• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  • Giving
  • Contact Us
  • M-SEA
  • About
    • Welcome from the Chair
    • Mission and Goals
    • DEI
      • DEI Strategic Plan
    • M-SEA
    • Facts & Figures
    • History
    • Visit Us
    • Contact Us
  • Research
    • Research Areas
    • Labs & Facilities
    • Undergraduate Projects
  • News & Events
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Studies
      • Explore the NAME Major
      • Undergraduate Admissions
      • Degree Requirements
      • Dual Majors
      • Internships
      • Financial Aid
      • Student Organizations
      • Digital Downloads
    • Combined Grad/Undergrad
    • Graduate Studies
      • Explore a NAME Graduate Degree
      • MSE Degree
      • MS Degree
      • PhD Degree
      • Dual Degree
      • MSE/MBA Degree
      • Graduate Admissions
      • Application Process Step-By-Step
      • Financial Assistance
    • Prospective Student Info
    • NAME Course Guide
    • ABET Certification Info
  • People
    • Administration
    • Faculty
    • Staff
  • Careers
    • Career Paths
      • Responsible Energy
        • Chris Hart (Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind)
        • Charlie Meyer (Shell Oil)
        • Connie Savander (Maritime Research Associates)
      • Global Commerce
        • Lisa Bergeron
        • Dr. Brant Savander
      • Public Service
        • Jonathan Holbert (NAVSEA)
        • Robin White (NAVSEA)
      • Offshore Systems
      • Automation and Data
        • Vittorio Bichucher (McKinsey & Co.)
      • Pleasure Craft
        • Bryan Baker (Aurora Flight Sciences)
        • Scott H. Ferguson (Scott Ferguson LLC)
        • Dave Glasco (Kadey-Krogen Yachts)
    • Job Opportunities
    • Hire a Michigan Engineer
    • Advisory Board
    • Alumni
    • Alumni Updates, Stories, and Accomplishments
  • Giving
    • Our Heritage
    • Our Commitment
    • A Transformative Opportunity
    • Giving
    • Contact Us
    • M-SEA

Research

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 PanyardOctober 14, 2021

Wenqing Zhou wins SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award

Ph.D. student Wenqing Zhou has been awarded the 2021 SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award by the SAE Fatigue Design Evaluation Committee for his Ph.D. thesis “Modeling of Welding-Induced Distortion Effects of Lightweight Shipboard Structures.”

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

Professor Steven Ceccio honored by ASME

Steven Ceccio, the Vincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze Professor of Engineering and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Fluids Engineering Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

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 PanyardMay 6, 2021

Delivery robots help Ann Arbor restaurants weather COVID

U-M startup says robotic food deliveries have quadrupled.

Nicole PanyardApril 15, 2021

Jing Sun named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Department Chair Jing Sun has been named to the 2018 class of Fellows for the National Academy of Inventors.

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 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.

Nicole PanyardAugust 18, 2020

The science behind campus bus changes during COVID-19

Engineers used smoke machines, physics-based modeling and route optimization algorithms to quantify risk.

Nicole PanyardAugust 4, 2020

Navatek opens Ann Arbor office, partners with U-M to conduct naval research for data-model fusion

U-M’s Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) enters partnership with one of the nation’s most innovative research & technology firms, Navatek LLC, to advance research in the area of data-model fusion for future naval platform design and operation.

Nicole PanyardMay 7, 2020

Maani Ghaffari Jadidi joins NAME faculty as Assistant Professor with joint Robotics appointment

EXPERTS: The department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is pleased to welcome Maani Ghaffari Jadidi as Assistant Professor with a joint appointment with the Robotics Institute. Ghaffari received his Ph.D. degree from the Centre for Autonomous Systems (CAS), University of Technology Sydney, in 2017. He was previously an Assistant Research Scientist at the U-M […]

Nicole PanyardApril 13, 2020

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Aerial sampling offers a new look at escaping gases that contribute to global climate change.

Nicole PanyardFebruary 20, 2020

Pingsha Dong named ASME Fellow

EXPERTS: Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Pingsha Dong has been named as American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow. The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements. A Fellow, one who has attained a membership grade of distinction, at the time […]

Nicole PanyardNovember 25, 2019

MIDCE Catalyst Grant awarded to Yulin Pan for Ocean Wave Forecast project

EXPERTS: Assistant Professor Yulin Pan has been awarded a MIDCE Catalyst Grant for his Ocean Wave Forecast project. The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) Catalyst Grants fund innovative research projects in computational science that combine elements of mathematics, computer science, and cyberinfrastructure. Researcher Yulin Pan (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) was awarded […]

Nicole PanyardNovember 25, 2019

Yulin Pan awarded MIDAS PODS grant for research predicting hydrological weather extremes

EXPERTS: Ashley Payne (CLaSP), Yulin Pan (NAME), and Xun Huan (ME) have been awarded a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant for their project Optimal Design of Data Assimilation for the Prediction of Hydrological Extremes. The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) announced today the awardees of its first round of Propelling Original Data Science […]

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2

Footer

Michigan Engineering
  • U-M Engineering Home
  • Strategic Vision
  • Graduate and Professional
  • Undergraduate
  • U-M Engineering Research News

© 2021 The Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Policy | Campus Safety

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter