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.

What if a soft robot like Baymax in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 were real? Xiaobo Tan, MSU Foundation Professor and Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his team are working to bring that science fiction to life by designing robots made of soft materials that are safer for both human interaction and delicate objects.

Michigan State University College of Engineering recently celebrated the end of the Research Experience for Teachers (RET), a summer program supported by the National Science Foundation for middle, high school and college educators.

Michigan State University’s Xiaobo Tan was elected to be the next Editor-in-Chief for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers / American Society of Mechanical Engineers (IEEE/ASME) Transactions on Mechatronics (TMECH).

Michigan State University researchers are tackling a problem no one has ever solved: How do you stop an invasive fish from entering a river without entirely blocking all fish? 

The Michigan State University College of Engineering Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Graduate Research Symposium showcased nearly 200 students. The annual events, created by the college in 2012, give participants ranging from first-year graduates to those nearing completion of their Ph.D. the opportunity to share their work and network with faculty, staff and industry partners.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Graduate Research Symposium showcased nearly 200 students. The annual events, created by the college in 2012, give participants ranging from first-year graduates to those nearing completion of their Ph.D. the opportunity to share their work and network with faculty, staff and industry partners.

Three Michigan State University College of Engineering faculty members have received awards for their research aimed to improve the bioeconomy.

Three Michigan State University College of Engineering faculty members have been recognized for their impactful research that benefits the agriculture industry.

Serious and complex water problems affect human well-being across the globe. These problems are often exacerbated by climate change, aging infrastructure, emerging contaminants and poor decision-making. So, how can these problems be addressed? Michigan State University says more highly trained people are needed.

Teachers were the students when the Michigan State University College of Engineering again hosted a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program that supports authentic summer research experiences for middle and high school educators.

Faculty and staff members in the Michigan State University College of Engineering received six of MSU’s highest honors during the 2022-2023 All-University Awards on May 8.

The MSU community gathered at the Wharton Center on Sept. 14, 2022, for the investiture of the 2022 class of endowed chairs, endowed professors, and MSU Foundation Professors.

Spartan Engineers - including Professor Xiaobo Tan and Nelson Sepúlveda from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - are among the MSU researchers harnessing the natural instincts of sea lamprey in attempts to control them and protect the Great Lakes.

Smarter. Better. Faster. Softer. That's what Michigan State's Zhaojian Li has in mind for the next generation of robots that he and his team are building with the support of a new $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant.

Xiaobo Tan has been named the Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering in the Michigan State University College of Engineering.

Movement impairments after strokes and other neurological injuries are among the most common causes of long-term disability in the United States. Thanks to a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of Michigan State University researchers are working on ways robot-assisted learning can help patients improve common daily activities.

Galit Pelled's fascination with the intelligent octopus dates back to her undergraduate days at Hebrew University in Israel where she cared for and fed the dexterous animal. Now she's studying octopuses to see if they hold the key to restoring limb function in humans with the use of new "smart" prosthetics.

Bryan Smith, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and a team of scientists have created a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that can be directed to eat debris, reducing and stabilizing plaque. The discovery could be a potential treatment for atherosclerosis, a leading cause of death in the United States.

Engineering Dean Leo Kempel was tapped as a national resource on the merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot. He told the live-streaming financial news network, Cheddar, that mega-mergers are complicated things, saying: "You can't stop the train, get it all right, and move again - you have to create the next car on the train while it's still moving."

MSU Foundation Professor Xiaobo Tan has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Two Spartan Engineers have been awarded a highly selective scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship-for-Service Program (SMART). SMART was established by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing technical degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering celebrated teaching, scholarship, and service during the 28th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon in the University Club on Thursday, March 15. Eleven faculty and staff members were honored.

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The SmartAg International Symposium, being held at Michigan State University Dec. 3-6, will connect researchers, practitioners and policymakers who are tackling the global agro-food problem of producing more with less. John Verboncoeur, associate dean for research,is chair of the SmartAg Initiative executive committee. MSUToday

University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Anil Jain, and his research team, had a noteworthy September in the media. Reporters contacted MSU's international biometric expert on topics related to facial recognition, smartphone security, and other cyber security issues.

Equipped with a $750,000 grant, MSU researchers hope to save more lives with more efficient underwater search-and-rescue missions through the joint efforts of humans and robots.

Xiaobo Tan, an MSU Foundation Professor of electrical and computer engineering, was featured at AAAS during a lecture and presentation on GRACE, MSU's robotic fish that uses a flexible mechanized muscle to move through water and sense hydrodynamics.

Scientific collaboration required for marine and freshwater research was on full display during the "Pathfinders of the Abyss" panel discussion on June 16 jointly sponsored by Science Robotics, a new journal published by the AAAS, and Halcyon.