1/13/2025

The challenges with younger drivers and autonomous vehicles

Associate Professor Bochen Jia’s latest research is revealing some surprising things about how fatigue can impact younger, inexperienced drivers when they're operating semi-autonomous vehicles....
1/8/2025

‘Healing’ batteries with ultrasonics

Two mechanical engineering postdoc research fellows have discovered a novel way to solve a pesky challenge with next-generation solid-state batteries....
12/16/2024

Class of Fall 2024: CECS graduate Dania Ammar

The recent PhD graduate almost pursued a career in construction management until UM-Dearborn helped her unlock a future in data analytics and artificial intelligence....
11/4/2024

How organ-on-a-chip technology is changing research of human diseases

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Aditya Raghunandan explains how this technology offers a better platform than mice or traditional cell culturing for understanding the complex processes in our bodies....
9/3/2024

Research targets billion-dollar problem of counterfeit electronic components

With a new NSF-funded project, Professor Hafiz Malik and Associate Professor Alireza Mohammadi are creating a novel digital fingerprinting system to solve a massive safety challenge in the transportation sector....
9/4/2024

UM-Dearborn bolsters battery engineering curriculum with new courses this fall

Despite a recent blip in domestic EV sales growth, there are good reasons to keep the foot on the accelerator when it comes to battery engineering education....
8/12/2024

Undergrad students develop an improved sleep apnea mask

Four seniors from the Human-Centered Engineering Design program built a precision-fit face mask that could bring relief to the millions of adults who live with sleep apnea. ...
7/26/2024

PhD student is helping pave the way for high-performance metals

Hossein Abbasi’s doctoral research is untangling the mysteries of gradient nano-grain metals, a unique material with some seemingly contradictory properties and dozens of promising applications. ...
7/22/2024

Reckoning with AI’s trust issues

In his new trustworthy AI course, Associate Professor Birhanu Eshete is helping students go beyond the technical know-how and understand the social, political and economic contexts of the artificial intelligence boom....
7/3/2024

UM-Dearborn is infusing sustainability into its engineering programs

Part of being a great engineer these days is understanding the environmental and societal impacts of your work. But how do we train students to be holistic engineers?...