
06/20/2025
The Henry Russel Award is considered the University’s highest honor for faculty at the early to mid-career stages of their career.
The Henry Russel Award is considered the University’s highest honor for faculty at the early to mid-career stages of their career.
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.
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.
Oldham joins approximately 3,000 of ASME’s more than 75,000 active members to be recognized as a Fellow. ASME Fellows are members of the organization who “have been responsible for significant engineering achievements.”
Adera was recognized for “excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and professional contributions to ASME, InterPACK, and ITherm Conferences; and for extensive and distinguished service to students.”
Two Mechanical Engineering PhD candidates were awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships for 2025-26 for their outstanding dissertation research.
The award is given annually to individuals who have served as an exemplar of formal or informal mentorship of STEM students outside of classroom teaching.
Karl Grosh, professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering, was recently inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. Grosh was recognized for leadership and contributions to cochlear mechanics and MEMs transducers.
Each year, the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in research, academics, leadership, and/or in the embodiment of the character and leadership critical to a successful career in mechanical engineering.
Andrew Seelhoff, a second-year PhD student in mechanical engineering, has been awarded a 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.