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A MACHINE THAT THINKS FOR YOU was visiting a friend a few weeks ago Google Assistant will learn our habits, our Iwhen he started bragging about how likes and dislikes, and have access to just he set up an Amazon Echo in his home about all our confidential information. It office. “Alexa, what is the weather out- will have the processing strength to under- side,” he volunteered unfettered—even as stand and contextualize what we want and I could see the sun shining brightly out his how we want it. It will book a trip, buy a window. In a few seconds, a rather pleas- coat, order a pizza, and make an appoint- John G. Falcioni ant computerized woman’s voice filled the ment with a favorite hairdresser. Editor-in-Chief room confirming my observation. Building something better than Alexa, “Listen to this,” he continued. “Alexa, Siri, and Cortana is ambitious, but as play Elton John’s ‘Candle in the Wind’.” A Henry Lieberman, a pioneer of human- few moments later, the song came on. computer interaction at MIT’s Media Lab, It was getting irritating, so I decided to told Associate Editor Alan Brown in this have a little fun. Before my friend could stop month’s cover story, “Language will be- me, I commanded Alexa to place an order come a means—not to help users under- for a brown, four-shelf bookshelf. “Your stand a product more easily, but to have order has been placed,” Alexa responded. the product understand its users.” The next five minutes were frantic. The impact of harnessing the power of My friend desperately fluttered on his voice—and cognitive—recognition on prod- keyboard trying to find customer support, uct and systems design is still unclear. But but the answer was obvious. “Alexa,” I said we’ve seen significant strides in deep neu- sternly, “cancel the bookshelf order.” She ral networks, referred to as deep learning. confirmed. These are software constructs that enable Google’s co-founder, Larry Page, once machines to teach themselves how to rec- described the perfect search engine as a ognize complex patterns. They have also machine that “understands exactly what greatly improved speech recognition. you mean and gives you back exactly what Responding to public concern over the you want.” impact of machine learning on robots and If he’s right, then the intersection of intelligent systems, including factory au- FEEDBACK artificial intelligence and voice recogni- tomation and self-driving cars, a consor- Do you worry tion is the pivot point. Google, the largest tium of technology companies, including about the power of neural purveyor of search results on the Internet, Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, and networks? has invested heavily—both dollars and Microsoft, recently formed the Partnership Email me. engineering prowess—in data mining on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People [email protected] and artificial intelligence. The result is a and Society. Its focus is on ways to protect technology likened to the talking computer humans in the face of rapid advances in AI, on Star Trek, or a souped-up Siri, Apple’s and the potential for government regula- voice-controlled virtual assistant. But tion of the technology. Google claims its Google Assistant will Sure, Alexa understood my command to be ever-more powerful than Apple’s Siri, cancel my joke order for the bookcase— Microsoft’s Cortana, or Amazon’s Alexa. that was trivial. But it’s critical that the Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, engineering community recognizes the says that machine learning is at a point importance of building AI into the design of where a virtual assistant is all we need to technologies in a way that doesn’t violate solve all our information-related needs. ethical mores. That’s no laughing matter. ME

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Mechanical upcoming competition. THE MAGAZINE OF ASME The Hyperloop pod design competi- No.08 AUGUST 2016 ENGINEERINGG138 tion is a huge international competition Technology that moves the world Reader Kayton advocates for a less in which American engineering teams connected industrial are excelling. Competition consistently infrastructure. breeds innovation and progress, which is true for the Hyperloop competition. TINY ENGINES FOR MICROSATS One reader suggests wind is The ASME community should be well An innovative, 3-D printed ion drive can power a satellite small enough to fit in a breadbox. dying down. And another ex- informed about national engineering

CARBON DIOXIDE INTO CONCRETE PAGE 24 efforts towards this competition, not just AIRPLANES WITH 12 PROPELLERS PAGE 38 plains that dictionary definitions RESTORING PLAYER PIANOS one university’s. ASME members can PAGE 64 ASME.ORG AUGUST 2016 are not always complete. then be inspired by the wonderful community of engineering students around the country who are passionate about engineering and creating a better future. NO HOPE FOR WIND expenditure of resources required to manufacture a complex product. Mitchell Skopic, Marriottsville, Md. To the Editor: Installed wind energy is Secondly, entropy is a thermodynamic growing rapidly because of generous sub- property of a substance, related to pres- ONLY DISCONNECT sidies. Subsidies work. But experience sure, temperature, phase, and chemical shows that wind energy dies when the composition. It is not necessarily a func- To the Editor: Your August 2016 Trend- subsidies stop. Wind and solar power is tion of what we perceive as the “complex- ing article (“The IIoT is On the Way … and growing because of politics, not because ity” of a system or organism. Here Today”) implies that sensors and of engineering superiority. A dictionary is not a good source of actuators throughout a plant should be Business Insider Nordic reported in May information on thermodynamics, and the directly connected to the Internet. that the Danish government has aban- definition of entropy cited is far from a Direct connection by wire and radio doned plans to build five offshore wind thermodynamic one. would be a huge mistake for critical power farms and is scrapping its green plants (electric power, refineries, waste energy tariffs. Other European countries William Hallett, Ottawa management, hospitals, and so on) from are also having serious problems with the a security point of view. It would give large subsidies to wind energy. It is time MORE COMPETITION outsiders myriad ways to attack the plant North America caught up with the rest of at its working level. the world. To the Editor: Your news article, Instead, each plant should have self- The reality is that renewable energy “Students Test Hyperloop’s Viability” contained wired data buses whose only offers a false hope. Only nuclear fission (TechBuzz, May 2016), described MIT’s interface to the outside are servers with energy has the capacity to replace most Hyperloop competition team. The article attached firewalls. Only then can the fossil fuels—it is also the safest way to suggests that MIT’s team won the com- plant operator be assured that no one can generate large quantities of electricity. petition, however the actual competition easily disrupt his processes. Any attack is in January of 2017. The only other Hy- would have to be made through the fire- H. Douglas Lightfoot, Baie-D’Urfe, Quebec perloop competition coverage from ASME walls and could then probably be logged was a podcast interview in March with a and stopped. TEXTBOOK DEFINITION member of MIT’s team. Although ASME has exclusively covered Myron Kayton, Life Member, Santa Monica, Calif. To The Editor: A letter in the September MIT’s progress, there are numerous 2016 issue claimed that entropy and evo- American teams working tirelessly to lution are contradictory, but that is based engineer the future of transportation. on a fundamental misunderstanding of Virginia Tech, UC Irvine, University of FEEDBACK Send us your letters and com- the second law of thermodynamics. Florida, and Carnegie Mellon University ments via hard copy or e-mail [email protected] First, nothing in the second law are just a few. (subject line "Letters and Comments"). Please prohibits evolution; it simply says that if I am part of UMDLoop, an undergradu- a process results in a system of lower ate Hyperloop competition team from the include full name, address and phone number. entropy, then the entropy of the sur- University of Maryland. Similarly to MIT’s We reserve the right to edit for clarity, style, roundings must increase by an equal or team, we are a group of inspired and and length. We regret that unpublished letters greater amount to compensate. This is motivated engineering students in the cannot be acknowledged or returned. reflected, for example, in the substantial process of building our pod design for the

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Airmen may soon descend more safely from helicopters thanks to the Tactical Rope Insertion Assist Device (below, right) designed by Au- burn University students.

can take up to 30 seconds to attach and often require two sets of hands, an inconvenience a soldier under fire can’t afford, said Gilliland, who now works as a design engineer for Altec in Mt. Airy, Tenn. UNDER For its two-semester senior design class, Gilliland and his classmates tack- led the problem. In the beginning, though, the potential impact of the project did little to motivate PRESSURE the Auburn team. “We didn’t give it the SOME HARSH WORDS SPURRED full respect and determination needed A STUDENT TEAM TO DEVELOP to succeed,” Gilliland said of the first AN INNOVATIVE SAFETY DEVICE semester. FOR U.S. AIRMEN. Auburn’s mechanical engineering students, under the direction of professor he mechanical engineering stu- David Beale, won the competition in 2014 dents from Auburn University had and placed second last year. When Beale Tsigned up for an Air Force design chewed the students out, Gilliland said, competition, but they had so little to “That sparked a fire in us.” show for their efforts that their faculty The students buckled down, working advisor read them the riot act. at least nine hours on each of their three “We got chewed out,” recalled Rich- off-days. They started asking for help ard Gilliland, who along with nine other copters at heights of 20 to 90 feet. and worked closely with grad students students learned that designing a real- At present, airmen have two ways of on SolidWorks design software and in the world product is often more difficult than descending by rope. One is to don a thick school’s machine shop. They travelled to anticipated. But the hard work, they also pair of gloves, grab the rope, wrap their Fort Benning, watched fast-roping dem- learned, was well worth it: They won the feet around it, and slide down like a fire- onstrations, interviewed airmen enrolled 2016 Air Force Research Laboratory Uni- fighter descending a pole. But friction can in the Army’s Ranger School, and applied versity Challenge to design a new system cause the rope to burn through gloves, every lesson to each iteration. that would allow Air Force personnel and boots, and skin. If they’re carrying a heavy After about five iterations, the team deadweight to descend quickly and safely pack or a service dog, airmen use existing came up with a mechanism they called down a two-inch thick rope from heli- fast-rope descenders. But those devices the Tactical Rope Insertion Assist Device, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.11

DRIVERLESS TAXIS LAUNCH IN TWO CITIES or TRIAD. Made mostly from aluminum Singapore and Pittsburgh offer a glimpse parts, it weighs about 4.5 pounds. An airman can use one hand to quickly place a rope be- of the ride of the future. tween two vertically aligned wheel-like roller shafts attached to two frames connected by THE FIRST TWO COMPANIES TO LAUNCH TRIAL autonomous taxi a spring-loaded hinge. He then connects his services were not Google or Tesla, the enterprises most harness to a thin rod on the bottom half of the hinge. When he applies weight to the rod, often associated with driverless cars. Instead, Uber and the force closes the hinge, adjusts the angle nuTonomy started driverless taxi operations this summer of the rope onto the wheels, and engages as a demonstration of the future of mobility. the device. The airman can hold the rod for First off the block was nuTonomy, which began offering rides in late August in stability. One North, a relatively quiet office park district of Singapore. Its six driverless Rotary dampers attached to each roller cars travel along a 6-kilometer route and stop only at designated locations. The shaft limit the speed of descent to about sev- company plans to expand to 12 taxis by year’s end, and operate a city-wide fleet en feet per second for 250 pounds and up to by 2018. It is also in discussions with other cities around the world. about 13 feet per second for the 450-pound The 50-person company was founded in 2013 by MIT’s Karl Iagnemma and limit. The dampers are interchangeable, Emilio Frazzoli, who directs the school’s Robotic Mobility Group. Both worked depending on load weights and preferred on developing autonomous vehicles for the U.S. military, and have teamed with descent speeds. Singapore on autonomous The competition judges liked what they vehicles since 2007. saw, saying the final version was the only Uber launched its service project out of 17 that included the total set of in a 31-square-mile section design requirements. of Pittsburgh three weeks “We learned that success takes hard work, later. It plans to ultimately but that you have to couple that with innova- ramp up to as many as tion,” Gilliland said, adding that the team has 100 taxis and provide rides filed for a provisional patent application. throughout the city. With its bridges, tunnels, JEFF O'HEIR narrow streets, potholes, winter snow, and street Six driverless taxis developed by nuTonomy have begun signs hidden by spring foli- providing rides through a section of Singapore. age, Pittsburgh presents a Credit: nuTonomy more challenging driving environment than Singapore. The two pilot programs have a lot in common. Both sets of taxis may be autonomous, but they carry human backup drivers plus technicians to monitor the taxi’s computers and sensors. And both nuTonomy’s Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars and Uber’s Ford Fusions are decked out with multiple sensors, including up to 20 cameras, radar, and several sets of LIDAR, a laser ranging system that acts like radar. These sensors generate the mas- sive amount of data needed for full autonomous operation. Such instrumentation can cost tens of thousands of dollars. This would drive away most potential consumers, but taxis can generate enough income, especially when not paying a driver, to justify the investment. Uber may be running the larger pilot, but the ability of nuTo- continued on p.20 » TECH BUZZ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.12

Army engineers show a 3-D printed unmanned aircraft vehicle to defense officials visiting the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in August. Photo Credit: Jhi Scott, ARL Public Affairs

PRINTING UAVS ON DEMAND Army researchers links between the scientific and military communities, believe they soon will be able to deliver such customized UAVs capable of being be deployed within 24 hours, thanks to are developing additive manufacturing. The concept will be explored during the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments to support aircraft that be conducted at Fort Benning, Ga., where technologies under development get early can be made to order. feedback from potential end users. ARL had been doing mission modeling and vehicle modeling as part of its micro magine that a military reconnais- autonomous systems research program in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Aerospace Isance patrol has an immediate need Systems Design Lab. Researchers felt it was time to incorporate 3-D printing into the for support from a small unmanned mix, said John Gerdes, a mechanical research engineer within ARL’s Research Labora- aerial vehicle. Someday soon, a soldier tory Vehicle Research Directorate. will be able to “Additive manufacturing has become so transmit the ubiquitous now,” Gerdes said, “and we expect the patrol’s specific “OPTIMAL DESIGN IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HAVE Army, like industry and academia, will be adopt- requirements to WEIRD, CRAZY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTS.” ing it all over the place.” a fabrication lab JOHN GERDES, U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY ARL’s project is one of 50 technologies ac- where a techni- cepted to participate at the next AEWE, 14 from cian will configure a system made of both government researchers and 36 from industry. off-the-shelf and custom parts. Within a “At a top level we would hypothesize that such an ability would provide an advantage,” day, the UAV will be available to the unit said Eric Spero, aerospace research engineer and team lead on the project. to be deployed. But researchers hope to delve deeper into the specific tactical advantages of additive Researchers at the U.S. Army Re- manufacturing for UAVs on demand before proceeding. search Laboratory, the Army’s “corpo- “It’s a good opportunity for us at the research lab to anchor our research goals of sci- rate” laboratory that provides critical entific ideas into a practical reality that soldiers operate in,” Gerdes said. continued on p.15 »

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LEAN MANUFACTURING FOR HEALTH iseases often go undetected in pressed it onto a substrate. The approach tes markers. The stamping method can be Ddeveloping countries due to the simplifies a traditionally complex system, integrated into any setting with a startup high cost and scarcity of screening replacing the multilayer substrate with fil- cost of less than $10, giving individuals in technology. Many treatable diseases, such ter paper and the manufacturing assem- remote communities access to valuable as diabetes and urinary tract infections, bly with an operator and a foam stamp. and potentially life-saving disease screen- can be detected via the analysis of urine. Since each assay on a urine test strip ing technology. While urinalysis test strips are commonly can screen for one marker (such as Commonly used test strips cost $0.05 used in developed countries, they are less nitrite, glucose, bilirubin, and so on), to $0.15 to manufacture, depending on practical for developing countries because stamped test strips can be customized the number of assays. In comparison, they require high capital and import costs, to screen for particular diseases based stamped test strips cost $0.02 to $0.10 to complex manufacturing systems, and on the selection of assays. For example, manufacture, thus creating a more afford- intricate supply chains. able disease-screening device. Commonly used test strips The stamping method also enables can be broken down into three quick turnover because it takes a components: a substrate, an matter of seconds to stamp each test assay (where we see a color strip. As a result, test strips can be change), and an applicator (an manufactured in a made-to-order instrument that applies the fashion depending on the flow and assay to the substrate). Test demand of customers. strips made via conventional To be sure, many challenges manufacturing processes remain in marketing and establishing use a multilayer substrate a new manufacturing process. One containing plastic, absorbent factor that influences manufactur- pads, meshes, and a series ing success is the assay component, of assays used to detect dif- which has precise protocols and ferent disease markers. The Test strips can be used to quickly detect common diseases. environmental and storage require- manufacturing process itself ments. Other challenges involve the requires a large and intricate assembly a test strip that screens for diabetes will shelf life of stamped strips, quality con- line involving rollers, cutters, chemical contain a glucose assay and a ketones trol, environmental controls, and training brewers, and applicators, among other assay. individuals on how to make and use the pieces of machinery. Manufacturing the strips through strips. How can we simplify the manufacturing stamping creates a system that is afford- We hope to formally validate stamp- process to make it more appropriate for able, accessible, and tailored to be sus- ing as a reliable manufacturing method developing countries? tainable in resource-constrained areas. to create affordable, easily available, and The Humanitarian Engineering and In a study exploring the use of stamp- easily accessible screening test strips that Social Entrepreneurship Program at Penn ing for test strip manufacturing, we can be customized to screen for different State University is exploring alternative tested many low-cost and widely available conditions: from urinary tract infections approaches. substrates—everything from card stock and pregnancy to water purity and metha- One manufacturing approach we exam- to paper towels. We chose filter paper nol levels in alcohol. ined was using repurposed inkjet printers as an appropriate substrate because it Ultimately, this stamping method has and filling empty ink cartridges with was durable, assay-friendly, and reduced wide scope for humanitarian engineering assays. The printer “printed” the assays substrate costs to approximately $0.03 applications in the fields of healthcare and onto paper, which could then be cut into per strip. environmental safety. test strips. Further investigation, however, We also tested many different applica- showed that printing was not suitable for tors, such as rubber stamps, self-inking SHWETA SEN, SARAH RITTER, and GABRIELLE resource-constrained contexts due to an stamps, and droppers, but chose a foam GUNDERMANN are in the Humanitarian Engineering unreliable electricity supply, mechanical stamp because it was low-cost, durable, and Social Entrepreneurship Program at Pennsylva- issues, and relatively high expense. and produced consistent results. nia State University, and KHANJAN MEHTA is the As a result, we turned to stamping: a Using the stamping method described, program’s founding director. method in which we dipped a common our team was able to successfully create For more information on development engineering, store-bought stamp into an assay and urinalysis test strips that screen for diabe- go to Engineeringforchange.org. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.15

continued from page 12 » UAVs Printed on Demand challenges is being able to accurately directorate of ARL, is focusing on topology predict the performance of the vehicle so optimization to design the structure. In a white paper Spero wrote to apply that it performs exactly the way soldiers “Optimal design is important when you for AEWE participation, he noted that expect. have weird, crazy requirements for parts,” small UAVs can be a useful unmanned Ideally, with the tool Beals is develop- Gerdes said. teammate in several ways, such as inves- ing, a vehicle design will be created and “And mass is a very important factor for tigating weapons of mass destruction at sent to a 3-D printer and all the parts are a rotorcraft,” Wildman added. “The way a safe stand-off distance, looking beyond manufactured in parallel so that one or topology optimization works is it takes [all gaps, collecting forensic data and breach- more vehicles can be created in a single information into consideration] and comes ing complex obstacles, for example, those print job. So far, the tool can generate up with the optimal way to place the mass that require hover-flight capability. a vehicle design considering mission to support the load.” Meanwhile, ARL is continuing to re- requirements and the inventory of parts Down the road, the team believes that search technical aspects. Spero notes that available at the location, send it to a nature may provide some clues as to how the size of vehicle they envision is similar printer, and build the structure. With it, to optimize UAVs by merging multiple to those now used mainly by hobbyists. ARL has built a medium-size quadcopter functions into one structure. “There is a lot of research needed to as a demonstrator. The structure, includ- “Animals are so good at what they do see how size relates to performance and ing the hub and arms, took about 10 hours because there is never a part on the ani- how that relates to quantified measures to print. The UAV was assembled by a mal that does just a single thing,” Gerdes such as indirect range and payload carry- technician with all the electronics in fewer said. “We would like to 3-D print things ing ability,” Spero said. than two hours and was ready to fly. that have merged functions.” ME According to aerospace research A fourth team member, Raymond engineer Nathan Beals, another team Wildman, materials research engineer NANCY S. GIGES is an independent writer. For more member, one of the biggest engineering from the weapons and materials research articles on additive manufacturion, go to ASME.org.

