Grandparents University on Big Ten Network
Grandparents University was presented as a segment of the Dec. 20 "MSU Today" show on the Big Ten Network. [Watch video]
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Dale in Chemical & Engineering News
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, presents his views on whether cellulosic biomass can deliver national energy security in "Point/Counterpoint: The Costs of Biofuels." [more]
Dale quoted in Nature Climate Change Special Report, "The Backlash Against Biofuels" 12/12/2007
Hear also: Larry Meiller's NPR Interview of Bruce Dale 11/14/2007
See Video: "The Yellow Brick Road"—Autoline Detroit 8/19/2007
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Solar Heated Compost Bin in the News
Lansing's Woodcreek Magnet Academy held a ribbon-cutting for their new solar-heated worm composting bin—a combined effort of Woodcreek students, seniors from a Department of Mechanical Engineering capstone course, and Urban Options, an East Lansing community agency. [more]
See also: Motorola Foundation Grants
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Harold Schock Interviewed on NPR's "Science Friday"
Harold Schock, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Engine Research Laboratory at Michigan State University was interviewed on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" regarding fuel efficiency legislation currently moving through Congress. [Listen to interview.]
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Craig Gunn Receives Borman Award
Craig Gunn, academic specialist for mechanical engineering, will receive the Alvah K. Borman Award at the ASEE CIEC conference in New Orleans in February for promoting the philosophy and practice of cooperative education in engineering. [more]
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Design Day Attracts Area Schools
Engineering Design Day, held Dec. 6–7 at the MSU Union was a showcase for student design projects, as well as a learning opportunity for area middle and high school students.
Lansing State Journal article, Dec. 7
Lansing State Journal video, Dec. 7
WLNS TV 6 News Article, Dec. 6
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ME Senior Honored for Academic Achievement
Brandon G. Gulker, of Holland, a mechanical engineering major and a member of the MSU Honors College, was honored by the MSU Board of Trustees for academic achievement. He has a 3.9814 grade point average. [more]
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CSE Student Creates New E-Mail Service
Not satisfied with the existing MSU e-mail system, mail.msu.edu, computer science senior Daniel Fiordalis stepped up to the plate to address the problems he had noted. He created State-Mail.com, his own e-mail service, with more features than MSU’s e-mail server. [more]
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Shu-Guang Li Featured in Podcast
Shu-Guang Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Laboratory of Excellence for Realtime Computing and Multiscale Modeling, was interviewed on the Spartan Podcast regarding his groundwater modeling and visualization software, which has significantly enhanced Michigan’s ability to manage its groundwater resources. [more]
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Troy Hendricks Wins Entrepreneurial Faculty Fellowship
Troy Hendricks, a PhD student in chemical engineering, is one of five fellows selected to comprise the first class of "Entrepreneurial Faculty for the 21st Century University." [more]
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Nanotechnology Research Nets Nano 50 Award
A new nanotechnology material developed at MSU through research led by Lawrence T. Drzal has enabled XG Sciences, Inc., a start-up company headquartered in East Lansing, to be named a winner in the Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 awards program. [more]
CompositesWorld.com article
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Lalita Udpa Named an IEEE Fellow
Lalita Udpa, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) in recognition of her contributions to forward and inverse electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation methodologies. [more] |
Motorola Foundation Awards Two Grants to College of Engineering K-12 Outreach Programs
Two programs in the College of Engineering will be supported by grants from Motorola: Wireless Integrated MicroSystems for Teens and the Youth in Energy and Environment Humanitarian Project. [more]
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Daina Briedis Named ABET Fellow
Daina Briedis, associate professor of chemical engineering and materials science, has been elected a fellow of ABET, Inc., the organization responsible for the accreditation of programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. [more] |
MSU Hosts FIRST LEGO League Tournament
MSU hosted a FIRST LEGO League qualifying tournament on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at IM Circle. More than 150 students competed in teams of 7–10. Qualifying teams will advance to the Genesee County/Flint Championship state tournament on December 15. [more]
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Pennock Featured on Nova Special
Robert Pennock, professor of computer science and engineering, was featured on a Nova PBS special "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial." It aired around the country Tuesday, November 13. [more]
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CSE Department Partners with Lansing School District
Through a new after-school pilot program called the Alice Project, Sexton High School students are learning high-tech computer programming skills. Two students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering provide instruction. [more]
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Kodur Named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute
Venkatesh Kodur, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was elected a fellow of the American Concrete Institute in recognition of his contributions to the work of ACI. [more]
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Eldon Case Named an ASM Fellow
Eldon Case, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, has been named a fellow of ASM International, a professional materials society, in recognition of his contributions to microcracking and fatigue behavior
of structural ceramics and bioceramics. [more] |
Engineering Profs Published in Nanotechnology
Virginia M. Ayres, associate professor, and PhD students Benjamin W. Jacobs and Andrew D.
