
Alumni impact
Made at Michigan. Making an impact.
A University of Michigan Engineering degree opens doors. Our alumni launch startups, lead major companies, design life-saving technologies and make an impact across industries. They are innovators, leaders and problem-solvers. Their journeys show the power of engineering to change lives, including their own. Read on to see how far a Michigan Engineer can go.
100,000+ strong alumni network

Explore their stories
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Accelerating pharmaceutical advances with organoid technology
Madeline Eiken (PhD BME ’25) is commercializing organoid technology that could spur new treatments for disease and reduce animal testing.
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Creating opportunity for Detroit Public Schools students
Jhawan Davis (BSE IOE ’19) built an organization that has opened doors for hundreds of Detroit Public Schools students.
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Protecting whales–and fisheries
Ryan Halonen (MSE NAME ‘05) co-designed a modified crab trap that protects humpback whales while enabling crabbers to do their jobs.
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Powering the next generation of nuclear energy
Rita Baranwal’s (MS MSE ‘96, PhD ‘98) helps lead a team developing the world’s first mass-produced microreactor.
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From IOE to the NBA
Ujwal Bharath (BSE IOE ’16) is building epic experiences for Chicago Bulls fans.
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Launching the world’s largest space telescope
Robby Swoish (BS AERO ’06, MS CLaSP ’07) helped deploy the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Treating cancer with sound waves
Zhen Xu (MS BME ’03, PhD ’05) co-invented the revolutionary cancer treatment histotripsy.
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Baseball meets engineering
Danny Vargovick (BSE CSE ’17) uses data to help the Detroit Tigers win
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Winning the “Nobel Prize” of computing
The world-changing AI research of Andrew Barto (PhD CSE ’75).
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New technologies for exploring our oceans
Gideon Billings (BS ECE ‘16, MS ROB ‘19, PhD ROB ‘21) is building underwater robots.
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First Alumna in Space
Aisha Bowe (BSE Aero ’08, MSE SED ’09) took flight in a Blue Origin rocket.
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Flying Into hurricanes to save lives
Gus Alaka (BSE CLaSP ‘08) chases storms with NOAA.