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COIN OF THE REALM Even if you don’t see how it contributes to the bottom line, you must deliver what your organization rewards.

often present, many are well compensat- Many long-term research projects ed and rank higher in the organization. never culminate in the final product or How? They publish, and they bring in service for a company. Even if they do, research contracts. They work smarter, most people in an organization are dubi- not harder. ous of these projects, often because of a An example of this phenomenon from lack of understanding or the statistically any individuals think that work- industry involves a friend of mine who poor track record of previous projects. Ming tirelessly in their positions was irate at the annual reviews and com- Each organization has a coin of the will guarantee ongoing employ- pensation across the groups under our realm. At a university it is both papers ment, reasonable salary increases, and mutual manager. He had found out that and funded projects. In companies, it of- periodic promotion. It seems to be a another individual (also a friend of mine) ten depends, not only on the industry, but disease that engineers are born with and had received a better review and a larger certainly on the personality of the com- which manifests externally in college and persists through their careers. Students and working engineers think UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS WHAT YOU COMPLETE AND DELIVER that if they work hard the rest will fall THAT COUNTS, NOT NECESSARILY HOW HARD YOU WORK. into place. While there is some inherent truth to this thought, there is another, contradictory facet that frustrates many annual increase. pany and of your group in the company. It individuals in their careers. What put the irate friend over the may be how many projects you complete. Consider college professors. Most of the top was his opinion that he had worked It may be how many patents you apply for world thinks that college professors work twice as hard as the other guy. From in the year. It may be how many products only half time. This is only partly true. the sideline, I had to concur with this you deliver to your customer. I know a department with approxi- assessment. What happened? While the Regardless of the metric, it is impera- mately 18 faculty members. Only three one friend had worked twice as hard on tive that you deliver what is rewarded were on campus for more than 20 hours four projects, all of them had started in the organization—whether or not you per week during the first month one before the beginning of the review year see how it contributes to the bottom line summer. Only one of those faculty mem- and none of them had finished during the or corporate longevity. This may help bers was tenure track. review period. explain to you how someone else may The others, putting in fewer hours, The other friend had the corporate be more valued and rewarded in your would all explain that they were working sophistication to understand that it was organization. at home or elsewhere. Some were, I am what you completed and delivered that Of course, let us hope that, as a mini- sure. counted, not necessarily how hard you mum, working harder than the slackers Now you may be thinking how this re- worked. He worked half as hard on one in your organization will mean that they lates to you. Of the three individuals who project, but he completed it. Not only will get laid off before you. ME are obviously working hard, only one of that, it was a higher-profile project of them has been rewarded on an ongoing almost immediate product application, RONALD A.L. RORRER is an associate professor in the basis and will be rewarded long term in not the longer-term research projects of department of mechanical engineering at the University of the organization. Of those who are less the other individual. Colorado, Denver. DESIGNDESIGN THE DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE

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ME: Digital manufacturing is no longer just a buzzword. How does it impact today’s industry? D.B: People get confused regarding the term digital manufacturing. Some people think digital manufacturing is 3-D printing, but it’s not. Digital manufacturing is a virtual representation of the entire manufacturing process so that designers can make choices about materials and processes and immediately see the impact to production on a separate virtual computer screen. The idea of representing the manufacturing process in a real-time virtual environment so that designers can make those hard decisions during the design phase is really what digital manufacturing is about. Q&A The Internet of Things and Big Data play a key role in digital manufacturing. If you can figure out ahead of time what the actual production should be and DEAN BARTLES then compare that in real time to the data coming off ASME’S NEW TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR has manu- the shop floor and readjust your models accordingly, facturing in his blood. Dean L. Bartles grew up in his the manufacturing processes can be designed more father’s welding and machine shop in Hagerstown, efficiently. Md., before beginning a 38-year career in manufactur- ME: What are the challenges of adopting digital ing operations, technology transfer, and research and manufacturing? development. Bartles was most recently the CMO for D.B: The biggest challenge is the concern that small UI LABS and the founding executive director of the and medium enterprises have regarding safety. Their Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute biggest fear is what would happen if during predictive analysis, all of a sudden people hack into your in Chicago. He’s now helping the Society execute its machine tools and either cause that machine tool technology-based enterprise strategy and grow its to damage itself or cause it to produce a defect in a impact in strategic markets. part that’s not observable until it is out there in the product. We will have to overcome this fear and figure origin back in 1880. This is a new area that’s emerging and I think it’s out how to make it safe. imperative that ASME become a leader here, too. ASME has more than 120,000 members that are looking to it to make them aware of these ME: With these new technologies being embraced by new emerging technologies. Another role ASME can play is in workforce the industry, what would a typical factory floor look development, education, and training, by staying abreast of all the things like in future? that are coming down the pike and providing training courses to become D.B: A factory floor in the future will have every single better engineers. machine tool with multiple sensors streaming real- time data for feeds, speeds, depths cut, oil viscosities, ME: What’s your advice to engineers who are just starting out and want coolant viscosities, coolant temperatures, coolant to implement digital manufacturing in their production process? volume flow, acoustic emissions, vibrations, and D.B: In the field of advanced manufacturing today, it’s really important cabinet temperatures. Everything you can sense on a for engineers to embrace their computer science partners. Everything machine tool, that data is going to be streaming to the in the future’s going to be related to Big Data, predictive analytics, and cloud. Predictive analytics will be able to alert you to IoT. So if you are going to be designing a product as a mechanical en- problems that might happen before they happen. You gineer, you are going to want to have a very close relationship with the will be able to predict those kinds of failures and have predictive analytics department consisting of statisticians and computer your maintenance crew on the weekend fix a problem scientists. before it interrupts the first shift of production. My advice to mechanical engineers today is to embrace those friend- ships you’re making with those computer majors. Because it’s all going ME: What role can organizations like ASME can play to be so closely tied together. ME in speeding the adoption of digital manufacturing? 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continued from page 11 » “Vehicle autonomy could have as big an impact on society as the Ford mass assembly line had DRIVERLESS TAXIS over 100 years ago.” nomy to compete says a lot about the Mark Fields, CEO of Ford Motor Co., future of autonomous vehicles. Computer quoted in the Financial Times, August 16, 2016. and sensor technology, while not cheap, is readily available, and even a startup can buy everything it needs to transform a production automobile into a driverless car. On the other hand, software is the secret sauce that differentiates one com- NEW VERSION! pany from another. For instance, nuTon- omy uses formal mathematical logic to design and verify its software—something it says competitors cannot do. Because it trusts its software’s response, nuTonomy lets its taxis make a broad range of choices. There are some rules they must follow, such as “avoid obstacles, pedestrians, and other moving objects.” But the company lets its taxis break less important rules, such as “don’t leave the lane” in order to go around double-parked cars. That makes trips faster and more efficient. In fact, Frazzoli developed an algorithm to control swarms of drones that also enables nuTonomy to maximize riders for its taxi fleet. In a 2014 paper in Road Vehicle Automation, Frazzoli estimated that 300,000 autonomous taxis could replace 780,000 private vehicles now operating in Singapore. Also in September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of policies to promote autonomous vehicles. At their heart was a 15-point safety standard for the design and development of driverless cars. This includes standards for collecting crash and road incident data; responding to autopilot failure; vali- dating technology; sharing vehicle data; Over 100 new features & Over 500,000 registered users protecting passengers in crashes; and improvements in Origin 2016! worldwide in: automotive cybersecurity. ◾ 6,000+ Companies including FOR A FREE 60-DAY EVALUATION, Much of the reporting is voluntary, but 120+ Fortune Global 500 DOT could make it mandatory in the fu- GO TO ORIGINLAB.COM/DEMO ◾ 6,500+ Colleges & Universities AND ENTER CODE: 6951 ◾ ture. DOT also noted that it could apply ex- 3,000+ Government Agencies isting regulations to autonomous vehicles. & Research Labs It also encouraged states to allow DOT to regulate autonomous vehicles uniformly rather than promulgate regulations that would create a patchwork of rules across 20+ years serving the scientiﬁc ME & engineering community the country. ALAN S. BROWN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.21

INDUSTRY EMBRACES SYSTEMS MODELS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND Ora focused on mining and off-highway conventional mechanical components with (primarily construction and agricul- electrical systems, sensors, and software. industry disruption are forc- tural) machinery. These large, expensive That means manufacturers must design ing manufacturers of off- systems combine mechanical, hydraulic, control systems in parallel with other highway and mining equip- electrical, electronic, and software subsys- systems, Ora reported. tems that must interact with one another. Systems level modeling provides the ment to change their ways. The report shows how new technolo- tools to do this. Yet, while top engineer- ne response is to take a systems- gies are transforming these products. ing management understands the value Olevel approach to reengineering Off-highway construction and agricultural of systems modeling tools, Ora found that their big machines, according to a equipment, for example, must meet high- most companies failed to use them fully. study by Ora Research. er fuel economy and emissions standards. Many large firms prefer to make incre- Systems modeling simulates product In the past, engineers did this by tweak- mental improvements on existing products attributes and performance in the earliest ing their internal combustion engines. using such legacy tools as FEA and CFD. stages of design. This helps engineers Today, they are modifying powertrains by Other companies also lack engineers quantify how subsystems will interact and adding more electrical power. Some of trained in systems thinking and design. resolve issues before spending money on that electricity also supports autonomous Still, many interviewees said that detailed design and prototype building. features that reduce operational costs industry disruptions are forcing firms to Ora undertook the report for Maplesoft, while improving safety. embrace innovation. Ora argues that sys- which makes MapleSim, a software pro- New powertrains and autonomous op- tems modeling could be part of an overall gram to model complex systems. erations require tighter interconnection of industry rethink. ME

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TAKING THE PHYSICAL APPROACH TODAY, MODELING AIR FLOW usually implies using computational fluid dynamics software. But physical models still provide many advantages.

ower burners produce and deliver some of the largest that physical modeling is a more accurate, efficient, and flexible Pcontrolled flames in the world. They are used to generate method of testing and adjusting air flow in a closed system. steam for process industries or power production, and they Given the sizes of typical industrial boilers, building a full-scale generally range in size from 30 million to more than 300 million replica of the boiler to conduct airflow testing is not practical: Btu per hour on a single burner heat release basis. Windboxes can be as much as 26 ft. wide and 8 ft. deep. So, Zeeco To ensure stable, reliable operation, power burners require a builds manageable scale models for ease of testing—typically 1:4 proper fuel and air mixture—typically 19 parts air for every one to 1:8 scale. Zeeco constructs the models from Plexiglas because part fuel. The delivery and control of air is aided by a component it is readily available, easy to work with, inexpensive, and most called a “windbox” that contains baffles or perforated plates for di- importantly, transparent. The ability to observe the flow and baffle recting the flow. Baffles work better than plates (which are called locations aids in finding the optimal solution. a distribution grid) but require modeling to ensure they are placed When setting up a test in a physical model, the first trial for to produce the optimal effect. baffle size, quantity, and location is an estimation based on experi- Today, when engineers hear the word “modeling” they expect to ence. A trial-and-error method is then undertaken to determine it to be done in a software simulation. But Zeeco, the combustion the optimal solution. Baffle locations or angles can be adjusted, for and environmental engineering company where I work, has found instance. Baffles can be added to correct a spin in the air flow, but doing so may disrupt the uniform outlet distribution. The iterative process is used to correct and engineer the mass flow through the system as a whole. Changing the location or orientation of a baffle in the model takes a matter of seconds and adding a new baffle takes a matter of minutes. The process of observing a problem, changing baffles, and recording another data point typically takes 15 minutes or less. As an example of the flexibility of physical modeling, during the commissioning of a particular job in Canada, the service technician observed a potential airflow problem with the flame. It appeared the combustion air was swirling upon exiting the burner. So, a paddle spinner was installed to test this theory. A video shot of the spinner turning during a cold flow test showed a clear clock- wise spin. When the windbox was inspected to ensure the baffles were installed properly, it was noted the old windbox wall had warped over time, creating a gap between one of the walls and two of the baffles. These findings were relayed back to a physical modeling team that had access to a model of the boiler system constructed during the design and engineering phase of the project. It took only a few minutes to move the baffles to the observed position in the dam- aged windbox and retest the flow. A video was taken of the model and, when placed side by side with the onsite video, the swirl of the spinners was observed to be identical. Clearly, the problem had been correctly identified. Next, the air flow model engineer adjusted the baffles. After a few iterations that took less than an hour, a solution involving placement of the baffles—and no significant system changes—was relayed back to installation site. The correction was implemented the same day it was discovered. Solving this issue solely with a computerized model via compu- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.23

tational fluid dynamics would have taken days or even weeks. More important than the flexibility and efficiency of physical A physical model testing is the accuracy of the results. Zeeco has yet to experience made of Plexiglas an instance where the physical model did not accurately reflect can often provide faster results than the conditions in the field. On the other hand, CFD modeling may computer software. not accurately reflect actual conditions. Each simulation begins with a number of assumptions: inlet conditions, outlet conditions, boundary layers, and boundary conditions. These assumptions are required to utilize the mathematical equations. Other assumptions are made to decrease the CFD model's size and run time. For example, a distribution grid is typically modeled as a plane of pressure drop as opposed to a porous metallic object that would affect flows in ways a simulated pressure drop would not. While these assumptions can often produce similar results to actual conditions, physical modeling makes significantly fewer assumptions, leading to inherently more reliable results. In physical modeling, inlet and outlet conditions and boundaries ing skips the step of predicting what may potentially happen and are replicated and each piece is fabricated instead of assumed. directly models what is actually happening, providing a real-time Finally, the main benefit of physical modeling is the finished analysis of the physical world. ME result: the solution indicated by the model maps directly to the actual solution in the field. The final solution of a CFD model can- JAY RICHARDSON is a combustion engineer at Zeeco, a manufacturer of com- not be validated without the proof of physical data. Physical model- bustion systems in Broken Arrow, Okla.

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FIRMING UP WE THINK OF ROBOTS AS made of steel and chrome, but advances in material research, SOFT ROBOTICS 3-D printing, and control systems are making deformable robots a reality. Last month we reported on a team from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) that created the first autonomous soft robot (the “octobot”). This month, we look at two other SEAS labs: One made a soft “muscle” from a unique combination of materials, while the other developed a deformable energy system using an old concept in a new way.

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THE LAB Bertoldi Group and Lewis Lab at the John Paulson School of Engineer- ing and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Cambridge, Mass.

OBJECTIVES Gaining deeper insight into the nonlinear behavior of materials and structures. Designing and fabricating functional, structural, and biological materials.

DEVELOPMENT Creating a way of storing and sending energy through soft material.

device that is expected to bend, stretch, and revert A back to its original shape—often multiple times while performing a singular task—needs an energy and control system that’s just as deformable. A team at SEAS believes it has taken the first step in developing a system that's soft and powerful enough for the job. Soft materials like polymers are good at absorbing energy but bad at propagating it. In some engineering applications, such as soft robotics, propagating an undistorted mechanical wave could be very useful for control, something that’s Researchers use a bifur- hard to do “through soft, squishy material,” said Jordan cated chain Raney, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Uni- to predict- versity of Pennsylvania who was a SEAS postdoc when he ably control authored a paper, along with SEAS professors Katia Bertoldi the flow of energy. and Jennifer Lewis, on the team’s work in PNAS. Photo: SEAS To store and release elastic energy along that wave, the team based its solution on the concept of bistable beams, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.25

which are structures that are stable in two distinct states. The beam back into its original configuration. This releases the flick bracelets kids wear or a tape measure, where the strip of stored energy and sends the signal downstream with a spring- plastic or metal is equally stable in a straight or rolled shape, like action. It’s the same movement as a row of falling domi- are good examples of bistable systems. In this case, the team noes, Raney said. The researchers reset the beams by hand but built its system from a chain of nonlinear bistable elastomeric are now seeking ways to automate the process. beams connected by linear springs. The process required precise fabrication, which the team When the beams deform or move, they snap and store achieved through the 3-D printing techniques developed in energy. As the signal moves down the elastomer it snaps each Lewis' lab. “It sped up the entire process,” Raney said. ME

This artificial muscle can be used in wearable devices, soft grippers, surgical tools, and FLEXIBLE STRENGTH soft robots. Photo: SEAS THE LAB Robert Wood Microrobotics Lab and David Clarke Research Group at SEAS.

OBJECTIVE Advancing soft robotics and related applications.

DEVELOPMENT Created a faster muscle-like soft actuator that can be used in a number of soft robotic applications.

ne challenge in building soft robots is getting them to team alternately layered sheets of electrodes on top of sheets Omove quickly. Pneumatic or hydraulic muscles are slow of elastomers, so the electrodes power the elastomers from and difficult to untether from a fuel and power source. above and below, effectively reducing the voltage needed to ac- And artificial muscles made from dielectric elastomers, elastic tivate the entinre elastomer and increasing the energy density. materials with strong insulation properties that can transmit The new system responded 10 to 30 times faster than com- electric force without conduction, need rigid frames to maintain monly used actuators, Duduta said. “You have all of these their shape and high voltage to jolt them into action. active components, so the energy density is as high as it can A team made from members from Robert Wood Microrobot- be,” he added. ics Lab and David Clarke Research Group at Harvard’s John The team published its results in a recent issue of Advanced Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recently Materials. developed a new soft muscle they believe can overcome those During the next year, Duduta will work on making the actua- shortcomings. tor wireless and able to move with a wider range of motion. He To reduce voltage, increase energy density, and eliminate envisions the actuators being used for wearable devices, soft rigid components, the team—led by graduate student Mihai grippers, laparoscopic surgical tools, artificial muscles, and Duduta—created a new dielectric elastomer that used two entirely soft robots. well-known materials: an elastomer based on one designed by They could also be used in gloves and other devices that help researchers at UCLA and electrodes made from carbon nano- victims of stroke or paralysis move their limbs during rehabili- tubes and developed by the Clarke lab. tation. Duduta’s elastomer starts as a liquid that’s quickly cured “The really interesting thing about soft robots is that they are under ultraviolet light. The paper-thin sheets are sticky on both not going to be used for just one solution,” Duduta said. ME sides and bond well with the nanotube electrode, which the team produces in sheets that can be as thin as 100 nm. The JEFF O'HEIR TECH BUZZ BIG CHALLENGE FOR MEASURING MEMS icroelectromechanical systems, time when they come in contact with other methods. But a group of researchers at Mor MEMS, may be small, but they pieces. The motion of many MEMS—dis- the National Institute of Standards and often include moving parts such placements of a billionth of a meter and Technology recently developed a measure- as wheels, rotors, levers, and linkages rotations of just few microradians—has ment system that could pave the way for that can stick together or wear out over been too small to measure with existing new types of complex microsystems and applications. The lack of precise measurements has prevented a complete understanding how the parts of MEMS actually move and interact. This understanding is necessary for improving performance and reliability IS THE ANSWER challenges through better designs and materials. “As mechanical systems decrease in TO MY DESIGN size, fabrication tolerances become more important,” said Samuel Stavis, a project leader at NIST and a co-author of a paper CHALLENGE ALWAYS published in Microsystems & Nanoengi- neering. “And measurements of the motion and interaction of the parts becomes A PART NUMBER? more challenging.” In the paper, the NIST researchers Ask Smalley. We don’t want you reported measuring the transfer of mo- to settle for ordinary wave springs tion in links that connect and disconnect or retaining rings. Our engineers through a joint. The links, which ranged deliver technical collaboration and from a few micrometers to a few hun- customization far beyond what’s dred micrometers (the diameter of a in a typical parts catalog—doing human hair is about 100 micrometers), whatever it takes to meet your convert straight motion into rotation. The unique performance requirements. researchers used standard microscopes and digital cameras to track surface features such as etch holes caused by the Stamped Ring Constant Section Ring manufacturing process and florescent Spirolox® Ring nanoparticles that were added to improve the precision of the measurements. Smalley retaining rings The researchers found the amount of eliminate the protruding ears that interfere with play in the joints accurately determined assemblies, while providing a 360-degree retaining how the links coupled and uncoupled, and surface. And their unique how often the motion could be repeated design means no special tools are required. before failure. 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AIR INDUSTRIAL LOOKING BACK What to do with America’s PLANNING IN THE industrial capacity was a question being debated when this article was POSTWAR PERIOD published in November 1946. Maj. General B. W. Chidlaw and Brig. General E. W. Rawlings Headquarters, Air Material Command, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Two commanders in the United States Army Air Forces who would later become four-star Air THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES In November 1946 as Benjamin Chidlaw and Force generals described the merger of industrial Edwin Rawlings discussed postwar industrial capacity and military strength, and what that policy, Americans went to movie theaters to meant for engineers in peacetime. see a dramatization of the adjustments many of them were making. The Best Years of Our Lives, directed by William Wyler, followed three demobilized servicemen returning to strained ore than 150 years ago this nation entered its first postwar period. relationships, slim job prospects, and a lack MSince that time this peaceful country has been compelled to undergo of meaning in their lives. The movie went on to three major wars, three minor wars, and a number of military sweep the Academy Awards, including a Best expeditions and special campaigns. During this span from the eighteenth to Supporting Actor award for Harold Russell, who the twentieth century, great scientific, economic, and military advances have lost both hands in an Army training accident. eliminated the barriers of time and space which once served to guarantee certain fortunate nations from the danger of hostile attack. Today therefore following World War II, or what historians might someday refer to as “The Great Air War,” it becomes increasingly necessary for this country to plan its security consistent with the principles of our Government and with the challenging problems of the foreseeable future. World War I, and to a great extent World War II, showed that our war production, to be successful, required the complete coordination and harmony of the Armed Forces and industry. During the peacetime years of the 1920s and 1930s, there had been a certain but unfortunately limited amount of industrial planning. Now in 1946 all parts of our Armed Forces are concerned with Harold Russell (center) as sailor Homer industrial planning; the Navy, Army Ordinance, Signal, and the other services, Parrish. Credit: MGM Home Entertainment as well as the Army Air Force. The phrase “industrial planning” means just what it says, namely, planning the industrial aspects of our preparedness program. Planning must be place in new methods of propulsion, in the soundly conceived and comprehensive in scope. We should have constant use of electronic devices, and in the attain- planning as to what we will want, when we will want it, who is going to pro- ment of supersonic speeds. The necessity duce it, where it will be produced, and how it will be produced. The “what” for constant revisions in planning to take and the “when” comprise the military side of the problem, while the “who,” these new factors into account as rapidly as “where,” and “how” comprise the industrial side of the effort. There will be possible, although self-evident, is strongly the necessity of integrating industrial plans with military plans; the industrial emphasized. plans must be kept abreast of military-program changes. Air industrial planning is a plan of peace- It should be pointed out that the atomic bomb, current developments in time industrial preparedness that will insure guided missiles, and other new weapons raise a number of questions about our ability to expand rapidly air material pro- the part which conventional airplanes will play in the maintenance of air duction. In event of an emergency, industrial power. It is not believed that the present conception of an air force is radically planning buys valuable time, precious time, altered. This conception includes all of the developments which are taking perhaps even priceless time. ME Join us for this free WEBINAR SERIES webinar Modeling Nonlinear Structural Materials and Fatigue in COMSOL Multiphysics Date: November 10th, 2016. 2:00 pm EST Register today at: https://goo.gl/pzELnQ If you want to learn how to model nonlinear structural materials and evaluate fatigue in COMSOL Multiphysics, tune into this webinar. By combining multiphysics simulation with advanced material models, you can achieve highly accurate analysis results for a wide range of design challenges. You can use the COMSOL software to analyze nonlinear material behavior, which occurs at both high and low levels of strain, and material responses to A contact analysis loading. You can also evaluate fatigue in structural components that are of a ﬁ tting on a subjected to repeated loading and unloading, and break at loads below the mountain bike fork. The plot shows the static limit. deformation of the In this webinar, you will see a live demonstration on how to model nonlinear fork (left scale) and the contact pressure structural materials and evaluate fatigue using COMSOL Multiphysics. The in the ﬁ tting (right presentation concludes with a Q&A session. scale) during operation of the bike.

