In the news: Michigan Engineering experts September 13-17

Richard Rood co-authored an op-ed on the need for an adaption response to climate change in addition to mitigation responses. Rood is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering.

Carol Menassa tells DBusiness that we need to redefine the balance between human and robot workers, and Michigan Engineering’s NSF-backed research aims to do that. Menassa is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Ella Atkins shares her perspective on the next decades of air travel, saying electric air vehicles with many engines and eVTOLs show promise, even if they’ll be prohibitively expensive at first. Atkins is a professor of aerospace engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Alanson Sample discusses his new research, which created rooms with wireless electricity, enabling the use of lamps and fans and charging cells phones all without the need for power cords. Sample is an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.