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NERS Graduates win major awards

by Rod Capps
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
August 13, 2019
Janelle Wharry and Matt Gomez receive early career awards| Short Read

NERS Alum Matt Gomez of Sandia National Lab has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award! Read more here.

NERS Alum Janelle Wharry from Purdue has been awarded a DOE Office of Science Early Career Award! Read more here.

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A Q&A with Chad Jenkins. | Medium Read
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How rod-shaped particles might distract an out-of-control immune response

When white blood cells don’t know when to stop, an injection of rod-shaped particles may draw them away from a site of excessive inflammation. | Medium Read

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Research News
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Turning faces into thermostats

An autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy. | Medium Read

Wireless sensors for N95 masks could enable easier, more accurate decontamination | Medium Read

Hunger and COVID: Fighting pandemic-related food insecurity in Detroit | Medium Read

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Campus & Community
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‘Now is the moment. So what do we do?’

In a letter to the community, Dean Gallimore shares his reaction to the last few weeks in America, and what we all must do to make progress. | Long Read

Emergency fund fills in gaps for students during pandemic | Medium Read

Engineering course challenges students to create tech solutions for COVID-19 | Long Read

‘It is past time to address systemic racism’ | Medium Read
Faculty Perspectives
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COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs

'The trends we see in the making and consuming of single-use goods, particularly plastic, could have lasting negative effects on the circular economy.' | Short Read

Trump’s restrictions on Chinese students stifle American companies, universities and innovation | Short Read

How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up | Short Read

Medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times and COVID-19 will test their strength | Short Read
In the News
Wired June 22, 2020
What is a side channel attack?
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Daniel Genkin explains how the pursuit of performance over security can lead to more side channel exploits.
Planet Detroit June 25, 2020
DTE Gas announces plan to go ‘net zero’ by 2050; activists skeptical
Todd Allen, the Glenn F and Gladys H Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, is quoted in Planet Detroit.
Popular Mechanics June 17, 2020
The HVAC system of the future swaps thermostats for thermal cameras
Michigan Engineers' HVAC system accounts for comfort while using less energy, reports Popular Mechanics.
The Hill June 5, 2020
Trump’s restrictions on Chinese students stifle American companies, universities and innovation
In an op-ed, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering Professor Chair Brian Denton shares his perspective on the damages done by placing restrcitions on Chinese students in the U.S.
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