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n the power industry, it’s often easier to add ca- BY THE NUMBERS: Ipacity to an existing plant than it is to build a new one. That’s especially true for nuclear plants, where the timeline from planning to commercial operation can span decades. The Nuclear Regula- NEW HYDRO tory Commission has approved power uprating equal to about seven nuclear plants since 1977. The same dynamic is seen with new hydroelectric power generating capacity. While dedicated hydro- FROM OLD DAMS electric structures such as Hoover Dam (at left) are what people think of when they envision the taming of North America’s rivers, in actuality, those 2,500 hydroelectric dams are a small fraction of the more than 80,000 dams in the United States. Those nonpowered dams were built for flood control, inland navigation, or irrigation, and since the disruptive impact of the dams on the environment has already

Nonpowered dams with potential

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occurred, owners can add hydroelectric turbines with- To be sure, that 12 GW would produce 45 TWh of elec- out much protest from local stakeholders. tricity a year, a little more than 1 percent of the annual U.S. According to a July report from the Energy Informa- electric consumption. But in an era in which few people tion Administration, nearly 300 MW of electricity gener- are clamoring for largescale power projects in their back- ating capacity will come online due to adding turbines yards, adding new turbines to old dams might be a stealth to previously nonpowered dams. Most of that work way of keeping the lights on. ME has been done on the Ohio River; if the full potential of Ohio River Basin dams was tapped, it would add some JEFFREY WINTERS 3.2 GW of hydropower to the grid. All told, the United States could add 12 GW of generating capacity by building turbines into its nonpowered dams, according to a 2012 report prepared by the POTENTIAL OF NONPOWERED DAMS Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Department of Capacity and generation, by hydrologic region Energy. Much of that new capacity is found in areas of the country where the potential for wind or solar Hydrologic Potential Potential power is muted, making it a good complement for other Region Capacity (MW) Generation (TWh/yr) renewables. New England 243 1.110 Mid-Atlantic 479 1.997 capacities greater than 1 MW South Atlantic-Gulf 1,618 3.778 Great Lakes 156 0.903 Ohio 3,236 13.603 Tennessee 53 0.197 Upper Mississippi 2,027 9.943 Lower Mississippi 743 2.802 Souris-Red-Rainy 58 0.239 Missouri 258 0.865 Arkansas-White-Red 1,898 5.960 Texas-Gulf 608 1.308 Rio Grand 98 0.241 Upper Colorado 53 0.145 Lower Colorado 124 0.370 Great Basin 29 0.080 Pacific Northwest 225 0.871 California 156 0.586

Map and chart data: U.S. Dept. of Energy COVER STORY // ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE F32 Tal k to Artificial intelligence and voice recognition will me change how we design everything. by Alan S. Brown MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.33

Hello Siri.

regory Abowd owns one of the first Tesla homes, smart offices, and smart cars, built before they were capable of factories. Instead of mastering Voice autonomous driving. Abowd may not one new app after another, interfaces already have buyer’s remorse, but since he is a voice could make it simpler handle Gdistinguished professor at the Georgia Institute to command them all. billions of of Technology’s School of Interactive Computing Incorporating voice search queries and an expert in human-computer interfaces, he’s interfaces will transform each day. been giving serious thought to how he wants his product design. next Tesla—one that presumably will be able to “The job of the mechan- drive on its own—to handle. ical engineer will be to harness “One other thing I learned when I took an those capabilities,” said Henry Lieber- autonomous Tesla for a drive—I would like it to man, a pioneer of human-computer interaction at mimic my way of braking,” Abowd said. MIT’s Media Lab. “People want to have to under- “Its braking style is much too abrupt for me.” stand the details of how things work. Today, teaching a smart car such tricks might “Language will become a means—not to help require some serious programming, or perhaps users understand a product more easily, but to a lengthy tour through multiple app screens and have the product understand its users.” drop-down menus. But Abowd has a different vision. Within a few short years, he believes, we will be able to talk with our cars and tell them what Machines that hear us we want them to do. Their voice recognition sys- Anyone who hung up in frustration on voice- tems will not only translate our words, but apply activated virtual assistants such as Apple’s Siri artificial intelligence to understand our intentions or on voice-driven customer service centers and as well. never went back has missed the advances in voice Most of us may never learn how to program recognition. Today it is fast, accurate, and smart a car’s braking performance, but soon we may enough to understand everyday speech—and have a simple way to reach deep into the heart consumers are increasingly taking to it. Two years of its control system and customize its behavior. ago, spotty performance discouraged most people Indeed, we may have the power to program any from using speech to run Google searches on their smart device in our homes, offices, and factories in phones. This year, 20 percent of queries handled ways that were previously impractical or impossi- by Android phones were spoken, according to ble for all but the most sophisticated technophile. Google. That’s 20 billion spoken queries daily. That sounds radical, but new technology has Voice recognition is also expanding its beach- been simplifying interfaces for decades. In the head in physical products. Many new cars use 1980s, personal computers transitioned from voice to place calls, set the GPS, write and re- command lines to graphical interfaces that we ceive texts, change radio stations, and adjust the could access by clicking a button on a mouse. Less temperature. The Eurofighter Typhoon military than 10 years ago, the iPhone’s touchscreen and jet has a speech recognition system capable of accelerometers revolutionized how we operated controlling communications and allowing pilots to handheld devices. assign targets. Voice recognition, its proponents argue, has the This is only the start, Lieberman said. Speech same potential to change what we expect from is not only convenient, but also much richer than the everyday products. As those products grow typing or flicking an app. smarter and more capable, voice promises to sim- “Think about it,” Lieberman said. “We only plify how we communicate with smart cars, smart speak to other human beings. So when we speak Alexa, how many red hot chili peppers are in the fridge?

Yo u h a ve two six-ounce packages.

GE appliances are among hundreds of devices that have the ability to communicate with Amazon's Alexa. to a computer, we treat it as another human being. large vendors—Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, It’s like talking to a dog. You know it doesn’t really Nuance, and Baidu—and several offer free software understand you, but you express yourself as if it to developers. And semiconductor firms such as does. That’s the synergy you get from voice recog- ARM Holdings, Intel, and Sensory have intro- nition that you don’t get from typing.” duced new chips optimized for voice. These chips The real sea change won’t come from products provide fast, reliable voice recognition, even when responding to clearly enunciated commands. devices are not linked to the Internet. Rather, it will happen when they wade through the torrent of half-finished sentences, parenthetical remarks, and place-holding “ums”—and figure out Nouns, verbs, and beyond what we really mean. The graphical interfaces we’ve used for a gen- Artificial intelligence connected to the Internet eration make it straightforward for systems to in- makes that possible. The machine learning soft- terpret the commands they receive. A touchscreen ware behind voice recognition analyzes data from may have clearly marked buttons for each input, or actual interactions to improve its performance. By specialized apps access different operations. That analyzing the words used in searches, for instance, clarity makes it easy for a device to understand voice systems know which words are likely to go what a user wants. together, and those inferred relationships help With voice recognition, the same input is used them make sense of complex sentences. for initiating everything, from setting a thermo- In the connected world, machine learning stat to making a phone call. An always-on virtual software can draw on a billion interactions a day. assistant in a device that sits on a kitchen counter That learning shows. Voice recognition can now or desk, such as Amazon’s Alexa, must field seem- easily navigate accents or pick out a single voice ingly random requests and figure out whether to in a crowded room. Most voice systems are more access a grocery list or a music library when some- than 97 percent accurate in identifying individ- one asks for “some Red Hot Chili Peppers.” ual words. And while virtual assistants may not Vendors that want to use Alexa's voice interface “know” the meaning of our words, their ability to to control their products must first bridge this link words helps them figure out what we want. gap. Wink is one company that has done this. It Not only is voice recognition more capable, it is makes hubs that work with a broad range of home also easier for engineers to use. There are many automation products from many different vendors, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.35

each with its own capabilities and commands. Wink brings order to this profusion of interfaces by creating a common model for each class of product, Matt Bornski, Wink’s chief architect of enterprise services, said. Its lighting model, for example, supports every feature found in smart lightbulbs, from simple actions like “turn off” or “dim” to less common ones, such as “change col- ors.” Each light uses a subset of these commands. The common interface also makes it easier to link different devices with Alexa. Bornski does this by creating a framework, or domain, for each common model. The domain relates the words we might use to the actions a product can take. This enables Alexa to understand what we mean when we talk to our lights. Wink has been so successful with its common You don’t want a burglar model approach that it recently signed a deal to link the Alexa home automation system to yell “Turn off the alarm” with Ford’s voice-activated car consoles. The resulting system will let customers check the through the back window. gas tank before the morning commute or turn — Matt Bornski, Chief architect on their porch light from the car. of enterprise services, Wink Creating voice interfaces requires building in safeguards that might not be obvious to those used to tangible controls. For example, Alexa will IPsoft’s Amelia “cognitive assistant” can tell when activate but not disarm a security system. “You customers are losing patience with automated don’t want a burglar to yell ‘Turn off the alarm’ transactions and call for a live agent. through the back window,” Bornski said. IPsoft got its start developing “virtual engi- The system also needs to anticipate that it won’t neers” to automate routine IT tasks. Still, it takes work perfectly, given the limits of the equipment experts to use the virtual engineers. Amelia uses and requests from fallible humans. voice recognition so anyone can ask these engi- “If I tell one light to turn red and it can’t, I’ll get neers for help. an error message,” Bornski explained. “But if I tell “I can tell Amelia I want to install a new speak- all my lights to turn red and only some of them can erphone in a conference room,” said Jonathan do it, I would feel frustrated if I got an error mes- Crane, IPsoft’s chief commercial officer. “Amelia sage. So our system does what a human would do, will check if the room can support the phone, and changes all lights that accept the command.” whether the phone is available, and if I have the Other companies are designing voice interfaces authority to order it. It fills out all the paperwork. that take into account that speech conveys not Instead of me speaking IT, I can speak to Amelia just nouns and verbs—but also emotion. in English and it just does it.” IBM, for example, infers the emotional con- Such performance impressed two global tent of words by using its Watson deep learning consulting firms, Accenture and Deloitte. They technology, said Rama Akkiraju, a distinguished recently signed deals to use Amelia to automate engineer at IBM Research in Almaden, Calif. And business processes and IT center engineering and Instead of me speaking IT, I can speak to Amelia in English and it just does it. — Jonathan Crane, Chief Commercial 2IҕFHU,3VRIW administration. toral student Crystal Chao, now with Google, and Marc Carrel- her advisor, Andrea Thomaz, now a professor at Billiard, Ac- University of Texas, adjusts to its human partners centure’s global by simply talking with—and listening to—them. Amelia's avatar managing direc- To show how this works, Chao and Thomaz as it appears to users. tor for technol- created a task: building a Lego tower. They outfit- ogy R&D, believes ted the robot not only with mechanical hands and Amelia can help vision sensors, but also with microphones and technicians main- speakers. Then they gave the robot and its human tain products. He partner different goals. points to air-con- “We might tell the robot to use a red door and ditioning repair as the human to make the tower six blocks high,” an example. Thomaz said. “We could feed Sometimes, the robot followed the human’s a user guide into lead, placing like-colored blocks the way one child Amelia so she might copy another. Other times, rather than wait understands how it works. Instead of looking for for a command, the robot took the initiative. It information in a manual or on a tablet, a techni- might, for example, simply add the red door or ask cian could explain what he or she tried and Amelia if the color was okay. would give advice like, ‘If you did this and it didn’t The conversation flowed naturally. The robot work, try that.’ Over time, Amelia would learn reacted to human commands, and also to half- more about how the system worked, and one day formed phrases, laughter, and verbal shortcuts like might apply what it learned about one model of air “uh-huh” or “uh-uh” that humans take for granted. conditioner to another.” Sometimes, the robot even interrupted with a sug- Meanwhile, a few manufacturers have ap- gestion or a question. proached Crane about capturing the hard-won The interactions looked very much like the way knowledge of an experienced but aging workforce. humans collaborate with one another. Amelia, Crane said, could act like an intelligent “In this type of collaborative dialogue, we’re not apprentice. It could look over a technician’s shoul- leaning anything, we’re just substantiating what der, recording and transcribing explanations and we already know,” Thomaz said. abstracting it for later analysis. The results were far from perfect. Humans “These conversations are giving us a strong are much better than robots at inferring what a sense of how we might solve these problems,” partner is trying to do, and to reacting to dialogue Crane said. that is outside the domain created by the robot's developers. Still, this robot’s flexibility is anything but robotic. Working together It is a glimpse of how AI-driven voice recogni- Other groups are harnessing voice recognition tion might soon change the way we work with and artificial intelligence to forge new models for machines. human-machine collaboration. Clearly, voice recognition has a way to go. It still Companies like Rethink Robotics and Universal gets simple searches wrong, and nobody is about Robotics already make collaborative robots. While to use it to control sophisticated machinery. But they learn new tasks easily, they cannot really remember, this is a self-correcting technology that change collaboration strategies on the fly. But the learns from every mistake. It will only get better collaborative robot built at Georgia Tech by doc- and better. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.37

Andrea Thomaz and Crystal Chao (top left) along with research students at Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Interactive Computing in 2013.

By coupling natural language requests to the Abowd and adjust its brakes—or cornering perfor- deepest workings of the operating system, we mance or acceleration—to his liking. may soon have new types of products that will It is certainly not hard to imagine technicians give anyone access to features that only a profes- working with flexible robots capable of reacting sional could manipulate today. Instead of pouring to their motions and commands on the fly. More through a manual to find the proper technique for powerfully, systems may one day provide advice an in-camera effect, one could simply tell the cam- to engineers looking to boost factory performance, era, “Focus on the faces, and make the background or help designers work through difficult problems blurry,” and the system would produce the image. when they are not sure how to explain what they A microwave would ask you what you were cook- are want. ing and then apply a sequence of power cycles to Language is a rich enough medium to do all that. crisp it to perfection. And so much more. ME Or the autonomous driving system of a Tesla could respond to the critiques of Georgia Tech’s ALAN S. BROWN is associate editor at Mechanical Engineering.

The Grammar of Privacy Google and other online companies know a great economic and educational status.” feel even more intrusive, Dan Roberts, CEO of deal about those of us who use their search engine, Voice systems will analyze this data to under- Scout Alarm, which makes Alexa-connected email, maps, calendar, news, travel sites, and other stand us better, so they can have more meaningful home automation systems, said. Alexa, he services. They know where we live, what we buy, dialogues with us, said Werner Goertz, research notes, is always on, but right now, it listens where we travel, which subjects interest us, and director for personal technologies at global IT only for the keywords in commands and ignores much, much more. consultant Gartner. They will also use it to target everything else. Voice recognition systems will know even more. advertisements at us. “When we talk about Alexa becoming more “Voice allows us to tap into far more detailed “The big driver for voice recognition is its proactive, it will be listening for more than those analytics than text,” said Sam Vasisht, chief mar- commercial use,” Goertz said. “The more they keywords,” Roberts said. “This will bring privacy keting officer for MindMeld, which builds natural understand our preferences, behavior, and proclivity issues to the fore. When we install any device language systems for consumer websites. “The to make buying decisions, the better they can that is always on and connected to the cloud, it way we speak can reveal if we are happy, sad, or predict ways to maximize the value of the ads they raises privacy concerns for some consumers. Not angry, and whether we’re just looking or interested show us.” everyone is going to want to stream a picture of in buying. It can show our gender and age, and our A world of always-on virtual agents might their home.” ME THE WATER

spend signiﬁ cant sums of energy moving, treating,

By Michael E. Webber or storing water so that it is available in the form, he word “tantalize” has its roots in a location, and time we want it. While those energy water-based legend. The Greek gods investments overcome the limits of water’s tan- punished Tantalus, a son of Zeus, by giving talizingly distant location, billions of people still Thim a great thirst and forcing him to stand remain without clean, accessible water. in a pool of water that always recedes as What’s more, demand for energy and water he leans down to take a drink. has been growing faster than population, driven Such a myth feels like a ﬁ tting parable for by economic growth on top of the population humankind’s relationship with abundant water growth. Affl uent people eat more meat and con- resources that seem to be forever beyond our sume more electricity—two activities that use wa- reach. In fact, it is this inconvenience that drives ter. With many water withdrawals coming from much of our energy investments for water: we nonrenewable resources, the trends for greater

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In a world of declining freshwater availability, we are TRADE exchanging energy for clean water to meet the needs of thirsty billions.

consumption will trigger water shortages unless ally. Available water dropped from 17,000 cubic something changes. meters per person in 1950 to 7,000 cubic meters By 2005, at least half of Saudi Arabia’s fossil per person in 2000. Water stress occurs between (nonrenewable) water reserves had been con- 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters, and a water crisis sumed in the previous two decades. Signiﬁ cant occurs at less than 1,000 cubic meters. Notably, declines have also been observed in the Ogallala counties such as Qatar, Libya, and Israel are well Aquifer under the Great Plains of the United below 400 cubic meters per person, and even the States, spanning eight states from South Dakota “green and pleasant” United Kingdom only has to Texas. Water tables in Texas have lowered 1,222 cubic meters. by as much as 234 feet, while the average drop All of these datasets point toward a conclu- across the entire aquifer was 14 feet. Storage of sion that water stress is increasing. High-proﬁ le water fell from 3.2 billion to 2.9 billion acre-feet. research published in Nature has concluded Overall, water availability is declining glob- that nearly 80 percent of the global population This reverse osmosis desalination plant in Barcelona turns the Mediterranean into drinking water. endures high levels of threat to water security. To compensate for the decline in water availability, we are moving toward more energy-intensive water. This relationship is just one aspect of the energy-water nexus: the dependency of water availability on energy inputs, and the dependency of power generation on available water. The increased energy intensity of water has several different components, including stricter water/wastewater treatment standards, deeper aquifer production, long-haul pipe- lines, and desalination. Each of those elements is more energy intensive than conventional piped water today, and seems to be a more common option moving forward.

CLEANER

As societies become wealth- ier, their concerns shift from focusing on economic growth to protecting the environment. Protecting drinking balance out is unclear. water quality and preserving the ecosystem from At the same time, the water coming into water and the discharge of water treatment plants are two wastewater treatment plants is getting more polluted important pieces of that trend. with time. As population grows, there are more dis- But water and wastewater treatment require charges into the waterways. Those discharges con- nontrivial amounts of energy, and advanced treat- tain constituents that weren’t always there in such ment methods to meet stricter standards are more high concentrations. For example, there have been energy intensive than treatment for lower stan- growing concerns about pharmaceuticals (including dards. For example, advanced treatment systems birth-control pills and pain pills) in sewage streams, for wastewater with nitriﬁcation require about which are difficult for wastewater treatment plants twice as much energy as trickling ﬁlter systems. to remove. Doing so requires new equipment and As we tighten the standards for water and waste- ongoing investments of energy. water treatment, we are essentially edging toward In an ironic example of the energy-water nexus, increases in energy consumption. While new some of our energy choices create water quality treatment technologies and methods become more impacts that require additional energy to treat. For efficient over time after their initial implementa- example, increased biofuels production from Mid- tion, the standards tighten in parallel. How these west corn is expected to cause additional runoff of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.41

Reverse osmosis is a process Desalinated water storage in which dissolved inorganic solids (such as salts) are Fresh water removed from a source Reverse-osmosis pressure vessels (such as seawater). This Microfilter is accomplished by the Multistage filter pressurized water passing through a semipermeable Feed membrane. water

