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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 … Jennifer Nguyen’s flight shoes.  Her grandparents and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, … clean energy using a bike generator to power a smoothie machine But all of this was still up in the air. . .until …

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

Alumnus Gang Chen is making strides in AI and machine learning

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Alumnus Gang Chen is making strides in AI and machine learning Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on Gang Chen  … (ML). After gaining over 20 years of experience as a software design engineer and later a principal engineering … is in the picture you took. Humans can interact through different ways such as speaking, writing, drawing and …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/gang-chen-making-strides-ai-machine-learning

Submit student art, creative and research works for Waldo Library's exhibit and Story Machine

University Libraries

… Submit student art, creative and research works for Waldo Library's exhibit and Story Machine Submitted by Sara Volmering on Visitors to Waldo … rotunda can view student artwork and research posters, including Infantilize by Mel Romero. Kalamazoo, Mich.—Calling all …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/11/submit-student-works-exhibit-story-machine-waldo-library

Student earns outstanding poster award for machine learning work

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Student earns outstanding poster award for machine learning work Submitted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72992

Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal Submitted by Liz … one has investigated this approach. It is high risk, high reward,” says principal investigator Dr. Sandun Kuruppu , … professor of electrical and computer engineering. With funding from the grant, the team   is developing innovative …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/08/nsf-grant-wmu-electromechanical-energy-conversion-systems

Western’s Pilot Plant gains machine to create recyclable, compostable trays

W Magazine

… Western’s Pilot Plant gains machine to create recyclable, compostable trays Submitted by Deanne Puca on Doctoral student Jason Wang and Lon Pschigoda, WMU Pilot Plant general manager, … fit for us,” he adds of the equipment. “We already have traditional papermaking equipment, along with pulping and fiber …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70874

WMU only Michigan university among 33 finalists in NSF Idea Machine competition

News

… WMU only Michigan university among 33 finalists in NSF Idea Machine competition Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … to develop new approaches to teaching and learning STEM disciplines by providing a regional hub for instructors that … of life on earth. Addressing this question requires novel ways to examine interconnections between systems that may …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53615

Fall 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Cecilia Taylor Undergraduate student, Studio Art "i'm losing you to time (for safekeeping)" Mixed … student, Computer Science "Quantum and Conventional Machine Learning Analyses of Synthesis Energetics in …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/09/student-exhibit-fall-2026

Ask, don’t answer: WMU professor uses AI tools to boost student engagement

College of Arts and Sciences

… on anything from Dostoyevsky to data science in an instant was shocking, exciting and, for many, frightening. Now, in 2026, chatbots have become part of ordinary life. But in Dr. Rodrigo Aranda’s classroom, they’re … stresses that OpenSocratic is not a homework-completing machine. Instead, it draws on the Socratic method, using …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-economics-ai-tools

Out of the classroom, into orbit: WMU physics department supports NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

College of Arts and Sciences

… materials research Submitted by Callah Barnes on Watching Artemis II launch four astronauts toward the moon … beyond Earth’s orbit.  The project centered on irradiation testing of spacecraft cables used in the Gateway … provided scientific leadership and oversight. Josh Byers, machine shop manager, designed and fabricated custom …

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