Student Notes

PhD candidate Jianmin Gu presented a paper, at the Fifth U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics in Boulder, CO. In addition to a Rackham Travel Grant Award, he also received a U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) Stipend Scholarship to help defray travel expenses to the Congress. He also had a paper accepted for publication in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. coauthored with Professor Wen-Hwa Shyu (PhD '96) at Chang Jung Christian University in Taiwan, MEAM Associate Professor Gregory Hulbert, and Associate Research Scientist Zheng-Dong Ma.

photo courtesy of Timothy Jacobs

Graduate student Timothy Jacobs (BSE ME '99) and Mary Beth Fujiwara (BBA '99) were married on August 14, 1999, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Bay City, MI

Undergraduate student, Anastasios (John) Hart, received the Garland Duncan Scholarship from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award honors a junior or senior for academic achievement.

MEAM undergraduate Ekenem Isichei was the overall winner of the 1999 Paper Airplane Contest sponsored by the U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering. He perfected a design during ME 240 Introduction to Dynamics and Vibrations, taught by Professor Noel C. Perkins, and later entered it in the contest.

Undergraduate students Joseph Klamo and Aleta Sutterfield are the recipients of 1999 Dow Scholarships, which recognize academic excellence and leadership qualities.

Undergraduate student, Vinay D'Souza, was selected to receive the John and Elsa Gracik Scholarship by the Board on Engineering Education of ASME International for academic excellence.