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Michigan has minerals America needs

News

… tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zirconium. • Platinum group metals: iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and … metamorphic rocks that host well-known, abundant and varied metallic mineral resources, including copper, iron, nickel, … supply of metallic magnesium from 1927 into the late 1930's was produced by the Dow Chemical Co. from Midland-area …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54012

Business students vie for share of $250,000 competition prize

News

… their business ideas," says Vaughn, who is from Mattawan. "It's just a surreal moment to not only be representing … up in a small family heating and cooling business where I was a part-time helper, installing and sealing sheet metal ductwork in the summertime," says Vaughn, whose father …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52859

WMU's Haenicke Institute recognizes 47 faculty, staff and student leaders for transformative study abroad programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… unforgettable experience at Airbus Headquarters! We got a warm welcome and an exclusive tour of their facility, … visit a side of the world of which I knew nothing about. I wanted to learn about their culture, interact with new … – Book Arts in Italy; 11 students   Melis Agabigum – Metals & Jewelry in Greece; 11 students   Samantha Becker, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-faculty

Torque Sensor for Engines

Research and Innovation

… for Engines Development Stage:   Prototyping of Functional Metal Parts Primary Inventor:   Muralidhar Ghantasala Ph.D., … technology, such as medium and heavy duty, transit, off-highway, and military vehicles. Moreover, regardless of the … technology does not require any direct torque sensing hardware. Rather, the WMU sensor indirectly measures engine …

https://wmich.edu/research/virtual-torque-sensor

Federal Costing Principles Procedure

Grants and Contracts

… the project account. 2.      Information regarding the allowability Information regarding the allowability of some of the most common items of cost. In the … of federal agreements, 2.2.1.3.      Disposal of scrap or surplus materials acquired in the performance of …

https://wmich.edu/grantscontracts/fed-costing-principles-procedure

Our Team

Multicultural Affairs for Students

… and questioning students. Why I love working here:   I want to see students succeed, learn new skills, and reach … potential. I also love learning with and from students in ways that I would not get from anywhere else. My favorite … different instruments) when I lived in Florida including metal, 80s, Prince covers, and rock. Shadha Alkalbani Shadha …

https://wmich.edu/multicultural/team

Printed Magneto-Electric Energy Harvester

Research and Innovation

… with higher power densities. Examples of ambient magnetic “waste” energy sources readily available for harvesting … including their power cables; automobiles, trains, subways, and other vehicles/transportation apparatus; and … of  three layers:  flexible Metglas® substrate (amorphous metal alloy), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ink …

https://wmich.edu/research/energy-harvester

WMU congress puts focus of world's medieval scholars on Kalamazoo

News

… medieval architecture and coins from the Middle Ages to the way the Middle Ages are portrayed in children's literature. … exhibits A workshop will focus on the skills involved in metal casting using soapstone to craft pewter ware. The exhibits hall, which is a favorite venue for both …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39837

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, Torch Lake, MI Floyd …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

Electrical and Computer Engineering projects

Senior Engineering Design Conference

… usability and safety. An emotion recognition system was developed using physiological signals, including … states within an arousal and valence framework. The system was tested during tasked-based experiments, generating … Damon Miller Sand grain size analysis is essential to the metal-casting industry. Current manual measurement methods …

https://wmich.edu/engineering-senior-design/ece-projects