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Mechanical engineers who have a positive impact on the world around them...
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Transforming Futures
DARPA extends grant to continue project for designing and manufacturing in outer space
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Visit the new U-M Mechanical Engineering webstore to order department branded clothing items, hats, and bags. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the ME Impact Fund which supports department needs such as critical student support, research, team projects, and more.
Realizing Breakthroughs
The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.
News
Two ME PhD students have been awarded 2025 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
A team of researchers from U-M was recently named a recipient of UL Research Institutes’ inaugural Discoveries in Safety Science Grants program, for work on a robotic gas sensing system for battery safety in energy storage systems.
From serving as president of Pi Tau Sigma to working at Toyota, Owen Sayer’s journey as a mechanical engineering student at U-M has been defined by embracing diverse experiences that have helped him grow personally and professionally.
Kon-Well Wang has been awarded Honorary Membership by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Honorary Membership is one of the highest honors bestowed by the ASME Board of Governors.
Robert Chisena graduated from U-M with his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2019. Since then, he’s been helping to revolutionize the treatment of cardiovascular disease through Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS), a start-up he co-founded during his time in ME.
After 42 years with the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering, James Ashton-Miller will retire from active faculty status on June 30. See what he had to say in this retirement Q&A!