News
Aug 07, 2012
Carrier Awarded $430K Grant
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Rebecca Carrier received a $430K grant from NIH to determine the “Impact of Lipids on Intestinal Mucus Transport and Structural Properties”. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. […]
Aug 06, 2012
Congratulations Ming Wood
MIE middler Ming Wood was selected as the recipient of the $2500 Robert L. Peaslee-Detroit Brazing and Soldering Scholarship which will be presented at the AWS conference in Las Vegas. This fund was established in 2004 by Robert L. Peaslee and the AWS Detroit Brazing and Soldering Division of the AWS Detroit Section. The purpose for […]
Aug 02, 2012
Professor Ganguly Discusses Droughts
Inspired by the current drought, which has left countless counties across the U.S. to be considered "natural disaster areas" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Associate Professor Auroop Ganguly sheds light on drought conditions, the difficulties involved in predicting droughts, and precautionary measures to limit their potential damage.
Aug 01, 2012
New Faculty Spotlight: Matthias Ruth
Matthias Ruth joined the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Professor in Fall 2012. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of […]
Aug 01, 2012
New Faculty Spotlight: Steven W. Cranford
Steven W. Cranford joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering during the Fall 2012 semester as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Cranford received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Memorial University and an M.S. in Structural Engineering from Stanford University. For his Ph.D. studies, he joined the Laboratory of Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) at […]
Jul 31, 2012
Congratulations to Rachelle Reisberg
Assistant Dean Rachelle Reisberg won the Best PIC V & Best Overall Paper at the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition for “The Effect of Cooperative Education on the Self-Efficacy of Students in Undergraduate Engineering”. View the full press release here. The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition is the only conference dedicated to all disciplines […]
Jul 31, 2012
Creating Underwater Networks
ECE professor Milica Stojanovic has been awarded an $120K NSF grant to develop a mobile underwater communications network for use in areas like environmental monitoring, security, and aquaculture. Milica Stojanovic graduated from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, in 1988, and received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, in […]
Jul 31, 2012
Selenium Remediation
CEE Assistant Professor Philip Larese-Casanova & Assistant Academic Specialist Annalisa Onnis-Hayden were awarded a $305K NSF grant to reduce selenium pollution by using oxygen isotopes.