College of Engineering
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October 11, 2021
$6.8M project seeks to develop cow-inspired biodigesters
A $6.8 million effort led by U-M intends to crank up the efficiency of how we convert organic solid waste from trash and wastewater into methane, a pipeline-ready renewable fuel.
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October 7, 2021
SEAS receives $11M gift to expand environmental justice work
The NorthLight Foundation and Dan and Sheryl Tishman are giving more than $11.12 million to help the School for Environment and Sustainability expand its environmental justice efforts and impact at a pivotal time for social justice.
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October 6, 2021
U-M gets $1.9M to help better detect nuclear material
The Department of Homeland Security is giving researchers at U-M $1.9 million to find out what to look for when neutrons slip through the shielding around nuclear contraband.
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October 5, 2021
U-M to use $1.8M grant to develop quantum nanomaterials
An effort by U-M engineerings to create quantum semiconductors that operate at room temperature has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation.
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October 4, 2021
U-M gets $1.7M grant to build everyday exoskeletons
In an effort to bring robotic assistance to workers, the elderly and more, a U-M team is developing a new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs — funded by $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Health.
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September 20, 2021
EPA grants $1.2M to U-M for virus removal study of wastewater
In a key step toward improving the feasibility of reusing wastewater as drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted U-M researchers $1.2 million to study how well current treatment methods remove viruses from wastewater.
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September 20, 2021
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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September 16, 2021
First-responder robots could team with wildfire fighters
Tomorrow’s wildfire fighters and other first responders may tag-team with robotic assistants that can hike through wilderness areas and disaster zones, thanks to a U-M research project funded by a new $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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September 16, 2021
Professor behind weather data tools wins U-M innovation award
Perry Samson has been named this year’s Distinguished University Innovator for developing a series of pioneering learning and weather-related tools and technologies and launching companies around them that serve millions.
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September 14, 2021
$2M grant to fund study of solar power use in fertilizer production
The National Science Foundation has awarded U-M researchers $2 million to study the effectiveness of a new ammonia production process aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
