Wayne State University engineering professor receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
November 09, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pamela J. VandeVord, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Wayne State University, was among 85 researchers today named by President Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. The award is the highest honor bestowed by...
Detroit-based NextCAT Inc. secures $250,000 from Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund to commercialize biodiesel technology developed at Wayne State University's National Biofuels Energy Lab
October 19, 2010
DETROIT - NextCAT Inc., a Detroit-based company, announced that it has received $250,000 in seed funding from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. NextCAT is commercializing biodiesel catalyst technology developed at the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Wayne State University that will allow...
NSF funds WSU researcher's educational e-learning project for sustainable design and manufacturing
October 19, 2010
DETROIT- Kyoung-Yun Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor in Wayne State University's Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the College of Engineering, has received a $250,000 Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement and Mentoring (CI-TEAM) grant from the National...
Four alumni selected to the Wayne State University Engineering Hall of Fame
September 28, 2010
Three male and one female distinguished alumni of Wayne State University have been selected for induction to the Wayne State Engineering Hall of Fame. The alumni are Doug Szopo, of Northville, Mich., a Ford Motor Company executive; Tobenette Holtz, of Huntington Beach, Calif., an aerospace...
New mathematics program designed in part by Wayne State University researchers piloted in several Michigan schools
September 22, 2010
DETROIT– From maximizing profits, to investigating a crime scene, to selecting a college or scheduling a workforce, multistep math problems are embedded into a wide range of applications. This school year, hundreds of high school students across Michigan will be exposed to the more...
Drive Safely to Wayne State Campaign, featuring the Grand Opening of Pedestrian Safety Project, Sept. 20-21
September 07, 2010
Wayne State University is making improvements to Anthony Wayne Drive that will mean extra margins of safety and convenience for both drivers and pedestrians. This fall, significant infrastructure changes will be completed along Anthony Wayne between Warren Avenue and Kirby Street. The area is...
College of Engineering to launch new undergraduate certificate in Engineering Entrepreneurship
August 13, 2010
Beginning this 2010 Fall semester, undergraduate students have the opportunity to study ventures engineering, thanks to the approval August 4 by the WSU Board of Governors of a certificate in Engineering Entrepreneurship. The new program takes advantage of three course offerings in the WSU...
First undergaduate class in Biomedical Engineering at WSU begins studies
August 13, 2010
DETROIT - Administrators in the College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department are ready to welcome the first class of undergraduate Biomedical Engineering (BME) students this fall semester. The new undergraduate degree program completes the complement of a full BME program,...
College of Engineering spinoff SenSound highlighted in national report on economic benefits of federally funded, university-based research
May 11, 2010
DETROIT - May 11, 2010 A College of Engineering spinoff company is highlighted in a national report that shows how investment in basic research leads to innovation and job creation. The report, “Sparking Economic Growth: How federally funded university research creates...
Detroit-based NextCAT Inc. signs an option agreement for Wayne State University biodiesel technology
April 01, 2010
DETROIT - NextCAT Inc., a Detroit-based company, announced today that it has signed an option agreement for a biodiesel technology developed at the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Wayne State University. The technology that NextCAT brings to market allows biodiesel producers to use cost-effective...
Wayne State University and Macomb Community College launch executive advisory committee for electric drive vehicle technology programs funded by DOE-ARRA stimulus
March 17, 2010
DETROIT - Wayne State University and Macomb Community College recently announced the executive advisory committee for a new electric drive vehicle engineering program known as E3 - Electrifying the Economy, Educating the Workforce. The two institutions are developing E3 as part of the American...
FIRST Robotics' 2010 Competition coming to Wayne State
March 16, 2010
DETROIT - With six weeks of preparation behind them, 40 high school robotic teams from Southeast Michigan will descend on the Mathaei Athletic Facility at Wayne State University March 19 and 20 for the FIRST Robotics 2010 Detroit District competition. FIRST in Michigan is hosting seven...
College of Engineering, School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health’s Perinatal Research work to help treat Cerebral Palsy
March 03, 2010
DETROIT - Cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that appears in infancy or early childhood and permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination, affects 10,000 newborns yearly and 800,000 people overall in the U.S. It occurs as a result of injury to the developing brain that...
Two Wayne State faculty to receive international defense science and technology award
February 18, 2010
DETROIT - On February 19, 2010, two Wayne State University faculty will visit the Pentagon to receive an international award from Alan R. Shaffer, Principal Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense. The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP), a...
New series of "Fight Science" with WSU bioengineering professor Cynthia Bir as lead scientist
February 03, 2010
Building on the popularity of National Geographic Channel's Fight Science specials, a new five-part series of Fight Science premiered Monday, February 1, 2010 and will move to its regular night and time Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series brings together a team of technical engineers,...
WSU engineering professor Cynthia Bir teams with ESPN to air special Sport Science “Moments”
January 27, 2010
DETROIT— ESPN has begun airing short Sport Science segments and will do so throughout the current season, including during the Winter X-Games, which are Jan. 28 to 31. The popular series that brought together professional sports stars and scientists explaining athletic achievements...
NFL Congressional Hearing 2010
January 04, 2010
The second round of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s hearings into helmet-to-helmet impact injuries in football was held at the Margherio Family Conference Center at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine Jan. 4. The committee, headed by Congressman John Conyers, is...