University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Jianping Fu, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science! 👉🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4uUvEBy @UMengineering @AAAS #Umich #MechanicalEngineering #UmichEngineering

Eight Mechanical Engineering students have been named winners of University of Michigan Engineering Leaders & Honors Awards! 🌟 👉🔗 Learn more about the winners: bit.ly/40WnL0Q @UMengineering #Umich #UmichEngineering #MechanicalEngineering

NEW ARTICLE: “Letting atomic simulations learn from phase diagrams” Ten times more efficient than previous methods, a new machine learning method builds a two-way connection between atomic simulation and experimental data. news.engin.umich.edu/2026/03/lettin…

Four ME PhD candidates have been awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships for 2026-27! Congratulations to Samuel Chen, Alice Mei, Yuefeng Jin, and Kanishka Panda! 👉🔗 Learn more about their research on our website: bit.ly/4sIQYZe #Umich #MechanicalEngineering

This week we were excited to officially launch the National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing, a bipartisan commission with the mission to ensure that the United States leads the next frontier of industrial competition! Today, we hosted the first plenary session on Capitol Hill. The session was led by co-chairs @SenatorSlotkin, and @Ylli_Bajraktari, and attended by the National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing commissioners. You can read more about the commission's work here: scsp.ai/2026/03/scsp-a…

#GivingBlueday was a success! Thank you to everyone who supported the Mechanical Engineering Impact Fund! These generous gifts will go a very long way to support our students and faculty as they strive to #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter 💙

#GivingBlueday is off to a great start! Thanks to the generosity of Ellen Arruda, the Tim Manganello/BorgWarner Department Chair of ME, gifts to the ME Impact Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500! To support the ME Impact Fund, visit: donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

The Mechanical Engineering Impact Fund helps support all aspects of mechanical engineering education, including the Undergraduate Machine Shop! 🔗 To support the Mechanical Engineering Impact Fund and resources like the Undergraduate Machine Shop, visit: donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

It’s #GivingBlueday! Today, you can impact ME students as they learn to tackle big challenges. Thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, all gifts to ME today will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000! To support the ME Impact Fund, visit: donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

Tomorrow is #GivingBlueday! Gifts to the ME Impact Fund help to support our students and faculty as they strive to make the world work better. To support the Mechanical Engineering Impact Fund, please visit the link below, starting at midnight! 💙💛 donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

Don’t forget – #GivingBlueday is this Wednesday, March 18! Each gift helps students like Owen and Chiamaka make the most of their educational journeys. To support the Mechanical Engineering Impact Fund, please visit the link below this Wednesday. 💙💛 donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

ME Prof. Diann Brei, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2026 class of Senior Members! Brei joins a prestigious group of 945 current Senior Members who collectively hold more than 11,000 U.S. Patents. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4lu7ZUr #UmichEngineering

Mark your calendars… #GivingBlueday is one week away! Each gift helps to provide educational materials to ME students and address the critical needs of our ME community. To support the ME Impact Fund, visit the link below next Wednesday, March 18. 💙💛 donate.umich.edu/vwXWX

Jianping Fu, professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and cell and development biology, has been awarded the 2024-25 E. & M. Ulsoy Citation Leader Award! 👉🔗 Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4u7lEEG #Umich #UmichEngineering #MechanicalEngineering

🟪 ✨ 🟩 New cover for @PRX_Energy 🟩 ✨ 🟪 MOFs - metal–organic frameworks, crystal-like materials full of tiny pores that can trap hydrogen molecules like nanoscale storage tanks. The cover visualizes hydrogen molecules flowing into the intricate MOF lattice, where their storage capacity depends on subtle features such as pore size and internal volume. Instead of testing every possible material, Alauddin Ahmed from @umichme developed a physics-informed model that can quickly predict which MOFs will store hydrogen best 🚀 🔗 journals.aps.org/prxenergy/abst… #hydrogen #MOFs #cleanenergy #materials #sciart #scientificillustration #ellamarustudio

A research team led by U-M ME Asst. Prof. Maha Haji designed two small-scale prototypes accompanied by a standardized methodology in an effort to fast-track high-quality wave energy converter research. 👉🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/4cVQkm8 @UMengineering

Anna Stefanopoulou, the Huei Peng Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was recently awarded a NAATBatt International Lifetime Achievement Award! 👉🔗 Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4cLwWZ5 #Umich #UmichEngineering #MechanicalEngineering

When he's not advising master's and PhD students, U-M ME Graduate Coordinator Adam Mael can often be found pursuing one of his favorite hobbies: constructing incredible LEGO creations! 👉🔗 Learn more in this University Record article: record.umich.edu/articles/centr…

Meet ME: Jaimie Krankel, BSE '26 🎨⚙️ From the lab to the studio, U-M ME student Jaimie Krankel has found that art and engineering aren't so different after all! 👉🔗 Read Jaimie's full story on our website: bit.ly/40bC3ul #Umich #UmichEngineering #EWeek2026

ICYMI: Gaps between perception and reality might be putting the brakes on electric vehicle sales in rural Michigan. 👉🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4rFKrOE #Umich #UmichEngineering #MechanicalEngineering