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nitrogen-based fertilizers and other pollution that pump the water over mountains. (It also captures will require more energy to remove. a lot of energy when the water flows back down- Also, the wastewater streams from hydraulic hill through inline hydroelectric turbines coupled fracturing of shales to produce oil and gas contain with chutes.) The Hawaiian island of Maui has an much higher levels of total dissolved solids than incredible series of hand-cut water channels that most wastewater treatment plants can handle. circle its two volcanoes, moving water miles from That means more energy has to be spent in one the wet portion of the island—one of the wettest of several ways: on trucking that wastewater to places in the United States—to the dry inland plains disposal sites or specialized industrial wastewater where farming occurs. This system operates by treatment facilities that might be far away (some- gravity, and also generates electricity along the way. thing that happens rarely), for on-site treatment to Moving forward, as water tables fall and surface recycle and reuse the water in subsequent wells, sources dry up, municipalities are more likely to or on new equipment at the wastewater treatment consider the cost of expensive and far-flung water- plant to treat those streams. Even that new equip- gathering systems that pull water to a city from ment is sure to require energy. deeper in the ground or farther away. These long- haul systems will generally not be gravity-fed and will require a lot of energy. Plus, they will impact FARTHER the ecosystem as water from one basin is moved to another, both in terms of loss of water in one We are also contemplating moving water farther watershed and the potential for invasive species in from its source to the end user. Long-haul pipe- the other. lines and inter-basin transfer, which is moving Perhaps the most ambitious water project in the water from one river basin to another, are common world is the South-North Transfer Project in China proposals to solve the crisis of declining local wa- (also known as the South-North Water Diversion ter supplies. While the idea of aqueducts has been Project, or SNWD). The scale, scope, and ambition around for thousands of years, the scale, length, of the project is reminiscent of U.S. water planners and volumes of water that are moved are growing. who have dreamed for decades of diverting the Some of the classic water transfer systems in- Yukon River in Alaska or the Missouri River in the clude the State Water Project in California, which Great Plains to the American Southwest, so that is the state’s largest electricity user because it must the deserts would bloom with flowers and fruit trees. This project essentially aims to move major southern rivers—the Yangtze and Han—across the The California Aqueduct is a critical part of the country to the Yellow and Hai Rivers. The indus- State Water Project. The Water Project is the trialized north is relatively water poor, whereas single largest user of electricity in the state. Photo: California Department of Water Resources the southern part of China is relatively water rich. The total estimated flow for the Chinese endeavor is projected to divert 44.8 billion cubic meters per year from the south more than a thousand miles to the north, at a total cost estimated to be $62 billion. Not to be left out, India is also building its own long-haul water pipeline. And joining the pack, Texas is, too. For example, in Texas, a 240-mile pipeline is being built to bring 370,000 cubic meters per day of water from Lake Palestine to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The total capital cost for the construction is estimated to be $888 million, or $3.7 million per mile of pipeline. The annual electricity consumption is expected to be $11.3 million, or $0.71 per cubic meter. In addition, there is a water pipeline that oil and gas tycoon T. Boone Pickens proposed in early 2008 with the expectation that water would be the new oil. The pipeline would move water from Roberts County in the panhandle of Texas toward the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This project was controversial for a variety of reasons, one of which is that the water rights Pickens holds are for fossil water in the Ogallala aquifer, which can take millions of years to recharge. In Dallas, one of the likely applications for that fossil water would be for sustaining lawns. While some energy would be used for pumping freshwater. With a blistering pace of growth, that the water out of the aquifer, once it is at the surface, capacity is projected to keep expanding quickly. the water would mostly use gravity for its down- More than three-fourths of new capacity will be hill trip to Dallas. Ultimately the deal was scuttled for desalinating seawater, with the rest from brack- because of the $3 billion price tag for the pipeline. ish groundwater or salty rivers. Instead, Pickens sold the water rights to thirsty While thermal desalination (using heat) repre- local cities. sents about 25 percent of the installed capacity by 2010, it represents a shrinking share of new instal- lations as builders seek the less energy intensive FRESHER reverse osmosis membrane-based system. Even with the lower-energy approach, desalination is still Another of the key trends to watch is how many an order of magnitude more energy-intensive than municipalities are turning to desalination as a traditional freshwater treatment and distribution. solution for water supply issues. In 2013, over Desalination is capital intensive, too: The annual 17,000 desalination plants were already installed global desalination market exceeds $10 billion. worldwide, providing approximately 21 billion Growth in desalination is particularly rapid in gallons per day (67 million cubic meters per day) of energy-rich, water-poor parts of the world, such MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.43

enon is partly the result of the unequal distribution of water resources across the United States. And, as a wealthy country, the water consumption per capi- ta is quite high and the money to finance large-scale infrastructure projects is available. Projects are under consideration for seawater reverse osmosis in coastal states such as California, Texas, and Florida. And projects are under development to serve inland communities that sit atop large brackish aquifers, as in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The two most energy-intensive options—desalination and long-haul transfer—can also be combined to create an even larger energy requirement for water. Natural water flows occur by gravity, but for seawater desalination, the opposite is true. By definition, coastal waters are at sea level, so moving the water inland requires pumping water uphill. One such desalination project under development in the United States is a coastal facility along the Gulf of Mexico that is designed to provide freshwater for San Antonio, Texas. That means the water would be moved nearly 150 miles inland, increasing in elevation nearly 775 feet. While trading energy for water makes a lot of sense in places like the Middle East or Libya, where there is an abundance of energy and a scarcity of freshwater, that tradeoff is not obviously a good value in places like the United Kingdom or the United States, where other cost-effective options such as water conservation, graywater capture, and water reuse might be available. as the Middle East, northern Africa, and Australia. In the end, the most important innovation we After a severe drought that lasted several years, need is a new way of thinking about energy and water-strapped Israel famously turned to the sea water so that we make better decisions about for its water, rapidly building a handful of desalina- those precious resources: holistic thinking that tion plants to produce about 200 billion gallons of recognizes these resources as interconnected, and freshwater annually by desalting water from the a systems-level approach that acknowledges how Mediterranean. one change in one state to a water system can im- Rapid desalination growth is also occurring in pact an energy system five states away. China, where booming industrial activity is strain- Most important, we need long-range thinking water supplies that serve the world’s largest ing because our energy and water decisions last population. It is also popping up in locations such decades to centuries, so it’s imperative that we get as London, where a new desalination plant was them right. ME very controversial and became a big part of several mayoral campaigns. MICHAEL E. WEBBER is deputy director of the Energy Institute at Despite its relative water wealth, the United the University of Texas at Austin and an ASME Fellow. This article States is the world’s second-largest market for de- is excerpted from his book, Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human salination, trailing only Saudi Arabia. This phenom- Survival, which was published in April 2016 by Yale University Press. The

NanoscaleTECHNOLOGY THAT'S TOO SMALL TO SEE AND TOO BIG TO IGNORE Frontier ICHARD FEYNMAN, THE NEW YORK-BORN THEORETICAL physicist, gave a lecture in 1959 where he specu- Rlated on the potential of radically miniaturized technology. It was possible to write the entire text of the En- cyclopaedia Brittanica onto the head of a pin, he suggested, if we could shrink each pixel to just 1,000 atoms. Feynman proposed that, in time, miniature factories could be built and microscopic medical devices might transform healthcare.

“It would be interesting in surgery if you could swal- In October, as part of the celebration of National Nano- low the surgeon,” Feynman said. “You put the mechanical technology Day, an event sponsored by the federal govern- surgeon inside the blood vessel and it goes into the heart ment’s National Nanotechnology Coordination Offi ce to and ‘looks’ around.” raise awareness of the ﬁ eld, Mechanical Engineering maga- Feynman never used the term, but he was describing zine and ASME.org published a page with links to 15 of what we now call “nanotechnology.” our best nanotechnology feature articles since 2010. Over The vision of powerful machines manufactured on the next four pages, we provide some excerpts from those molecular scales has intrigued technologists ever since. articles, which hint at the excitement these technologists But in recent years, nanotechnology has left the domain feel about nanotechnology’s potential. The research and of fancy and started to enter the real world. In the pages breakthroughs they describe could lead to new ways to of Mechanical Engineering, we have featured the work store energy, probe the human brain, or even cure cancer. of leading researchers describing their breakthroughs as And we extend our invitation to check out http://www. well as the engineers who are bringing nanoscale products asme.org/events/celebrating-national-nanotechnolo- to market. To paraphrase Feynman, there’s plenty of op- gy-day/the-nanoscale-frontier, which has links to PDFs portunity at the bottom, and these stories about nanoscale of the feature articles we’ve curated. engineering have been some of our most provocative—and popular—articles. JEFFREY WINTERS is a senior editor at Mechanical Engineering magazine. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.45

This illustration of a nanoparticle encapsulating time-released drugs accompanied “Rebuilding Ourselves,” February 2013.

“NANOMECHANICAL “MECHANICAL ENGINEER- PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY ING AT THE NANOSCALE WILL LIKEWISE BE BASED on IS AIDING cutting-edge arrays of nanoscale components applications in oncological that work together at high frequencies diagnosis and treatment.” and handle small, discrete things. But in the — Mauro Ferrari, nanomachine world the things aren’t bits packaged in “Infernal Mechanism,” bytes, they’re atoms packaged in molecules.” March 2010 — K. Eric Drexler, “Nothing Small About Nanotechnology,” August 2014 “OVER THE PAST DECADE, BIOENGINEERS HAVE TRANSFORMED the design of DNA scaff old origami from art to engineering.” “DESIGN ENGINEERS — Hai-Jun Su and Carlos E. Castro, WILL BE ABLE TO “The Rise of the DNA Nanorobots,” CUSTOMIZE MATERIALS August 2016 to their design in much the same way they se- lect and change part ge- ometries today. … What we’re envisioning is to allow engineers to de- ﬁ ne their own materials rather than use those already discovered.” — Yan Wang, “CAD at the Nano Scale,” August 2014 TO PARAPHRASE FEYNMAN, THERE’S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY AT THE BOTTOM.

“YOU CAN HAVE THE FANCIEST IDEAS AND MOLECULES. But if you can’t get them into the cell, they are of no use.” — Matthew Porteus, quoted in “Neat Little Packages,” February 2016

“A NANOSTRUCTURED ENGINEERED MATERIAL BASED on gecko-foot reusable adhesive would have a wide range of applications, from everyday objects such as adhesive tapes and fasteners “WHILE THE to exotic items such as wall-climbing robots. PROSPECT OF But engineering such a material isn’t straightforward.” AUTOMATONS — Bharat Bhushan, “Nature’s Nanotechnology,” PATROLLING our capillar- December 2012 ies is still far away, much more exquisite control of nanoparticles is already under development.” — Guy M. Genin and Ram V. Devireddy, “MEs in Nanomedicine,” June 2012

“ONCE CANCERS METAS- TASIZE, THEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS FATAL. Researchers are looking at the nanoscale mechanics of tumors to discover means to attack—and kill—all kinds of cancer cells. If “WE’RE AT THE BEGINNING STAGES OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH successful, this will be a cure for of nano-enabled product innovation…. That’s where innova- even metastatic cancer.” tion is going to occur, at the molecular level.” — Mauro Ferrari, “Slaying the Dragon,” — Steve Waite, quoted in “Nanotech Unbound,” April 2015 November 2012 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.47

“MICRO- AND NA- NOSCALE STRUC- TURES HAVE GIVEN us capabilities to interact with cells and pathogens at “CARBON NANOTUBES LET US USE 30 PERCENT LESS CARBON their level as never FIBER. We get the same results as a conventional composite, before and helped us but the part is lighter and we don’t have the brittleness.” understand how they — Roberto Velozzi, quoted in “Positive Reinforcement,” live, grow, multiply, March 2010 diff erentiate, and die.” — Yunus Alapan, Ismail Sayin, “TO STORE MACROSCOPICALLY and Umut Atakan Gurkan, “Making the Smallest Medical Devices,” SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ENERGY, February 2014 you need to deform large numbers of carbon nanotubes. It is more “NANOTECHNOLOGY CAN ALSO HELP US ALTER NATURAL challenging still to deform them in DESIGNS. Carbon nanotubes act like a reinforcement to give a way that maintains high energy synthetic tissue the strength, stiff ness, and viscoelastic per- density of the overall system.” formance of natural membranes.” — Carol Livermore, “Carbon Super-Springs,” — Rohit Karnik and Robert S. Langer, “Rebuilding Ourselves,” March 2010 February 2013

“WOULDN’T IT BE COOL TO MAKE A MORE POWERFUL PROBE “AS OPPOSED TO that was so small, it would cause little damage when it was THE MACROSCALE, implanted? There WHERE WATER would be a good molecules next to chance of implant- a pipe wall have ing it in paraplegic zero velocity, in patients, and using it nanochannels ﬂ uid to control devices that molecules slip at help them get around the channel sur- and take care of them- face, experiencing selves.” an enhanced con- — Sotiris Masmanidis, vective transport.” quoted in “Nanotechnology — Alessandro Grattoni, Scott Parazynski, and Fazle Hussain, for the Brain,” “Building Nanoglands,” February 2014 February 2011 TM

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RISTINA AMON, P.ENG., SC.D., DEAN OF dynamics for formulating Dr. Amon is an C the Faculty of Applied Science and solving thermal independent director of MKS and Engineering, and alumni design problems subject to Instruments, chair of the chair professor of bioengineering in the multidisciplinary competing Research Committee of the department of mechanical and industrial constraints. Her research National Council of Deans engineering at the University of Toronto, focuses on nanoscale thermal of Engineering and Applied is honored for extraordinary contributions transport in semiconductors, Science in Canada, and as a researcher focusing on heat transfer, energy systems and founding chair of the Global as dean of engineering at U of T, as a leader bioengineered devices. Engineering Deans Council. in ASME and the broader engineering Dedicated to outreach, She has served on external community, and as a champion for Dr. Amon co-developed advisory boards for several increased diversity in the profession. Engineering Your Future, the universities, and foundations Dr. Amon joined U of T in 2006. As Society of Women Engineers workshop for focused on science, engineering and dean, she provides leadership for the female and minority high school students; technology around the world. faculty’s academic, budgetary and planning and Moving 4th into Engineering, an An ASME Fellow, Dr. Amon was processes; and is responsible for the outreach program targeted toward fourth inducted into four academies and is a visionary and strategic leadership of one graders. She is co-founder of Women In member and Fellow of a number of other of the world’s leading engineering schools. Non-traditional Graduate Studies and societies. Previously she was with Carnegie Mellon served as its ﬁ rst faculty adviser. Dr. Amon received her mechanical University in Pittsburgh (1988-2006). She has authored/co-authored more engineering diploma from Simón Bolívar Dr. Amon’s achievements in than 350 refereed articles and has delivered University in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1981. education cover the whole spectrum invited/keynote lectures worldwide. She She earned her master’s degree and her of integrating education, research and currently serves on the advisory board of the Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of engineering practice. She is a pioneer in International Journal of Thermal Sciences and Technology in Cambridge in 1985 and 1988, the development of computational ﬂ uid the editorial board of Heat and Mass Transfer. respectively.

JAMES J. DUDERSTADT RalphRalph CoatsCoats RoeRoe MedalMedal

HE RALPH COATS ROE MEDAL, ESTABLISHED a modern engineering of directors of the U.S. T in 1972, recognizes an outstanding campus was created, and Department of Energy CASL contribution toward a better public research expenditures (Consortium for Advanced understanding and appreciation of the increased through fostered Simulation of Light Water engineer’s worth to contemporary society. university–industry– Reactors) Nuclear Energy James J. Duderstadt, Ph.D., president government collaborations. Innovation Hub. He also serves emeritus and university professor of Dr. Duderstadt led the effort on several major national science and engineering at the University to make U-M a leader in the boards and study commissions of Michigan in Ann Arbor, is recognized area of underrepresented in areas such as federal science for outstanding public service as a minority and women policy, higher education, professor and university administrator; for students and faculty with information technology, leadership roles in deﬁ ning the science and the launch of the Michigan energy sciences and national technology agenda for the nation; and for Mandate and the Michigan Agenda for security; and as a member of the advisory efforts to grow underrepresented groups in Women campaigns. boards of several colleges and universities. our educational institutions. His teaching and research interests He has been elected to numerous societies. With U-M since 1968, Dr. Duderstadt have spanned a wide range of subjects in Dr. Duderstadt received his bachelor’s currently teaches in the Science, science, mathematics and engineering, degree in engineering, summa cum Technology and Public Policy program; and he has authored/co-authored over 30 laude, from Yale University in New and directs the Millennium Project, a books and 200 technical publications. Haven, Conn., in 1964. He earned his research center that explores the impact Dr. Duderstadt currently serves as chair master’s degree in engineering science of over-the-horizon technologies on of the Policy and Global Affairs Division and his Ph.D. in engineering science and society. Under his leadership, as dean of the National Academies, co-director physics from the California Institute of of engineering (1981-85), provost (1986- of the Glion Colloquium (Switzerland), Technology in Pasadena in 1965 and 1967, 88) and president of U-M (1988-96), nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brookings respectively. He has received numerous many new programs were initiated, Institution, and director of the board honorary degrees.

50 NOVEMBER 2016 | ASME HONORS ASHWANI K. GUPTA HonoraryHonorary MembershipMembership

SHWANI K. GUPTA, PH.D., DISTINGUISHED fossil fuel combustion that school students in his labs A university professor at the fl ames can be colorless and teaches students from University of Maryland in College and provide uniform more than 20 countries via Park, is honored for distinguished research temperature distribution e-learning through the APEC and educational contributions, particularly in the entire combustion Mentoring Center for the those related to energy and environmental zone to form a uniform Gifted in Science. sustainability; for mentoring high school thermal reactor. Dr. Gupta He has authored/co- students; and for providing services to used elements of HiTAC authored more than 700 government and industry. for clean fuel reforming of technical papers, three books Dr. Gupta has more than 40 years of wastes and low grade fuels. and 13 book chapters; has experience in combustion engineering. He successfully developed edited 12 books; and has Since 1983 he has been with UMD, meso-scale combustors with delivered over 100 plenary/ where he founded and is director of the sustained fl ames in dimensions smaller keynote presentations since 1990. He Combustion Laboratory. than quenching distances of fl ames (~1 holds three patents. He has contributed to the fundamental or 2 millimeters in size) using gas and An ASME Fellow, Dr. Gupta serves as understanding of high temperature air liquid fuels under fuel lean conditions. chair of the Power Division’s Fuels and combustion called HiTAC, which is now His current focus is on the development Combustion Technologies Committee. used in many industrial furnaces for of near zero emission combustion with Dr. Gupta earned his master’s degree signifi cant energy savings (~30 percent), uniform thermal fi eld under high intensity in combustion and high temperature pollution reduction (~50 percent), low combustion conditions for stationary gas gas dynamics from the University of noise (6dB) and improved quality of turbines. Southampton, U.K., in 1970; and his Ph.D. in the product. He discovered colorless Dr. Gupta has provided services to combustion from the University of Sheffi eld, combustion and green color fl ame using government agencies and international U.K., in 1973. He was awarded the higher hydrocarbon fuels without any additive. organizations and universities. He doctoral degree, D.Sc., from Sheffi eld and This is the fi rst time in the history of provides research training to local high Southampton in 1986 and 2013, respectively.

BERNARD E. HRUBALA Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal

HE MELVIN R. GREEN CODES AND with The Hartford Steam codes and standards are T Standards Medal was established Boiler Inspection and accepted in more than 100 in 1976 as the Codes and Standards Insurance Company, the countries, thus replacing the Medal and renamed in 1996 to honor the oldest and largest ASME 22 specifi c marks that had memory and extraordinary contributions authorized inspection been an inherent feature of an ardent supporter of industrial agency. since 1920; and the expansion standards. An ASME Fellow, Mr. of authorized inspection Bernard E. Hrubala, the global Hrubala has made enormous agency eligibility to better business development manager for contributions to Standards support the global growth pressure equipment certifi cation at TÜV and Certifi cation during of the Society’s Conformity Rheinland AIA Services, LLC in Houston, the last 39 years. Over the Assessment programs. is recognized for exceptional leadership in last two decades, he has Mr. Hrubala is currently ASME Standards and Certifi cation. traveled around the globe with ASME assisting several state departments and Mr. Hrubala has 39 years of extensive staff and volunteer leaders to promote jurisdictional authorities on proposed experience in the pressure equipment the Society’s Conformity Assessment legislative changes so they are consistent industry in areas including international programs and global acceptance of with current procedures and practices conformity assessment, ASME codes its codes and standards. Mr. Hrubala under ASME Qualifi cations for and standards compliance, jurisdictional oversaw the implementation of several Authorized Inspection (QAI-1-2016). requirements, inspection and auditing. key initiatives including the realignment He has been an active member of The He has been with TÜV Rheinland, a of the 95-year-old Boiler and Pressure National Board of Boiler and Pressure world-renowned global provider of Vessel Code organization; the elimination Vessel Inspectors since 1983. technical services for testing, inspection, of the codes and standards addenda Mr. Hrubala earned his bachelor’s and certifi cation, consultation and training, subscription service; the use of a single master’s degrees in education from Eastern since 2002. mark for equipment under the conformity Kentucky University in Richmond in 1974 Earlier experience includes 23 years assessment program now that ASME and 1975, respectively.

ASME HONORS | NOVEMBER 2016 51 SHIV G. KAPOOR Honorary Membership

HIV G. KAPOOR, PH.D., GRAYCE WICALL software, is detailed enough 350 journal and conference S Gauthier chair in mechanical science to design machines and papers, and authored/co- and engineering at the University of machined parts, and is used authored many book chapters. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is honored by researchers in academe He holds several patents. for more than three decades of pioneering and industry as well as by An ASME Fellow, Dr. contributions to manufacturing engineering educational institutions in Kapoor has been serving as through basic and applied research with the training of manufacturing chair of the Society’s Technical close collaboration with industrial users, the engineers. Committee on Publications education and mentoring of young talent, His work on the micro/ and Communications since and lifelong service to ASME and other mesoscale manufacturing 2011. He made countless professional societies. factory of the future has contributions as chair of the With UIUC since 1979, Dr. Kapoor’s set a signiﬁ cant milestone Manufacturing Engineering prior positions include director of the in the micro and precision machine tool Division (1992-93), member-at-large on the College of Engineering’s manufacturing design arena. Dr. Kapoor, his colleagues Manufacturing Operating Board (1994-95) engineering education program (1989- and his students have been pioneers in and vice president for the manufacturing 2010) and UIUC’s Manufacturing Research understanding the physics of microcutting technical group on ASME’s Council on Center (1995-2012). and developing models to predict the Engineering (1996-99). Dr. Kapoor also served as director of the machining performance of microscale Dr. Kapoor earned three degrees in National Science Foundation’s Industry/ systems. Based on their success in mechanical engineering: his bachelor’s University Cooperative Research Center designing micro-machine tools, two of degree from the Indian Institute of for Machine Tool Systems Research his students started a company in 2005 Technology, Varanasi (formerly know as (1993-2003). The center’s research led that now employs more than two dozen IT-BHU) in 1969; his master’s degree from to advances in mechanistic machining engineers to design and build a variety of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur process models that UIUC is renowned for. these tool products. in 1971; and his Ph.D. from the University of The modeling work, when implemented in Dr. Kapoor has published more than Wisconsin–Madison in 1977.

Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy and EVANGELOS TRIFON LASKARIS Roland V. Fitzroy Medal

HE NANCY DELOYE FITZROY AND ROLAND power density homopolar head-only MRI scanners. T V. Fitzroy Medal, established in 2011, inductor alternators, and His work is focused on recognizes pioneering contributions MRI magnets. Continued advancing the technology of to the frontiers of engineering leading to a research in the area of MRI magnets to enable their breakthrough(s) in existing technology or superconducting power operation with a hermetically leading to new applications or new areas of generation holds promise sealed charge of helium, engineering endeavor. for improved effi ciency and like common refrigerators, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Ph.D., more compact designs. so that they can be sited chief engineer in diagnostics imaging and Dr. Laskaris has been in underserved areas of biomedical technologies at GE Global involved, virtually every step the world where access to Research Center in Niskayuna, N.Y., is of the way, in developing or liquid cryogens is limited. recognized for pioneering contributions directing the development The fi rst prototype of this to the design and construction of of the magnets at the heart of a succession technology, a 3.0T head-only MRI scanner, superconducting magnets for MRI of industry-leading products — from GE’s has been operational at the Mayo Clinic in systems and energy applications, and for fi rst MRI system to a series of increasingly Rochester, Minn., since March 2016. continued efforts to increase affordability sophisticated ones, both open and closed, He is a member of the National and penetration of MRI equipment in with higher and higher fi eld strengths that Academy of Engineering. underserved regions of the world. are key to improved image quality. His Dr. Laskaris earned his bachelor’s Dr. Laskaris joined GE Power Systems technical accomplishments in this fi eld are degree in mechanical and electrical in 1967 and transferred to GE Global documented in more than 200 patents and engineering from the National Technical Research in 1973 to lead the research over 60 refereed publications. University of Athens in Greece in 1966. He activities in applied superconductivity. In recent years Dr. Laskaris has been earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in His primary research efforts have focused leading the technology development of mechanical engineering from Rensselaer on applications including large electrical hermetically sealed low cryogen MRI Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in 1971 machines from 20-100 MW, high- magnets for 1.5T whole body and 3.0T and 1974, respectively.

