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An electrifying future: Western team charging ahead with energy innovations
It's not just your neighborhood: Power outages are happening more frequently and for longer time periods across the country, spurred by the combination of more extreme weather events— from heat waves to wildfires to hurricanes—and an aging energy infrastructure.
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Students receive scholarships for work in energy sector
Two electrical engineering students, Riya Subedi and Joseph Van Den Hombergh, have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship by the East Michigan Association of Energy Engineers.
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Western researchers develop a special boot to save limbs and lives
Diabetes is a national concern, affecting more than one in 10 Americans. Among the many health challenges it causes, the disease can put patients at risk for dangerous foot ulcers and lower limb amputations. But innovative research at Western Michigan University could be a game-changer, accelerating healing and saving limbs and lives.
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Research centers, laboratories and institutes
- Computer Architecture and Systems Research Laboratory
- Digital Image and Signal Processing Laboratory
- Energy Conversion and Power Electronics Laboratory
- Parallel Computing and Data Science Laboratory (joint with Computer Science)
- Intelligent/Fuzzy Logic Controller Laboratory
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory
- Neurobiology Engineering Laboratory
- Nonlinear Circuits and Systems Laboratory
- Power Equipment Simulation and Design Laboratory
- Radio Frequency and Communications Laboratory
- Sensor Technology Laboratory
Department faculty are also affiliated with these research centers: