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Transforming Futures

DARPA extends grant to continue project for designing and manufacturing in outer space

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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.

Solomon Adera
Solomon Adera wins 2026 Henry Russel Award
June 20, 2025

The Henry Russel Award is considered the University’s highest honor for faculty at the early to mid-career stages of their career.

Single grains of a scandium-zinc quasicrystal have 12 pentagonal faces.
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
June 17, 2025

Quasicrystals couldn’t be simulated with quantum mechanics because of their irregular atomic patterns. A new method overcomes this challenge.

Daniel Sousa Schulman, a U-M PhD student in mechanical engineering, sits in the PREACT chair, next to recent U-M PhD graduate and former Precision Systems Design Lab member Nishant Jalgaonkar. Photo: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering.
Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today's cars, and tomorrow's
June 03, 2025

A new technology developed by U-M Mechanical Engineers offers hope for those who get carsick.

Charlie Bradley is presented a plaque for his Excellence in Research Safety Award.
ME Instrument Maker Charlie Bradley wins first-ever Excellence in Research Safety Award
June 03, 2025

Charlie Bradley, instrument maker in the University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering, was named one of the first recipients of an Excellence in Research Safety Award.

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“Competitive, innovative, and impactful”: U-M ME faculty members introduce AI in engineering curriculum
May 20, 2025

University of Michigan mechanical engineering faculty members use artificial intelligence to advance educational experiences for students, better preparing them for post-grad opportunities

Neil Dasgupta wins 2025 ASME Thar Energy Award
May 08, 2025

Neil Dasgupta, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, has been named the 2025 ASME Thar Energy Design Award winner.

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