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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.
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.
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.
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.
Tropical Forest Loss
DSI Resident Faculty member, Kyle Davis has published a new study that tropical forest loss is increased by large-scale land acquisitions.
Building Better Benchmarks
Rudi Eigenmann, DSI DiCoS Core Director & Faculty Council member, and Sunita Chandrasekaran, DSI Affiliated Faculty are part of a UD Team of computer scientists team measuring the true performance of supercomputers
Data Boost to Battle Floods
A UD team has partnered with a national research group dedicated to addressing America’s flood risk. The interdisciplinary team includes DSI Resident Faculty, Greg Dobler and Pinki Mondal.
Forecasting Urbanization
DSI Resident Faculty, Jing Gao explains how data science drives new maps to predict the growth of cities over next century
Putting the Pandemic in Perspective
DSI Affiliated Faculty and UD Epidemiologist Jennifer Horney explains social distancing, testing rates and more to a global audience.
COVID-19 Research Underway
DSI affiliated faculty members, Juan Perilla and Jodi Hadden-Perilla, both assistant professors in UD’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, are leading a research team that is investigating the structure of the novel coronavirus that has caused the current global pandemic.