52 NOVEMBER 2016 | ASME HONORS J.N. REDDY ASME Medal

HE ASME MEDAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN primarily on mathematics of has focused on nonlocal T 1920 and is awarded for eminently fi nite elements, variational and nonclassical continuum distinguished engineering principles of mechanics, mechanics problems and achievement. shear deformation and ordered constitutive theories J.N. Reddy, Ph.D., distinguished layerwise theories of in the theoretical mechanics professor, regents professor and holder laminated composite plates of solids and fl uids. of the Oscar S. Wyatt endowed chair at and shells, modeling of Dr. Reddy has authored/ Texas A&M University in College Station, geological and geophysical co-authored over 550 journal is honored for lasting contributions to phenomena, penalty fi nite papers; and more than 20 applied mechanics through authored elements for fl ows of well-received textbooks on the textbooks and the development of viscous incompressible fi nite element method, plates shear deformation plate and shell fi nite fl uids, and least-squares and shells, and composite elements for the accurate determination fi nite element models of fl uid fl ows. His materials and structures. of interlaminar stresses in composite pioneering work on the development of An ASME Fellow and an Honorary structures, which have had a major impact shear deformation theories (referred to Member (2011), Dr. Reddy is also a Fellow on engineering education and practice. in literature as the Reddy third-order and member of numerous other societies. A leader in the fi eld of applied plate theory) has led to new research Dr. Reddy received his bachelor’s mechanics for more than four decades, Dr. developments and applications; and degree in mechanical engineering from Reddy has been a member of the faculty at his fi nite element models of shear Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, Texas A&M since 1992. Previously he was deformation theories and penalty in 1968. He earned his master’s degree in a faculty member at Virginia Polytechnic fi nite elements of fl uid fl ows have mechanical engineering from Oklahoma Institute and State University in Blacksburg been implemented into commercial State University in Stillwater in 1970 and (1980-92) and The University of Oklahoma fi nite element computer programs like his Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from in Norman (1975-80). ABAQUS, NISA and HyperXtrude. The University of Alabama in Huntsville in Dr. Reddy’s early research focused In recent years Dr. Reddy’s research 1974. He holds two honorary degrees.

HELEN LOUISE REED Kate Gleason Award

HE KATE GLEASON AWARD, ESTABLISHED inspection capabilities. others, all launched. T in 2011, recognizes outstanding She has 39 years of An ASME Fellow, Dr. Reed achievements by a female engineer. It experience in physics- is a member and Fellow of a honors the legacy of the fi rst woman to be based understanding of the number of other societies. welcomed into ASME as a full member. receptivity, stability and Since 2013 Dr. Reed has Helen Louise Reed, P.E., Ph.D., a transition of boundary layers, been leading a subgroup for professor at Texas A&M University in enabling for high-altitude NATO’s Technical Team College Station, is honored for lifetime long-endurance unmanned (AVT ET 136) for Hypersonic achievements in the fundamental vehicles, transports, Boundary Layer Transition understanding and control of boundary and hypersonic trans- Prediction, and serving layer transition for high-effi ciency atmospheric vehicles. As as chair of the American aerospace vehicles, and in pioneering small lead computationalist, Dr. Institute of Aeronautics and satellite design and implementation. Reed has teamed with experimentalists Astronautics’ Transition Discussion Group. Dr. Reed joined the Texas A&M throughout her career to achieve closure She has been a consultant to the Institute faculty in 2004 and served as head of the between theory and experiment, mature for Defense Analysis since 2014, and has department of aerospace engineering for drag-reducing technologies, and advance been serving on the National Academies’ four years before returning to full-time modeling for 3-D confi gurations. In Intelligence Science and Technology teaching and research. She holds the titles parallel, over the past 23 years she has Experts Group since 2015. of regents professor, presidential professor pioneered important contributions to Dr. Reed earned her bachelor’s degree for teaching excellence, and holder of the engineering education through her small- in mathematics from Goucher College in Edward “Pete” Aldridge ’60 professorship. satellite design/build/fl y programs, Baltimore in 1977. She earned her master’s Dr. Reed is also co-founder, board member fi rst at Arizona State (ASUSat Lab) and degree and Ph.D. in engineering mechanics and chief technology offi cer for Chandah then at Texas A&M (AggieSat Lab). Dr. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Space Technologies, a commercial-space Reed and her students have completed State University in Blacksburg in 1980 and company that specializes in on-orbit four major missions and teamed on two 1981, respectively.

ASME HONORS | NOVEMBER 2016 53 LIJIE GRACE ZHANG Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award

HE SIA NEMAT-NASSER EARLY CAREER Laboratory for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering T Award recognizes research and Tissue Engineering. Committee. excellence in experimental, She joined GW in 2010 after Dr. Zhang is also a member computational or theoretical aspects completing her postdoctoral of more than a dozen other of mechanics of materials by a young training at Rice University societies. investigator within 10 years following in Houston and Harvard Her recent honors include receipt of their Ph.D. degree. Established Medical School in Boston. the National Institutes of by the Materials Division in 2008, it was In her research, Dr. Health Director’s New elevated to a Society award in 2012. Zhang applies a range of Innovator Award (2014), and Lijie Grace Zhang, Ph.D., an associate interdisciplinary technologies the GW School of Engineering professor at The George Washington and advanced approaches and Applied Science’s Faculty University in Washington, D.C., is in 3-D bioprinting, Recognition Award (2014) recognized for pioneering research in nanobiomaterials, tissue engineering, and Outstanding Young Researcher Award tissue engineering and biomechanics for biomechanics and stem cells to design (2015). Dr. Zhang was named a 2015 the development of novel biologically biologically inspired complex tissues such CMBE Young Innovator by the Biomedical inspired nanomaterials; and for research in as neural, bone, cartilage, osteochondral, Engineering Society’s Cellular and the integration of nanobiomaterials with and vascular tissues. Molecular Bioengineering journal. advanced 3-D bioprinting for complex Dr. Zhang has authored/co-authored Dr. Zhang earned her bachelor’s tissue and organ regeneration. three books and over 80 peer-reviewed degree in chemical engineering and her An associate professor in the publications; and she has presented her master’s degree in applied chemistry department of mechanical engineering and work at more than 200 conferences, and from Tianjin University in China in 2001 aerospace engineering, the department at universities and institutes. She holds and 2004, respectively. She earned her of biomedical engineering and the four patents. Ph.D., with distinction, in biomedical department of medicine at GW, Dr. Zhang An ASME member, Dr. Zhang serves engineering from Brown University in is also director of the Bioengineering on the Bioengineering Division’s Cellular Providence, R.I., in 2009.

Adaptive Structures and Material Bergles-Rohsenow Young Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise also has a courtesy appointment in Systems Award Investigator Award in Heat Transfer Control and Acoustics psychological sciences. RALPH C. SMITH PATRICK E. HOPKINS PATRICIA DAVIES The Adaptive Struc- The Bergles-Rohse- The Per Bruel Gold tures and Material now Young Investi- Medal for Noise Edwin F. Church Medal Systems Award rec- gator Award in Heat Control and Acous- KAREN A. THOLE ognizes signifi cant Transfer, estab- tics was established The Edwin F. contributions to the lished in 2003, rec- in 1987 in honor of Church Medal, es- sciences and tech- ognizes a young en- Dr. Per Bruel, who tablished in 1972, is nologies associated gineer who is pioneered the de- awarded to an indi- with adaptive structures and/or ma- committed to pursuing research in velopment of sophisticated noise vidual who has ren- terial systems. The award honors a heat transfer and demonstrates the and vibration measuring and pro- dered eminent serv- senior researcher for a lifetime of potential to make signifi cant contri- cessing equipment. The medal rec- ice in increasing the achievement and sustained impact in butions in the fi eld. ognizes eminent achievement and value, importance and attractiveness the fi eld. Established by the Aero- Patrick E. Hopkins, Ph.D., an as- extraordinary merit in the fi eld. of mechanical engineering education. space Division in 1993, it was elevat- sociate professor in the department Patricia Davies, Ph.D., a pro- Karen A. Thole, Ph.D., a professor ed to a Society award in 2014. of mechanical and aerospace engi- fessor of mechanical engineering, of mechanical engineering and head Ralph C. Smith, Ph.D., a distin- neering at the University of Virginia and director of the Ray W. Herrick of the department of mechanical and guished professor of mathematics at in Charlottesville, is recognized for Laboratories at Purdue University nuclear engineering at The Pennsyl- North Carolina State University in signifi cant heat transfer research in West Lafayette, Ind., is recog- vania State University in University Raleigh, is honored for extraordinary that has produced experimental and nized for exceptional leadership Park, is honored for the creation and contributions in the development of analytical advancements in areas and educational mentorship in the development of the Engineering Am- smart materials and adaptive struc- including thermal transport across fi eld of noise control and acoustics; bassadors Network, an innovative tures through constitutive model interfaces, reduced thermal conduc- and for outstanding contributions program that provides undergraduate development, modeling and nonlin- tivity materials, electron-phonon to noise control engineering in the students with professional skills and, ear control, and uncertainty analysis; coupling, and transport of electrons areas of signal processing, nonlin- at the same time, serves as a highly and for modeling research that has and phonons. ear dynamic modeling, product effective mechanism for recruiting been validated across a broad range Educated at UVA, Dr. Hopkins sound quality, and human response women and underrepresented mi- of smart materials. joined the faculty in 2011. He has to noise and vibration. nority students into engineering. Dr. Smith joined the faculty at published 130 papers in refereed Dr. Davies has been with Pur- At Penn State since 2006, Dr. NC State in 1998. He has published journals, and is an active reviewer due since 1987. In 2005 she became Thole has also made signifi cant con- nearly 80 journal articles, 45 refer- for various journals. Dr. Hopkins director of the Herrick Laborato- tributions to the fi eld of gas turbine eed proceedings papers and 80 pro- has served on various ASME Heat ries, where 90 graduate students heat transfer as a researcher, educa- ceedings publications; and has given Transfer Division committees and and 20 faculty focus on graduate tor and administrator. She founded more than 180 presentations, the has been chair of K-8–Theory and student research with an emphasis the Steady Thermal Aero Research large majority invited lectures. Fundamental Research since 2014. on technology transfer. Dr. Davies Turbine Laboratory in 2011.

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Daniel C. Drucker Medal Research Council of Canada–Pratt & titled “Particle Transport, Deposi- sponsored by the ASME Internation- KYUNG-SUK KIM Whitney Canada) industrial research tion and Removal – Environmental al Gas Turbine Institute. The Daniel C. chair professorship since 2002, and and Biological Applications.” Robert P. Grewe, Dr.-Ing., an Drucker Medal, es- since 2010 he has been directing the Prior to joining the faculty at aerodynamic specialist at Siemens’ tablished in 1997, is NSERC’s Canadian Network for Re- Clarkson in 1982, Dr. Ahmadi was Power and Gas Division in Muel- conferred in recog- search and Innovation in Machining with Shiraz University in Iran (1970- heim an der Ruhr, Germany; Robert nition of distin- Technology. 81). He has published three books J. Miller, D.Phil., professor of aero- guished contribu- and nearly 600 papers in archival thermal technology at the University tions to the field of journals, and he has given more than of Cambridge, U.K., and the direc- applied mechanics and mechanical Fluids Engineering Award 1,100 conference presentations and tor of the Rolls-Royce University engineering through research, teach- PATRICK J. ROACHE 150 invited presentations at various Technology Centre at Cambridge’s ing and service to the community. The Fluids Engi- institutions. He holds four patents. Whittle Laboratory; and Howard P. Kyung-Suk Kim, Ph.D., a pro- neering Award was Hodson, Ph.D., are recognized for fessor in the School of Engineering established by the the paper titled “The Effect of End- at Brown University in Providence, Fluids Engineering wall Manufacturing Variations on R.I., is honored for seminal contribu- Division in 1968. In Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award Turbine Performance.” tions to the field of mechanics of ma- 1978 it was elevated TRIANTAFYLLOS STYLIANOPOULOS Following submission of his doc- terials through creative research that to an ASME award The Y.C. Fung Young toral thesis (same title as recognized bridges experiments and mechanics recognizing outstanding contribu- Investigator Award, paper) in December 2013, Dr. Grewe theories to understand the motion tions over a period of years to the en- established in 1985, remained at the University of Cam- and deformation of interfaces as well gineering profession and, in particu- recognizes a young bridge, U.K., as a postdoctoral re- as the formation and assembly of lar, to the field of fluids engineering investigator who is search associate. With Siemens since nanostructures. through research, practice and/or committed to pur- March 2015, he focuses on aerody- A professor at Brown since 1989, teaching. suing research in namic methods. Dr. Kim has also been director of the Patrick J. Roache, Ph.D., a con- bioengineering and has demonstrat- Dr. Miller’s research at Cam- Center for Advanced Materials Re- sultant, is recognized for pioneering ed significant potential to make sub- bridge covers a wide range of flows search since 2014. He recently initi- contributions including publishing stantial contributions to the field. in aero engines, gas turbines, tidal ated ruga mechanics, a new thrust books on computational fluid dy- Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos, turbines and domestic appliances. in applied mechanics research for namics and on verification and vali- Ph.D., an assistant professor of me- He works extensively with industry, understanding wrinkling and folding dation, and developing the method chanical engineering and the head presently undertaking collaborative processes. of manufactured solutions and the of the Cancer Biophysics Laboratory research projects with Rolls-Royce, grid convergence index. at the University of Cyprus in Nico- Mitsubishi, Siemens and Dyson. Dr. Roache’s career spans nearly sia, is recognized for outstanding Educated at Cambridge, Dr. William T. Ennor Manufacturing 50 years. An independent consultant research on the fluid and solid me- Hodson continued to work at the Technology Award since 1997, he previously was presi- chanics of tumors and on the design Whittle Laboratory after earning his YUSUF ALTINTAS dent of Ecodynamics Research As- of novel drug delivery systems to en- Ph.D. in turbomachinery in 1983. He The William T. En- sociates, Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M. hance therapy; and for educating and retired from the position of chair of nor Manufacturing (1975-96). Earlier he was with Sci- mentoring students, and contribut- aerothermal technology in 2012. Technology Award ence Applications, Inc. and Sandia ing to the profession through service was established in National Laboratories, also in Albu- activities. 1990 by the ASME querque. Throughout his career he Following postdoctoral train- Manufacturing En- has simultaneously held various aca- ing, Dr. Stylianopoulos joined UCY Heat Transfer Memorial Awards gineering Division demic positions. in 2010. He has secured more than The Heat Transfer Memorial Award and the Alcoa Company to recognize $2.4 million in research funding, was established in 1959 by the Heat an individual or team for developing mainly from the European Com- Transfer Division. In 1974, it was el- or contributing significantly to an in- mission, including a highly selective evated to a Society award recogniz- novative manufacturing technology, Freeman Scholar Award $1.6 million starting grant from the ing outstanding contributions to the the implementation of which has re- GOODARZ AHMADI European Research Council. field of heat transfer through teach- sulted in substantial economic or so- The Freeman Schol- ing, research, practice and design, or cietal benefits. ar Award is given bi- a combination of such activities. Yusuf Altintas, P.Eng., Ph.D., a ennially in even- Gas Turbine Award professor at The University of Brit- numbered years. ROBERT P. GREWE BRENT W. WEBB − SCIENCE ish Columbia in Vancouver, is hon- Established in 1926, ROBERT J. MILLER Brent W. Webb, ored for the pioneering development it is bestowed upon HOWARD P. HODSON Ph.D., academic vice of novel models and algorithms for a person of wide ex- president and pro- predicting and controlling machin- perience in fluids engineering. The fessor of mechanical ing operations that resulted in sub- recipient is expected to review a co- engineering at stantial productivity increases, and herent topic in his or her specialty, Brigham Young Uni- for designing higher performance including a comprehensive state- versity in Provo, machine tools. ment of the state of the art, and sug- Utah, is recognized for outstanding Dr. Altintas joined UBC in 1986 gest future research needs. research contributions in the field of and founded the Manufacturing Au- Goodarz Ahmadi, Ph.D., Clark- Established in 1963, the Gas Turbine gas radiation, jet impingement and tomation Laboratory. Since 1994 he son distinguished professor and Award recognizes outstanding con- microscale convection; for develop- is the founding coordinator of the Robert R. Hill ’48 professor of me- tributions to the literature of coming methods that have significantly mechatronics engineering option at chanical and aeronautical engineer- bustion gas turbines or gas turbines affected the practice of gas radiation UBC. He holds the NSERC–P&WC ing at Clarkson University in Pots- thermally combined with nuclear or modeling; and for teaching the foun- (National Sciences and Engineering dam, N.Y., is recognized for the paper steam power plants. The award is dational principles of heat transfer to

ASME HONORS | NOVEMBER 2016 55 more than 2,100 students. Mayo D. Hersey Award at Eastman Kodak Company. Mr. Ba- economy. A member of the faculty at BYU IZHAK ETSION kos has been an ASME GD&T sub- Dr. Alger joined SwRI in 2003 since 1986, Dr. Webb has spent The Mayo D. Hersey committee member since 1983, and and has been in his current position nearly half of his career in univer- Award, established he has served in numerous related since 2014. He holds 20 patents and sity administration. He has been a in 1965, is bestowed leadership roles. has published more than 50 papers research advisor for 30 master’s and for distinguished on topics covering engine efficiency 12 Ph.D. students, and three post- and continued con- and emissions. doctoral fellows; and has been prin- tributions over a Soichiro Honda Medal cipal/co-principal investigator for substantial period of BAHRAM KHALIGHI over $6 million in research activity. time to the advancement of the sci- The Soichiro Honda Warner T. Koiter Medal ence and engineering of tribology. Medal recognizes an PEDRO PONTE-CASTAÑEDA RAJ M. MANGLIK − ART Distinguished contributions may re- individual for an out- The Warner T. Koi- Raj M. Manglik, sult from significant original research standing achieve- ter Medal was estab- Ph.D., a professor of in one or more of the many scientific ment or a series of lished in 1996 to rec- mechanical engi- disciplines related to lubrication. significant engineer- ognize distinguished neering and the di- Izhak Etsion, D.Sc., professor ing contributions in contributions to the rector of the Ther- emeritus at Technion–Israel Insti- developing improvements in the field field of solid me- mal-Fluids and tute of Technology in Haifa, is hon- of personal transportation. This med- chanics with special Thermal Processing ored for distinguished contributions al was established in 1983 in recogni- emphasis on the effective blending of Laboratory at the University of Cin- to the fields of tribology, contact tion of Soichiro Honda’s exemplary theoretical and applied elements, cinnati, is recognized for the pio- mechanics and lubrication includ- achievements in the field of personal and on a high degree of leadership in neering and seminal advancement of ing the creation of groundbreaking transportation. the international solid mechanics the science and engineering of inter- elastic-plastic contact models and Bahram Khalighi, Ph.D., a man- community. The medal honors the facial transport phenomena, boiling, pioneering research on surface tex- ager and technical fellow in the Ve- late Dr. Warner T. Koiter, world-re- thermal processing of non-Newto- turing for hydrodynamic lubrication. hicle Systems Research Laboratory nowned authority in the field of solid nian media, enhanced heat transfer Educated at Technion, Dr. Etsion at General Motors Global Research mechanics, and it commemorates his and microscale compact heat ex- joined the faculty after earning his & Development in Warren, Mich., vast contributions as research engi- changers, leading to transformative doctoral degree in 1974. Since 2010 is recognized for career efforts that neer and teacher. contributions to archival literature as he is professor emeritus. In 1996 Dr. have produced impactful innova- Pedro Ponte-Castañeda, Ph.D., well as engineering design practice. Etsion invented laser surface textur- tions and inventions in the areas of Raymond S. Markowitz faculty fel- Dr. Manglik joined the faculty at ing, now recognized worldwide as automotive vehicle aerodynamics, low and a professor in the depart- UC in 1991. He has obtained nearly a promising technology for energy thermal management, fluid flows, ment of mechanical engineering and $8.5 million in funding from various conservation. He also made original engine flows and combustion. applied mechanics, and a member of highly competitive sponsors. Among contributions in micro/nano tribol- Dr. Khalighi has been conducting the graduate group in applied math- his more than 250 publications is the ogy and in biotribology. basic and applied research since join- ematics and computational science co-authored classical and acclaimed ing GM in 1984. He currently holds 18 at the University of Pennsylvania in textbook titled “Principles of Heat U.S. patents, with others pending. Philadelphia, is recognized for dis- Transfer.” Patrick J. Higgins Medal tinguished contributions as a world FRANK BAKOS leader in the development of theo- JAYATHI Y. MURTHY − GENERAL The Patrick J. Hig- Internal Combustion Engine Award retical tools, with practical impor- Jayathi Y. Murthy, gins Medal recog- TERRENCE F. ALGER II tance, for the analysis of the nonlin- Ph.D., dean of the nizes an individual The Internal Com- ear response of composite materials. Henry Samueli who has contributed bustion Engine Dr. Ponte-Castañeda has been a School of Engineer- to the enhancement Award, established member of the faculty at Penn since ing and Applied Sci- of standardization in 1966, is given in 1990. He has held numerous visiting ence at the Universi- through contribu- recognition of emi- positions in Europe. ty of California, Los tions to the development and promo- nent achievement or Angeles, is recognized for significant tion of ASME codes and standards or distinguished con- contributions to the development of Conformity Assessment Programs. It tribution over a substantial period of Robert E. Koski Medal advanced computational techniques was established in 2007 in remem- time, which may result from re- KIM A. STELSON for flow, heat and mass transfer across brance of ASME’s past vice president search, innovation or education in The Robert E. Koski scales; and the translation of these of the standardization department. advancing the art of engineering in Medal recognizes an techniques into software that has Frank Bakos, president of Frank the field. individual who has transformed industrial practice and Bakos Associates in Maryville, Tenn., Terrence F. Alger II, Ph.D., the advanced the art enhanced the understanding of heat is recognized for outstanding dedi- director of spark ignited engine and practice of fluid transfer in emerging technologies. cation and effectiveness in develop- research and development in the power motion and Dr. Murthy became dean on Jan- ing and promoting a broad range of Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Re- control through ed- uary 1, 2016. Her prior experience standards spanning geometric di- search Division at Southwest Re- ucation and/or innovation. It was es- includes positions in both industry mensioning and tolerancing, and en- search Institute in San Antonio, is tablished in 2007 by the Fluid Power (Fluent Inc.–1988-98) and academia gineering specifications; and for con- recognized for exceptional technical Systems and Technology Division to (various beginning in 1984). She also sensus building leadership to align and business leadership that has led honor Mr. Koski’s contributions to the served as director of PRISM (2008- national and international standards to multiple innovations in internal field of design engineering and dy- 14), a large National Nuclear Security development in these areas. combustion engine technologies and namic systems and control. Administration-funded center dedi- Mr. Bakos started his own con- the transition of these innovations to Kim A. Stelson, Sc.D., College cated to uncertainty quantification sulting firm in 1988. Among his prior production engines for significant of Science and Engineering distin- in microsystems. positions, he was a GD&T specialist real-world impact on vehicle fuel guished professor in the department

