Category: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
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How to revive American shipbuilding: A Q&A with Matthew Collette
American shipbuilding rusted away in the 1970s and ’80s. Congress and the White House want it back, but how do we do it effectively?
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Stealthy ship hull cuts through waves like butter
Borrowing from drug-smuggling subs, Michigan engineers are helping the Navy design autonomous ships that blend in with the ocean surface.
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Maneuverable underwater vehicles inspired by golf balls
A spherical prototype with nimble dimples can change its surface from smooth to dimpled, cutting through drag and generating lift.
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US shipbuilding needs rescuing: U-M programs offer a life preserver
Michigan works with local and international partners to re-establish the U.S. as a strong, shipbuilding nation.
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$5M to improve testing, durability, and noise levels of wave energy devices and offshore wind
The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.
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Beaver Island residents sign up for U-M wave energy panel
Each member will provide essential input for U-M engineers to design a wave energy prototype that best suits the island’s needs.
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Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters
Wave energy could power millions of homes, but to make a splash in the industry, the tech must balance engineering, socio-economic and environmental trade-offs.
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Trilateral Partnership with South Korean experts to train U.S. shipbuilding
This federal, state, and local partnership is dedicated to rejuvenating the maritime industrial base workforce, with an initial focus on submarine production skillsets.
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3-D printed magnets for more efficient and affordable electric motors
A $2.6M project will fine tune an advanced manufacturing approach that opens doors to more power-dense and sustainable magnetic materials.
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Zero-carbon maritime shipping by 2050: U-M joins partnership to advance sustainability goal
Michigan Engineering researchers lead a collaboration with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.
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New $14.5M center to help US Navy overcome emerging challenges
The center will connect faculty, students, postdocs and US Navy engineers, building a community to find cutting-edge solutions to naval and marine engineering issues.
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Advancing national security on all fronts
NAE profile: Donald C. Winter, naval architecture and marine engineering, and aerospace engineering