Baczewski of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, along with Martin A. Crimp, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, recently published a paper in Nanotechnology entitled “Electron transport in zinc-blende wurtzite biphasic gallium nitride nanowires and GaNFETs." [more]
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Homecoming Tailgate
On Saturday, October 13, more than 150 alumni, faculty, students, and friends gathered on the west lawn of the Engineering Building...[more]
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Bess Walker Receives NSF Fellowship for Graduate Study
CSE grad student Bess Walker has been selected to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Her research focuses on how ecosystems affect the evolution of complexity.
[more]
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Dale Speaks Out on "Net Energy"
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering, says that "net energy," a popular measure for comparing the value of new fuel options with petroleum-based fuels, is misleading.
[more]
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Schock, Berglund Quoted in Biodiesel Magazine
Harold Schock, professor of mechanical engineering, and Kris Berglund, University Distinguished Professor of chemical engineering and materials science and of forestry, are quoted in Biodiesel Magazine regarding a $2.4 million DOE grant to research engine technologies and biofuels concurrently.
[more]
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Dale Speaks on Michigan's Bio-Economy at MichBio Expo
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering, spoke at the MichBio Expo on the potential for ethanol derived from cellulose to reduce our dependence on petroleum.
[more]
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Jain Involved in Whole-Hand Identity System
Anil Jain, University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical and computer engineering, is assisting New Mexico–based Lumidigm Inc. with a new, highly secure whole-hand identity system. [more]
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Dale Assesses Environmental Benefits of Mirel Bioplastics
Bruce Dale, professor of Chemical Engineering, has completed an independent life cycle assessment of Mirel™ bioplastic resin for Metabolix Inc. He determined that production of Mirel reduces the use of nonrenewable energy by more than 95% and reduces greenhouse gases by 200%, compared to conventional petroleum-based plastics. [more]
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Plans for New Residential Program in Engineering
Michigan State University will launch a new residential program called Spartan Engineering in the fall to immerse freshmen in a more hands-on learning experience. [more]
State News article
Detroit News article |
Koochesfahani Receives Outstanding Paper Award
Manoochehr Koochesfahani, professor of mechanical engineering, received the 2006 Outstanding Paper Award from the Measurement Science and Technology journal. [see winning paper]
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Three Alums Receive MSUAA Awards
Three engineering alumni were honored at an Oct. 11 MSU Alumni Association ceremony at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center: Ghassem Asrar of Bethesda, Md., Surinder Kapur of Gurgaon, India, and Jeff Schmitz of Lancaster, Pa. [more] |
Shu-Guang Li Named ASCE Fellow
Shu-Guang Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). [more] |
Baja SAE Team Places 2nd
The MSU Baja team competed in Honda's (Dayton SAE) invitational race Sept. 29 and missed first place by only 17 seconds. [more] |
College of Engineering Receives NSF Computing Education Grant
With Associate Dean Tom Wolff as principal investigator, the MSU College of Engineering is one of 25 U.S. institutions to receive a grant from the National Science Foundation to revitalize undergraduate computing education. [more]
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Joyce Chai Featured in Great Lakes IT Report
The work of Joyce Chai, associate professor of computer science and engineering, who's studying human-computer interaction, was the fourth stop on the Fall Tech Tour for the Great Lakes IT Report. [more]
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Dale Featured in Great Lakes IT Report
The lab of Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and assoc. director of MSU's Office of Bio-based Technologies, was a major stop on the Fall Tech Tour for the Great Lakes IT Report. [more]
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Profs Pitch Research to Local Industry
The Capital Area Manufacturing Council brought representatives from local companies on Oct. 3 to learn about new technologies being developed in the College of Engineering. [more]
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Case Joins Board of New Journal
Eldon Case, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, has accepted an invitation to serve on the editorial board of a new journal, Research Letters in Materials Science. He is also associate editor of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. |
Researchers Featured in Nanowerk
Evangelyn Alocilja, assoc. prof. of biosystems & ag engineering; Shantanu Chakrabartty, asst. prof. of electrical & computer engineering; and Yang Liu, electrical engineering doctoral student, were featured in a Sept. 28 Nanowerk Spotlight article, "Reliably detecting foodborne pathogens with nanotechnology and encoding/decoding techniques."
