
Melanie Zauel
Senior Director, Planned Giving & Leadership Gifts
Michigan Engineering
Office of Advancement
(734) 647-7093
2105 LEC
Improve Lives

Our world faces big challenges. Illness. Pollution. An uncertain energy future. Every day, Michigan Engineers step up to help people live healthier, safer, happier lives. But there’s still much work ahead, and it’s going to take all of us to meet the challenge.
Be a victor for Michigan Engineering and help us make the breakthroughs that will lead to a brighter future for each of us and our planet.
- Reliable, quality healthcare in developing countries.
- Safer, smarter, more efficient everyday transportation.
- Innovative paths to affordable energy and clean water.
- New materials applied to longstanding problems.
Healthcare
$5
The cost of materials for a diagnostic chip, developed at U-M, that can detect tumor-based cancer cells from just a drop of blood.
Mobility
73
The number of miles of Ann Arbor roads equipped to communicate with cars as part of largest connected vehicle experiment in the U.S.
Energy
600
The number of square feet of solar panel will power an average-size home. We’re developing panels with a new, more flexible look.
Revolutionary Materials
10k
The number of Detroit-area jobs projected from joint advanced materials project led by Michigan, Ohio State and an Ohio-based nonprofit.