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A Home for DENIN
DENIN is housed in the University of Delaware’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory, known as the ISE Lab. Opened in 2013, this
198,000-square-foot facility was designed to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and problem-based learning.
We share an office suite with two other research centers, the University of Delaware Energy Institute and the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, while faculty offices and labs, graduate student work areas (above), and shared research equipment occupy the remainder of the research wing.
In the adjoining education wing, state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching laboratories, and study lounges facilitate interactions between undergraduate students and researchers.
One of the core research facilities in the ISE Lab, the Advanced Materials Characterization Laboratory (left), was outfitted and staffed with $2 million in assistance from DENIN. The AMCL houses an unparalleled collection of instruments for the chemical analysis of materials ranging from engineered nanomaterials to environmental field samples. DENIN also provides small grants to researchers to cover equipment usage fees.
Environmental Scholars
The Environmental
Scholars Program is a paid undergraduate internship opportunity that provides about 20 interested students annually with a sustained research experience over an academic year, including full-time work over UD’s five-week winter session. In addition to research supervised by a faculty mentor, DENIN Scholars attend workshops in career development, selecting a graduate program, and effective written and oral communication. The scholars present the results of their work at a spring symposium.
Ambassadors
The DENIN Ambassadors are a small group of specially selected volunteers who assist the Institute in reaching out to students and the general public. They represent DENIN at campus and community fairs, plan special events such as film screenings, seminars, and performances, and help create a sustainable campus community by communicating scientific information effectively to their peers.
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