Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan A retrospective on the impactful U-M career of departing dean Alec D. Gallimore.
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The storied history of a leading space propulsion lab
Alec Gallimore upcycled a lunar rover testing chamber into a world-class electric propulsion center.
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Unbreakable bonds
The properties of PFAS are so great that we have used these chemicals widely—so widely that now they contaminate our water, our air, our land and our bodies. What can we do about it? Engineers have some ideas, although it’s not going to be easy.
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M.A.R.S. Dialogues explore the ethics underpinning aerospace today and a spacefaring future
Students, faculty and staff discuss aerospace culture and challenge narratives that are often assumed to be true.
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Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
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Duraisamy to lead Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering
“I am looking forward to working with the incredible talent we have at U-M to expand the frontiers of computational science, and in more firmly establishing the role of computing in solving the grand challenge problems facing humanity.”
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Equity in the energy technology transition is new Institute’s goal
The Institute for Energy Solutions will continue U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.
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Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
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U-M mentorship to NASA leadership
Two former Michigan Engineering professors, Lennard Fisk and Thomas Zurbuchen, discuss their career paths and the mentors who fostered them.
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Reframing Michigan’s Aeronautical Past
Aviation Artifacts Rescued
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