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Roger McCarthy Elected to NAE
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the election of 76 new members and 11 foreign associates, including ME alumnus Roger L. McCarthy, chairman of the board, Exponent Inc. and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates Inc., Menlo Park, California, and member of the ME External Advisory Board... (full story)
ME Grad Joins Cal Poly Faculty
George J. Delagrammatikas has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, joining the faculty in September 2003... (full story)
Ozdoganlar Named to Carnegie Mellon ME Faculty
O. Burak Ozdoganlar (PhD '99) has been appointed as an assistant professor on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University Department of Mechanical Engineering effective January 2004.... (full story)
Collins Honored with 2003 Alumni Merit Award
John W. Collins III, former Alcoa executive vice president, Science and Technology, has been named the recipient of the 2003 Alumni Society Merit Award for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This award, established in 1992, is presented annually to recognize an alumnus whose achievements have been extraordinary in his field of specialization and who has brought distinction to himself and the College... (full story)
General Paul J. Kern Receives Alumni Society Medal
U.S. Army General Paul J. Kern received the 2002 Alumni Society Medal at the annual College of Engineering Awards Night presentation last fall. The honor was in recognition of his outstanding contributions to both the military and to ME... (full story)
Interdisciplinary ME Alum Recognized with Dissertation Award
Julie Zimmerman, who received a joint doctorate degree last year from Engineering and Natural Resources and the Environment, has been named the recipient of the Distinguished Dissertation Award for exemplary original scholarship... (full story)
ARC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary with $40 Million Research Contract
This summer, the Automotive Research Center (ARC) received an anniversary present: a $40 million, five-year Army research contract. It is the largest single research contract in the history of the College of Engineering and one of the largest in the history of the University.... (full story)
Yoram Koren Elected to NAE
Since its establishment in 1996, Professor Yoram Koren, the founding ERC/RMS Director, and his colleagues in the Center have had a major impact on the design of a new generation of manufacturing systems that are responsive to market fluctuations. In recognition of this accomplishment Professor Yoram Koren has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).... (full story)
Deba Dutta Named to Key NSF Post
ME Professor Deba Dutta has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve as Program Director for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, which operates within the Division of Graduate Education. The two-year appointment begins in June 2004... (full story)
Bogdan Epureanu and Wei Lu Receive NSF CAREER Awards
ME Assistant Professors Bogdan Epureanu and Wei Lu were among a select group of faculty nationwide to receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards, NSF's most prestigious awards for new faculty members... (full story)
Ulsoy Marks Midway Point as NSF Division Director
One year can be a very long time or the blink of an eye. For Professor Galip Ulsoy, it's a good time to look back on his first year as Division Director for the Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS), Directorate for Engineering, at the National Science Foundation (NSF)... (full story)
Six Staff Honored for Excellent Service
Six ME staff were honored at the 2004 College of Engineering Excellence in Staff Service Awards event... (full story)
ME Welcomes Three New Faculty
ME welcomed three new faculty during the past year: Associate Professor Albert Shih, Assistant Professor Kevin Pipe, and Professor Tim Gordon... (full story)
Four Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
Four ME students were among 900 students nationwide to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships this March.... (full story)
Smithsonian Calls; ME Undergrad Answers
There are few better ways to spend a summer than working at the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, according to ME undergraduate student Evan Quasney, who spent 11 weeks working at the Center last summer.... (full story)
ProCEED Receives da Vinci® Award
ProCEED (Program for Community Engagement in Engineering Design) has received a 2003 da Vinci Award® from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter (NMSS), and The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD). The organization was recognized at the annual Dinner with da Vinci® on September 19 at Ford Field in Detroit... (full story)
ME Student Helps "Deliver" Improved Fuel Economy
In order to diminish their reliance on fossil fuels, many companies who depend on truckbased services have made supporting the development of hybrid engines a top priority... (full story)
Grad Student Symposium Winners
The fourth annual ME Graduate Student Symposium was held October 4, 2003. Congratulations to the following graduate students for winning best poster and presentations awards... (full story)