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For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.

At LTU, bridge research takes no summer vacation

SOUTHFIELD—The 2023-24 academic year may be over, but at Lawrence Technological University, groundbreaking research never stops. Or in this case, bridge-breaking research—of the most innovative kind. Last week, a mixer truck full of high-strength concrete delivered several cubic yards of the material to LTU’s Nabil Grace Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR). The concrete was placed into a […]

Mackinac Bridge board sees world-class infrastructure research at LTU

LTU Engineering College Dean Nabil Grace (with microphone) explains the bridge beam test to officials of the Mackinac Bridge Authority.   SOUTHFIELD–Lawrence Technological University shared its advanced infrastructure research capabilities with the people who run one of the world’s most iconic bridges Thursday. With the Grace CIMR fire chamber in the background. LTU Engineeirng Dean […]

Lawrence Tech Renames Center for Innovative Materials Research, and More

Lawrence Technological University in Southfield has renamed its materials research lab as the Nabil Grace Center for Innovative Materials Research in the southeast corner of LTU’s campus. Named after the university’s engineering dean, a researcher dedicated to improving the lifespan of bridges and other crucial structures, the building has become a world-leading infrastructure laboratory under […]

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist calls LTU research center ‘incredible’ after visit

SOUTHFIELD—Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II got a first-hand look at the latest advanced technologies in bridge construction Friday during a visit to the Nabil F. Grace Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) at Lawrence Technological University. The visit focused on LTU’s research into using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strands in concrete highway bridges […]

LTU, MDOT call carbon fiber bridge test a smashing success

SOUTHFIELD—First there were a couple of cracks and pops, as hydraulic presses bore down with titanic force on a 41-foot-long section of test bridge. Then, a few ominous bangs. Finally, the test bridge collapsed with a resounding kaboom, sending small shards of concrete around Lawrence Technological University’s Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR). Nevertheless, Nabil […]

Bridges That Last a Century Will be Big Stuff

Compared to giant structures like the Mackinac Bridge, the bridge carrying I-75 over the Sexton and Kilfoil Drain in Allen Park wouldn’t seem to be all that impressive. But appearances can be deceiving. It’s what’s inside the bridge–or more precisely, what’s inside its reinforced pres tressed bulb-T sections—that really counts. Because what’s inside them isn’t […]

Nabil Grace, LTU – Building Better Bridges

Discussions about our failing infrastructure seem to dominate the nightly news. Nabil Grace, a structural engineer at Lawrence Technological University, is one of the people working on solutions to this important issue. Listen as Lynn Pasquerella interviews Nabil Grace for The Academic Minute. Listen Now

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.