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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts May 16-20

Highlights include Forbes and Discovery.

Written by: Zach Robertson

May 20, 2022

In The News

Forbes

May 16

Some of Korea’s biggest conglomerates to build small-scale nuclear plants in Asia

Todd Allen discusses efficiently building small-scale nuclear reactors and the role Nuscale has in developing them. Allen is the Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.

Bridge

May 16

Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes

Peter Adriaens makes the case for seeing investing in improved infrastructure as a business model, not a debt we need to pay off slowly. Adriaens is a professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Discovery

May 17

How lithium batteries will improve EV range and rapid charging

Nicholas Kotov’s research team’s work using Kevlar to produce stable lithium-sulfur batteries is referenced. Kotov is the Irving Langmuir Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Engineering, a professor of chemical engineering, professor of materials science and engineering and professor of macromolecular science and engineering.


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zachr@umich.edu

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