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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an active research hub at the forefront of developments in human health, the environment, robotics, manufacturing, energy, and more. Our faculty, researchers, and students work on everything from designing clean engines to curing cancer. Read about what ME is doing to change the world right here in Minnesota.
John Bischof Assumes New Leadership Roles Across the University
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ME Professor John Bischof will oversee interdisciplinary grant programs and direct the Clinical Translational Science Institute's Office of Discovery and Translation, both part of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs.
2022-2023 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship Winner
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ME PhD student Sai Ranjeet Narayanan won an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship from the Graduate School. The program provides outstanding PhD students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University's research centers or institutes during the fellowship year.
2022 Joachim and Yuko Heberlein Award Winner
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ME PhD student Taaresh Sanjeev Taneja is this year's recipient of the Joachim and Yuko Heberlein Award.
2022 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award Goes to UMN ME's Suo Yang
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ME Assistant Professor Suo Yang received an ONR YIP award for his project, "Physics-Based Modeling of Multicomponent Transcritical Phase Change and Spray Breakup in High-Pressure Liquid-Fueled Combustors."
Rajesh Rajamani Elected IEEE Fellow
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ME Professor Rajesh Rajamani has been elected an IEEE fellow for his contributions to vehicle control in intelligent transportation systems.
ME Assistant Professor Ognjen Ilic Wins U.S. Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program Award
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ME Assistant Professor Ognjen Ilic is one of 36 scientists and engineers to be awarded the U.S. Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) Award.
McAlpine Group Develops First 3D-Printed, Flexible OLED Display
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ME Professor Michael McAlpine is the lead researcher on a groundbreaking new study that could result in a new way to produce low-cost organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays.
Best Paper Award at International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation Goes to UMN ME
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ME Postdoc Biswaranjan Mohanty and ME Professor Kim Stelson took home the best paper award at a recent international bond graph conference.
ME PhD Student Wins "Best Student Poster Award" at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
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Yingying Zhang, a PhD student working with associate professor Xiaojia Wang, won a competitive student poster award at the Materials Research Society fall 2021 meeting.
Cari Dutcher Receives the 2021 SERDP Project of the Year
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ME Associate Professor Cari Dutcher's research on shipboard emulsions was awarded the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Project of the Year award for Weapons Systems and Platforms.
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