Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech

ME-EM Showcase
Slide Show Stories Index

This rotating slide show presents only a few of the many features and stories
connected to Michigan Tech Mechanical Engineering.
The variety of topics shown here will change from time to time.
Some of these links will lead to the websites of other departments and programs.

Nanotechnology at Michigan Tech In 1997, Dr. Craig Friedrich left Louisiana for Michigan Tech, and has since played a key role in coordinating the university's involvement in micro and nanotechnology. Nanotechnology at Michigan Tech (PDF)	Michigan Tech's Challenge X Car Operated as hybrid in every entered event. Only school to have operational hybrid each year since 1995, the start of FutureCar Competition. Car shown above after completing an Around Lake Michigan trip Challenge X team members took the "Huskynox" hybrid vehicle on a 2,500-mile tour of the Midwest over winter break. See more articles, powerpoint presentation about the Challenge X "Huskynox"
2008 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge March 10-15, 2008 at the Keweenaw Research Center -- Website 2008 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge at Michigan Tech ME-EM Page Photos, News, and Videos	Read about Dr. Jeffrey Allen's CAREER Award and the Michigan Tech Research Magazine "Fuel Cells In Your Future"
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Visits Michigan Tech, Tours Mechanical Engineering Labs, ME-EM Hockey Social and opens the Winter Carnival Hockey Game Fueling the Future PDF Article	Dr. Greg Odegard of the Multiscale Sensors and Systems research group. His research interests include multiscale computational and experimental mechanics, computational chemistry, materials science, and biomechanics. See more in article "A Sense of Possibilities" PDF
The Michigan Tech Senior Capstone Design Program in mechanical engineering is a premier and unique program in the nation See the 2007 Senior Design Teams April See the 2007 Senior Design Teams December	Dr. Abdelkhalik’s research interests are in astrodynamics. He has conducted research in optimal orbit design for remote sensing missions, spacecraft formation flying control, optimal orbit transfer using genetic algorithms, and space surveillance. Find out more in "The Final Frontier" SPACE SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP PDF Article
One example of the Carbon Nanotube Research at Multi-Scale Technologies Institute	The 2008 Winter Baja Competition was Saturday, February 16th in Lake Linden, Michigan 2008 Winter Baja Competition photos and video in Lake Linden, Michigan
Mechanical Engineering Student Profiles	The Mechanics of Multiscale Materials (MMM) research group uncovers the relationships of structures across the full range of engineering scales, from the molecular to the macro. Mechanics of Multiscale Materials PDF Article
Ion Thrusters and Aerospace article about Dr. Brad King's research (250 kb PDF) Photo above of Hall Thruster with xenon gas in a vacuum to simulate low earth orbit. Visit the Ion Space Propulsion Lab	Two-Phase Flow Research Dr. Amitabh Narain is at the top of the fl uid mechanics field. His groundbreaking research in two-phase flow systems is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA, and has paved the way for related research projects. Narain: Two-Phase Flow Research (PDF)
Michigan Tech SAE Aero Design Team soared to first place in Society of Automotive Engineers' Aero Design East Contest held May 4-6 in Ft. Worth, Texas They won a third-place finish in the SAE Aero Design West, held in March in Van Nuys, Calif. Michigan Tech SAE Aero Design Team Photo Page	The Michigan Tech Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Formula Car team finished 48th out of 106 at the SAE International Formula Car competition held in Romeo, Michigan. in May 2007. See Team Picture
Noise Vibration Harshness Research Dr. Van Karsen's widely recognized NVH expertise was built upon solid engineering ground in the development of vibration analysis technology. Van Karsen NVH Research (PDF) Graduate Research Project on a Boston Whaler	Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies Michigan Tech Professor Dr. Donna Michalek finds inspiration in diverse professional challenges. As the newly appointed Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies of the ME-EM Department. Dr. Donna Michalek (PDF)
One of the several enterprise teams	MEEM 3000 rocket launch
Read the article 'A Sustainable Future' (250 kb PDF) about Dr. John Sutherland's research and the Sustainable Futures Institute involvement in sustainable green engineering research.	Graduate Student Diego Villegas is looking at meniscal attachments samples using the light microscope and a Canon camera attached. See the article:"It's all in the knees" from the College of Engineering newsletter 'Mechanics of the Meniscus' PDF feature story 57 kb
Aerospace team members test the Huskysat in reduced gravity	PACE - Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education - is a university and industry partnership to support strategically-selected academic institutions worldwide, to develop the automotive product life cycle management team of the future. See the 2006 PACE Contest Pictures and Video Clips
Graduate Students Barbara Zielinska and Tumul Gupta are isolating RNA using liquid nitrogen for studying degeneration of the knee joint. Dr Tammy Haut-Donahue is their advisor in biomechanical engineering research See the article: Joint Operation: Biomedical - Mechanical Engineering 'Mechanics of the Meniscus' PDF feature story 243 kb	Graduate Student Ben Moscherosch with Dr. Jeff Naber in the Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Lab working on alternative fuels, such as biodiesel for the Advanced Power Systems Research Center which is part of the Department's effort to facilitate the growth of research and graduate education.
Dr. John Gershenson featured in "Improving their Future - One Step at a Time" in Annual Report article (250 kb PDF).	High-impact research + high-impact teaching PDF article form College of Engineering news Visit the Ion Space Propulsion Lab
"Researcher Has 'Wiggle Room'" article about Dr. Gordon Parker in Annual Report (250 kb PDF)	Annual Michigan Tech MEEM Alumni Cruise View 2006 cruise pictures
Undergraduate lab session in the Calder Systems and Controls Laboratory	Dr. Mohan Rao and student designing a better muffler
Women in Engineering Summer Youth Video	Summer Youth Program Involves Alumni mentors to tell future engineers about their work MEEM is cited for 35 years of support