Tulga Ersal successfully completed his Preliminary Examination and has advanced to Candidate Status.

Geoff Rideout, Tulga Ersal, Rob Hoffman, Bryon Sohns, John Harder, and Jong Chul all presented papers at the annual ASME IMECE Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Dongsoo kang, Burit Kitirugnsi, Jong Chul, and Bryon Sohns all gave presentations at the Annual Engineering Graduate Student Symposium. Dongsoo Kang and Bryon Sohns received awards for their presentations within their sessions.

John Harder Successfully successfully defended his thesis and was awarded his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering.

Geoff Rideout successfully successfully defended his thesis and was awarded his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering.

Bryon Sohns presented a poster at the Graduate Student Symposium held at the North Campus of the University of Michigan.

Bryon Sohns, Robert Hoffman, John Harder, and Burit Kittirungsi gave talks at the Graduate Student Symposium held at the North Campus of the University of Michigan.

Loucas Louca, Polat Sendur, Geoff Rideout and Girish Mudgal gave talks at the ARC Conference held at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Loucas Louca gave a talk at the annual ARC Conference held at the GM Tech Center, Warren, Michigan.