Category: Alumni
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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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‘31E Scholar Society creates lasting connections
The legacy of the Michigan Engineering class of 1931.
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James Lu World Fellows Program to support up to 55 PhDs over 5 years
Initial gift aims to attract and support talented international students.
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Baseball meets engineering
Danny Vargovick (BSE CSE ’17) uses data to help the Detroit Tigers win
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Making leaders in materials science
An alum recognizes his lifelong connection to U-M by supporting students
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Becoming the helping hand
The impetus for the Holt family’s giving goes back to a time of need.
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Michigan Engineers take the reins at colleges and universities
Five alumni have recently stepped into leadership roles.
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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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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.
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Building the future of automotive tech
Ira Goldberg (BS ME ‘12) is developing new EV technology in a revitalized Midwestern city.