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Nicole PanyardFebruary 27, 2023

Regents approve appointment of Professor David R. Dowling as ABS faculty chair

The Regents have approved the appointment of David R. Dowling as the ABS Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance, for a five-year renewable term, effective February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2028.

Nicole PanyardFebruary 9, 2023

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Microplastic pollution can be spotted from space because its traveling companion alters the roughness of the ocean’s surface.

Nicole PanyardNovember 30, 2022

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.

Nicole PanyardNovember 11, 2022

NAME students present research at Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference

Four NAME undergraduate students were invited by the Dean of the College of Engineering to represent the University of Michigan at the 11th Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference (NASEC), held 6-8 November 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland. This year’s conference, titled Powering the Modern World, is organized around the themes of Energy and Sustainability. Delegates […]

Nicole PanyardNovember 3, 2022

Professor Mahesh receives named professorship

Krishan Mahesh has been named the Richard B. Couch Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering effective October 1, 2022, through September 20, 2027. The appointment was approved by the Regents at their September meeting. Mahesh joined the NAME department in August from the University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. His research […]

Nicole PanyardOctober 13, 2022

GSRA Jia Mi joins NAME with accolades

Mi recently joined the NAME department with new faculty member Lei Zuo and is already receiving recognition for his work.

Nicole PanyardSeptember 20, 2022

Students test a Michigan marine oddity

Thought to be the first all-steel metal pleasure-craft, the Aha was built in 1891 by lumber baron and inventor Ephraim Shay and operated on Little Traverse Bay until the 1930s.

Nicole PanyardJune 15, 2022

NAME department hires 3 new faculty

The department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has added three new faculty to its ranks. The search focused on candidates with research interests in any aspect(s) of naval architecture and marine engineering, including disciplines relevant to the blue economy such as ocean energy and marine-environmental engineering.

Nicole PanyardApril 7, 2022

2022 Leaders and Honors Award Recipients

Students Ashleigh Simonis and Alexander Hrabski are the 2022 NAME Leaders and Honors Award recipients by Michigan Engineering for their distinguished academic achievement.

Nicole PanyardApril 7, 2022

Professor Dong appointed Collegiate Professor of Engineering

Pingsha Dong has been appointed as the Robert F. Beck Collegiate Professor of Engineering effective March 1st, 2022 through February 28th, 2027.

Nicole PanyardJuly 7, 2021

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

In The Conversation, Chris Ruf explains how CYGNSS can find the source ocean microplastics and aid in future clean up.

Nicole PanyardJune 10, 2021

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic.

Nicole PanyardMarch 12, 2021

David Dowling named interim chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department

Professor David Dowling assumes the role of interim chair of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department

Nicole PanyardJanuary 28, 2021

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Professor Collette responds to Biden administration support of the Jones Act

The American maritime industry has been quick to applaud President Biden’s recent reaffirmation of support for the Jones Act. Associate Professor Matthew Collette of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering discusses the ramifications of the new administration’s support.

Nicole PanyardJanuary 5, 2021

Yulin Pan recipient of 2020-2021 NAME Outstanding Faculty Award

Assistant Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has been named the 2020-2021 NAME Department Outstanding Faculty recipient

Nicole PanyardDecember 2, 2020

UM researchers awarded $3.9M for transformational energy technology

The University of Michigan announced today that it was awarded $3.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding will be used to harvest hydrokinetic energy using reconfigurable high-efficiency marine micro-turbines.

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