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
• One Advisor + Two Generations = Unique ME Experience
• 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

Galip Ulsoy Elected to NAE

Professor A. Galip Ulsoy has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Academy membership recognizes engineers who have made significant contributions to engineering research, practice or education. Ulsoy was selected because of his work on the dynamics and control of axially moving elastic materials and their implementation in automotive and manufacturing systems.

Currently the William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, Ulsoy studies the dynamics and control of mechanical systems. He has conducted fundamental research on the dynamic analysis and control of rotating and translating elastic systems as well as on the design of control systems. His work on the dynamics of band saw blades and drills and of accessory drive belts and road-departure prevention systems is extensively cited and has been implemented by industry. He is well-known for his application of methods from advanced control theory to manufacturing systems, and he was an originator of the concept of reconfigurable manufacturing systems.

During a recent leave from U-M, Ulsoy served as the director of the Civil and Mechanical Systems Division of the National Science Foundation. That position gave him "a good idea of how decision-makers in Washington view engineering and technology.

"A lot needs to be done to educate them on the importance of technology for the economy and the nation. I think membership in NAE will give me the opportunity to get involved in that." He has already begun. In April Ulsoy moderated a panel in Ann Arbor, sponsored by NAE, on globalization and how it is affecting the auto industry.