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of mechanical engineering at the with particular emphasis on innova- Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award has been devoted to studies related University of Minnesota in Minne- tions in conservation and/or renew- KENNETH T. CHRISTENSEN to automobile and athletic injuries, apolis, is honored for sustained and able energy. Contributions may be The Gustus L. Lar- more recent research has focused on inspiring leadership of the Center through research, education, prac- son Memorial forensics as related to pediatric cra- for Compact and Efficient Fluid tice, or significant service to society Award was estab- nial and long bone traumas. Prior to Power, the largest concentration of that will lead to a sustainable energy lished in 1974 and joining the faculty at MSU in 1986, he fluid power research in the United future. The award was established by honors Gustus L. was with GM Research Laboratories States, which is changing the way the Solar Energy and Advanced En- Larson, Fellow and in Warren, Mich. fluid power is researched, applied ergy divisions to honor Dr. Frank founder of Pi Tau and taught. Kreith’s contributions to solar ener- Sigma. It is awarded to the engineer- A member of the faculty at U of gy and heat transfer, and was funded ing graduate who has demonstrated Machine Design Award M since 1981, Dr. Stelson has also by Holocaust Settlement Claim No. outstanding achievement in me- SUNIL K. AGRAWAL been director of the National Science 4931 for Nazi victims and by the chanical engineering within 10 to 20 The Machine De- Foundation-funded CCEFP since its Kreith family. years following graduation. sign Award, estab- inception in 2006. Aldo Steinfeld, Ph.D., a professor Kenneth T. Christensen, Ph.D., lished in 1958, rec- in the department of mechanical and assistant dean of faculty develop- ognizes eminent process engineering at ETH Zurich, ment in the College of Engineering, achievement or dis- where he holds the chair of renew- and a professor and the collegiate tinguished service Allan Kraus Thermal able energy carriers, is honored for chair in fluid mechanics in the de- in the field of ma- Management Medal outstanding scholastic contributions partment of aerospace and mechani- chine design. RAVI MAHAJAN to solar energy education through cal engineering, and the department Sunil K. Agrawal, Ph.D, a profes- The Allan Kraus teaching and mentoring, scientific of civil and environmental engineer- sor of mechanical engineering and Thermal Manage- research, service as journal editor, ing and earth sciences at the Uni- director of the Robotics and Reha- ment Medal, estab- and the supervision of more than versity of Notre Dame in Indiana, is bilitation Laboratory at Columbia lished in 2009, rec- 35 Ph.D. and 200 M.Sc. theses in the honored for outstanding achieve- University in New York, is honored ognizes individuals field of applied thermodynamics and ments in mechanical engineering. for seminal contributions to the field who have demon- solar engineering. At Notre Dame since 2014, Dr. of machine design through the inno- strated outstanding Dr. Steinfeld has authored more Christensen directs a research pro- vative design of robotic exoskeletons achievements in thermal manage- than 300 papers in refereed journals, gram that pursues experimental for gait retraining of stroke patients ment of electronic systems and their and he holds 28 patents. studies of turbulence, geophysical and of mobility-assist robots for the commitment to the field of thermal flows and microfluidics with sig- training of developmentally delayed science and engineering. nificant practical importance in en- infants and toddlers. Ravi Mahajan, Ph.D., a senior gineering applications. He is also a Prior to joining the faculty at principal engineer at Intel Corpora- World Premier Institute principal Columbia in 2013, Dr. Agrawal was a tion in Chandler, Ariz., is recognized Bernard F. Langer Nuclear Codes investigator in the Carbon Dioxide professor of mechanical engineering for outstanding leadership in estab- and Standards Award Storage Division of the International and director of the Mechanical Sys- lishing and delivering the cooling CHARLES BRUNY Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy tems Laboratory and Rehabilitation technology solutions roadmap for The Bernard F. Research (I2CNER) based at Kyushu Robotics Laboratory at the Univer- high-power microprocessors in mo- Langer Nuclear University in Japan. sity of Delaware in Newark. He co- bile, desktop and server systems; and Codes and Stan- holds 13 patents. for developing effective university– dards Award was industry collaborations to enable ad- established in 1977 vanced experimental and analytical and is presented to H.R. Lissner Medal techniques in semiconductor ther- an individual who ROGER C. HAUT Charles T. Main Student mal management. has contributed to the nuclear power The H.R. Lissner Leadership Awards Dr. Mahajan is in the path find- plant industry through the develop- Medal was estab- The Charles T. Main Award was es- ing group, part of Intel’s Assembly ment and promotion of ASME nucle- lished in 1977 and is tablished in 1919 to recognize, at the and Test Technology Development. ar codes and standards or the ASME presented for out- Societywide level, an undergradu- He is Intel’s representative on the Nuclear Certification Program. standing accomplish- ate ASME student member whose Semiconductor Research Corpora- Charles Bruny is recognized for ments in the area of leadership and service qualities have tion’s technical advisory board. Dr. key contributions to various codes bioengineering. contributed, for a period of more Mahajan holds several patents in the and standards efforts as an active Roger C. Haut, Ph.D., a univer- than one year, to the programs and area of microelectronics packaging. ASME committee member for more sity distinguished professor in the operations of a Student Section. In than 40 years; and for providing departments of radiology and me- 1983, the award was expanded to in- component design and analysis ex- chanical engineering at Michigan clude a second-place award. pertise to Nuclear Codes and Stan- State University in East Lansing, and dards colleagues. director of the Orthopaedic Biome- HIND HAJJAR − GOLD Frank Kreith Energy Award Mr. Bruny retired from Babcock chanics Laboratories in the MSU Hind Hajjar, a part- ALDO STEINFELD & Wilcox Co. in Lynchburg, Va., in College of Osteopathic Medicine, is time research assis- The Frank Kreith 2006 after 40 years of service that in- honored for long-term bioengineer- tant at the American Energy Award was cluded a two-year military leave ear- ing contributions through the devel- University of Bei- established in 2005 ly in his career, when he served as a opment and implementation of inno- rut’s Munib and An- to honor an individ- lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of vative methods of basic engineering gela Masri Institute ual for significant Engineers. Mr. Bruny began serving science to the fields of impact trauma of Energy and Natu- contributions to a on ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and orthopaedics. ral Resources, is recognized for dedi- secure energy future Code committees in 1974. While most of Dr. Haut’s career cated ASME efforts including service

ASME HONORS | NOVEMBER 2016 57 as vice chair of the Student Section He was founding director of the Na- Dr. Vlajic’s research interests are Company. He has published more at AUB; and for assisting more than tional Wind Resource Center until in dynamics, vibrations and controls, than 375 papers, co-authored two 20 university sections as student re- 2014. From 1999 to 2011 he was at with particular emphasis on applica- books and edited/co-edited 10 books. gional chair for Africa and the Mid- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in tions in precision metrology. He is dle East. Troy, N.Y. currently working in the area of dy- Ms. Hajjar earned her bachelor’s namic force metrology at NIST. Van C. Mow Medal degree in mechanical engineering Dr. Long joined the faculty at BETH A. WINKELSTEIN from AUB in May 2016. Since May SJTU in 2006. His research inter- The Van C. Mow she has been serving on an ASME Melville Medal ests include vibrations, nonlinear Medal was estab- Task Force on increasing member- XIANBO LIU dynamics and control, with recent lished by the ASME ship engagement for students and NICHOLAS VLAJIC efforts focused on the nonsmooth Bioengineering Di- early career engineers. XINHUA LONG and delay effects on the vibrations of vision in 2004. It is GUANG MENG a mechanical system. presented for signif- EDUARDO GUEVARA − SILVER BALAKUMAR BALACHANDRAN Dr. Meng’s research interests icant contributions Eduardo Guevara, at SJTU include vibrations, rotor to the field of bioengineering through CEO of Volition Co. dynamics, smart materials, nonlin- research, education, professional de- and manager of the ear dynamics and control. He has velopment, leadership in the devel- Operations and Lo- authored/co-authored nearly 300 opment of the profession, mentoring gistics Division of journal papers, and authored a book of young bioengineers, and service to SAK Shop.Arch.Kids, titled “Micro-Electromechanical the bioengineering community. both in Mexico City, System Dynamics.” Beth A. Winkelstein, Ph.D., vice is recognized for contributions to A member of the faculty at UMD provost for education, and professor ASME including service as chair of since 1993, Dr. Balachandran’s re- of bioengineering and neurosurgery the Student Section at the National search interests include nonlinear at the University of Pennsylvania and Autonomous University of Mex- phenomena, dynamics and vibra- in Philadelphia, is recognized for ico, chair of the Student Section En- tions, and control. Among his pub- scholarly contributions through re- terprise Committee for Mexico, and lications are two co-authored text- search dedicated to elucidating the event director for HPVC Mexico and books and a co-edited book, and he mechanisms of subfailure cervical Latin America. The Melville Medal was first award- holds five patents. spine injuries and the cellular events Mr. Guevara earned his bache- ed in 1927 and is the highest honor surrounding the etiology of chronic lor’s degree in mechanical engineer- for the best original technical paper pain; and for dedication as an educa- ing from UNAM in June 2016. An published in the ASME Transactions M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing tor and mentor, and in service to the entrepreneur, he founded two com- in the past two years. Medal of ASME/SME profession. panies while pursuing his education; Xianbo Liu, a master’s and Ph.D. JYOTIRMOY MAZUMDER Dr. Winkelstein’s work is mul- Volition Co., his second endeavor, candidate at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- The M. Eugene tidisciplinary, melding engineer- now designs and manufactures car- versity; Nicholas Vlajic, Ph.D., a staff Merchant Manufac- ing and biology to bridge the gaps bon fiber products. scientist at the National Institute of turing Medal was between basic neuroscience, tissue Standards and Technology in Gaith- established in 1986 biomechanics and clinical applica- ersburg, Md.; Xinhua Long, Ph.D., an by ASME and SME tion. She joined the faculty at Penn associate professor in the School of to honor an excep- in 2002. McDonald Mentoring Award Mechanical Engineering at Shang- tional individual LUCIANO CASTILLO hai Jiao Tong University; Guang who has had significant influence The McDonald Meng, Ph.D., a chair professor in the and responsibility for improving the Nadai Medal Mentoring Award, School of Mechanical Engineering at productivity and efficiency of the YONGGANG HUANG established in 2007, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; and manufacturing operation. The Nadai Medal recognizes the out- Balakumar Balachandran, Ph.D., a Jyotirmoy Mazumder, Ph.D., the was established in standing mentoring Minta Martin professor of engineer- Robert H. Lurie professor of engi- 1975 to recognize of other profession- ing and a faculty member of the ap- neering in the department of me- significant contribu- als by an engineer in plied mathematics and scientific chanical engineering and materials tions and outstand- industry, government, education or computation program at the Uni- science, and director of the Center ing achievements private practice. versity of Maryland in College Park, for Laser Aided Intelligent Manufac- which broaden the Luciano Castillo, Ph.D., the are recognized for the paper titled turing at the University of Michigan field of materials engineering. Don-Kay-Clay Cash distinguished “State-Dependent Delay Influenced in Ann Arbor, is recognized for out- Yonggang Huang, Ph.D., the Wal- engineering chair in wind energy at Drill-String Oscillations and Stabil- standing contributions to manufac- ter P. Murphy professor at North- Texas Tech University in Lubbock, is ity Analysis.” turing operations, particularly pro- western University in Evanston, Ill., honored for dedicated mentoring of Mr. Liu expects to earn his de- ductivity and quality improvements, is recognized for fundamental and underrepresented students, includ- grees in mechanical engineering as a creative inventor, foremost applied contributions to transient ing K-12, and faculty in STEM fields; from SJTU in November 2016. His scholar and educator, prolific author, electronics and materials. and for initiating unique programs research interests include nonlinear scientist and pioneering leader in Dr. Huang joined the faculty at that have opened new opportunities phenomena, time-delay effects, ro- quality assured manufacturing and Northwestern in 2007. His recent for an inclusive population of stu- tor dynamics, vibrations and control closed-loop metallic additive manu- research focuses on stretchable and dents and faculty. in mechanical systems, with a recent facturing. curvilinear electronics for biomedi- Dr. Castillo joined the mechani- focus on the complex dynamics of Dr. Mazumder holds 20 U.S. cal applications, transient electronics cal engineering department at TTU deep-hole drilling systems used for patents. Some of his laser welding that can dissolve at a programmed as a strategic cluster hire in 2011. oil and gas exploration. patents are licensed to Ford Motor rate/triggered time, and mechanics-

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driven deterministic 3-D assembly. the energy department at Politecnico Dr. Taylor completed his educa- expert witness (self-employed), is He has authored/co-authored nearly di Torino in Italy, are recognized for tion at Drexel University in Phila- recognized for more than 10 years of 500 journal papers. the paper titled “Thermoeconomic delphia, earning his Ph.D. in me- outstanding service as advisor for the Design of Borehole Thermal Energy chanical engineering in September ASME Student Section at The Hong Storage Systems.” 2016. Among his ASME service, he Kong Polytechnic University, inspir- Burt L. Newkirk Award Ms. Cosentino earned her mas- was chair of the Student Section at ing students through dedicated lead- AARON GRECO ter’s degree in energy and nuclear Drexel (2009-10); and, as of 2016, is ership and endless encouragement. The Burt L. Newkirk engineering from Politecnico in 2013 chair of the Human Powered Vehicle Mr. Lo served as ASME Student Award was estab- and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Challenge Committee. Section advisor at PolyU from 2002 lished in 1976 and is energetics in the energy department. until his retirement in 2015 after 40 presented to an indi- She gives lectures in a course on ap- years as a faculty member. Since 1994 vidual who has plied energy and collaborates on he has been serving as an expert wit- made a notable con- research projects funded by various Rufus Oldenburger Medal ness in the Hong Kong courts of law, tribution in tribolo- industrial companies. JEAN-JACQUES SLOTINE providing testimony and evidence gy research or development, as evi- Prior to his position at Birming- The Rufus Olden- related to accidents and mechanical denced by important tribology ham, Dr. Sciacovelli was a research burger Medal was engineering defects. publications prior to his or her 40th associate (2010-14) at Politecnico di established in 1968 birthday. Torino. His research focuses on the and is given in rec- Aaron Greco, Ph.D., a principal formulation of material for thermal ognition of signifi- Performance Test Codes Medal materials scientist in the Energy Sys- energy storage and the design of cant contributions MATTHEW J. DOOLEY tems Division at Argonne National thermal storage devices, and their and outstanding The Performance Laboratory in Illinois, is honored for optimal integration into energy sys- achievements in the field of automat- Test Codes Medal, notable contributions to the field of tems. He closely collaborates with ic control. established in 1981, tribology through scientific publica- both academic partners and indus- Jean-Jacques Slotine, Ph.D., is awarded to an in- tions and presentations, leadership trial stakeholders. professor of mechanical engineer- dividual or individu- roles in professional societies, and as In addition to teaching at the ing and information sciences, and als who have made a technical ambassador for the field graduate level at Politecnico and brain and cognitive sciences at the outstanding contri- through roles in project manage- performing research in a number of Massachusetts Institute of Technol- butions to the development and pro- ment and science policy. different areas of thermodynamics ogy in Cambridge, is honored for motion of ASME Performance Test With Argonne since 2010, Dr. and heat transfer, Dr. Verda is the co- significant contributions to control Codes, including the Supplements Greco currently leads projects that ordinator for two European projects theory of nonlinear systems and ro- on Instruments and Apparatus. focus on improving the reliability in the energy department’s research botics through seminal work on slid- Matthew J. Dooley, CEM, P.E., of wind turbine drivetrains through group and for the department’s Stu- ing mode control, adaptive nonlinear an independent consultant with Ho- advanced tribological testing and dent Mobility Program. He is chair control and contraction analysis, rizon Engineering, LLC in Granby, materials. His other research areas of the ASME Advanced Energy Sys- which have influenced engineers Conn., is recognized for significant include surface engineering, nano- tems Division’s Executive Commit- and scientists worldwide. contributions to performance test colloidal lubricant additives and tee (2016-17). Dr. Slotine joined the faculty at codes, particularly for the testing of contact failure investigation. MIT in 1984. One of the most cited re- overall power plant performance; searchers in both systems science and and for exceptional efforts in the Old Guard Early Career Award robotics, he has published more than area of steam generator performance Edward F. Obert Award NATHANIEL TAYLOR 80 peer-reviewed archival journal pa- testing. SARA COSENTINO The Old Guard Ear- pers and over 100 conference papers, Throughout his nearly 40 years ADRIANO SCIACOVELLI ly Career Award was and is co-author of two popular grad- in the power generation industry, VITTORIO VERDA established in 1994 uate textbooks. Dr. Slotine holds five Mr. Dooley has been active in the to help the young U.S. and two German patents. testing, analysis and optimization of engineer bridge the a variety of power generation equip- gap between college ment. He previously held positions and professional life. at Combustion Engineering, ABB, Its intent is to bring that individual Outstanding Student Section Alstrom Power and GE Power. closer to the activities of ASME by Advisor Award providing encouragement for gradu- KOK-KEUNG LO The Edward F. Obert Award was es- ating student members to upgrade to The Outstanding tablished in 1987 by the Advanced member and actively become in- Student Section Ad- Marshall B. Peterson Award Energy Systems Division to recog- volved in the work of the Society. visor Award, estab- HARMANDEEP S. KHARE nize an outstanding paper on ther- Nathaniel Taylor, EIT, Ph.D., a lished in 1990 as the The Marshall B. Pe- modynamics. It was elevated to a lecturer in engineering sciences at Faculty Advisor terson Award, estab- Society award in 1996. the Harvard John A. Paulson School Award, is awarded lished in 1997, is giv- Sara Cosentino, a Ph.D. student of Engineering and Applied Sciences to an ASME mem- en to a young at Politecnico di Torino in Italy; in Cambridge, Mass., is recognized for ber who is a current or former Stu- engineer in recogni- Adriano Sciacovelli, Ph.D., a research more than eight years of inspirational dent Section advisor whose leader- tion of an early-ca- fellow at the Birmingham Centre for leadership within ASME that has had ship and service qualities have reer achievement Energy Storage within the School of an impact on young engineers; and contributed, for at least three years, and for promising research within Chemical Engineering at the Uni- for extraordinary qualifications for to the programs and operations of a the field of tribology. versity of Birmingham, U.K.; and a career in academia that will have a Student Section of the Society. Harmandeep S. Khare, Ph.D., Vittorio Verda, Ph.D., a professor in long-term impact on the profession. Kok-Keung Lo, CEng, R.P.E., an manager of research projects at the

