What makes the “perfect swing” in baseball?
Well, just when you thought sports and engineering weren’t related… U-M Engineering Professor Noel Perkins comes along to prove us wrong.
His digital chip captures the data from a bat’s swing, then analyzes it to help coaches and players learn what they’re doing wrong. In this video, he explains how it works, and what factors go into making the “perfect swing.”
Part of a series of “Asked and Answered” videos from Michigan Engineering’s MconneX.
It’s Michigan Engineering Night on the Big Ten Network
Don’t turn off the TV after tonight’s Ohio/Michigan hockey game!
Right after the game the network is airing not one but TWO segments about Michigan Engineering. According to the network, the show will be about “fostering the growth of young minds, building prize-winning solar cars, & making the World more ‘green’.”
Here’s a preview of the piece on the MEZ (Michigan Engineering Zone).
Snow cruisin’ Baja style
If anybody knows how to rock it out in the snow, it’s the Michigan Baja Racing team.
The team headed out to the UP this weekend (that’s Upper Peninsula for all you non-Michiganders) for some practice time with the vehicles. They took along three cars and thirteen team members to get experience driving and fixing the cars during an endurance race to help prepare for the Baja SAE competitions starting in April.
Looks like they’re ready to rumble!
Looking to make a difference for paralyzed patients?
#MakingADifference? You bet.
These 11 students from North Campus were the proud recipients of this year’s MLK Spirit Award, including 4 from Michigan Engineering: Chanel Beebe, Nick Clift, Rama Mwenski and Mauro Rodriguez.
“Exemplifying the leadership and vision of Dr. King,” these students deserve a pay it forward reblog to promote their message of STEM, equality and social justice on campus. #Hail
Our very own U-M Supermileage team has made it big in Times Square! After a professional photo shoot in the Wilson Center, the team’s photos were on display in the Big Apple and Las Vegas. They also got a killer write-up courtesy of their sponsor Freudenberg-NOK. Just in time for them to start gearing up for their competition at the Shell Ecomarathon. Congrats guys and gals!
Any suggestions from our Umich students?
i’m going to ann arbor for like 4 days; if anyone could recommend/suggest places to go etc, that would be absolutely lovely and incredibly appreciated because right now i’m planning on dragging my dad to “that one sign where darren criss and joe walker took a photo in front of” or “the coffeeshop devin lytle mentioned”
drop me a message, THANKS!
A2P, Help Out?
More than 500 students descended on the Michigan Engineering campus this weekend for MHacks - a 36-hour hackathon. With over 1000 signups, 500 attendees, and 127 hacks, this hackathon truly was an “epic experience.”
The three MHacks winners were:
1st: SpeakEasy
2nd: Chaos Pad
3rd: SnowCode
And they were totally plugged in the whole time! See their progress on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
A 36-hour MHacks Hackathon meant making due with what you had to get what little sleep you could during the event. Some hackers brought blankets and pillows to catch a little bit of sleep. Christopher Norys, University of Wisconsin student, brings Charlotte Kissinger (also UWisconsin) to nap on.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
This guy is working with our Solar and Heliospheric Lab to turn space science into music.
University of Michigan student and composer Robert Alexander is helping NASA make new discoveries by turning raw data into music through a process called Data Sonification.
