Assanis is new director of energy institute
June 09 - A researcher known internationally for his vision of cleaner, more efficient generation of transportation energy has been named director of U-M’s energy institute.
Dennis Assanis, the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt professor of engineering and an Arthur F. Thurnau professor, will direct the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, announced Stephen Forrest, vice president for research.
“Dennis brings to the Energy Institute a wealth of research knowledge in the transportation domain, still one of the largest energy-using sectors,” says Forrest. “Add to that his extensive interactions with industry and experience leading large research programs and this puts the Institute in position to expand its leadership role in the region and the nation.”
Assanis will take the position July 1, replacing Gary Was, the nuclear engineering professor who has led the institute since it began in September 2006, charged with developing, coordinating and promoting the vast array of multidisciplinary energy research, policy and education at U-M. More>
Carbon detectives get help on the greenhouse gas trail
Stalking greenhouse gases may not seem like the stuff of detective novels, but the stakes are high when it comes to crafting effective policies to staunch global warming.
Anna Michalak, a University of Michigan professor, will share at a NASA symposium how combining on-the-ground data collecting with out-of-this-world – literally – technology can help scientists identify the locations and intensity of the world’s carbon releases and uptake.
“New tools for carbon detectives: Using atmospheric and satellite data to track carbon emissions and sequestration” will be part of a media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT June 24 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
The briefing is part of NASA's Earth Science Division symposium June 22-24 "NASA Earth System Science at 20: Accomplishments, Plans, and Challenges."
The event brings together scientists, managers, and policy makers to examine the 20-year history of the program and future directions in this emerging, multidisciplinary field. More>
Energy Highlights July 04, 2009
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June 7 - Solar Car Team unveils latest model More>
June 5- Ann Marie Sastry on Kirk Heinze’s Talk760/ WJR Greening of the Great Lakes More>
June 3 - U-M's Tom Lyon discusses how climate change law will boost state economy More>
May 07 - New GM and U-M institute focused on fuel efficiency, reinvention of the automobile More>
May 06 - U-M chosen as one of DOE's university-led nuclear research and development projects More>
May 04 - DOE selects Michigan to study new high-pressure lean burn combustion More>
Apr 27 - DOE to establish energy frontier research center in solar energy at the University of Michigan More>