Research on dangerous driving
Civil engineers at Michigan State University are helping the State of Michigan evaluate methods for enforcing violations of distracted driving and dangerous cell phone use.
Leveraging nanoscale liquid flow
Spartan Engineers at Michigan State University are working to mitigate traumatic brain injuries in sports, car accidents, and battle fields by putting the potential of liquid nanofoam to work.
Virus research at MSU
Associate Professor Irene Xagoraraki and her students (Brijen Miyani, Liang Zhao and Maddie Spooner) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University are working with collaborators John Norton - Director of Energy - Research and Innovation of the Great Lakes Water Authority, Anna Mehrotra - Senior Process Engineer with CDM Smith, and Anil Gosine - Program Manager - Office of Deputy Director, City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept., to identify upcoming viral outbreaks and predict temporal and spatial fluctuations of COVID-19 in Detroit and Wayne Macomb and Oakland Counties.
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Irene Xagoraraki, and PhD students Brijen Miyani and Liang Zhao, are working to make a difference in water quality and public health.
District honors from ITE
Civil and environmental engineering students at Michigan State University took some of the top honors this summer from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) - Great Lakes District.
Mekong Culture WELL Project
A Michigan State University interdisciplinary team of faculty and staff is working to foster environmental justice in Southeast Asia. The Henry Luce Foundation's Initiative on Southeast Asia, or LuceSEA, is providing $1 million in funding to help create the Mekong Culture WELL project.
Sociomobility summer research
Michigan State University will provide opportunities for a diverse group of talented undergraduate students from across the United States to engage in a wide range of research studies related to "sociomobility" as part of a recently funded grant.
International transportation award
Peter Savolainen of Michigan State University will receive the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2020 Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Individual Award for international leadership in traffic safety and engineering.