ASME HONORS | NOVEMBER 2016 59 University of Pennsylvania in Phila- in mechanical engineering. enhancement of environmental en- Safety Codes and Standards Medal delphia, is recognized for fundamen- Derek Bradley, Ph.D., a research gineering, but also those who have MICHAEL MILLS tal, multiscale, in situ research on the professor in the School of Mechani- contributed to disciplines outside The Safety Codes and tribology of solid and liquid lubri- cal Engineering at the University of environmental engineering where Standards Medal was cants including interfacial tribofilm Leeds, U.K., is recognized for out- accomplishments have indirectly im- established in 1986 to formation, nanoparticle additive standing contributions to the funda- pacted environmental protection. recognize contribu- anti-wear behavior and instrument mental and applied developments on Jerald L. Schnoor, P.E., Ph.D., the tions to the enhance- development; and for active engage- lean combustion and thermodynam- Allen S. Henry chair professor in en- ment of public safety ment in the engineering community ic performance, which has resulted gineering at The University of Iowa through the develop- including organizing research sym- in improved design of engines and in Iowa City, is honored for ground- ment and promotion of ASME safety posia, providing research mentoring power plants; and for lifelong dedi- breaking research on phytoreme- codes and standards or through and through public outreach. cation to the education of students. diation that led to the cost-effective ASME safety accreditation activity. After earning his Ph.D. in me- Educated at Leeds, Dr. Bradley degradation of organic chemicals in Michael Mills, ARM, CRIS, CSP, chanical engineering from the Uni- has been a member of the faculty the environment; for research and technical director for construction versity of Delaware in Newark in since 1955 and has held his current practice leading to more sustainable and energy at Liberty Mutual In- 2014, Dr. Khare joined the Carpick position since 1992. He has also con- water supplies; and for modeling the surance in Boston, is recognized for Nanotribology Group at Penn as a tributed as a consultant in the area of effects of acid precipitation that con- dedication to the enhancement of postdoctoral research associate. His fire and explosion hazards, and in the tributed to the passage of the Clean public safety in the load handling current position is in the lab of Dr. general area of combustion. Air Act of 1990. industry; and for leadership in im- Robert W. Carpick. Dr. Schnoor joined the College of proving load handling practices, and Engineering faculty at UI in 1977. He in the establishment of the P30 Com- co-founded the university’s Center mittee and the development of the for Global and Regional Environ- Planning for Load Handling Activi- Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Prime Movers Committee Award mental Research in 1990 and serves ties Standard. DAVID L. HENANN WEIZHONG FENG as co-director. With Liberty Mutual since 1987, The Pi Tau Sigma The Prime Movers Mr. Mills is currently responsible Gold Medal was es- Committee Award, for overseeing technical quality of tablished in 1938 by established in 1954, the risk control services provided to Pi Tau Sigma in coor- recognizes out- customers in the construction and dination with ASME standing contribu- Charles Russ Richards energy sectors nationwide. He has to recognize out- tions to the litera- Memorial Award been active on various ASME stan- standing achieve- ture of thermal KENNETH E. GOODSON dards committees since 2000. ments by a young engineering grad- electric station practice or equip- The Charles Russ uate in mechanical engineering ment which are available through Richards Memorial within 10 years following receipt of public presentation and publication. Award, established the baccalaureate degree. Weizhong Feng, general man- in 1944, was named R. Tom Sawyer Award David L. Henann, Ph.D., an as- ager, Shanghai Waigaoqiao No. 3 in honor of a found- NICHOLAS CUMPSTY sistant professor of engineering in Power Generation Co., Ltd. in Shang- er of Pi Tau Sigma. It The R. Tom Sawyer solid mechanics at Brown University hai, is recognized for the paper titled is given to an engi- Award, established in Providence, R.I., is recognized for “Developing Green, Highly Efficient neering graduate who has demon- in 1972, is bestowed outstanding achievements in me- Coal-Fired Power Technologies.” strated outstanding achievement in upon an individual chanical engineering. Concurrently Mr. Feng serves as mechanical engineering for 20 years who has made im- Over the last 10 years Dr. general manager of Shanghai Shen- or more following graduation. portant contribu- Henann’s research has focused on ergy Energy Technology Co., Ltd. He Kenneth E. Goodson, Ph.D., the tions toward the ad- the modeling of amorphous materials is also an adjunct professor at three Davies family provostial professor vancement of the gas turbine such as metallic glasses, granular ma- universities. Previously he was in and the Robert Bosch chairman of the industry, as well as the ASME Inter- terials and polymeric elastomers; and charge of the engineering and con- mechanical engineering department national Gas Turbine Institute, over a addressing issues of large deforma- struction of Shanghai Waigaoqiao at Stanford University in California, substantial period of time. tions, material time-dependence, size Phases I, II and III. Mr. Feng holds is honored for outstanding achieve- Nicholas Cumpsty, Ph.D., emeri- effects and multi-physics coupling. 42 patents and has published 45 aca- ments in mechanical engineering. tus professor at Imperial College He has been at Brown since 2013. demic studies. Dr. Goodson joined the faculty at London, is honored for outstanding Stanford in 1994. He is a heat trans- contributions to the gas turbine in- fer specialist with interests ranging dustry through compressor aerody- from electronics cooling to waste namics research and university labo- heat harvesting. His lab pioneered ratory leadership, the publication James Harry Potter Gold Medal Dixy Lee Ray Award phonon free path measurements of exemplary texts for students and DEREK BRADLEY JERALD L. SCHNOOR using silicon nanolayers and has practicing engineers, technological The James Harry The Dixy Lee Ray highly cited papers on conduction advancements for a major gas tur- Potter Gold Medal Award, established physics and metrology, novel con- bine manufacturer, and unceasing ef- was established in in 1998, recognizes duction materials and microfluidic forts to achieve technical excellence 1980 in recognition significant achieve- heat sinks. Current projects are ex- within IGTI and the ASME journals. of eminent achievements and contribu- tending the extreme heat flux limits Emeritus professor at Imperial ment or distin- tions in the broad for power electronics and exploring since 2008, Dr. Cumpsty was previ- guished service in field of environmen- thermoelectric-powered silicon sen- ously with Rolls-Royce Ltd. (1969-72; the appreciation of the science of tal protection. It honors not only sors for buildings. Dr. Goodson holds 2000-05) and the University of Cam- thermodynamics and its applications those who have contributed to the 34 patents. bridge (1972-2000). He continues to

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contribute to research at Imperial cation curriculum; and for numerous rious service in the advancement of Robert Henry Thurston and at Cambridge’s Whittle Labo- publications that describe the meth- aeronautics and astronautics. Lecture Award ratory; and works with the Osney ods and outcomes of student projects Inderjit Chopra, Sc.D., the Alfred ROMESH C. BATRA Thermo-Fluids Laboratory at the that solve real-world problems. Gessow professor in aerospace en- The Robert Henry University of Oxford and the Gas A member of the faculty at WPI gineering, distinguished university Thurston Lecture Turbine Laboratory at the Massa- since 1970, Dr. Hoffman currently professor and director of the Alfred Award was estab- chusetts Institute of Technology. serves as group leader of the design Gessow Rotorcraft Center at the lished in 1925 in faculty within the mechanical engi- University of Maryland in College honor of ASME’s neering department. In 1999 he co- Park, is honored for seminal contri- first president. It founded WPI’s Assistive Technology butions to rotorcraft aeromechanics provides an oppor- Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Resource Center; the center solicits that led to the development of smart tunity for a leader in pure and/or ap- Research Medal projects from agencies that provide rotor systems with active flaps ca- plied science or engineering to pres- STEVEN Y. LIANG services to persons with disabilities, pable of vibration reduction; for the ent to the Society a lecture that The Milton C. Shaw and students develop devices as part development of innovative micro encourages stimulating thinking on a Manufacturing Re- of their academic programs. aerial vehicles; and for leadership subject of broad interest to engi- search Medal, estab- in rotorcraft education and the in- neers. The Robert Henry Thurston lished in 2009, rec- novative design of human powered Lecture Award was elevated to a So- ognizes significant helicopters. ciety award in 2000. fundamental contri- Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Dr. Chopra has been a member Romesh C. Batra, Ph.D., Clif- butions to the sci- Design Educator Award of the faculty at UMD since 1981. His ton C. Garvin professor at Virginia ence and technology of manufactur- KATHRYN W. JABLOKOW direct graduate advising has resulted Polytechnic Institute and State Uni- ing processes. The Ruth and Joel in 50 Ph.D. and 91 master’s degrees, versity in Blacksburg, is honored Steven Y. Liang, Ph.D., the Mor- Spira Outstanding and his students now hold key posi- for outstanding contributions to the ris M. Bryan Jr. professor of ad- Design Educator tions in the rotorcraft industry, in understanding of the physics of adia- vanced manufacturing systems at Award was estab- academia and at federal labs. batic shear banding phenomenon the Georgia Institute of Technology lished as a division including proposing shear band ini- in Atlanta, is honored for significant award in 1998. Ele- tiation criterion, thermomechani- contributions to manufacturing sci- vated to a Society cal material models and shear band ence and technology through stud- award in 2001, it recognizes a person J. Hall Taylor Medal width definition, and delineating the ies on physics-based analysis and who exemplifies the best in further- JON E. BATEY effects of material parameters on its modeling of machining and grinding ing engineering design education. The J. Hall Taylor acceleration and deceleration. processes. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Ph.D., an Medal was estab- Dr. Batra’s work has wide-ranging A member of the faculty at Geor- associate professor of mechanical lished in 1965 by the applications in both defense and civil- gia Tech since 1990, Dr. Liang has engineering and engineering design ASME Codes and ian industries including improved held his current position since 2005. at The Pennsylvania State Univer- Standards Board as design of armor and anti-armor com- His research, with the involvement sity’s Great Valley School of Gradu- a gift from Taylor ponents, and lightweight composites. of a large number of academic ad- ate Professional Studies in Malvern, Forge and Pipe He has been a member of the faculty visees, has led to the publication of is recognized for significant and Works to commemorate the pioneer- at Virginia Tech since 1994. more than 400 archival articles in- sustained contributions to design ing work of J. Hall Taylor in the cluding 86 papers and two books in education and innovation research, standardization of industrial prod- just the last three years alone. design education in residence and ucts and safety codes for their usage. online programs, and the develop- It is awarded for distinguished serv- ment of a new multidisciplinary en- ice or eminent achievement in the Timoshenko Medal gineering design degree program. codes and standards area pertaining RAY OGDEN Ben C. Sparks Medal Dr. Jablokow now directs the to the broad fields of piping and pres- The Timoshenko ALLEN H. HOFFMAN multidisciplinary engineering design sure vessels. Medal was estab- The Ben C. Sparks option of Penn State’s undergradu- Jon E. Batey is honored for dis- lished in 1957 and is Medal, established ate general engineering degree. Her tinguished leadership and profes- conferred in recog- in 1990, recognizes groundbreaking research on cogni- sionalism in the technical advance- nition of distin- eminent service by tion-based design, ideation flexibil- ment of ASME codes and standards guished contribu- an individual or col- ity and engineering innovativeness for nondestructive examination tions to the field of laborative team in is supported by multiple grants from and postconstruction of pressure applied mechanics. Instituted by the promoting innova- the National Science Foundation. She components; and for dedication to Applied Mechanics Division, it hon- tive, authentic, practice-based, engi- has been with Penn State since 1990. engineering and public safety as ors Stephen P. Timoshenko, world- neering design/build experiences in evidenced by committed service renowned authority in the field, and undergraduate mechanical engi- on ASME standards development it commemorates his contributions neering or mechanical engineering committees. as author and teacher. technology education. Spirit of St. Louis Medal Mr. Batey retired from The Dow Ray Ogden, Ph.D., the George Allen H. Hoffman, P.E., Ph.D., a INDERJIT CHOPRA Chemical Company on September Sinclair professor of mathematics professor of mechanical engineering The Spirit of St. 30, 2016 with 35 years of service with at the University of Glasgow, U.K., at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Louis Medal was es- Union Carbide Corporation and, is honored for distinguished work in Massachusetts, is recognized for tablished in 1929 by following the 2001 merger, Dow. that transformed the research area long-term leadership in the devel- Philip D. Ball, ASME Concurrently, he spent 26 years as of nonlinear elasticity into a well- opment and implementation of the members and citi- a reservist in the U.S. Navy Seabees, established discipline; and for stimu- WPI Plan, an undergraduate proj- zens of St. Louis. It is retiring as a master chief petty officer lating the work of a large number of ect-based, experiential design edu- awarded for merito- in August 2013. practitioners in the multiphysical

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behavior of materials and modeling KENNETH BRAY – GOLD for the paper titled “Fuel Choice Bruno Schiavello, research fel- in biomechanics. Kenneth Bray, Ph.D., Regulation – The Way to Narrow the low, hydraulics at Flowserve Corpo- Dr. Ogden has held his current emeritus professor Gap Between Current IMO Marine ration in Bethlehem, Pa., is honored position at Glasgow since 1984 with at the University of Standard and 2025 Greenhouse Gas for four decades of technical leader- the exception of two years (2010-12) Cambridge, U.K., is Emission Target.” ship in the pump industry through as sixth century chair in solid me- honored for out- Ms. Leong graduated from The contributions to hydraulic research, chanics at the University of Aber- standing and lasting Hong Kong University of Science design and innovative technical so- deen, U.K. He has published more contributions to the and Technology in June 2016 with lutions; for specific studies in the than 250 papers in international power field through fundamental re- a bachelor’s degree in mechanical field of cavitation that are refer- journals, and several books. search and novel combustion model engineering. She served as vice chair enced in scientific literature; and development that have significantly (2014-16) of the ASME Student Sec- for promoting scientific knowledge improved the efficiency and perfor- tion at HKUST and is now Student dissemination as lead organizer of mance of gas turbine combustors; Section advisor (2016-17). ASME’s Pumping Machinery sym- and for significant educational con- posia over the last decade. Worcester Reed Warner Medal tributions that have produced world- Mr. Schiavello started his pump ISAAC ELISHAKOFF class engineers and scientists. hydraulic research in 1973 while The Worcester Reed Dr. Bray joined Cambridge in Savio L-Y. Woo Translational working on his bachelor’s thesis at Warner Medal was 1985 as Hopkinson and Imperial Biomechanics Medal Worthington SpA in Desio, Italy. established in 1930 Chemical Industries professor of ap- B. BARRY LIEBER After earning his master’s degree he and is awarded for plied thermodynamics. Since 1997 he The Savio L-Y. Woo worked at Worthington SpA before outstanding contri- is emeritus professor. Previously he Translational Bio- joining Worthington Corporation butions to the per- was with Southampton University, mechanics Medal, in New Jersey in 1982. He served manent literature of U.K. (1956-85). established in 2015, as director, fluid dynamics through engineering. Contributions may be recognizes an indi- various acquisitions, working at the single papers, treatises or books, or a ELIA MERZARI – SILVER vidual who has Dresser Pump Division, Ingersoll- series of papers. Elia Merzari, Ph.D., translated meritori- Dresser Pumps and Flowserve. In Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., distin- a principal nuclear ous bioengineering science to clini- his current position since 2013, Mr. guished research professor in the engineer at Argonne cal practice. Schiavello leads computational fluid department of ocean and mechanical National Laboratory B. Barry Lieber, Ph.D., a professor dynamic research and design. engineering at Florida Atlantic Uni- in Lemont, Ill., is in the department of neurosurgery at versity in Boca Raton; and visiting recognized for dedi- Stony Brook University, and the direc- distinguished professor in the faculty cated leadership tor of the Cerebrovascular Center for of civil engineering at Technion–Is- and tireless support of ASME techni- Research at Stony Brook University S.Y. Zamrik PVP Medal rael Institute of Technology in Haifa, cal committees and conferences; and Medical Center in New York, is rec- ARTIN A. DERMENJIAN is honored for seminal contributions for outstanding contributions to the ognized for significantly advancing The Pressure Vessel to the permanent literature of en- simulation of complex thermal-hy- brain aneurysm treatment through and Piping Medal gineering research through highly draulic phenomena in advanced nu- the engineering and development was established in praised books on probabilistic theory clear reactor fuel bundles to enhance of flow diversion technology that, to 1980. Renamed the of structures, elastic stability, the sto- the safety and efficiency of next-gen- date, has been used to treat more than S.Y. Zamrik PVP chastic finite element method, safety eration advanced reactor designs. 50,000 patients worldwide. Medal in 2010, it is factors and reliability of composite With Argonne since 2009, Dr. Dr. Lieber’s prior affiliations in- bestowed for out- structures; and numerous break- Merzari currently holds a joint ap- clude the University of Miami (2001- standing contributions in the field through research papers over the pointment in the Mathematics and 09) and the State University of New of pressure vessel and piping tech- past 40 years. Computer Science and the Nuclear York at Buffalo (1987-2001). He has nology including, but not limited to, Dr. Elishakoff has been a mem- Engineering divisions. a strong background in engineering, research, development, teaching, ber of the tenured faculty at FAU animal models, and endovascular and significant advancements of the since 1991. Previously he was at methods and devices, with specific state of the art. Technion, where he was a faculty expertise in cerebrovascular dis- Artin A. Dermenjian is honored member since 1972. Arthur L. Williston Medal ease and stroke. His establishment for providing numerous services to LEONG KA LONG KAREN of strong ties within the industry ASME including Codes and Stan- The Arthur L. Wil- and with health care providers has dards, and the Pressure Vessels and liston Medal, estab- enabled the rapid translation of his Piping Division; and for significant lished in 1954, recog- research to clinical practice. contributions to the design, analysis George Westinghouse Medals nizes the best paper and maintenance of nuclear power The George Westinghouse Medals submitted on a sub- plants worldwide. were established to recognize emi- ject chosen to chal- Mr. Dermenjian joined the staff nent achievement or distinguished lenge the abilities of Henry R. Worthington Medal at Sargent & Lundy in Chicago in service in the power field of me- engineering students. The annual BRUNO SCHIAVELLO 1973. During nearly 40 years with chanical engineering to perpetuate competition is open to any ASME stu- The Henry R. the firm, he held positions with in- the value of the rich contribution to dent member or member who re- Worthington Medal, creasing levels of responsibility in power development made by George ceived a baccalaureate degree within established in 1980, the design, analysis and evaluation Westinghouse, honorary member two years of the submission deadline. is bestowed for emi- of nuclear power plant systems and and 29th president of the Society. Leong Ka Long Karen, a gradu- nent achievement in components. He retired in 2012. Mr. The Gold Medal was established in ate trainee at ATAL Engineering the field of pumping Dermenjian has supported ASME 1952 and the Silver Medal in 1971. Limited in Hong Kong, is recognized machinery. activities for more than 30 years.

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ADVANCED NESTING WEB-BASED VISUALIZATION integrate into the user interface of leading CAD software. Its XML-API allows for the dynamic unloading of HYPERTHERM, HANOVER, N.H. KISTERS AG, AACHEN, GERMANY. parts and assemblies and the recoloring of geometric shapes. 3DViewStation WebViewer’s XML-API also al- Hypertherm, the manufacturer of plasma, laser, and Kisters has developed 3DViewStation WebViewer, its lows users to create dimensions automatically. Kisters waterjet cutting systems, has upgraded its ProNest 3-D computer aided design visualization tool, to enable 3DViewStation WebViewer client requires an HTML5 CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting. viewing complex assemblies in real time on mobile browser and runs on most operating systems, including ProNest 2017 contains a number of improvements, devices. The application can be customized so as to Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and macOS. including drag array, anchor part to cursor, and automatic bumping functionality for greater control and faster nesting. The redesigned drill machine interface for plasma or oxyfuel machines incorporates drilling, tapping, and other spindle operations to tackle jobs directly in the application. Native 64-bit support allows ProNest to take advantage of the extra accessible memory available on a 64-bit CPU/operating systems.

INTERNET OF THINGS

PTC, NEEDHAM, MASS.

PTC has released ThingWorx 7, the latest version of its Internet of Things platform. New features include an enhanced set of tools for managing connected products, new analytics capabilities, support of public clouds, and simplified platform components that make it easier for developers to use their preferred tools to experiment with, prototype, and develop new IoT solutions. The company has begun integrating ThingWorx with public device clouds to provide an open IoT platform, beginning with Amazon Web Services IoT. Companies can use AWS’s device cloud to connect devices, send data to and from a device, INTRODUCING THE and auto-provision the device directly from ThingWorx. CUSTOMER’S CHAMP... SHEET OPTIMIZATION TSUBAKI BACKSTOPS.

WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF GLOBAL EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL WANT BOBCAD-CAM, CLEARWATER, FLA. TSUBAKI BACKSTOPS IN YOUR CORNER Nesting Standard and Nesting Pro are two recently Just like the full range of Tsubaki products, Tsubaki backstops released CAD-CAM software modules intended to provide the winning combination; unmatched quality, durability, offer advanced nesting capability with intelligent reliability and service & support. Prove you’re sheet optimizing technology. The company says these a winner too by protecting your application modules can increase material usage by as much as 15 percent for sheet cutting on CNC mill, router, laser, against costly downtime with Tsubaki plasma, and waterjet machines. The modules have brand backstops and clutches. new nesting optimizers, which can be used to create ROLLERROLLER CHAINS CHAINS • •ENGINEERING ENGINEERING CLASS CLASS CHAINS CHAINS • BACKSTOPS • CAM CLUTCHES • SPROCKETS • SPROCKETS • CABLE & HOSE• CABLE CARRIERS & HOSE • POWERCARRIERS TRANSMISSION • PT COMPONENTS PRODUCTS either a fast nest or an optimal nest. Without any optimization, nests can be completed within seconds. The new nesting CAD-CAM also includes all new Total Package options for working with remnant sheets and custom USTSUBAKI.COM ©2016 U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC All Rights Reserved. sheet shapes. TOOLS//HARDWARE

FLOW METER TITAN ENTERPRISES, SHERBORNE, U.K.

he Process Atrato is based on Titan’s standard Atrato meter but packaged to address the more challenging process and control environment. The body is 316 stainless steel, rated at 20 Bar and the electronics are built-in and sealed to IP65. The only other wetted ma- terialsT are PEEK and the customer’s choice of elastomers. The Process Atrato is calibrated with a pre-set ‘K’ factor so all meters of the same flow range are fully interchangeable, with the goal of simplifying assembly and set-up procedures for OEM manufacturers. There are two adaptable frequency outputs, one PNP and NPN. Two multicolor LEDs indicate signal strength, power malfunctions, and pulse outputs. Electrical connections are through a standard M12, four pin, sensor connector. Four flow ranges are available from 2 ml/min. to 15 l/min., and accuracy is ±1 percent over the whole flow range.

Personal CNC

Shown here is an articulated humanoid robot leg, built by researchers at the Drexel Autonomous System Lab (DASL) with a Tormach PCNC 1100 milling UV curable epoxy meets machine. To read more about this project or to learn about Tormach’s NASA low outgassing requirements affordable CNC mills and accessories, visit www.tormach.com/mem.

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AMMONIA DETECTOR

NEO MONITORS, SKEDSMOKORSET, NORWAY. SUBMISSIONS Submit electronic files of new products and NEO Monitors introduces a new images by e-mail to [email protected]. generation of the safest and most Use subject line “New Products.” ME does not precise instrument to measure test or endorse the products described here. ammonia for any type of DeNOx system. The LaserGasTM III ammonia analyzer is designed to operate in hazardous areas to increase efficiency of the DeNOx-processes and minimize emissions. The single-path configuration is a transmitter/ receiver solution for cross-duct installation. The measuring principal is based on Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy. The company suggests the THE COUPLING. ABSOLUTE analyzer can be used in such industries as chemical, PRECISION 0.1-100,000 NM. petrochemical, power, and steel, where emissions of toxic chemicals is being discouraged due to the strict enforcement of regulations.

RFID TAG READER

TRIMBLE, SUNNYVALE, CALIF.

