Alumni reaching new career heights
Spartan Engineering alumni are continually advancing their professional roles – here is a look at seven recent career highlights for graduates of the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.
11 Engineering Athletes Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors
The Big Ten Conference has recognized fall sport student-athletes – including 11 from the MSU College of Engineering - who have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Fall 2025 Design Day award winners
The Michigan State University College of Engineering celebrated Design Day for 650 students, including 370 graduating seniors, on Dec. 5, 2025, in the Engineering Building.
Five Spartan Engineers earn top professor honors
Five from the College of Engineering have received among the highest honors presented to faculty members at Michigan State University. The awards recognize outstanding faculty members for research that enhances MSU’s intellectual prominence nationally and globally.
Research Spotlight: What happens when you cross a worm with a robot?
Corrugated drainage pipes are vital for agricultural operations, but they pose a challenge: it’s difficult to identify problems because they’re underground. To address this, Xiaobo Tan, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University, and his team took inspiration from worms to create robots that easily maneuver through the pipes.
December 2025 Design Day to feature 130 teams
Continuing a tradition that began in 1994, the Michigan State University College of Engineering will host Design Day on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, to celebrate innovations by Spartan Engineering students.
Competition teams leverage community to achieve success
The William A. Demmer Engineering Center at Michigan State University reflects a commitment to providing students hands-on opportunities to turn ideas into real-world solutions.
Khalil presented national ASME medal for lifetime achievements
A retired University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University has been honored for lifetime achievements by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Two MSU Engineering faculty recognized as top global researchers
Two of eight researchers and professors from Michigan State University recognized as “2025 Highly Cited Researchers” are from the College of Engineering. The national list, organized annually by Clarivate Analytics, recognizes research scientists from across the globe who have offered expertise and significantly influenced their respective fields of research.