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ME Ph.D. student won best paper – student award
Wil Wittington, a ME Ph.D. student, and Dr. Haitham El Kadiri, ME Associate Professor, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Virginia and McMaster University were chosen as recipients of the 2015 TMS Light Metals Magnesium Best Paper – Student Award. This award recognizes the individual excellence of a student primary authored paper in…
Daniewicz invited as speaker at an additive manufacturing workshop
Congratulations to Dr. Steve Daniewicz who was invited to make a presentation at an additive manufacturing workshop sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering held in Washington DC on October 8, 2015. The title of the workshop was: “A Workshop on Predictive Theoretical and Computational Approaches for Additive Manufacturing.” The workshop addressed challenges and opportunities in…
Dr. Mike Kessler presented a seminar as part of the Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series
Thanks to Dr. Mike Kessler, Director of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, who presented a great seminar today as part of our Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. The title of his presentation was: “Bioplastics and Biocomposites Research at Washington State: Thermosetting Polymers and Composites from Agricultural Oils.” We had…
Srinivasan invited as speaker at International Conference
Dr. Kalyan Srinivasan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was invited as a speaker at the 6th International CTI Conference “Emission Challenges – Reflections on GHG, OBD and Criteria Pollutants,” held September 22-23, 2015 in Detroit, MI. He made a presentation on Dual Fuel Low Temperature Combustion: Opportunities and Challenges. The 6th International Conference brought together international experts and decision makers…
Alumni gift funds student lounge renovation
STARKVILLE, Miss. – As a result of an alumni gift, the student lounge in Carpenter Hall received a new interior and a new name. A ribbon cutting and dedication was held in the new Ronnie and Joy Martin Student Lounge on September 11, honoring the alumni couple that made it possible. In addition to supporting…
ME graduate students and faculty won best paper award at a conference
A paper authored by ME graduate students Amanda Sterling and Brian Torries, and ME Professors Nima Shamsaei, Scott Thompson, and Steve Daniewicz, has been recognized as one of the Best Papers for the 2015 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference held in Austin, TX from August 10-12. The title of the paper…
ME Faculty Receive Research Funding from NSF
Dr. Scott Thompson, along with Dr. Nima Shamsaei, both Assistant Professors in Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Oliver Myers from Clemson University, have received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate: “Energy Harvesting via Thermo-Piezoelectric Transduction.” The project comes out of the National Science Foundation’s Energy, Power, Control and Networks program. This collaborative research project…
Knizley and Spayde Revolutionizing ME Freshman Experience
Mechanical Engineering Instructors Dr. Alta Knizley and Dustin Spayde have been doing an outstanding job working with our mechanical engineering freshman. Dr. Alta Knizley’s and Dustin Spayde’s Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Course is changing the way our freshmen prepare for successful college careers, perceive community responsibility, and are welcomed into the Mechanical Engineering Bulldog Pack….
Stone selected to participate in the 2015 Symposium: 21st Century Mindsets & Strategies for Career Advancement
Congratulations to Dr. Tonya Stone, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, who was selected to participate in the 2015 Symposium: 21st Century Mindsets & Strategies for Career Advancement to be held in Arlington, VA & Washington, DC from September 23rd to the 26th, 2015. This symposium is sponsored by the NSF Broadening Participation in Engineering Program and it is…
Three ME Faculty received promotion
Congratulations to Dr. Keith Walters who was promoted to the rank of Full Professor, and to Dr. Richard Patton and Dr. Haitham El Kadiri who were promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. All the promotions are effective Fall 2015.