[more]
FoodNavigator-USA.com article
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ChEMS Seniors Honored in AICHE Competition
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science seniors Kate Greer and Joe Skuza were awarded honorable mention in the 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Student Design Competition, as well as the Safety and Health Division Design Award for best team utilization of the principles of inherent safety. For more than 35 years, the ChEMS Department has held the nation's best record for winning and placing in this AICHE competition. |
ME Senior Wins Trip to Germany
Eric Tingwall, an ME senior with a double major in journalism, wrote an essay that won him the opportunity to attend the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show as a correspondent for Inside Line. [more]
Inside Line article
MSU Today article
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Alumnus Jerome Crocker Wins GEM Award
Jerome Crocker won the 2007 GEM Student Leadership Award for successfully using a GEM fellowship to achieve outstanding outcomes. [more]
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2007 Von Ehr Scholars Named
Four freshmen have been selected as the 2007 Von Ehr scholars. James R. Von Ehr II, a 1972 computer science graduate, established an endowed scholarship fund to benefit College of Engineering undergraduates. [more]
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Bruce Dale Interviewed on Alberta Oil Radio
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering, was interviewed September 5 by Alberta Oil Magazine as the editor of a groundbreaking new multidisciplinary journal called Biofuels, Bioproducts and BioRefining, focusing on renewable energy sources. [more]
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Anil Jain Featured in Nature
Anil K. Jain, University Distinguished Professor of computer science & engineering and electrical & computer engineering, is featured in News and Views in the September 6, 2007 issue of Nature. In "Technology: Biometric Recognition," Jain describes how biometric identification technology will shape the future. [more]
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CSE Alums Launch Language-Learning Site
Brothers Jason ('00) and Mike ('01) Teshuba have just launched a Web site, Mango Languages, with business partner Mike Goulas (psychology '98). The free site allows users to learn a foreign language online at their own pace. [more]
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Dale, Berglund to Speak at Bioeconomy Summmit
Bruce Dale and Kris Berglund, both chemical engineering professors at MSU, will be featured speakers at the Michigan Agri-Business Association's annual Bioeconomy Summmit, Sept. 12-13, 2007, at the Lansing Center. [more]
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Formula SAE Team Interviewed by Jay Leno
MSU's Formula SAE Team visited Jay Leno's Garage, also known as the "Big Dog Garage," in Burbank, California on June 20, 2007. [more]
Interview Video (allow a minute for loading)
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Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories Open
With the grand opening of the new Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories, the College of Engineering is set to lead the way toward more environmentally responsible and economical ways to power transportation and industry. [more]
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Kodur Quoted in Science News
Venkatesh Kodur, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted several times in an Aug. 24 Science News article. MSU's new fire-testing facility is also referenced. [more]
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Li Group's Creativity Leads to Nomination for Worldwide Award
Tongtong Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the faculty facilitator for an international group that developed a medical device to detect symptoms of common health problems at no cost to patients. They are finalists for the Mondialogo Award. [more]
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Berglund Recognized as Prime Mover in Sweden/Michigan Bioeconomy Partnership
Kris Berglund, University Distinguished Professor of Forestry and of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, was recognized by Governor Granholm for laying the groundwork for a new corporate partnership between Chemrec AB in Sweden and NewPage Corp. in Michigan. [more]
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Berglund in Sweden with Michigan Bioeconomy Delegation
Kris Berglund, University Distinguished Professor of Forestry and of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, is part of a delegation to Sweden to facilitate a transition to a bioeconomy in ways that benefit Michigan and Sweden's economies. [more]
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MSU Engineers Receive New DOE Funding
Two teams of MSU engineers have been selected to negotiate for $4.7 million in grants to create new fuels from renewable resources that are more complex than existing biofuels, as well as engines that can take full advantage of those next generation fuels. [more]
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Civil Engineering Profs Discuss Bridge Safety
Venkatesh Kodur and Rigoberto Burgueno commented on Michigan bridge safety in recent media interviews.
