Mechanical engineering student receives American Tinnitus Association award

Jul 11 2011

Na Zhu, a Wayne State University College of Engineering student, has received the 2011 American Tinnitus Association Student Research Grant Program award. The program financially supports scientific studies that investigate and aim to find a cure for tinnitus. Zhu, a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Sean Wu, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is developing an innovative, 3-D computer-aided diagnostic system to pinpoint the exact locations of

Wayne State University civil engineering faculty members receive Safe Routes to School grant to improve child pedestrian safety

Jul 5 2011

A recent grant awarded to faculty members in Wayne State University’s Transportation Research Group (WSU-TRG) aims to make the neighborhoods near Michigan K-8 schools more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly while educating students about traffic safety. Tapan K. Datta, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, and principal investigators and assistant professors of civil and environmental engineering Timothy Gates and Peter T. Savolainen received

Civil engineers work to make Detroit-grown produce safer

May 11 2011

In recent years, the city of Detroit has gained national attention for its urban gardens, which have cropped up in increasing numbers on abandoned lots all over the city. By taking over unused land and giving citizens control of their own food supply, these gardens offer a healthy alternative to both the processed foods and overpriced produce from urban grocery stores, as well as an opportunity for residents to learn how to become more self-sufficient. However, as the Detroit farming trend

Civil engineers work to maintain navigability of Great Lakes

May 11 2011

Carol Miller, professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Shawn McElmurry, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, together with Mark Baskaran, professor of geology in the WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are conducting research through a subcontract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is tasked with maintaining the navigability of waters of the United States. Miller, McElmurry and Baskaran were awarded a grant as part

NSF funds WSU researcher’s educational e-learning project for sustainable design and manufacturing

Apr 26 2011

Kyoung-Yun Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, received a $250,000 Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement and Mentoring (CI-TEAM) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Kim will develop a collaborative e-learning platform to promote a more diverse, cyberinfrastructure-savvy engineering workforce. The Sustainable Product Development Collaboratory will teach sustainability principles of product architectural design,