Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

Modeling how cars deform in a crash, how spacecraft responds to extreme environments, or how bridges resist stress could be made thousands of times faster thanks to new artificial intelligence that ...

Optimisation algorithms form the backbone of modern engineering design, enabling automated search for optimal configurations under complex physical, structural and performance constraints. Broadly ...

The modern oil and gas industry is considered by some as the backbone of the global economy. But despite its importance, this sector still has engineering problems to be solved; equipment failure, ...

From drug delivery and energy sources to agriculture and water treatment, some of the world’s largest, and the most complex problems can be solved today with the smallest, simplest structures using ...

The movement of bulk materials through conveyors can present a number of design challenges. Bulk materials are usually hard, often harder than the surfaces of the conveyance. The nature of the ...

Rural youth are uniquely attached to their communities and may be discouraged from pursuing engineering careers because of the misconception that they would have to leave their communities to do so.

In Michigan Tech's College of Engineering, we put innovation into action. You'll practice design thinking, collaborate in teams, and get support from faculty mentors. You'll network with industry ...