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Professor Bruce Dale Selected for Top USDA Honor
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and associate director of the MSU Office of Biobased Technologies, has been selected as the 2007 Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecturer. Dale is an international expert in biofuels. [more]
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Educators Attend Summer School
About 100 K-12 educators traveled to MSU's College of Engineering as part of the Summer Magnet and Related Training Institute. The conference showcased innovative teaching techniques.
[more]
Lansing State Journal article
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AES Grad Recognized by Purchasing Magazine
Eric Tritch, a 2005 Applied Engineering Sciences grad and commodity manager for Graco, was interviewed in Purchasing Magazine.
[more]
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College of Engineering a Major Player in DOE Grant
Renewable energy is at the root of a major Midwest research center funded by the largest federal grant exclusively for research endeavors in MSU's history, as announced by DOE officials June 26.
[more]
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Voice, Tarabara Spearhead Water Purification Research
Volodymyr Tarabara, assistant professor, and Tom Voice, professor, of civil and environmental engineering, are leading an NSF-funded international partnership of engineers and scientists in developing water purifying strategies using "membrane-based" technologies.
[more]
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3 Faculty Named University Distinguished Professor
Gary Cloud, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Roger Haut, departments of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Mechanical Engineering; and Ramani Narayan, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science have been named University Distinguished Professors. This is among the highest honors that can be bestowed on a faculty member by the university. [more]
State News article
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CSE Grad Program Gets High Marks
Doug Stites of the Lansing State Journal cites a recent study in Communications of the ACM that ranks the CSE grad program at MSU 18th in the nation. [more]
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Mackay on Energy Conservation
Michael Mackay, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, says that even minor, fractional changes in personal energy consumption can have a large impact. [more]
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VanderSloot Promotes Hub for Technology Education
Teresa Isela VanderSloot, CSE adviser, presented a plan to the Lansing School Board for transforming the long-vacant Holmes Street School into a public center rich in computer learning labs, research activity, and even rental space for startup companies. [more]
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Structural Fire Testing Lab Will Help Bring U.S. "Up to Speed"
According to Venkatesh Kodur, professor of civil and environmental engineering, the ability of MSU's new facility to perform structural fire testing is a significant step toward bringing the United States up to speed in integrating fire and structural engineering—a step that is crucial to homeland security. [more]
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Kodur Receives Strategic Partnership Grant
Venkatesh Kodur, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has secured a Strategic Partnership Grant from the MSU Foundation for the "establishment at MSU of a Center for Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics." This is one of just three such grants awarded this year and the only one led by the College of Engineering.
