Department of Defense
The Department of Defense partners with researchers across U-M to provide branches of the military with the necessary resources to ensure they are well-equipped to address complex challenges and threats facing our nation.
$100 Million
Research Supported by DoD in FY25
414
Active Projects Supported by DoD
Heat-resistant sensing and computing chips made of silicon carbide could advance aircraft, electric and gas-powered vehicles, renewable energy, defense and space exploration—and University of Michigan researchers are leading a multimillion dollar collaborative effort to bring more of them to market.
A silicon carbide chip in a high-temperature ceramic package.
Image courtesy: NASA Glenn Research Center.
Much of the nation’s stormwater infrastructure, designed decades to a century ago to prevent floods, can exacerbate flooding during the severe weather events that are increasing around the globe, new research led by the University of Michigan demonstrates.
A driver chances the floodwaters in Melvindale, Michigan, during major flooding that hit Metro Detroit in August 2014.
Credit: Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press
Two Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives have been awarded to the University of Michigan, which will advance game theory and develop a promising new material for use in microelectronics and quantum photonics.
Molecular beam epitaxy is one approach to producing a new kind of ferroelectric semiconductor, which will be explored in a new Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative led by U-M.
Credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering