Advanced Battery Technology
UDRI researchers are developing the next generation of lithium batteries, with improved safety and cost performance. December 1999 (UDRI story)

Distinguished Professor
Dilip Ballal, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and leader of the fuels and combustion  group, has been named the first Hans von Ohain Distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Dayton. September 30, 1999 (UD press release)

Outstanding Professional Research
Tracking impurities in a powerful semiconductor has won Steven R. Smith the year's top award from the UDRI. Smith received the 1998-99 Wohlleben-Hochwalt Award for outstanding professional research on Wednesday, April 21. April 22, 1999 (UD press release)

E-Beam Laboratory
By early 2000, UDRI's Center for Basic and Applied Polymer Research will have an entirely new lab for seeking novel ways of making high-tech polymer-composite materials. March 1999

Making Aviation Safer
One of the major national partnerships in which UDRI participates is the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence (AACE). November 1998 (UDRI story)
 
Exploring Human Capabilities and Limits
The UDRI Human Factors Group (HFG) is an ongoing partnership of experienced engineers and psychologists. September 1998 (UDRI story)

New Center for Materials Diagnostics
The Center is poised to become the world’s leading materials characterization laboratory focused on the assessment and prevention of mechanical and environmental degradation in advanced materials. July 1998 (UDRI story)

Dayton Contributes to the History of Magnetic Materials
June 1998 (UDRI story)

Data on Structural Ceramics 
UDRI, under a program sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratories, has compiled mechanical behavior data for a number of commercially available high-temperature structural ceramics. This data was collected for temperatures from 20 to 1450°C in a number of corrosive environments. The complete compendium is available here. June 1998

UDRI Researcher Honored
Steven S. Zabarnick helped to develop a low-cost additive package for military fuel. May 5, 1998 (UD press release)

Award Winners
Other UDRI employees receiving awards of recognition in 1998 are Steven Smith, Monica Martin, and John Camping. May 1998 (UDRI story)

Farewell to an Aviation Giant
March 1998 (UD press release)

Rain Erosion Test Apparatus
UDRI operates a unique testing facility at Wright-Patterson AFB. November 1997 (UDRI story)

Outstanding Researcher
UDRI presents the annual Wohlleben/Hochwalt Outstanding Research Award to Frank Szmulowicz. April 1997 (UDRI story)