Initiatives and institutes
Expertise in action
The University of Michigan is famous for its strength across many fields. Engineering is a key component in many initiatives which pull together expertise from across the college and the university.
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American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, Biointerfaces Institute, Graham Institute for Sustainability, Healthcare Engineering, I-Corps, Institute for Energy Solutions, Manufacturing Research, Plasma Science and Engineering, Ultrafast Optical Science, U-M Coulter Translational Partnership, Wireless Microsensing
American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute
The Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow center, a collaboration between U-M, the Ohio-based manufacturing research nonprofit EWI and Ohio State University, advances the use of lightweight metals in manufacturing.
Contact: Alan Taub, (734) 763-1024, [email protected]
Biointerfaces Institute
Researchers at the Biointerfaces Institute explore the junctures between living cells and other surfaces to develop new technologies for understanding, diagnosing and treating disease.
Contact: (734) 763-7924, [email protected]
Graham Institute for Sustainability
The Graham Institute for Sustainability systematically brings together and harnesses talents across all U-M schools, colleges and units.
Contact: Director Jennifer Haverkamp, [email protected]. Assistant Director Andrew Horning, [email protected].
I-Corps
The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) National and Great Lakes I-Corps are transformational training programs that teach how to turn feasible early-stage technology into a commercial opportunity with real-world impact.
Contact: (734) 647-7460, [email protected]
Institute for Energy Solutions
The Institute for Energy Solutions builds on U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research as well as its broad expertise—not only in energy science and technology, but also in the social, environmental, and economic interconnections that are crucial to to accelerating an equitable transition to a more sustainable energy future.
Contact: IES program manager Kira Edwards, (734) 764-2694, [email protected]
Manufacturing Research
The S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center develops advanced manufacturing and machining techniques, with special focus on microscale systems and machining, intelligent maintenance systems, and the application manufacturing approaches and procedures to healthcare.
Contact: Xianli Qiao, (734) 763-5295, [email protected]
Plasma Science and Engineering
The Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) brings together teams of plasma researchers to investigate fundamental phenomena and translate advances in plasma science across medicine, manufacturing, microelectronics, medicine, green technologies and space exploration.
Contact: (734) 647-0197, [email protected]
Ultrafast Optical Science
Researchers at the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) develop optical instrumentation and techniques to generate, manipulate and detect ultrashort and ultrahigh-peak-power light pulses.
Contact: (734) 763-4875, [email protected]
U-M Coulter Translational Partnership
The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, in collaboration with Michigan Engineering and the Medical School, created a $20 million endowment for the Coulter Translational Partnership. The partnership supports collaborative research that addresses unmet clinical needs and leads to improvements in health care.
Contact: Thomas Marten, Coulter Program Director, (734) 647-1680, [email protected]
Wireless Microsensing
The Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSensing and Systems (WIMS2) advances the design, fabrication, and applications of microsensors and sensor-driven systems, including:
- Wearable, implantable and microanalytical devices
- Chemical and environmental sensors
- Infrastructure monitoring systems
Contact: Trasa Burkhardt, WIMS2 Administrative Specialist, (734) 763-2126, [email protected]