Remembering Sarv D.S. Mongia
10/03/2013
10/03/2013
U-M alumnus Sarv D.S. Mongia passed away on March 1st, but has left his legacy in both India and the United States. He graduated with a BSE in ME in 1957.
News Article Tag: automotive
U-M Solar Car Team defends national title in hard-fought win
07/30/2014
07/30/2014
After a series of setbacks including a motor problem that sidelined their vehicle in the first 10 minutes of an eight-day race, the Solar Car Team has won the American Solar Challenge, according to unofficial results
High-mileage, low-emission engine ME research highlighted by environmental groups
09/14/2012
09/14/2012
ME engineers boost fuel economy 25 percent in laboratory and ME’s partnership with industry and government helps to meet new auto standards
November 1 Seminar Features Peter Friedman
10/25/2011
10/25/2011
Friedman is a manager of the Manufacturing Research Department for the Ford Research and Innovation Center and will discuss the “Implementation of Lightweight Materials in Automotive Applications”
ME Welcomes New Faculty Members Jeff Sakamoto and Ramanarayan Vasudevan
08/13/2014
08/13/2014
The ME department is pleased to welcome Jeff Sakamoto and Ramanarayan Vasudevan who will both be joining the faculty as associate professor and assistant professor, respectively
Hu Selected to Receive SME Research Award
06/19/2014
06/19/2014
Jack Hu presented his original research at the 2013 NAMRC, and has since been chosen to win the S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award presented by the NAMRI/SME.
Michigan Researchers Secure NSF Funding for Vehicle-to-Grid Integration Research
09/12/2008
09/12/2008
A team of interdisciplinary researchers from The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla) has successfully secured $2m in funds from the National Science […]
CAFE Standards Could Mean Bigger Cars, Not Smaller Ones
12/09/2011
12/09/2011
New fuel-economy standards would suggest cars are going to get much smaller and hybrids more prevalent. But according to ME Faculty Steve Skerlos, consumer demand for big cars would mean the opposite might become true
U-Michigan ME receives $5.4M for energy projects
12/14/2015
12/14/2015
The U-M project leaders are Jeff Sakamoto, an associate professor of mechanical engineering; and Anna Stefanopoulou, a professor of mechanical engineering. Both are affiliated with U-M’s Energy Institute