A professor recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as one of the "100 Engineers of the Modern Era" has been appointed the new director of the Energy Instittue and the inaugural DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research.  Mark Barteau, who came from the University of Delaware, joined U-M on Sept. 1.

A group of faculty from the University of Michigan and Case Western University,with UMEI faculty affiliates Levi Thompson, Greg Keoleian, and Melanie Sanford as lead investigators, recently received a $1.9M award from the National Science Foundation to study non-aqueous redox flow battery chemistries. to study non-aqueous redox flow battery chemistries.

It takes between 10 and 20 years to develop a new material — an advanced metal alloy, for example, that can be used in lighter cars, trucks and airplanes. That’s too long, says John Allison, professor of materials science and engineering. With an $11 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), Allison is leading a project that aims to drastically shorten that time. 

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor and UMEI faculty affiliate Don Siegel discusses what advancements in batteries are being made and how these improvements impact the consumer market and the environment. The video is part of a monthly BrownBag Learning Experience targeted at University of Michigan College of Engineering Alumni.