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Formula SAE Car Featured in HowStuffWorks Video
Liz Carroll, a mechanical engineering junior and team leader of the student group that designed the body of this year's car, was interviewed at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. [more]
[MSU team info]
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ME Alum Helps Engineer Indy 500 Victory
ME alumnus Dave Seyffert works for Andretti Green Racing. On race weekends he is assistant engineer for Dario Franchitti, who won the Indy 500 this year. [more]
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Bruce Dale Studies Forces that Impact Ethanol Industry
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, is involved in a six-month study to determine how the ethanol industry is impacted by economic forces such as global agricultural production, the price of crude oil, and biodiesel production. [more]
EARTHtimes article
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Goldwater Scholar Researches Wear-Resistant Implants
Robert Friederichs, a 2007 Goldwater scholar and materials science junior, will use his scholarship to investigate potential problems associated with high wear of implant materials and alloys commonly used in hip and knee replacements. [more]
[Goldwater Scholarship Announcement]
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Formula SAE Competition Featured in Romeo Observer
Formula SAE race cars representing more than 100 colleges and universities from the United States and 11 foreign countries competed at the Ford Romeo Proving Ground May 18-19. MSU was one of several Michigan teams participating. [more]
[MSU team info]
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Bruce Dale Speaks at GM Media Event
Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, was invited to join with GM representatives and other industry experts at the U.S. Bio Woodbury Ethanol Plant to discuss the vital role that both cellulosic and corn-based ethanol can play in transitioning away from oil. [more]
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Alumni Awards Banquet
Ten individuals were honored May 5, 2007, at the annual Engineering Alumni Awards Banquet: George H. Wedgworth; Donald B. Paul; Steven J. Trecha; William B. Larson; John W. Plough; Paul H. Woodruff; Richard V. Pisarczyk; George H. Simmons; Honda Shing; and Joon S. Moon. [more]
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CSE Alumnus Creates Xbox Game
Scott Brodie (BS ’06), the former president of Spartasoft, was featured in a Seattle Times article for his role in creating the new Xbox 360 game "Aegis Wing" during a 2006 summer internship at Microsoft. Brodie now works for Microsoft at Carbonated Games. [more]
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Shu-Guang Li Named a GSA Fellow
Shu-Guang Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA) in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the field of groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling. [more]
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Syed Hashsham's Research Featured in Crain's
According to Crain's, Syed Hashsham and his research partners hope to have a handheld device that can detect up to 50 microbial pathogens in air, water, and food ready for commercialization sometime next year.[more]
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Tim Grotjohn Named Chairperson of ECE
Tim Grotjohn has been named the next chairperson of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective May 10, 2007, pending approval from the Provost and the Board of Trustees. [more]
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Authors Honored by MSU Libraries
Eight engineering authors and editors were honored at an MSU libraries reception April 27. [more]
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Les Leone Receives ASEE Award
Les Leone, assistant dean for undergraduate studies, was chosen to receive the American Society for Engineering Education's 2007 Clement J. Freund Award. He will be recognized June 27 at the society's annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. [more]
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Lalita Udpa Selected as an ASNT Fellow
Lalita Udpa, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been selected as a 2007 fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing. The award will be presented at the society's fall conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. [more]
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Engineering Profs Featured in Great Lakes IT Report
The "2007 Tech Tour" includes visits to Red Cedar Technology, founded by mechanical engineering faculty Erik Goodman and Ron Averill, and KTM Industries, founded on research by Ramani Narayan, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering. [more]
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MSU Expert Comments on California Bridge Collapse
Venkatesh Kodur, an MSU professor of civil engineering who was part of the FEMA/ASCE Building Performance Assessment Team that investigated the 2001 collapse of the World Trade Center, warns that "new research and development in the area of structural and materials fire safety" are urgently needed. [more]
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Homeland Security Scholarship Goes to Biosystems Sophomore
Biosystems engineering sophomore Michael Wiederoder was selected to receive a 2007 Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship. [more]
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Hassan Khalil Named IFAC Fellow
Hassan Khalil, University Distinguished Professor and associate chairperson of electrical & computer engineering, was named a fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control for his contributions to singular perturbation theory,nonlinear feedback control, and control education.
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Engineering Seniors Recognized by Trustees
Four graduating engineering seniors were recognized by the Board of Trustees for academic achievement: Daniel J. Baker, of St. Paul, Minn., elec egr; Melissa R. Carrier, of Jenison, mech egr; Andrew S. Kreling, of Otsego, comp sci; Adam R. Southworth, of Novi, mat sci. [more]
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Faculty and Staff Honored at 17th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon
The College of Engineering honored 10 faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching and service at the 17th annual Engineering Awards Luncheon on March 29, 2007. [more]
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Bruce Dale on Cellulosic Ethanol
Bruce Dale gave an extended interview on cellulosic ethanol Thursday, April 5, to KPCC, the largest public radio station in Southern California.
