Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain
When the rains come, a Crayella can keep you dry, while scoring points for sustainability. What's a Crayella? It's an eco-friendly umbrella designed by ME students Erin MacDonald, Tony Koenigsknecht, Marc Uphues and Njemile Vinson, for the Design For Manufacturing class taught by Professor Sridhar Kota... (full story)
Engineering a Unique Wedding
On September 9, doctoral candidate Brian Trease married Amanda "Mimi" Layman. On a boat that doesn't move. Under a big bridge. And, of course, there's the party at the railroad station... (full story)
Family Ties x 3 for PhD Student
It's a reasonable bet that when James Allison came to ME he was expecting to leave with his doctorate. It's also a reasonable bet that he didn't expect to leave with three new members of his family... (full story)
MRacing is Successful Worldwide
The 2005-2006 year went out with a win for the MRacing team: the group placed third in the Formula SAE® competition... (full story)
Hamza, Smith Receive Distinguished Achievement Awards
Once again, ME students have been recognized for their outstanding performance, as Karim Hamza and Jay Smith have each received a 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award. This honor is given annually to students chosen by department and program faculty to recognize academic and personal excellence... (full story)
ME Students Recognized as Distinguished Leaders
ME students have once again been recognized as outstanding leaders. Kiran D'Souza, Danese Joiner and Erin MacDonald have received Distinguished Leadership Awards for 2006. The honor recognizes outstanding leadership through contributions to the CoE and/or the community... (full story)
Undergraduate Student Honors & Awards
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Graduate Student Honors & Awards
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Lu, Salac Receive Faculty/Student Award
This year's Robert M. Caddell Memorial Faculty/Student Achievement Award will be presented later this fall to Professor Wei Lu and doctoral candidate David Salac. The honor recognizes Salac and his advisor Professor Lu's research in materials science... (full story)
Outstanding Student Mentor Teaching/Learning Opportunities
The classic definition of a mentor is someone who leads, guides, advises and teaches those who are less knowledgeable or experienced. Outstanding Mentor Award recipient Tim Jacobs does all of these things and more... (full story)
ME Students Going Around in Circles
Even though cycling is a club sport at the University of Michigan, it's every bit as competitive as any varsity sport. Team members must draw on both stamina and skills. Just ask ME graduate student Simon Koster and undergraduate Kenneth Tsang, who have drawn on their ME educations to help them compete.... (full story)