2021 Korybalski Lecture: Vijay Kumar
10/27/2021
10/27/2021
U-M ME is pleased to welcome Vijay Kumar, the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering, as the 2021 Michael Korybalski Distinguished Lecturer.
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2021-2022 Faculty Positions Posted
10/25/2021
10/25/2021
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions and LEO Lecturer III Positions have been posted.
NASEM welcomes Chinedum Okwudire to Committee Serving National Defense
10/06/2021
10/06/2021
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has put together a committee on “Strengthening the Talent for National Defense: Infusing Advanced Manufacturing in Engineering Education.” Chinedum Okwudire has been chosen to serve on this committee.
David Kwabi receives NSF CAREER Award for work in carbon capture technology
09/15/2021
09/15/2021
David Kwabi’s proposal entitled, “CAREER: Combining Electrode Engineering with Electrochemical Modeling to Enable Atmospheric CO2 Capture,” receives the NSF CAREER award.
$2M to replace fossil fuels with solar power in fertilizer production
09/13/2021
09/13/2021
The new approach could enable farmers to produce ammonia on-site, and also reduce CO2 emissions from fertilizer production.
Professor Andre Boehman gives interview on electric vehicles and biodiesel
09/06/2021
09/06/2021
As the Biden Administration puts more attention on reducing carbon emissions by wanting to sell more electric vehicles, Professor Boehman talks about how more than just electric vehicles are needed in this WUSA9 interview.
Faculty governance chair looks ahead to the coming year
08/31/2021
08/31/2021
Allen Liu, associate professor of mechanical engineering and chair of U-M’s central faculty governance system, comments on what the 2021-2022 school year will be like.
New student team constructs robotic submarine, finishes 4th at international competition
08/31/2021
08/31/2021
Michigan Robosub built their first autonomous submarine and competed virtually against 54 teams from 12 countries, completing several aquatic tasks.
Closing the gap: Converting heat to electricity at nanometer distances
08/05/2021
08/05/2021
Researchers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated an exceptionally efficient system for converting waste heat to electricity.
Katsuo Kurabayashi named Fellow of ASME
07/26/2021
07/26/2021
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has named Katsuo Kurabayashi a 2021 Fellow.