Energy Research
The University of Michigan has developed a close and mutually beneficial association with the energy industry and engages in a wide-variety of energy-related research. U-M has a number of research entities engaged in energy research, including the Industrial Affiliates Program in Flow and Reaction in Porous Media and the Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems (WIMS).
Following is a sampling of the research topics being currently pursued by faculty members.
- Energy Sources
- Coal, Gas, and Oil
- Nuclear
- Internal Combustion
- Hybrid Vehicles
- Fuel Cells
- Propulsion Systems
- Solar Cells
- Ocean Wave Energy
- Biomass/Bioenerg
- Energy Infrastructure
- Oil Drilling Platforms
- Power Distribution Systems
- Harbor and Coastal Facilities Design
- Enabling Technologies
- Materials
- Materials Behavior & Characterization
- Sensors and Controls
- Ocean Instrumentation Design
- Low Power Electronics
- Information and Database Technologies
- Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles
- Robotics / Remotely Guided Vehicles (land-based)
- Energy and the Environment
- Earth Atmospheric Analysis and Monitoring
- Power Consumption and Conservation
- Earth Systems Modeling and Processes
- Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies
- Environmental Monitoring
- Material Recycling
For more information, contact :
| Daryl Weinert, Director Corporate and Government Relations University of Michigan College of Engineering Chrysler Center 2121 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2092 (734) 647-7057 phone (734) 647-7075 fax weinert@umich.edu e-mail |
