Emmett Leith, holography innovator and WSU alum, dies
December 23, 2005
Holographic innovator and Wayne State University electrical engineering alum Emmett Leith was planning to retire Dec. 31 after 52 years at the University of Michigan. But Leith, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, died of an internal hemorrhage Dec. 23 after falling ill...
Professor Takaaki Kagawa celebrated in life
December 21, 2005
Former colleagues and students gathered Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 21, at McGregor Conference Center on campus to remember a quiet civil engineering professor who led by example and remained dedicated to his teaching and earthquake research to the end. Takaaki Kagawa, a 19-year WSU Civil and...
Transportation Research Group finds most child safety seats used incorrectly
December 19, 2005
Although nearly 80 percent of Michigan children use child safety seats when riding in vehicles, 71.4 percent of the devices are installed incorrectly, according to a new report prepared for the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP). The Wayne State University-Transportation Research...
College of Engineering hosts conference on OEM sourcing and auto safety in China
December 06, 2005
DETROIT - In China, where economic modernization is in high gear and among its 1.3 billion people the thirst to own an automobile grows, the Chinese government is obliging with an ambitious 5 year transportation plan. At a one-day conference this week hosted by Wayne State University’s...
Sean Wu among 7 WSU faculty ranked distinguished professor
December 02, 2005
President Irvin D. Reid, and the Wayne State University Board of Governors have named seven faculty members to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The honorees are: Philip R. Abbott, professor of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Melba J. Boyd, professor of Africana...
Engineering students meet Governor Jennifer Granholm
November 30, 2005
A group of Wayne State students had the opportunity to meet Nov. 30 with Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who dropped into the NextEnergy facility at WSU’s TechTown to promote high tech development and jobs in the state of Michigan. Mechanical engineering junior Walter Bies said he was surprised...
WSU names residence hall for benefactor Yousif Ghafari
October 24, 2005
Wayne State University will honor a major benefactor at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, when the university holds ceremonies to rename its former North Residence Hall after Yousif B. Ghafari, chairman of Ghafari Associates, an architectural, engineering and design consultation firm headquartered in...
WSU homecoming 2005, engineering style
October 15, 2005
On a sparkling fall Saturday morning, College of Engineering alumni of all ages returned to campus -- many for the first time in decades -- for Wayne State University's 2005 Homecoming Day. Meeting at the college, they mingled and took a tour of the college's Smart Sensors and Integrated...
Students flock to College of Engineering Job Fair
October 13, 2005
More than 450 students crammed the halls of the College of Engineering October 13 with their resumes in hand, eager to talk to engineering company recruiters and get a foot in the door of industry. Co-hosted by the college and WSU Career Services, the 2005 Job Fair attracted...
NextEnergy opens doors for energy partners
September 29, 2005
With the push of a giant switch inside a giant switch plate, NextEnergy symbolically powered up its microgrid Thursday, September 9, generated by alternative fuels it hopes to accelerate the development of throughout the state and beyond. Jim Croce, the NextEnergy director and Wayne State...
Drive Safely to Wayne State Campaign, Sept. 26-28
September 12, 2005
Wayne State's faculty, staff and students drive daily from all corners of metro Detroit to reach the main mid-town campus and with that comes the unwelcome hazard of traffic crashes. In Michigan, there are 73,000 injury causing crashes a year, resulting in 1,200 fatalities. That's why the Wayne...
Engineering camp for girls offers different summer opportunity
June 20, 2005
School is out for the summer already for many schools, and while teenagers such as 13-year-old Shelby Robinson of Southfield are grateful for the long summer break, they and their parents are also taking advantage of summer programming to advance their skills and prepare for the fall. For...
Civil and Environmental Engineering student named to ESPN All-American Team
June 16, 2005
Wayne State University senior swimmer and engineering student David Lutz (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams) was named to the 2004-05 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's At-Large College Division Third Team. Lutz, who has a 3.72 cumulative grade-point average at WSU, was named...
College of Engineering announces plans for expansion
May 24, 2005
The College of Engineering plans to build a new Engineering Development Center adjacent to the College's main building on campus to accommodate its burgeoning academic and research programs, Dean Ralph Kummler has announced. Plans for the new building accelerated April 29 when Governor Jennifer...
Wayne State Formula SAE team takes home design award
May 22, 2005
Wayne State University engineering students were proud winners of the Henkel Technologies Award for best use of structural foam in their mini-Indy style car at the 2005 Formula SAE competition at the Pontiac Silverdome May 18 to 22. The WSU Formula SAE team should be proud of its accomplishments...
New Formula SAE car unveiled
May 11, 2005
Is this the year for a new Wayne State championship car team? Despite a drizzling early May afternoon on the Gullen Mall, the Wayne State University Formula SAE team unveiled its hope for the 2005 Formula SAE competition next week at the Pontiac Silverdome. A dozen engineering students, mostly...
New company will commercialize technology developed by College of Engineering researchers
April 26, 2005
nanoScience Engineering Corporation (nSEC) announced today that it has exclusively licensed technology from Wayne State University related to manufacturing advanced nano-scale fillers for enhancing the performance of plastics and rubber. The technology utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide, an...
Hydrogen fuel cell car sparks student interest on Gullen Mall
April 18, 2005
Students got a glimpse into the not-so-distant future this week when a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle drove silently onto Gullen Mall. The white 2005 Ford Focus powered by hydrogen instead of gasoline gets the equivalent of 49 miles per gallon while emitting only water vapor. As soon as it was parked,...
Students and Teachers Honored at Convocation
April 06, 2005
Electrical and computer engineering senior Jason Morse was named top senior by the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) and honored with Engineering's most prestigious Wingerter Award at the Wayne State University College Engineering's annual Honors Convocation April 1 at McGregor Memorial...
President Reid Opens 9th Cairo Conference on Energy & Environment
March 17, 2005
The location in Sharm El-Sheikh, a pristine spot on the Red Sea coast, for this years biannual Cairo International Conference on Energy and Environment was fitting for the participants gathered to hear the latest about renewable energy sources and research on cleaner forms of energy. As he...
FIRST Robotics Regional at WSU
March 17, 2005
DETROIT - Six weeks of rigorous preparation was capped off by two days of noise, excitement and exhaustion. In the end, three high school robotics teams - Rochester Adams High School (sponsored by Siemens Automotive VDO and GM Finance Staff), Utica Community Schools (Ford Motor Company, FANUC...
College remembers Robert W. Kearns, 1927-2005
March 09, 2005
He is widely remembered as the inventor of the intermittent automobile windshield wiper who won multi-million dollar judgments against Ford Motor and Chrysler for using his idea. But to students who took his Engineering Mechanics classes at Wayne State 40 years ago, he is remembered as an excellent...
Wayne State faculty, alumni and students claimed many of the honors at ESD's annual Gold Awards banquet
March 02, 2005
Wayne State faculty, alumni and students claimed many of the honors at ESD's annual Gold Awards banquet held during Engineering Week 2005 on Feb. 23. Carol Miller, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Michigan Society of Professional...
U.S. Department of Energy invites WSU to help raise middle schooler science and math
January 20, 2005
The U.S. Department of Energy has asked Wayne State University to assist in its effort to improve school achievement by American students in math and science. To help stimulate middle school student interest in the physical sciences, the Department of Energy announced January 14 that an annual...
College of Engineering and Puerto Rican university start student exchange program
January 20, 2005
Several engineering undergrads are planning to be the first students from Wayne State University to study in Puerto Rico next fall as part of a new student exchange program between the WSU College of Engineering and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. The five-year agreement also...