Mathieu Davis is the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, which is presented to an alumnus/alumna who has contributed substantially to their field in their early career years.
Ken Kohrs is the recipient of the 2024 Department Merit Award, which was established to honor alumni who personify the College’s tradition of excellence and who have achieved significant accomplishments in their professional lives.
The award celebrates demonstrated research excellence in the fields of vibration and acoustics.
Estrada will work to most fully characterize new samples and develop informed testing procedures that will bring mechanically graded soft materials closer to their many possible industry applications.
Adera’s project, “Drop impact dynamics and fingering on thin liquid films,” will cover basic research into the ubiquitous phenomenon on pre-lubricated surfaces, which are common in nature.
This award recognizes “a person who exemplifies the best in furthering engineering design education through vision, interactions with students and industry, scholarship and impact on the next generation of engineers.”
Lanaghan’s presentation discussed process-structure relationships of laminated perovskite solar cells.
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM.
The Regents of the University of Michigan have approved the following promotions of ME faculty, effective September 1, 2024.
Okwudire has received the award “for sustained commitment and significant contributions to advancing manufacturing education at the University of Michigan and nationally.”