energy – Page 5 – Mechanical Engineering

Boehman and Thompson part of U-M team netting $2 million DOE grant
09/10/2018

This project’s scope considers how algae can help produce fuels and contribute to cleaner combustion

Heat transfer limit set by Max Planck’s law can be overcome: Reddy and Meyhofer labs report in Nature
09/07/2018

Mechanical engineers find another way to break Planck’s law at the nanoscale.

Stefanopoulou to serve as director of Energy Institute
08/28/2018

Anna Stefanopoulou, a mechanical engineer with an expertise in modeling, control and optimization of internal combustion engines, batteries and fuel cells, will become director of the U-M Energy Institute.

Sick and Violi recipients of Blue Sky Initiative
08/02/2018

Inspired by startup funding models, Michigan Engineering reinvents its internal R&D grant structure with the Blue Sky Initiative.

Cooper’s article on slashing imports of metal and steel published in The Conversation
06/20/2018

The article is titled “How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war.”

Muhammad Abdullah’s team wins first place in Future of Energy Challenge
05/14/2018

ME Master’s student Muhammad Abdullah was joined by teammates from Texas State University.

Even one automated, connected car improves safety, energy use in traffic
05/09/2018

In a chain-reaction braking event, an automated vehicle with connected cruise control can slow down more efficiently.

Stefanopoulou elected SAE fellow
04/17/2018

The SAE’s highest grade of membership, the Fellow status recognizes and honors long-term members who have made a significant impact on the Society’s mobility technology through leadership, research, and innovation.

Wadas receives DOE NNSA SSGF award
04/03/2018

This award provides financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that solve complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science.

Ghadami and Cui receive Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Awards
02/27/2018

The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing.