The Distinguished Leadership Award is conferred upon undergraduate and graduate students of the College of Engineering who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the College, University, and community.

Congratulations to Fjorela on achieving this accomplishment!

BI would like to congratulate EI Therapeutics on making the 2025 Renaissance Ventures HotList! The HotList represents high-promise, early-stage companies expected to raise venture capital within the next 12-18 months.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions in at least one of the following categories: “engineering practice, research, or education”, “pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or development/implementation of innovative approaches to engineering education” or “engineering leadership of one or more major endeavors.”

“Traditional pathogen-based vaccines have numerous drawbacks that limit their benefits for treating cancer and chronic or preexisting infections. As COVID-19 demonstrated, mRNA vaccines avoid some of these drawbacks and can be very effective, but there is still much room for improvement,” – Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu

“My professional path at Michigan has been a direct consequence of student, post-doc, and faculty collaborators who have made my work in the department, college, and university so fulfilling.” – Dr. Michael Solomon

As a part of a research group led by Dr. Aaron Morris, Dr. Lonnie Shea assists in identifying new therapeutics in models of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). They hope to achieve this by delving deeper into the disease’s cellular mechanisms.

Dr. Steven Schwendeman, collaborated with several other researchers in order to discuss the feasibility of controlled nitric oxide generation.

Dr. Nicholas Kotov and Dr. Albert Liu receive $10,000 grant from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering (CRLT-Engin) to fund the creation of immersive learning for students through the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology.

Congratulations to Frankie Cannon on receiving the 2024 CoE Staff Incentive Award. This award strives to recognize staff who demonstrate the College’s vision, mission, and values to the utmost. Thank you so much to Frankie for upholding these values, and making Michigan Engineering such a great space.

As the Principal Investigator of the IceCylce Project, Dr. Anish Tuteja works with a team of researchers in the pursuit of helping redefine how the human body interact with extreme cold. They strive to learn new ways of controlling the freezing process.

Dr. Matthew Willsey led a study that found a brain-computer interface that allowed a participant with paralysis in all limbs to operate a virtual quadcopter with the power of thought.

Innovation Champions are selected in order to provide support for research commercialization throughout the University’s three campuses. We’re proud to congratulate Dr. Moon on his selection!