manufacturing – Mechanical Engineering

U-M researchers helping to develop machine for N95 masks
02/13/2023

$3M partnership seeks to enable on-demand local manufacturing of next-generation respirators

NASEM welcomes U-M ME associate professor to committee on smart manufacturing
09/22/2022

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. Jian Cao delivers 2022 S.M. Wu Distinguished Lecture in Manufacturing
09/16/2022

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.

U-M ME associate professor awarded prestigious Miller Faculty Scholar title
08/17/2022

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.

U-M ME associate professor’s research group wins Manufacturing Leadership Award
07/26/2022

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 identified as two “leaders transforming manufacturing”
06/27/2022

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 selected to receive 2022 ASME McDonald Mentoring Award
05/17/2022

Dan Cooper, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, was selected to receive the highly-competitive 2022 ASME McDonald Mentoring Award

Smarter 3D printing makes better parts faster
04/11/2022

Software for powder bed fusion printers optimizes laser’s printing path.

Virtual Work: A new skill needed in a post-pandemic world
04/11/2022

Professor Kazu Saitou creates an environment where students learn the essential skills of manufacturing design but also new ones like virtual collaboration.

NASEM welcomes Chinedum Okwudire to Committee Serving National Defense
10/06/2021

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.