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Engineering Students Receive College Honors
The College of Engineering held a reception April 5 to honor the academic achievements and service of nearly 100 students. [more]
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Dale on "Food vs Fuel" Controversy
In the March 28 Great Lakes IT Report "Spotlight" article, Bruce Dale, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, says that making ethanol from cellulosic materials instead of corn grain renders moot the food vs. fuel debate. [more (see "Spotlight")]
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Wierzba Named Outstanding Teacher
Greg Wierzba, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Outstanding Teacher award for ASEE's North Central Section at their March 31 annual meeting in Charleston, West Virginia. Neeraj Buch, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was last year's awardee.
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Michael Mackay and Colleagues Cited in "News and Views"
A paper by Michael Mackay, professor of chemical engineering and materials science, et al., entitled "Self-Assembled Multilayers of Nanocomponents" was published in Nano Letters and cited in "News and Views" in Nature Materials.
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Mechanical Engineering Prof Helps Headache Sufferers
Tamara Reid-Bush, a visiting professor of mechanical engineering, and Joseph Vorro, a professor in the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, have joined forces to develop some new technology – advanced motion measurement computer technology – that could someday diagnose and treat patients with head and neck pain. [more]
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Materials Science Major Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Robert J. Friederichs, a materials science engineering sophomore and Honors College student from West Branch, Michigan, has been named a 2007 Goldwater Scholar. [more]
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Bruce Dale Quoted in Science Magazine
Bruce Dale is quoted in a Science Magazine overview of the state of the art in biofuel research. [more]
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Mukkamala Receives NSF CAREER Award
Ramakrishna Mukkamala, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received an NSF CAREER Award for his project: "Integrated Research and Education in Cardiovascular Signal Processing for Automated and Less Invasive Monitoring of Central Hemodynamics." [more]
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Chemical Engineering Profs Featured in MSU Ads
Video clips featuring chemical engineering professors Drzal, Dale, and Narayan and produced by University Relations have been airing on ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS during MSU's televised basketball games. The clips focus on MSU's Bio Initiatives.
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Bruce Dale Visits the White House
Professor Bruce Dale was invited to a Feb. 23 meeting at the White House as part of a group of experts and executives who are either building vehicles that use alternative fuels or developing alternative fuels for transportation. Bush discussed his fuel proposal and how new technologies can strengthen America's energy security. [more]
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White House video clip
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ABC News video
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Engineering Faculty and Staff Receive University Awards
Four College of Engineering faculty and staff members were recognized at the university-wide Awards Convocation Thursday, February 8, at the Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center: Betty Cheng, Erik Goodman, Timothy Hinds, and Jeffrey Rhoads. [more] |
Charles Ofria Receives NSF CAREER Award
Charles Ofria, director of the MSU Digital Evolution Laboratory and assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has received an NSF CAREER Award for his project "Digital Evolution and Biocomplexity: From biological theory to computational applications." [more] |
Formula SAE Car in the News
Green and white Formula SAE race cars from past years were on display at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in the lower level of Detroit's Cobo Center. The Formula SAE series is one of the largest engineering competition series in the world. [more] |
Hashsham's Research Leads to Startup Company in Lansing
Syed Hashsham and two other researchers have founded AquaBioChip LLC, Lansing's newest high-tech firm. They received $967,000 from the state's 21st Century Jobs Fund to help develop a handheld pathogen detector that would make testing for deadly microbial agents both simpler and dramatically cheaper. [more]
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Rong Jin Receives NSF CAREER Awar
Rong Jin, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has received an NSF CAREER Award for his project "Large-scale Multi-label Learning." [more]
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Ilsoon Lee Featured in Chemistry World
The wrinkle-free film research of Ilsoon Lee, assistant professor of chemical engineering, was featured in the Jan. 2007 issue of Chemistry World. [more]
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ME Design Day Faculty, Staff Honored
Professor Brian S. Thompson and his Design Day team received the 2006 Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award from the Michigan Campus Compact for "engaging students in community service and service-learning through modeling, influence, and instruction." [more]
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