Research News
February 18, 2015
Durham DEID Project Wins Statewide Award
Determined to use their engineering skills to support their local Durham community, a group of Duke students received enough support in return to win a $10,000 grant for their project.
February 11, 2015
Research, New Policies Protect “The Lungs of India”
Just a glance at what should be pristine white marble domes of the local landmark shows that air quality is a major concern.
February 06, 2015
Wiesner and Daubechies Named National Academy of Engineering Members
Mark Wiesner and Ingrid Daubechies have been named members of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions for engineers
February 03, 2015
Creating Virtual Wind for Physical Turbines
With a grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program, graduate student Jenni Rinker will put a more accurate wind in the sails of turbine simulators.
January 27, 2015
Michael Bergin: Studying Tiny Particles with a Giant Global Impact
How do pollution and particulate matter affect the global environment and human health?
January 09, 2015
Mercury from Gold Mines Accumulates Hundreds of Miles Downstream
Duke University researchers have found hazardous levels of mercury hundreds of miles downstream from Peruvian gold mines.
October 30, 2014
Boadu Named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow
Award will support an outreach program in Ghana in a collaborative effort to educate citizens and create awareness about the dangers of hydrocarbon water contamination
October 08, 2014
Mona Dai: Treating Contaminated Drinking Water in Uganda
NAE Grand Challenge Scholar Profile
October 01, 2014
Nanoparticles Accumulate Quickly in Wetland Sediment
Aquatic food chains might be harmed by molecules "piggybacking" on carbon nanoparticles.
September 10, 2014
Inaugural Vest Scholar Works to Protect Water Purity
Duke’s first Vest Scholar, Laura Underwood, will seek ways to prevent bacterial buildup in water treatment devices