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  • Pengfei Xue sits to the left of Miraj B. Kayastaha working on a laptop computer in a conference room

    2025 Bhakta Rath Award Recipients Develop Models to Address Future Climate Challenges

    In a time of increasing climate variability, researchers Pengfei Xue and Miraj B. Kayastha have developed regional Earth system models to better understand and predict extreme weather and environmental change. Their groundbreaking work has been honored with Michigan Technological University's 2025 Bhakta Rath Research Award. Michigan Tech has long been a leader in Great Lakes research. Professor Pengfei Xue and Ph.D. student Miraj B. Kayastha have centered their research on the lakes as a crucial part of the ever-expanding puzzle of regional climate variability and prediction. Their advanced computational models take an interconnected, holistic approach to understand and predict extreme weather events and environmental change.

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2024 MAE Magazine

The Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics reaches for new horizons, embracing excellence and growth with a new name that reflects our expansion in aerospace engineering research and degree programs.

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