In the news: Michigan Engineering experts February 28 – March 4

Todd Allen says getting to a zero-carbon system without a nuclear component will be challenging. Allen is the Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences.

Volker Sick discusses building public faith in captured and sequestered CO2. Sick is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, a DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research, and professor of mechanical engineering.

Alanson Sample’s research, PrivacyMic, is featured as smart technology that can assist humans without infringing on their privacy. Sample is an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Anna Stefanopoulou’s expertise on battery performance is quoted, noting that batteries work most effectively at middling temperatures rather than below freezing. Stefanopoulou is the William Clay Ford Professor of Technology, professor of mechanical engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science.