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University of Delaware Messenger
Volume 23, Number 3 December 2015
SECTIONS
Our Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Our Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Our UD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Our Alumni & Friends . . . . . . . 53 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Weddings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 New Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 My UD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
UD alumnus and Peace Corps volunteer Stephen Pope, AS12, is a winner in the annual Peace Corps Blog it Home competition. Read more on p. 58.
FEATURES • EXPANDING OUR REACH [ P.37 ]
Cybersecurity 38
With experts from industry and academe, the newly launched Cybersecurity Initiative (CSI) aims to make the University of Delaware the cybersecurity hub for corporate America.
ON THE COVER
UD researchers are studying how sound travels in the Arctic, where the melting of sea ice is creating new challenges.
Photo by Justin Eickmeier
Arctic Exploration 42
The rapid melting of ice in the Arctic Ocean raises significant questions
of environmental protection and national defense. UD research seeks to understand how sound travels
in the region, with implications for underwater communications systems and undersea robots.
Cultural Mapping 46
A team of UD students and faculty spent three weeks with the Ese’Eja hunter-gatherers in Peru, documenting aspects of their lives through photographs, video, oral history reports and maps.
Explore, promote and support student projects and initiatives at https://udel.givecorps.com
WEB EXTRAS
Stay connected! Check out udconnection.com/events to find an alumni event near you.
Looking for fun Blue Hen gift ideas for the holidays? Visit udconnection.com/merchandise
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