UD’s Roger Craig wins unprecedented $77,000 on ‘Jeopardy’

UD’s Roger Craig wins unprecedented $77,000 on ‘Jeopardy’

Roger Craig leaped to Jeopardy fame Tuesday night, winning $77,000 and unseating legendary Ken Jennings as the contestant with the highest one-day jackpot. “Breaking Ken Jenning’s record is simply amazing. I knew that I had a chance to set the new record going...

UD workshop explores multiscale computing of cloud physics

Over 50 people representing seven institutions exchanged ideas on multiscale computing of cloud physics at a workshop held Aug. 16-17 at Clayton Hall. The workshop, hosted by the University of Delaware with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), brought...
UD’s Warthog among top competitors in national event

UD’s Warthog among top competitors in national event

A team of University of Delaware graduate and undergraduate students traveled with their robot Warthog to Detroit from June 4-7 to compete in the 18th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition(IGVC). Three years after its first entry garnered “rookie of the...
Alumnus, entrepreneur shares his secrets of success with students

Alumnus, entrepreneur shares his secrets of success with students

The road to becoming an entrepreneur leads in many directions, Alan Atkinson, University of Delaware alumnus and president and chief executive officer of Xiotech Corp., explained to a group of students, faculty and staff at UD on Thursday, May 6. Serving as the third...
EM Photonics, UD develop advanced algorithms for Air Force

EM Photonics, UD develop advanced algorithms for Air Force

EM Photonics and the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware have been selected by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to develop innovative algorithms for scientific computing, modeling and simulation for a...