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ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Awarded to Jesse Capecelatro
06/07/2019

An award for outstanding achievement in the mechanical engineering field.

Open-source bionic leg: First-of-its-kind platform aims to rapidly advance prosthetics
06/05/2019

This represents the future of research—rapid prototyping of open-source robotic hardware and embedded systems with shared code.

Hydrogen fuel cells: With a database of 500,000 materials, researchers zero in on best bets
05/23/2019

New hydrogen storage holds more energy in smaller, more compact cells, boosting efficiency.

New Era in Sports
05/23/2019

U-M researchers have traveled to Detroit’s Comerica Park and the Tigers’ training facility in Lakeland, Fla., working with players and coaches to identify how sport science and data analytics can impact various facets of the game.

Volker Sick is installed as the DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research
05/22/2019

In a recent ceremony, Professor Volker Sick was installed as the DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research at the University of Michigan.

Ice-proofing big structures with a “beautiful demonstration of mechanics”
05/21/2019

‘You’re missing a trick,’ mechanical engineer tells materials scientist.

Huei Peng Receives ASME Rufus Oldenburger Award
05/20/2019

The Dynamic Systems and Control Divison of ASME awarded this prestigious award to Huei Peng.

U-M receives $6.25M to study heat-to-electricity conversion and cooling with LEDs
05/03/2019

Michigan Engineering is leading four other universities in Department of Defense-funded research.

Professor Bogdan Epureanu honored with Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship
05/01/2019

Six honorees were awarded in February, one being Mechanical Engineering Professor and Director of the Automotive Research Center, Bogdan Epureanu.

Connected and Automated Vehicle Conference is a Collaborative Success
05/01/2019

A conference built on collaboration provides a platform for networking among students, faculty and industry leaders.