Microplastic pollution can be spotted from space because its traveling companion alters the roughness of the ocean’s surface.
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
In the news: Michigan Engineering experts July 11-15
Highlights include Forbes and ABC News.
$1M for open-source first-responder robots
An open-source perception and movement system, to be developed with NSF funding, could enable robots that partner with humans in fires and disaster areas.
In the news: Michigan Engineering experts June 7-11
Highlights include Newsweek and The Conversation.
Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
In The Conversation, NAME Chair Jing Sun explains some of the fuels and technology that could improve shipping sustainability in the future.