DARPA Young Faculty Award (IMAGE) University of Delaware Caption Tingyi Gu, an assistant professor in UD’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to control the direction of light in order to improve the energy efficiency of complex devices such as communication systems. She was recently awarded the Young Faculty Award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for her innovative work. Credit Photo illustration by Joy Smoker Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License Public Domain Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.