Spring 2007 Issue 1

• ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
• CoE, National Honors for ME Alumna
• Rashid Receives Benford Award
• ME Graduates Receive Faculty Appointments
• Farshid Asl: From ME to MRE
• FACULTY & STAFF NEWS
• A Reflection on the Past Year
• Galip Ulsoy Elected to NAE
• Epureanu, Ulsoy Earn Outstanding Achievement Awards
• Krishna Garikipati Completes Humboldt Fellowship
• Ellen Arruda Named Centennial Fellow
• Hong Im Receives Ralph R. Teetor Award
• Jwo Pan Named SAE Fellow
• ME Manufacturing Sets the Pace with Awards
• William W. Schultz Appointed to NSF Position
• Professor Volker Sick Named Faculty Advisor of the Year by Student Affairs
• Senior Engineering Technician Jerry Polashak Retires
• Professor Jun Ni, Shien-Ming (Sam) Wu Professor of Manufacturing Science
• Alan Wineman Receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
• Professor Jan Shi: A Focus on Quality
• Changes in the Guard
• Sue Gow Celebrates 40 Years of Service
• Marcy Brighton Chosen as Finalist for Distinguished Staff Service Award
• STUDENTS ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
• Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain
• Engineering a Unique Wedding
• Family Ties x 3 for PhD Student
• MRacing is Successful Worldwide
• Hamza, Smith Receive Distinguished Achievement Awards
• ME Students Recognized as Distinguished Leaders
• Lu, Salac Receive Faculty/Student Award
• Undergraduate Student Honors & Awards
• Graduate Student Honors & Awards
• Outstanding Mentor Appreciates Teaching/Learning Opportunities
• ME Students Going Around in Circles
• ACADEMIC INITIATIVES
• Course Prepares Students for International Teamwork
• Energy in the Curriculum: Powering the Mechanical Engineer's Vision for New Technologies
• Wee Wizards to Inspire Future Engineers
• First International Engineering Summer School a Success
• New MEng Program Off to a Quick Start

 

• CREDITS

Ellen Arruda Named Centennial Fellow

Professor Ellen M. Arruda has been named a Centennial Fellow by the Pennsylvania State University Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. The department is celebrating its 100th year in 2006.

The department selected Arruda an "outstanding graduate" and named her a Centennial Fellow because her professional accomplishments since she left her alma mater "have brought honor to the department." Arruda earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Science and a master's degree in Engineering Mechanics from Pennsylvania State University.

The designation of Centennial Fellow "recognizes a select group from among our alumni who lead our disciplines and professions in this centennial year," wrote Judith Todd, department chair. "The Centennial Fellows provide a benchmark of excellence as the department enters its second century. They are an exclusive group of alumni representing academia, the corporate and private sectors, and government."

Arruda went on to earn her doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She joined the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1992. Currently she serves as Professor of both Mechanical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering.

Arruda studies the mechanical behavior of polymers, elastomers and soft tissue. Her lab has developed an in vitro model for collagen growth and remodeling studies in ligament and tendon, and she conducts computational simulations to test hypotheses related to soft tissue mechanics that are derived from experimental observations. Her research includes aging and disuse in tendon and the influence of loading on tendon and ligament ruptures. She also develops methodologies for testing polymers and elastomers used in high strain-rate applications, including automotive crashworthiness.

Arruda is no stranger to recognition. She earned an Outstanding Achievement Award in 2004 from U-M and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1997. She has held numerous leadership positions, including president and vice president of the board of directors of the Society of Engineering Science.