetic material, which consists of single-strand RNA. University of Delaware researchers are simulating the way molecules of this nucleocapsid move and interact, atom by atom, to understand their functions and expose targets for anti-viral treatments.

Mapping Bird Migration

A study by DSI Affiliated Faculty, Jeff Buler, is using weather radar data to map the nocturnal habits of migratory bird populations and define a new metric that may redefine land management along migratory routes.

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Migratory bird populations face rapid declines due to many interacting factors including light pollution, climate change, and habitat loss and degradation. Researchers hope that the stopover-to-passage ratio can offer additional insight and renewed interest in understanding stopover sites. Pictured here: Orchard Oriole. Photo courtesy of Kyle Horton.

Robotics on the Rise

DSI Affiliated Faculty and UD Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bert Tanner leads the new Center for Autonomous and Robotic Systems, which promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary work. Collaborations with DSI are already under way.

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12 Receive General University Research Grants

Twelve University of Delaware professors have won General University Research grants to work on a broad range of projects, including DSI Resident Faculty,  Federica Bianco and Gregory Dobler, and DSI Affiliated faculty, Teomara Rutherford.

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Composite image by Don Shenkle

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