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Joshua Anderson (left) and Sharon Glotzer, members of The Glotzer Group in the Laboratory for Computational Nanoscience and Soft Matter, discuss their new mathematical problem: the best way to fill a space with overlapping shapes while respecting the boundary.
05/11/2012 College of Engineering
U-M Chemical Engineering and University of Connecticut researchers discover a new guise of the packing problem and solve its two-dimensional form.

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2011 went down as one of the four most deadly U.S. tornado seasons on record. Looking like an early contender for the top three, 2012 is already cutting a swath of destruction from Texas to Michigan. But there are ways to address the looming threat…
05/11/2012 College of Engineering
2011 went down as one of the four most deadly U.S. tornado seasons on record. Looking like an early contender for the top three, 2012 is already cutting a swath of destruction from Texas to Michigan. But there are ways to address the looming threat…

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University of Michigan students involved in the Pantanal Partnership work to create sustainable technologies while preserving the local culture and bringing new opportunities to the Pantanal, Brazil's largest wetland.
05/04/2012 College of Engineering
Deep in the wetlands of Brazil, Michigan Engineers are working to solve the global issue of lack of resources in rural areas. They are designing systems that will make the Pantanal sustainable.

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A smart upgrade for portable gas sensors from Xudong "Sherman" Fan and colleagues
05/01/2012 College of Engineering
A new design for sensors that identify the composition of a gas, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, could enable more sensitive, energy-saving portable devices.

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05/01/2012 College of Engineering
The MconneX initiative will provide entertaining and educational content to engineering alumni -- online and free of charge.

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Michigan Engineering Spring Commencement in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 29, 2012.
04/30/2012 College of Engineering
This weekend, more than 1,800 students celebrated their graduation from Michigan Engineering. Congratulations, Class of 2012E!

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04/25/2012 College of Engineering
This week, the first graduating class of the M-STEM multicultural program will be among the more than 950 undergraduate Michigan Engineers starting the next chapter of their lives.

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University of Michigan Supermileage Team
04/19/2012 College of Engineering
The U-M Supermileage Team is on its way to proving its vehicle can get 3,300 miles to the gallon. The new student team will race in its first competition this summer.

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Fun Fact
  • The Apollo 15 and Gemini 4 crews were both composed entirely of U-M graduates.
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