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John D. Grace obituary

News

… died May 21 due to complications following a fall. He was 79. Grace joined the WMU faculty in 1969 and retired in 1997 as professor emeritus of geosciences after 27 years of service to the University. His work was featured in dozens …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/693

Spring 2025 career fairs provide students gateway to jobs, internships

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… Spring 2025 career fairs provide students gateway to jobs, internships Submitted by Deanne Puca on … site  Handshake . WMU's  Career and Student Employment Services and the  Zhang Career Center offer advising and … 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  in the WMU Fetzer Center. It is geared toward candidates from aviation, business, health care, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/newsspring-2025-career-internship-fairs

Western staff member recognized for support of military student

College of Education and Human Development

… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Christy Chambers  was recognized by the Office of the Secretary Defense on … was nominated by a former student employee and Army reserve service member. "We're here to celebrate an employer who … including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73164

Barbara A. Barton obituary

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… professor emerita of social work, died June 15. She was 55. Barton, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 2005 and retired in 2016 after more than 11 years of service to the University. Services A memorial service for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40725

Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… shares expert knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney … a focus on space electric propulsion—a highly specialized scientific arena—and leads the research and education … and experimental plasma engineering. She teaches courses in thermodynamics; space propulsion systems; advanced and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

Wind turbine installation elevates sustainable energy opportunities at Western

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… Erin Flynn on Bronco Wind Team members braved the cold to watch a refurbished wind turbine be installed outside the … hypothetical offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes based on scientific and market research. Students also partner with … of experience-driven learning that will stick with him long after graduation. "We're actually doing something important …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73494

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

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… one has investigated this approach. It is high risk, high reward,” says principal investigator Dr. Sandun Kuruppu , … work also closely aligns with the NSF's mission of driving scientific progress and enhancing our nation’s capacity to … steering systems, steering systems in autonomous cars, washing machines and elevators. The technology being …

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

Harold W. Homan obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 26. He was 86. Homan joined the WMU staff in 1970. A pipefitter in Facilities Management-maintenance services , he retired in 1990 after 20 years of service to the University. The Portage, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/124

Friday Feature: Ismail Abuzir

College of Aviation

… grew up in Lockport Illinois, a small suburb of Chicago. After starting at a university in Illinois, he transferred … Ismail visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Ismail was drawn to WMU mainly because of our aircraft’s state of … Outside of WMU, Ismail became an ambassador for Republic Airways in order to get a foot in the door for his regional …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/abuzir

Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

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… a professor of geosciences at Western Michigan University, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association … who received the honor for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance … general-science journal, and five specialty journals. As a service for the media and public, it also operates the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476