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Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … other overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.  More often than not, he was in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Recognizing a nearly 30-year, distinguished partnership

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of Toyota—in a partnership that is advancing the science of metal casting. And the importance of metal casting cannot be … and global researcher. In 1992, Ramrattan met Richard Stewart , then president of Michigan-based Roberts Sinto. This … he began annual visits to Sinto’s headquarters in Toyokawa, Japan. “The primary goal of our collaboration is to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73461

Celebrating the Power of Reading: Sculpting in Nigeria

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… on the technical skills and safety practices of his unique metal fabrication techniques. This is LaVargne’s second Fulbright award to make art in Nigeria. With his first award in 2012, … working in large scale, which required a medium more durable than clay or wood. Unfortunately, some of his early …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/06/lavergne-sculpture-nigeria

Doctoral student's work recognized at international conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… recognized at international conference Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Clifford Mensah KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … , M.S.’24, received an Outstanding Student Paper Award at the annual Institute of Industrial and Systems … Atlanta. Aidoo-Mensah’s research presents a guide for the metal sand casting industry to move toward economically …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/clifford-mensah-best-paper-award

Global community of medieval scholars converges on WMU for annual international congress

News

… locations , including the WMU Student Center, Sangren Hall, Waldo Library, Kanley Chapel and Gilmore Theatre Complex. … artist Ronnie Malley, who will offer a concert featuring Arab music, poetry and songs about the life of Ziryab, a … of medieval objects, including pottery, textiles and metal tools, in the lobby of Sangren Hall during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/annual-international-medieval-congress-2026-preview

Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail …  "I liked the pace of them," she says, "and that each step was hands-on.  You had to right your own mistake on the … and you could see the final product of your efforts in metal bending, composites, riveting, and the like." Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism in 2022, and he was selected for the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application.  "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

$800K grant to explore atomic level purity for energy developments

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… level purity for energy developments Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Robert Makin KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Future … as batteries, fuel cells, thermopower devices and splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, rely on developing … tantalum nitride, are chemical combinations of the exotic metals tantalum and niobium with nitrogen and exist in …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/800k-doe-grant-makin

WMU faculty to perform with Kontras Quartet

News

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36560