PUBLISHER
Ronald Gibala
Interim Dean College of Engineering
L.H. and F.E. Van Vlack Professor Emeritus Department of Materials Science and Engineering

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Byron Roberts (BA '85)

MANAGING EDITOR
Bill Clayton

DESIGN
Mira Lancaster

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Margaret Hopkins, Bobbie, Simson, Tim Thompson

PHOTOGRAPHERS Dwight Cendrowski, Scott Galvin, Paul Jaronski, Jamie Saville, David Tuman, Martin Vloet

PRINTER University Lithoprinters

Michigan Engineer is published two times a year by the University of Michigan College of Engineering.

Michigan Engineer offices are located at:
2234 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104
Phone: (734) 647-7089
Email us at: MichiganEngineer@umich.edu.

CONTRIBUTORS
Connie Coon was previously editor of The Big Idea, a communication arts magazine. Now a freelance writer and editor, Coon's work appears in The Big Idea, Michigan Engineer and The Drive magazine.

Kim Roth is a freelance writer who has contributed to the Chicago Tribune, Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Washington Post.

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
David A. Brandon, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Rebecca McGowan, Ann Arbor Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio

STUDENT IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Evan Fulford, a senior from O'Fallon, Illinois, designed the cover and created the image in Photoshop, proving that an engineer can be a gifted artist. The Michigan Engineer staff selected his cover from a number of designs submitted by engineering students. In May 2006, he'll receive a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design. After graduation, he'll pursue a career in product design.

Ross Morrow
Jill Ostrowski
John Pariseau
Daniel Parrott
David Tuman