Course Prepares Students for International Teamwork
At the end of the fall 2000 semester, Professor Deba Dutta had concerns about the future of a new course he had just developed and taught for the first time. The course was called Global Product Realization and, thanks to videoconferencing technology, he taught it simultaneously on three continents. Students gave it high marks, and Dutta knew that the occasional technological glitches were surmountable. But he didn't know if the course itself could be sustained... (full story)
Energy in the Curriculum: Powering the Mechanical Engineer's Vision for New Technologies
A population of up to 9 billion people. Eighty percent of the world's population inhabiting sprawling megacities. The future of energy needs, circa 2050, poses a daunting set of technical challenges. At Michigan, our traditional curriculum is being reenergized by three faculty with active interests in the field... (full story)
New MEng Program off to a Quick Start
The College of Engineering now offers a new Master of Engineering (MEng.) degree program in Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering (GAME), thanks in large part to the work of two ME faculty, Professors Huei Peng and S. Jack Hu... (full story)
Wee Wizards to Inspire Future Engineers
Outreach to the next generation of manufacturing engineers is a key component of the educational mission of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (ERC-RMS). "All indications show that the current generation of young people is the most industrially illiterate we've seen... (full story)
First International Engineering Summer School a Success
The first International Engineering Summer School (IESS) at Technische Universität Berlin took place over a six-week period in June and July 2006. The program was developed by ME Professor Volker Sick at U-M and Professor Frank Behrendt of TU Berlin... (full story)
New MEng Program Off to a Quick Start
The College of Engineering now offers a new Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree program in Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering (GAME), thanks in large part to the work of two ME faculty, Professors Huei Peng and S. Jack Hu.... (full story)