College of Engineering

  1. November 14, 2024

    $3M gift establishes Samir and Puja Kaul directorship at MICDE

    Business leaders and philanthropists Samir and Puja Kaul have donated $3 million to support the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering. The institute’s directorship will be named for them.

  2. November 13, 2024

    How to reduce energy waste in training AI models

    A less wasteful way to train large language models for artificial intelligence, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30% less energy, according to a new study from U-M.

  3. November 11, 2024

    Accolades — November 2024

    Awards and honors for faculty and staff from around U-M.

  4. November 7, 2024

    U-M team gets $10M to speed up nanoparticle design

    The European Research Council is investing approximately $10.1 million in a research team co-led by U-M to speed up nanoparticle design for these applications to help fight disease or transmit information.

  5. November 5, 2024

    Student project still changing the world — one preemie at a time

    When Grace Hsia Haberl was a College of Engineering senior, she helped develop the technology behind a non-electric warming device called an IncuBlanket.

  6. October 16, 2024

    Space Force funds $35M institute for versatile propulsion at U-M

    To develop spacecraft that can “maneuver without regret,” the U.S. Space Force is providing $35 million to a national research team led by U‑M to establish the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience Institute.

  7. October 14, 2024

    College robots, tweaked with Scratch, inspire younger students

    Brody Riopelle, an engineer in the U-M Robotics Department, is working to introduce younger students without any programming knowledge to robotics.

  8. October 8, 2024

    Two multidisciplinary research projects to split $15M

    Two Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives have been awarded to U-M, which will advance game theory and develop a promising new material for use in microelectronics and quantum photonics.

  9. October 7, 2024

    U-M students partner with Brazilians to improve rural communities

    A group of U-M engineering students has worked closely with rural communities in Brazil’s Pantanal region on ways to improve residents’ lives, like putting power in schools and designing innovative incinerators. These efforts aim to support autonomy, preserve unique habitats and generate ecotourism.

  10. September 30, 2024

    $3.6M grant aids research to unlock the power of waves

    Coastal communities are partnering with a multidisciplinary research team led by U-M to determine the best way to harvest wave energy at Beaver Island, Michigan, and Nags Head, North Carolina.