The Michigan Engineer News Center

University of Michigan will get first autonomous shuttles in fall 2017

June 21, 2017
Beginning in fall 2017, students and staff at the University of Michigan will have a new way of getting around at least part of the sprawling campus, a pair of driverless shuttle vans.
The outside of the Ford Robotics building

U-Michigan, Ford open world-class robotics complex

The facility will accelerate the future of advanced and more equitable robotics and mobility | Medium Read
Scott Hall, former doctoral student in aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, adjusts the record-setting X3 thruster at NASA Glenn Research Center in 2017.

Testing advanced space engines here on Earth

U-M is a member of a new $15M institute to improve physics-based modeling of advanced thrusters for human space exploration. | Medium Read
An aerial view of the Mackinac Bridge.

The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan

How would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel? | Long Read

Learning to build accessible software systems remotely via Zoom

Measuring how dental procedures aerosolize particles to limit the spread of COVID-19

Hurricane forecasting satellite CYGNSS also monitors water over land.

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Research News
Fluorescent lights.

Harnessing the hum

The property that makes fluorescent lights buzz could power a new generation of computing devices. | Medium Read

Streamlining aircraft | Long Read

$12.75M for reliable hypersonic engines and artificial photosynthesis | Medium Read

Wastewater treatment at one-third the size and cost | Medium Read
Campus & Community
North campus photo taken by a drone

Community teams drive new College initiative toward more inclusive campus

Six month’s of progress and what’s ahead for the College. | Medium Read

U-M Battery Lab to join Michigan Materials Research Institute | Medium Read

U-Michigan professor appointed to FDA medical device security post | Medium Read

Engineering seeks to educate on societal racism, bias through new proposals | Medium Read
Faculty Perspectives
Mario Gutierrez consults Prof. Lola Eniola in a lab

Black biomedical scientists still lag in research funding – here’s why that matters to all Americans

In The Conversation, Omolola Eniola-Adefeso says "If science is to benefit all Americans, science first must be done by all Americans." | Short Read

Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them? | Short Read

How to make sure Biden’s infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change – and save money | Short Read

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions | Short Read
In the News
Bloomberg May 3, 2021
Putin finds ally in China’s TikTok in crackdown on critics
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Roya Ensafi explains how Russia's approach to censorship is a landmark for other countries.
The Washington Post April 7, 2021
The revolution in satellite technology means there are swarms of spacecraft no bigger than a loaf of bread in orbit
Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Brian Gilchrist's class where students built small satellites is featured in Washington Post.
Time March 29, 2021
‘Garbage freaking everywhere’ as Americans venture outdoors after a year of lockdowns
Professor Brian Love is quoted in Time.
The Hill March 2, 2021
What is bendable concrete, and how can it help fight climate change?
Global CO2 Initiative researchers explain how their work can contribute to curbing climate change.
history

Five year plan: The North Campus story

Ed Lesher: Aircraft Hall of Famer

LASIK: The Bladeless Scalpel

Q&A with Samuel Ting