• NSF awards $600K for Wayne State software revolutionizing chemical and biological simulations

• Wayne State to lead USDA grant to support program training students in ‘smart agriculture’

• NSF CAREER award advances Wayne State’s work on safer, smarter machines and vehicles

• New partnership with U.S. Army to spur global innovation, solve domestic problems

• Ece Yaprak earns prestigious IEEE Fellow distinction

• Caisheng Wang named IEEE Fellow for advancements in sustainable energy systems

• Wayne State researcher pilots AI-powered learning assistant to ethically enhance education

• WIC Week 2025: Five questions with Wayne State construction management students

The College of Engineering inducted the Hall of Fame class of 2025 — Praveen Ramteke, M.S. ’05, and Kalpana Yendluri, M.S. ’95 — and honored eight other prominent alumni on Thursday, April 3 at Wayne State's Midtown Detroit campus.

He turned his lifelong dream into reality, earning his civil engineering degree from Wayne State. Inspired by his late grandfather, Jeremy Necelis is now on the path to becoming a licensed professional engineer.

Joi Harris, B.S. '06, M.B.A. '11, president and COO of DTE Energy, was selected to the Michigan Chronicle Power 50, a prestigious list highlighting the 50 most influential African Americans in southeast Michigan. She has led some of DTE's most groundbreaking initiatives, including the construction of renewable energy projects and the transformative Blue Water Energy Center.

The college recognized 591 undergraduate students on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List, an achievement earned by the top 21% of students. Many of the honorees attended a special event in February where they received commemorative pins in recognition of their academic excellence.

Congratulations to graduate students James Wu, Poornesh Muppalam and Aditya Kadari, who in December were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Dean Ali Abolmaali.

Tuesday, April 29, 5 p.m.  |  Meet our innovative faculty, explore cutting-edge research and discover how Wayne State’s CEE programs can accelerate your future in structural design, environmental protection, smart infrastructure and more.

Honors Convocation and Professional Society Induction

Friday, May 2, 11 a.m.  |  This annual event will recognize the outstanding academic excellence, community involvement and achievement of our students. It will include the Order of the Engineer, Professional Order of Engineering Technology (POET) and the Pledge of the Computing Professional induction ceremonies.

Friday, May 2, 5 p.m.  |  The May 2025 commencement ceremony, held at the Wayne State Fieldhouse, celebrates the newest Wayne State engineers and computer scientists prepared to join a cohort of 30,000 living alumni of the James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering around the globe.