Space Fight
During a recent training run in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center, Michael Hess (BSAE '91; BSME '91) and fellow Michigan Engineer Mark Dub (Aero) took a minute to unfurl the Michigan flag.... (full story)
Marshall Jones wins Alumni Society Merit Award
As a distinguished scientist, international authority in the field of fiber-optic laser beam technology and a man generous with his time, Dr. Marshall Jones has garnered much recognition in the course of his career, including this most recent honor: the 2004 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award.... (full story)
ME Grad Knighted
When Farouk Ben Ammar was working toward his master's degree (1987) and PhD in applied mechanics (1991), he just assumed he'd pursue an academic career in Tunisia, his country of origin.... (full story)
Two Alumni Receive Faculty Appointments
Harrison Kim (PhD ME '01) will join the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in January 2005 as an assistant professor in the College of Engineering. Kerr-Jia Lu (PhD ME 2004, MS ME 1999) has joined the faculty of George Washington University in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.... (full story)
Coming Soon to a University Near You
Alan McGaughey and Jeremy Michalek have accepted an appointments with Carnegie Mellon University as Assistant Professors of Mechanical Engineering, beginning fall 2005.... (full story)
Medtronic Executive Joins External Advisory Board
The ME External Advisory Board (EAB) welcomed a new member in 2003: Robert M. Guezuraga, senior vice president of Medtronic, Inc. (MDT), and president of its Cardiac Surgery Business.... (full story)
NSF Summer Institute Fellow
Mahmoud Hussein, a post-doctoral researcher, was one of only 20 professors, post-doctoral scholars and PhD candidates nationwide awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship... (full story)
Alumni News Briefs
Kim (BSChE '98 as Kim Dillon) and Brian Bishop (BSME '96 and BSAE '96) welcomed Alexander James on July 26, 2004... (full story)