automotive – Mechanical Engineering

Upwardly Mobile
11/11/2024

How Campus Plan 2050 Is Reimagining the Future of Transportation and Accelerating U-M’s Leadership Toward a More Sustainable, Effective and Equitable Mobility Future

Automotive Research Center at U-M marks 30th anniversary, looks to the future
07/12/2024

Digital engineering for autonomous vehicles will be the main focus of the center’s next five years.

U-M’s Automotive Research Center gets $100 million through 2028
01/25/2024

The U.S. Army has has reached a new five-year agreement of up to $100 million with U-M’s Automotive Research Center to boost work on autonomous vehicle technologies.

Engineering for a healthier Earth
04/22/2023

A gathering of a few of the many efforts mechanical engineers are putting towards a greener future. Happy Earth Day!

U-M ME lab working to create safer electric vehicle batteries featured on WXYZ Detroit
09/22/2022

The UM Battery Lab, led by Mechanical Engineering Professor Jeff Sakamoto, is working to create safer electric vehicle batteries that last longer.

ME professor delivers keynote speech for Energy and Climate panel at Inaugural Symposium of the Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies
07/22/2022

Dr. Stefanopoulou spoke about her “research vision on electrification of the automotive sector and the challenges that are involved in advancing battery technology.”

ME professor, Bogdan Epureanu, selected by ASME Technical Committee to receive 2022 N.O. Myklestad Award
07/05/2022

Bogdan Epureanu, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Automotive Research Center, has been selected on behalf of the ASME Technical Committee as the recipient of the 2022 N. O. Myklestad Award.

New path to increasing heavy-truck efficiency with state-of-the-art research engine
12/13/2021

U-M researchers collaborating with Volvo Technology of America are contributing to the demonstration of an engine with 55% peak brake thermal efficiency.

New path to increasing heavy-truck efficiency with state-of-the-art research engine
01/13/2025

University of Michigan researchers have contributed to Volvo’s demonstration engine that will achieve a peak of 55% brake thermal efficiency, meaning high fuel efficiency. U-M studies showed a 35% reduction […]

Rich Strader on mobility, research, and connecting campus to Corktown
03/12/2020

The Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan have been integrally entwined for over 100 years. Today, dozens of Ford leaders engage with U-M on a weekly basis. Rich Strader, the Vice President at Ford Mobility Platforms and Products, is one of them.