Transportation Resources at U-M
Academic Programs
Campus and Library Information
College of Engineering
Energy and Sustainability
Medical
Other
Centers
Academic Programs
Taubman College of
Architecture and Urban Planning
The Taubman
College offers a master’s concentration in transportation
planning.
Campus and Library
Information
CIC: Transportation
U-M’s Campus
Information Center answers all kinds of questions related to
transportation on campus.
Government Documents Center
Resources at U-M
Library’s Government Documents Center can be searched and
filtered by “transportation.”
U-M Library Special
Collections
The Transportation History
Collection is an important body of printed and visual materials
on the history of transportation.
College of Engineering
Automotive
Research Center
The Automotive Research
Center conducts basic research to deliver state-of-the-art tools
for the analysis, modeling and simulation environments for
discovering and assessing ground vehicles technologies.
General
Motors/University of Michigan Engine Systems Research
Collaborative Research Laboratory
The
laboratory provides the focal point for joint research between
General Motors Research & Development and the University of
Michigan.
Transportation
Infrastructure
Transportation infrastructure
research projects are conducted within the College of
Engineering.
Walter E.
Lay Automotive Laboratory
Research is
performed in the areas of engine combustion, emissions control,
friction, fuel efficiency, vehicular hybrid propulsion and
electronics design, and vehicle aerodynamics.
Energy and
Sustainability
Campus Sustainability
The campus
sustainability effort works on strategies that enable the campus
community and the university to reduce the environmental impact
of transportation.
Center for
Sustainable Systems
The Center, within the
School of Natural Resources and Environment, is a leader in
industrial-ecology research and education specializing in
life-cycle assessment of human-built systems that rely on
natural resources to provide for society's needs.
Erb Institute for
Global Sustainable Enterprise
The Erb
Institute fosters global sustainable enterprise through
interdisciplinary research and education initiatives, including
an acclaimed MBA/MS Program.
Graham
Environmental Sustainability Institute
The
Graham Institute is the University of Michigan's (U-M) gateway
for discovering and engaging in the far reaching sustainability
activities that permeate our university.
Michigan Memorial
Phoenix Energy Institute
One of the
MMPEI’s top priorities is to encourage and facilitate
partnerships with industry, government, and other universities
on research, education, and technology transfer. MMPEI will be
the “energy front door” to the University of
Michigan.
Sustainable Mobility
and Accessibility Research and Transformation
(SMART)
SMART undertakes research,
demonstration projects, education, and global learning exchange
on a range of issues related to the future of transportation in
city regions around the world.
Transportation Energy Center
The
Transportation Energy Center is engaged in fundamental and
applied research in the areas of advanced energy conversion and
storage technologies.
Medical
Crash Response Training
(CRASHEDU)
This is a site designed to train
law enforcement, emergency medical services, and medical
personnel to effectively use the crash information sent by
Automated Crash Notification systems, developed by the
automotive industry.
University of Michigan Program for Injury Research and Education
(UMPIRE)
UMPIRE brings together investigators
and educators from a wide variety of disciplines who share a
common passion toward decreasing the heavy societal burden
caused by injuries.
Other Centers
Center for the
Study of Complex Systems
CSCS is a multi- and
interdisciplinary program designed to encourage and facilitate
research and education in the general area of nonlinear,
dynamical, and adaptive systems. Its faculty represent nearly
every college of the University.