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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

Western students leave their mark near campus through mural experience

News

… Western students leave their mark near campus through mural experience Submitted by Erin Flynn on Located at 2618 … in the arts," says Weiss. For many students, this was the largest art project they've ever worked on. Students … Campus. On the side of the Campus Pointe strip mall, at Howard Street and Michigan Avenue, students armed with paint …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/western-students-leave-mark-through-mural-experience-gwen-frostic-school-art

Sculpture artist Harumi Ori creates fiery-hued mural for new student center

WMU Student Center

… Sculpture artist Harumi Ori creates fiery-hued mural for new student center Submitted by Kaitlynn Boot on … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A striking, permanent mural adorning a wall of the new WMU Student Center is sure to captivate … set for Tuesday, Aug. 29 . A competition call for artists was sent out in 2020, with artists from around the world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72374

WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

News

… WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care … material to create 1,500 shields, with more material on the way. Each shield takes about 45 minutes to produce. “With … running simultaneously all day, we expect to make upward of at least 70 shields per day,” Ledbetter says. Shield …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58813

3D maps could help people with visual impairments navigate their world

W Magazine

… 3D maps could help people with visual impairments navigate … “Through trial and error, we decided just using the hallways would be the best approach for the smaller model, and … to the fourth-floor larger model,” says Barton. “We didn’t want the features to be too sharp or too jumbled, because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57071

Luciano Hernandez

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… Appliance, and Contract Furniture. Tiger Studio has been awarded several awards along the way. Luciano is experienced in directing teams in Concept Design, 3D modeling, Prototype development, Storyboard and Product …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/directory/hernandez

Tim Pasang

Engineering Design and Manufacturing

… (Titanium, aluminum alloys, etc) Additive Manufacturing/3D printing Various Manufacturing Technology (extrusion, … biomaterials and metal additive manufacturing. He was the head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at … Prior to joining Western Michigan University, Dr. Pasang was the chair of the Department of Manufacturing, Mechanical …

https://wmich.edu/engineering-design-manufacturing/directory/pasang

WMU partners with community to support K-12 education

College of Arts and Sciences

… sticks.  “The genesis [of the Kalamazoo Math Carnival] was to form a space for experiencing math in a way that complements what kids are learning in school but … so much on their plates,” says Wininger. “We incorporate 3D printing and GIS mapping, and we can provide that all …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-education-outreach

Mustafa Mughazy

World Languages and Literature

… in Arabic Editing Medieval mystical poetry Mughazy was the recipient of the 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity. Books Dīwān Ghurrat … d’archéologie orientale. 2021. Kitāb Dustūr al-gharā ʾ ib wa-ma ʿ dan al-ragh āʾ ib and Related Texts, Mughazy, …

https://wmich.edu/languages/directory/mughazy

BSON partners with University Libraries to enhance medication training

College of Health and Human Services

… partnership with Western Michigan University Libraries’ 3D Print Team . Training students in medication … learning experience. In Fall 2025, BSON partnered with the Waldo Library 3D Print Team to address these challenges using cutting-edge …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/02/med-training