Waves are generated for research purposes at the Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory (MHL).

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Kilinski Finds Niche in Smallest-sized program in School of Engineering

Sitting down to discuss his four-year journey at the University of Michigan, senior infielder Trevor Kilinski could not help but chuckle to himself as he fielded a question he has faced countless times; what in the world was he studying?


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october 9, 2024

United States Maritime Administration Selects ABS to Support a U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation

The United States Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Environment and Innovation has selected ABS to establish and maintain the U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation (Center) under a five-year cooperative agreement.

The detroit news

october 6, 2024

UM team selected to lead maritime strategy development for Michigan

The state of Michigan has picked a team from the University of Michigan’s Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering department for nearly $200,000, yearlong project to develop a maritime strategy for the state.

Marine technology news

october 4, 2024

Unlocking Ocean Power: $3.6M for Community-centric Wave Energy Converters

Wave energy could power millions of homes, but to make a splash in the industry, the tech must balance engineering, socio-economic and environmental trade-offs.

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Marine Hydro Lab staff prepare and test  ship model in the Tow Tank
Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Assistant Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, adjusts a underwater robot arm system in the NAME Building on North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI on October 7, 2016. Johnson-Roberson’s research group has been working on the arm with hopes of implementing a dual camera/arm system that can be utilized in movement of onjects for infrastructure management and other functions. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering Multimedia Content Producer, University of Michigan www.engin.umich.edu

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Students in NAME 403 learned how to sail and operate components of Areté, a vessel that competes annually in a series of races across the world, on the Detroit River on October 4, 2016. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering Multimedia Content Producer www.engin.umich.edu

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