Chinedum Okwudire, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Miller Faculty Scholar, was selected to serve on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) ad-hoc committee formed to develop options for a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment.
Dr. Cao’s lecture, titled “Bring Flexibility and Innovation to Manufacturing Processes,” focused on how to integrate fundamental process mechanics, process control, and techniques, including machine learning, to achieve effective and efficient predictions of a material’s mechanical behavior during manufacturing processes.
The Miller Faculty Scholarship, endowed by Engineering alumnus Leonard G. Miller, is an honorary title awarded to the most accomplished assistant and associate professors in the College of Engineering.
The National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership Council awarded UM-ME Associate Professor Kira Barton’s Research Group a Manufacturing Leadership Award in the Council’s Collaborative Ecosystems category.
ME associate professors Kira Barton and Chinedum Okwudire have been identified by SME – a professional organization dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and resources that generate solutions to manufacturing industry challenges – as two of the 25 leaders transforming manufacturing.
Dan Cooper, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, was selected to receive the highly-competitive 2022 ASME McDonald Mentoring Award
Software for powder bed fusion printers optimizes laser’s printing path.
Professor Kazu Saitou creates an environment where students learn the essential skills of manufacturing design but also new ones like virtual collaboration.
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has put together a committee on “Strengthening the Talent for National Defense: Infusing Advanced Manufacturing in Engineering Education.” Chinedum Okwudire has been chosen to serve on this committee.
A recent article written by Chinedum Okwudire and Harsha Madhyastha for Science Magazine delves into the benefits of massively distributed manufacturing.