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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JANUARY 14, 2025

$5M to improve testing, durability, and noise levels of wave energy devices and offshore wind

University of Michigan Professor Lei Zuo is awarded $5M from the Department of Energy to research wave energy devices.

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november 22, 2024

Michigan Students Research Ship Operations in the Arctic for NEEC Project

University of Michigan engineering students, under Professor Maki’s Naval Engineering Education Consortium grant, are researching how to adapt U.S. Navy ships for Arctic conditions, utilizing innovative testing methods to improve ship design and safety in icy waters.

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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.

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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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