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Thompson named one of Forbes’ 2017 “30 Under 30” for Energy
01/16/2017

Assistant Research Scientist Travis Thompson was named one of the Forbes Magazine’s top energy tech entrepreneurs under the age of 30

Grosh and Littrell’s company Vesper making news
12/16/2016

Vesper announced that it has closed on a $15 million Series A round led by Accomplice with participation also coming from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Hyperplane, Miraenano Tech, and other investors

Stefanopoulou and Siegel recipients of 2016 Control Systems Technology Award
12/16/2016

They are honored for the development of an advanced battery management system accounting for electro-thermo-mechanical phenomena

Battery material paper receives national and international press coverage, selected as journal cover image
12/16/2016

The paper is titled “Dendrites and Pits: untangling the complex behavior of lithium metal anodes through operando video microscopy”

Sharafi receives 2016 Love of Learning Award
08/03/2025

Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members and highlight a student’s superior academic record and life/career ambitions.

U-M engineering researchers develop heat-conducting plastic
12/08/2014

The spaghetti-like internal structure of most plastics makes it hard for them to cast away heat, but a U-M research team, including ME associate professor Kevin Pipe, has made a plastic blend that does so 10 times better than its conventional counterparts

Reddy’s Work Featured on Cover of Nature Nanotechnology
11/17/2014

Research from Professor Pramod Reddy’s group on thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions published in Nature Nanotechnology and highlighted on the cover of the November edition.

Duan and Yoon Win Best Poster Awards at 2014 International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing
09/18/2014

Molong Duan presented a poster titled, “Novel Hybrid Feed Drive for High Performance and Energy Efficient Machining” and Deokkyun Yoon presented a poster on a “Magnet Assisted Stage for Efficient Scanning.”

Wooldridge featured on NPR
06/12/2014

Wooldridge’s commentary on automakers’ efforts to meet fuel-efficiency standards was featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”

Margaret Wooldridge Receives Department of Energy’s E.O Lawrence Award
05/06/2014

Wooldridge is one of six 2013 recipients of the prestigious E.O. Lawrence Award, the agency’s highest award for mid-career scientists