Department of Transportation

The Department of Transportation partners with researchers across U-M to ensure a safe, efficient and modern transportation system, which improves quality of life and increases the productivity of workers and businesses.

$16 Million

Research Supported by DoT in FY26

379

Active Projects Supported by DoT

U-M named a federal maritime Center of Excellence by U.S. Department of Transportation

For its “critical role in training the workforce that designs and builds the domestic maritime fleet,” the University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has been selected as a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Zachary Campeau (first left) and Jason Bundoff (center), who are staff from the University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, help undergraduate students Patrick White (first right) and Arianna Kerkmaz set up a model vessel for an experiment in the department’s Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Lab. PHOTO: Marcin Szczepanski, University of Michigan Engineering.<br />

Zachary Campeau (first left) and Jason Bundoff (center), who are staff from the University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, help undergraduate students Patrick White (first right) and Arianna Kerkmaz set up a model vessel for an experiment in the department’s Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Lab. PHOTO: Marcin Szczepanski, University of Michigan Engineering.