James Holly, Jr., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a 2023 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize (TIP) for his project, “(Re)Politicizing Engineering Knowledge Through Racism-Conscious Engineering Instruction.”
Each year, the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in research, in academics, in leadership, and/or in the embodiment of the character and leadership critical to a successful career in mechanical engineering.
Susan Cheng has won the award for using “her expertise as an ecosystem ecologist to examine the ‘ecosystem’ of STEM, building partnerships that inspire changes in equity and inclusion at the classroom, department, and disciplinary levels.”
Congratulations to Venkat Raman, Alex Gorodetsky and Aaron Towne for receiving the DURIP award.
Volker Sick has received the ASME 2023 Edwin F. Church Medal “for pioneering contributions to mechanical engineering education through high-impact experiential learning programs that broaden students’ disciplinary, cultural, and moral understanding.”
Professor André Boehman and Associate Professor Gabor Orosz plan to spend a semester abroad in Spain and Hungary research and teaching. We asked them some questions about their upcoming Fulbright Scholar Awards Program.
Michigan Engineers make tremendous achievements both in and out of the classroom throughout their academic careers. Each year, the College of Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of students who have demonstrated excellence in their academic work, leadership experiences, and in service to others.
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing. The Fellowship seeks to support students working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful.
Dr. Michael Thouless was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Adhesion Society Award for Excellence for “Exceptional and deep contributions elucidating the mechanics of adhesion.”
ME Associate Professor Ashley Bucsek has received the William N. Findley Award, and ME Associate Professor Neil Dasgupta has won the E. & M. Ulsoy Citation Leader Award.