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Revolutionary thinking—it’s part of our DNA at UD. Our first students in 1743 helped found this nation.

Today, we’re marshaling that daring spirit and our expertise in science, engineering, the social sciences, arts and humanities to address new challenges.

We’re innovating clean cars and clean fuels, giving mobility to youngsters with disabilities, conserving the precious artifacts of our collective global heritage, and creating life-changing inventions right at your fingertips—did you know our touchpad technology made your smartphone possible? Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.

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Jen Stewart has installed a bioreactor that contains multiple long cylinders filled with a microscopic algae that eats carbon dioxide and nitric acid along with her students Lauren Salvitti (dark hair)-PhD, post doc, Anna Schutschkow (long blonde hair) - master's student and Jenna Schambach CEOE'15 summer intern.

Gateway to discovery 

See a showcase of research, identify funding, find collaborators and manage grants. 

 

Visit the Research Office website

Center for Human Research Coordination

CHRC helps to streamline the process of recruiting, screening and registering research participants and developing data management resources for studies underway across the University.

Visit the CHRC website
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Dr. Thomas Epps, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, who works on Polymer batteries with his graduate students Ming Luo (blue lab coat) and Wei-Fan Kuan (with lab notebook) in their lab in Colburn.

Research Centers 

Our 75+ facilities bring together experts from cybersecurity to historic architecture.

 

UD's centers and institutes
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STAR Campus 

UD’s innovation hub is advancing energy, health science and national defense research.

 

See what STAR is about
Student research expands

  • Making the invisible visible

    Article by Hilary Douwes | January 07, 2026

    UD physicist’s invention expands our knowledge of the universe, particle physics

  • Innovation Ambassador: Sagar Doshi

    Article by Karen B. Roberts | January 05, 2026

    Leveraging UD’s innovation ecosystem to develop next-generation wearable technologies

  • 50 years of innovation in composites

    Article by Hillary Hoffman | December 19, 2025

    UD’s Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century

  • Exploring cancer research

    Article by Amy Cherry | December 18, 2025

    Medical and molecular sciences students gain hands-on experience through Fox Chase fellowships

  • Innovating in motion

    Article by Amy Cherry  | December 15, 2025

    UD’s Big Ideas Challenge advances novel approach to help people with Achilles tendinopathy keep moving

  • National Academy of Inventors Fellow

    Article by Karen B. Roberts | December 11, 2025

    UD’s David Martin recognized for academic research that drives real-world change

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