Michigan Engineering News

In the news: Michigan Engineering experts July 5-9

Highlights include The Verge and The Washington Post.

Washington post

july 5

NASA satellites help scientists learn where polluting microplastics go in the ocean

Chris Ruf explains how researchers are using the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System to find where plastics enter the ocean. Ruf is the Frederick Bartman Collegiate Professor of Climate and Space Science.

The Verge

July 6

Welcome to simulation city, the virtual world where Waymo tests its autonomous vehicles

Huei Peng points out the risk in using new simulation techniques that could produce useless results. Peng is the Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director of Micty.

The Conversation

July 9

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

Chris Ruf wrote in The Conversation that CYGNSS could help us track down the source of microplastics in the ocean and potentially inform future clean up efforts. Ruf is the Frederick Bartman Collegiate Professor of Climate and Space Science.

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