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Professor Saniya LeBlanc Wins Presidential Early Career Award
January 21, 2025
MAE Professor Saniya LeBlanc receives the prestigious PECASE award for her groundbreaking research on nanomaterials, energy conversion, and thermal transport.

Professor Leftwich Leads Collaborative Project with Drexel Engineering on Bio-Inspired Underwater Robots
January 8, 2025
Professor Megan Leftwich leads a GW-Drexel project, supported by the ONR, to develop underwater robots inspired by marine mammals, blending fluid dynamics and biomechanics.

Pamela Norris Named Dean of University of Delaware College of Engineering
November 22, 2024
Pamela Norris, the former vice provost for research and current professor of mechanical aerospace engineering, was named the next dean of the University of Delaware College of Engineering.