Xinpeng Zhao, 32, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named to the 2024 MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35. The magazine chose Zhao for inventing “a glass-based coating that can cool the roof of a building by around 3.5 °C below ambient air temperature, which could reduce air-conditioning energy use by nearly 10% for a mid-rise building.”

Michigan State University’s College of Engineering welcomed 18 faculty in Fall 2024. Interim Dean of Engineering John Papapolymerou said that these additions will help the growing student body become innovative and solution oriented.