Explaining a supernova’s ‘string of pearls’
03/14/2024
03/14/2024
It looks like the same mechanism that breaks up airplane contrails might be at play in forming the clumps of hydrogen gas that ring the remnant of supernova 1987A.
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Down to the Last Drop
08/21/2023
08/21/2023
The Energy Transport Laboratory has published a new study about droplet coalescence, an important process that affects droplet shedding on state-of-the-art oil-impregnated surfaces.
Ultrasonic Imaging to Assess Reactor Parts
08/10/2023
08/10/2023
Funded with $1 million from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Partnerships program, ME professor, Serife Tol, will be developing a quality assessment method for nuclear reactor parts using advanced ultrasonic imaging.
Engineering for a healthier Earth
04/22/2023
04/22/2023
A gathering of a few of the many efforts mechanical engineers are putting towards a greener future. Happy Earth Day!
New Grant Gives MBGNA Collections a New Life as Recycled Materials and Biofuels
04/05/2023
04/05/2023
Researchers and staff from the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Duke University, and 374Water recently won a grant to turn Matthaei Botanical Gardens’ trash into treasure.
ME PhD student recognized with AVS Thin Film James Harper Award
11/22/2022
11/22/2022
Andrew Gayle, PhD candidate in U-M Mechanical Engineering, received the AVS Thin Film James Harper Award at the American Vacuum Society’s (AVS) 68th International Symposium for his talk, “Tunable ALD Infiltration into High-Aspect-Ratio Aerogels Enabled by Process Modeling for Solar Thermal Applications.”
ME assistant research scientist awarded Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program grant
09/27/2022
09/27/2022
Alauddin Ahmed, Assistant Research Scientist in Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program grant by the Graham Sustainability Institute at U-M for his project on pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
U-M ME lab working to create safer electric vehicle batteries featured on WXYZ Detroit
09/22/2022
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.
$11M DOE center for next-gen battery technology
08/30/2022
08/30/2022
Two mechanical engineering professors to lead effort to boost understanding of solid-state EV power cells.
ME professor delivers keynote speech for Energy and Climate panel at Inaugural Symposium of the Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies
07/22/2022
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.”