4/9/2024
America needs more farmers. Could robots help?
CECS Assistant Professor Jaerock Kwon is working on autonomous vehicles that could assist farmworkers. But building farm AVs presents a much different challenge than ones designed for the road....
4/1/2024
Could you be friends with a robot?
CECS Associate Professor Samir Rawashdeh creates interactive robots for his kids to play with. It’s taught him something about what it might take to make human-robot interactions meaningful. ...
3/25/2024
Amanda Esquivel is pushing student research into its next phase at ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn
Undergraduate research has some solid momentum at ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn. With her 2023-24 Provost Fellowship, the associate professor of mechanical engineering is focusing on how to keep it going....
3/20/2024
Xuan Zhou’s ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn homecoming
Xuan Zhou, the first-ever graduate of a ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn doctoral program, is now a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He couldn't be happier about the life twists that led him here — and led him back....
2/15/2024
Campus building to be renamed for pioneering dean
At its Feb. 15 meeting, the U-M Board of Regents approved Chancellor Grasso’s recommendation to rename the ELB as the Tony England Engineering Lab Building....
2/7/2024
COB, CECS online programs among top in the country
U.S. News & World Report’s rankings include ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn’s outstanding online programs and ranks campus’ MBA as a top graduate program for veterans....
2/7/2024
This professor is preparing for a busy election season of political deepfake detection
ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn Professor Hafiz Malik has become a go-to resource for journalists debunking fake audio and video....
2/5/2024
Breaking the ‘cold chain’
Materials scientist Pravansu Mohanty has developed a way to eliminate the need for cold storage of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals. Could his startup be a game changer for bringing advanced medicines to lower-income countries?...
1/31/2024
Closing the loop on EV battery fires
Assistant Professor Lei Chen is trying to understand the root cause of EV battery malfunctions. A new NSF-funded lab will advance his research — and could help improve the manufacturing process, too....
1/29/2024
This competition is hoping to address the shortage of EV battery engineers
The national collegiate Battery Workforce Challenge competition is giving ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn and Henry Ford College students a rare opportunity to train on real EV batteries and real vehicles, while preparing them for in-demand careers....