Category: Faculty Perspectives
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Organic glass scintillators: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi
The radiation detection material stands to improve nuclear security by clearly distinguishing radiation types from a safe distance.
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Robotics, advanced manufacturing and national security: Q&A with Chinedum Okwudire
University of Michigan Engineering’s Okwudire and Dawn Tilbury are providing expertise for a new Special Competitive Studies Project commission.
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How to improve AI energy efficiency with open-source tools: Q&A with Mosharaf Chowdhury
Any company could use our tools to measure and optimize their AI models and reduce AI energy use.
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U-Michigan aims to bridge the ‘valley of death’ for manufacturing tech
In this Q&A, Chinedum Okwudire, director of the new U-M Advanced Manufacturing Institute, discusses its unique approach to translational research.
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Human exploration of Mars: National Academies give NASA their recommendations
A Michigan engineer who helped write the report explains the scientific community’s priorities for Mars exploration.
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Large language models and research progress: A Q&A with Ricardo Vinuesa
Guidelines for responsible LLM use to help, not hinder, research progress.
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Turning health research inside-out: A Q&A with Joerg Lahann
How the Biointerfaces Institute builds in collaboration to fuel breakthroughs.
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Nuclear energy’s unprecedented growth: A Q&A with Todd Allen
As the U.S. sets a goal to quadruple capacity by 2050, a longtime leader in the field discusses U-M’s role in its future—and past.
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Tumor-destroying histotripsy, explained by its inventor: A Q&A with Zhen Xu
University of Michigan startup HistoSonics was acquired this week for $2.25 billion.
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Solving for ‘what if’: A Q&A on risk with Jim Bagian and Seth Guikema
Co-founders of the Center for Risk Analysis Informed Decision Engineering discuss its history and the increasing need for its expertise.
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How food banks facing cuts could harness data, maximize efficiency
While federal food assistance cuts are too large to make up for in efficiencies, pooling resources among hunger relief agencies could help the remaining aid go further.
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How to revive American shipbuilding: A Q&A with Matthew Collette
American shipbuilding rusted away in the 1970s and ’80s. Congress and the White House want it back, but how do we do it effectively?