About Us News
2005
Robertson presents keynote lecture
03/31/2005 Anne M. Robertson, associate professor, presented a keynote lecture at the Second International Symposium on Modelling of Physiological Flows in Sesimbra, Portugal, March 31-April 2, 2005. Her talk, "Multi-scale models of arterial flow", was based on work from the NSF sponsored project, U.S.-Portugal-Switzerland Cooperative Research Program: Multiscale Models of Blood Flow in the Cerebral Vasculature. Dr. Robertson is the PI and Dr. Galdi is a Co-PI for this grant.
08/14/2005 Scott X. Mao, professor, has identified a key way in which nanocrystalline metals deform - thereby confirming, for the first time, the "nanostructured" metals deform differently from ordinary metal.
08/31/2005 Peyman Givi, William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the NASA Public Service Medal, which recognizes exceptional contributions to NASA's mission. Givi received the award "for the development of advanced modeling techniques for designing high-speed and hypersonic propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles." Press Release
Wang and Chyu awarded $249,999 grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Profs. Qing-Ming Wang and Minking Chyu a grant of $249,999 to carry out a research project entitled "Acoustic wave gas sensors for ultra-high temperature environments." In this three year project, the researchers will study the use of novel acoustic wave devices for ultrahigh temperature gas sensors and the fundamental issues related to the sensitivity, selectivity, and stability of the devices. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a fast, simple, inexpensive, and reliable resonator sensor-based instrument for detecting various gases including oxygen, and NOx gases in fossil fuel power generation systems.
Yang receives 2005 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award
Judith C. Yang, associate professor,
is the recipient of 2005 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, Junior Scholar category. This award recognizes Yang as a faculty member who has an outstanding and continuing record of research and scholarly activity.
Armanios Named Second-Team All-USA College Academic Team
Congratulations! to Mechanical Engineering's undergraduate student, Daniel Armanios, who
has been named to the Second Team in the 17th Annual All-USA College Academic Team program.
Daniel is also the recipient of a 2004 Goldwater Scholarship and 2005 Truman Scholarship.
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