The ThingMagic Sargas reader is a networked, 2-an- tenna-port, UHF reader in a low profile enclosure. Built around the ThingMagic Micro reader module, the device reads more than 750 tags per second at distances over 9 m (30 ft.) when configured with appropriate antennas. The ThingMagic Sargas reader is pre-configured for a wide range of regions including FCC/Americas, ETSI/EU, TRAI/India, KCC/Korea, ACMA/Australia, SRRC-MII/ China, MIC/Japan, and an additional Open or customizable range in the 865-869 MHz and 902- 928 MHz bands. Full regulatory certification for FCC & IC (North America), EU, and India is available with other certification coming later. With an onboard processor, memory, and removable flash storage, the reader has features designed for a wide range of enterprise applications from retail and warehouse inventory to cold chain food management and healthcare.

WWW.RW-AMERICA.COM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Associate/Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks to fill an Associate or Assistant Professor tenure track position beginning Mechanical Engineering August 21, 2017. Duties include teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering, developing externally funded The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at research programs, supervising both graduate and undergraduate students, and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions in various areas of Mechanical pursuing scholarly publications and professional activities. Qualifications are Engineering. Individuals will also be considered at associate or an earned Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and a strong background in one of full professor rank if they possess outstanding qualifications the traditional subareas of mechanical engineering. commensurate with the rank. The Catholic University of America, located in Washington D.C. is composed of 12 schools offering a wide variety of undergraduate, graduate, Successful applicants are required to have an earned PhD in and professional degrees. The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers Mechanical Engineering or a related field, and are expected BME (ABET accredited), MSE, and PhD programs, and enrolls approximately to develop and maintain an active, externally-funded research 160 undergraduates and 50 graduate students. (visit http://mechanical.cua.edu.) program as well as teach courses at both the undergraduate and We seek candidates who understand, are enthusiastic about, and will make a graduate levels. significant contribution to the mission of the University, which can be found The Department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical here: https://www.cua.edu/about-cua/mission-statement.cfm. Engineering, and Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Applications should include a cover letter that explains the applicant's and currently has an undergraduate enrollment of about 770 and interest in the position, a statement of teaching interests, a statement of a graduate enrollment of about 470. More information about the research interests, a complete resume, and a one- to two-page personal Department can be found at http://www.mie.uic.edu. Applicants statement indicating how the applicant’s research, teaching, and service will are required to send a letter of application indicating their make a distinctive contribution to the University’s mission and to the vision of qualifications, an up-to-date CV including the names and contact Catholic education outlined in the Apostolic Constitution on Catholic information of three references, and separate one-page statements Universities Ex Corde Ecclesiae, which can be found here: outlining their future teaching and research plans. http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul- For fullest consideration, applications must be submitted online ii/en/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_15081990_ex-corde- at http://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=66284 by ecclesiae.html December 1, 2016. Applications will be accepted until the positions The University will perform background checks on all new faculty hires are filled. Expected starting date is August 2017. prior to making the final offer of employment. Applications will be reviewed ‘ as they are received and will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates UIC is an EOE/AA/Minority/Female/Disabled/ should upload a cover letter with a detailed resume, a clear statement of Veteran. specific teaching and research interests, and the names and contact information The University of Illinois conducts background of at least three references to http://engineering.cua.edu/facultyapp/mechanical checks on all job candidates upon acceptance Further inquiries should be sent to [email protected]. of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in The Catholic University of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

USERS OF THE ASME DIGITAL COLLECTION WILL BENEFIT FROM: • SOLR search – a highly reliable, scalable, and fault-tolerant search engine that features load-balanced querying for more powerful search capability • multimedia functionality – that now features video, podcasts, and animation THE ASME DIGITAL COLLECTION – is • new taxonomy that delivers highly accurate and related content of greater rele- vance drawn from ASME’s collection of proceedings, journal articles and e-books ASME’s authoritative, subscription-based online • topical collections to browse and easily discover content in specific subject areas reference spanning the entire knowledge-base • enhanced content display and tools that enable sophisticated organization and of interest to the mechanical engineering and viewing of tables and figures; export to PowerPoint slides; and additional tools for related research communities. sharing, citation and more Formerly known as the ASME Digital Library • improved usability, information discovery and ease of reading facilitated by an and now hosted on Silverchair’s SCM6 online intuitive user interface employing the best practices in web interface design platform, the Collection delivers richer and more • personalization capabilities that enable customized page display, saved figures relevant content supported by intuitive search and tables, email alert management, subscription summaries, and desktop as well capabilities and a wide range of enhancements, as mobile access from a cleaner design to mobile optimization. • optimized viewing for all web-enabled smart phones and tablets Chair Mechanical Engineering Department FOUR TENURE TRACK Department FACULTY POSITIONS of Mechanical The Mechanical Engineering department at Wichita State University is seeking to fill four tenure eligible faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank. Duties include teaching, Engineering securing externally funded research, scholarship, and service. Exceptional applicants may Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science invites applications be considered at the rank of Associate Professor. Requirements for each position include an earned doctorate in mechanical engineering for the position of Chair of Mechanical Engineering. The new Chair will or a closely-related engineering field by the time of appointment, a notable record of jour- communicate a clear vision for the future of education and research to a nal publications and scholarly activities, evidence of potential to attract external funding constituency that includes academia, government, industry and alumni. and conduct research, effective communication skills, evidence of teaching potential and The successful candidate will hold an earned doctorate in Mechanical disposition to work with diverse populations are required for each position. A BS degree in mechanical engineering is strongly preferred. Engineering or a closely related field, and will demonstrate proven Research areas preferred for the four positions include, but are not limited, to: leadership, research achievement, excellent teaching, a commitment to 1) Energy Systems (Position # 998592) energy efficiency, energy conversion, energy professional activities, and outstanding English communication skills. The storage for renewable power, clean water and environment, energy-water-food nexus, energy sustainability, and thermal transport processes. Department Chair reports to the Dean of the School and will be tenured 2) Materials and Manufacturing (Position # 996723) materials engineering and pro- as Professor of Mechanical Engineering. cessing, production and application of nanomaterials, recycling and recovery of materials, nano manufacturing, green manufacturing, environmental protection and clean up. Baylor’s ABET accredited ME program now has 14 tenured/tenure-track 3) Robotics and Control (Position # 996731) robotics, prosthetics, sensors, cancer and faculty members, a clinical professor of innovation, and 4 lecturers/senior heart failure detection systems, distance health monitoring. lecturers, with plans to grow to 27 total faculty by 2023. The faculty are 4) Mechatronics and Dynamics (Position # 996742) controls–experimental, intelligent internationally recognized in Biomechanical Experimentation, Design, and systems using big data, structural health monitoring, UAV, and MEMS. Wichita is known as the “Air Capital of the World” that is home to major companies Simulation; Thermal and Energy Engineering; and Advanced Materials such as Airbus, Bombardier Learjet, Cessna, Chance Industries, Johnson Controls, Koch, Engineering. Mechanical Engineering faculty conduct research in well- Siemens and Spirit AeroSystems. Successful candidates will have opportunities to inter- established laboratories and consortia housed within the Baylor Research act with these companies. Currently, the ME Department has nearly 600 undergraduate and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) (see www.baylor.edu/bric). The and 125 graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) students. Interested candidates must apply online, at https://jobs.wichita.edu, by submitting a letter of application explaining how his/her ex- department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical pertise and experiences could contribute to a specific position #, resume, statements of Engineering. Jointly with the Department of Electrical and Computer teaching and research plans and lists of at least three professional references. For full Engineering, the department also teaches Pre- Engineering majors and consideration, the application must be submitted by January 2, 2017 but the search will continue until the positions are filled. offers B.S. in Engineering, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Master of Wichita State University does not discriminate in its employment practices, educational programs or activities on Engineering degrees. Current enrollment is 220 pre-engineering, 341 the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, na- undergraduate ME, and 37 full-time ME graduate students. Additional tional origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran. Retaliation against an individual filing or cooperating in a complaint process is also prohibited. Sexual misconduct, relationship information regarding the Baylor ME department is available at violence and stalking are forms of sex discrimination and are prohibited under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Complaints or concerns related to alleged discrimination may be directed to the Director of Equal http://www.ecs.baylor.edu/mechanicalengineering/. Opportunity or the Title IX Coordinator, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita KS 67260-0138; telephone (316) 978-3187. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check The mission of the program is to educate students within a caring as required by Board of Regents policy. Christian environment in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering. Our graduates are to be equipped with the fundamental technical, communication, and teamwork skills to succeed in their chosen careers. They are to be empowered by innovative problem-solving creativity and POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT an entrepreneurial mindset, and motivated by Christian ideals and a Richard Rosenberg Endowed vocational calling to improve the quality of life worldwide. Professorship In Mechanical To receive full consideration, please submit a cover letter and the Engineering following: The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering (MABE) at the University of Tennessee is seeking an exceptionally qualified candidate with significant expertise in an area of mechan- 1) A current curriculum vitae ical engineering for the appointment to the position of Professor and holder of the Richard Rosenberg En- dowed Professorship. The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized leader in mechanical 2) A vision statement to grow our new PhD program and maintain engineering; a team player; and able to build multi-participant research programs. The successful candi- excellence in undergraduate education ͒ date will also be able to obtain major research sponsorship, and recruit high-quality graduate students. Applications and nominations are invited for this senior position. The successful candidate will have a doc- 3) An individualized statement of teaching and research interests related torate in mechanical engineering, a proven track record of developing research funding, and a substantial and active research program with archival publications in mechanical engineering. Specific interest and to Baylor's programs ͒ experience related to automotive engineering is highly desirable but not required. Prior academic expe- 4) A statement describing your personal and active Christian faith ͒ rience is highly desirable, but not required. Applicants with outstanding industrial research accomplishments are welcomed. The Richard Rosenberg Endowed Professor will be a leader in the research efforts 5) Contact information for at least three professional references of MABE and the College of Engineering. The successful candidate is expected to lead and expand MABE research activities, including but not limited by automotive systems and engineering; to be active in the Application review begins January 9, 2017 and will continue until the graduate and undergraduate curricula, and to attract research funding and support for graduate students. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), a Carnegie Research I institution, is the state’s compre- position is filled. Please submit materials to apply.interfolio.com/31180. hensive, land grant, research institution. The College of Engineering is undergoing a period of substantial growth in both physical infrastructure and research expenditures as it seeks to become a Top-25 ranked Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor University is the Public Institution. oldest university in Texas and the world’s largest Baptist university. It is a The MABE Department currently has 41 tenured or tenure track faculty, as well as, 3 lecturers, 2 Clinical Associate Professors and a Professor of Practice. MABE enrolls some 1,108 undergraduate and member of the Big XII Conference and holds a Carnegie classification as 149 graduate students, offering degrees at all levels in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering a “high-research” institution. Baylor’s mission is to educate men and and biomedical engineering (http://www.mabe.utk.edu). The Knoxville and regional areas in general have outstanding opportunities for research col- women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic laboration. The University of Tennessee is home to the $259M Institute for Advanced Composite Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). IACMI is the fifth Institute in the National Network of Manufactur- excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. New ing Innovation, supported by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. IACMI faculty will have a strong commitment to the classroom and to discovering will be the leader in advanced composite materials and will offer major opportunities for research collaboration to the successful candidate. knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university as The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge complex that includes the Oak Ridge National Laboratory described in Pro Futuris (http://www.baylor.edu/profuturis/). (http://www.ornl.gov) is located 25 miles from the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The National Transportation Research Center (http://web.ornl.gov/sci/transportation/) and the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (http://web.ornl.gov/sci/manufacturing/) have extensive opportunities for collab- Baylor University is a private not-for-profit university affiliated with the oration in all aspects of transportation and advanced manufacturing. Additionally, state of Tennessee is Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal home to more than 900 manufacturers and suppliers. Tennessee is ranked #1 for automotive manufacturing strength by business facilities magazine four of the last five years. The Nissan plant is Smyrna is actu- Opportunity employer, Baylor is committed to compliance with all ally the most productive manufacturer in the country. 20 automotive projects have committed 4.565 new applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, jobs across the state and nearly $1.1 billion investment in 2015 alone. Volkswagen has plans to establish a North American market focused R&D Center at their Chattanooga manufacturing plant, which is about an color, sex, national origin, marital status, pregnancy status, military hour’s drive from Knoxville. The new R&D Center will offer unique opportunities for technology innovation service, genetic information, and disability. As a religious educational with one of the world’s largest automotive corporations. Review of applications and nominations will begin upon receipt, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a concise letter of institution, Baylor is lawfully permitted to consider an applicant’s religion intent outlining the applicant’s research goals and objectives, current curriculum vitae, in addition to the as a selection criterion. Baylor encourages women, minorities, veterans names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four references. Applications and nominations should be and individuals with disabilities to apply. sent to [email protected] Multiple Tenure-track Faculty Positions

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University invites applications for multiple tenure track faculty positions at the DVVLVWDQWRUDVVRFLDWHSURIHVVRUOHYHO&DQGLGDWHVZLWKH[SHUWLVHLQÀLJKW G\QDPLFV FRQWURORURUELWDOPHFKDQLFVDUHSDUWLFXODUO\HQFRXUDJHGWR apply. Other areas of consideration include aerospace systems, design, JXLGDQFH FRQWURO XQPDQQHG DQG PDQQHG DHULDO V\VWHPV VWUXFWXUDO dynamics and other areas related to aerospace engineering. Candidates will be expected to fully contribute to the department’s mission and the development of a strong, nationally recognized, funded research program. The candidate is expected to have a demonstrated track record of scholarship, an active interest in engineering education and strong communication skills. Candidates must have an earned doctorate in DHURVSDFHHQJLQHHULQJRUDFORVHO\UHODWHG¿HOG

Candidates can login and submit a cover letter, CV, research vision, teaching philosophy, and three references at: https://aufacultypositions. peopleadmin.com/postings/1871 Cover letters may be addressed to: Dr. Brian Thurow, Search Committee Chair, 211 Davis Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849. The review process will begin on December 2, DQG ZLOO FRQWLQXH XQWLO WKH SRVLWLRQV DUH ¿OOHG &DQGLGDWHV PD\ continue to apply until the search has ended. The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to work in the U.S. at the time the appointment begins and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Additional information about the department may be found at: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/aero/

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Tenure Track Position In Mechanical Engineering Faculty opportunity at Illinois The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the The Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering (MABE) Department at the Uni- versity of Tennessee is seeking an exceptionally qualified candidate with expertise in an hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐĂƚhƌďĂŶĂͲŚĂŵƉĂŝŐŶŝŶǀŝƚĞƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ area of mechanical engineering for the appointment to the position of Assistant or Associate ŵƵůƟƉůĞĨĂĐƵůƚǇƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŝŶĂůůƌĂŶŬƐ͘ŵƉŚĂƐŝƐŝƐŽŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ Professor. Applications and nominations are invited for this position. All outstanding candidates with a strong background in fundamental science and en- (i) manufacturing and (ii) energy and sustainability; however, excel- gineering relevant to mechanical engineering will be considered. Candidates applying for lent candidates will be considered in all areas related to mechanical this position are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, demonstrate research capabilities that will enable the ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͘ development of robust externally funded research programs, and produce archival publications in leading scholarly journals. A Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field of A doctoral degree is required, and salary is commensurate with engineering is required. It is expected that the candidate will develop graduate courses ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚďǇĞĐĞŵďĞƌ in his/her area of research to complement the departmental growth. Research interests and capabilities can span the entire solid mechanics and dynamical systems spectrum of ϰ͕ϮϬϭϲ͕ǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĨƵůůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ĂƌůǇĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĞŶ- mechanical engineering or mechanical/biomedical applications. Applicants with industrial ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ͘/ŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐŵĂǇƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŐŝǀĞŶĚĂƚĞ͖ĂƉƉůŝ- experience and suitable academic background are also welcomed. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), a Carnegie Research I institution, is the ĐĂƟŽŶƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĂƚĚĂƚĞŵĂǇďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƵŶƟůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ state’s comprehensive, land grant, research institution. The College of Engineering is under- ĂƌĞĮůůĞĚ͘dŚĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚƐƚĂƌƚĚĂƚĞŽĨĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽīĞƌĞĚͬĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ going a period of substantial growth in both physical infrastructure and research expenditures as it seeks to become a Top-25 ranked Public Institution. The College of Engineering through this search is August 16, 2017, but other start dates will presently has seven departments with 184 faculty, 2,965 undergraduates and 932 graduate ďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͘ students. College of Engineering Research expenditures are currently $68.2M per year. The MABE Department currently has 41 tenured or tenure track faculty as well as 3 ĨƵůů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ĐĂŶ Lecturers, 2 Clinical Associate Professors and a Professor of Practice. MABE enrolls some 1,108 undergraduate and 149 graduate students, offering degrees at all levels in mechani- be found at on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign online cal engineering, aerospace engineering and biomedical engineering (http://www.mabe.utk. jobsite ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬũŽďƐ͘ŝůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ĞĚƵ͘ &Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ edu). Extensive opportunities for collaboration with faculty from across the university, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), and industry exist at UTK and the surrounding region (UTSI, ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŽ͗ ORNL, AEDC, AMDEC, NASA-Marshall). Other opportunities can exist with the newly estab- ŵĞĐŚƐĞͲĨĂĐƵůƚǇƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐΛŝůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ĞĚƵ͘ lished Institute for Advanced Composite Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), led by UTK in conjunction with ORNL and over a hundred industrial partners. IACMI is the fifth Institute dŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŽĨ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚĐŚĞĐŬƐŽŶ in the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation, supported by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office. ĂůůũŽďĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐƵƉŽŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚŽīĞƌ͘/ůůŝŶŽŝƐŝƐ Review of applications will begin January 2, 2017, and will continue until the position is ĂŶKĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌͬsĞƚͬŝƐĂďůĞĚǁǁǁ͘ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŝůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ŝůůŝŶŽŝƐ͘ĞĚƵ͘ filled. The anticipated start date of the new position is August 1, 2017. Salary is commensurate with the position and experience of the applicant, and highly competitive with Top-25 institutions. Applications should include (1) a concise letter of intent outlining the applicant’s research and teaching goals and objectives; (2) a comprehensive curriculum vitae; (3) a statement of research and teaching interests; and (4) the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least five references. All components of the application package (1-4) should be emailed to [email protected] as a single PDF.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah invites applications for 3 tenure track positions at the assistant or associate rank with a July 1, 2017 starting date. Candidates with exceptional background and experience may be considered at a higher rank. Candidates with interest and expertise in the areas of i) solid mechanics, ii) design and/or Frontier Faculty manufacturing, and iii) thermal sciences are strongly The College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University announces openings for two encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to develop and maintain an active, externally funded research tenure-system Frontier Faculty positions in, but not restricted to, the areas of Optimal and Secure program that complements existing university research. Cyberenvironments (e.g. cybersecurity, cyberphysical engineering and healthcare systems, cultural Collaborations in the Department, College of Engineering, technical system integration), Resilient Infrastructure Systems (e.g., autonomous, optimized and School of Medicine, and elsewhere across campus are highly encouraged. Applicants are expected to have an adaptive systems; advanced land, air and sea vehicles) and Sustainable Water-Energy-Food Nexus earned Ph.D. or Sc.D. in mechanical engineering or a (e.g., modeling, optimization and management of interacting water-energy-food systems; optimized closely related field prior to start date. The Department and socially responsible energy, water and food production and distribution). Senior and mid-career of Mechanical Engineering currently has 38 tenure-line faculty members, over 920 undergraduate and 220 grad- faculty as well as exceptional junior faculty in emerging areas in engineering are invited to apply. This uate students. The University of Utah is a tier 1 research Frontier Faculty search is being conducted at the College of Engineering level and is led by the Dean’s institution that has ranked in the top 5 nationally for office. The academic home of the successful candidates will be determined during the hiring process. start-up companies in the last 5 years. The campus is situated in Salt Lake City, a diverse, cosmopolitan city Additional information about these positions and the College’s plan for growth may be found at www. with a population of 1M nestled against the backdrop of engr.psu.edu/frontier. Review of applicants will begin on November 15, and will continue until the positions the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. Salt Lake City residents are filled. Applicants should submit a statement of professional interests, a curriculum vitae, and have unparalleled access to national parks (8 within a contact information for four references. Please submit these items in one pdf file. few hours drive), skiing/snowboarding (7 resorts within 30 min), hiking, biking, rafting/ kayaking, NBA basketball, MLS soccer, and cultural events including opera, dance, Apply to http://apptrkr.com/882114 symphony, theatre, and outdoor concerts. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2016 and continue until positions are filled. Please check the complete CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: For more about safety at Penn State, and to review the position announcements at Annual Security Report which contains information about crime statistics and other safety and http://mech.utah.edu/department/open-positions/. security matters, please go to http://www.police.psu.edu/clery/, which will also provide you with The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative detail on how to request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report. Action employer and educator. Minorities, women, veterans, and those with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified veterans. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment Reasonable disability accommodations will be provided opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, with adequate notice. For additional information about the University’s commitment to equal opportunity and access see: gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. http://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/.

Mechanical Engineering Tenure-Track Faculty Position Department Chair Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering at NJIT The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) of the The College of Engineering at Embry-Rid- Newark College of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) invites dle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ar- applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Robotics. By the time of izona, invites applications for the position appointment, successful candidates must have earned a Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree, of Chair of the Mechanical Engineering with a record of pertinent high-quality research. All areas of robotics research will be Department. The position is anticipated considered, but we are particularly interested in individuals focused on one of the to start in Fall 2017. The successful following areas: intelligent manufacturing and mechatronics, additive manufacturing, candidate shall have strong leadership robot learning, robots in education, rehabilitation and assistive robotics, physical and administrative skills and a willing- human-robot interaction (pHRI), and autonomous robot/s. ness to teach undergraduate courses The successful candidate is expected to carry out high quality scholarly research and while promoting undergraduate research. collaborate with other faculty members. He or she should have a clear plan to establish Candidates with either a MS/ME or AE and a vibrant research program, secure external research funding, and participate actively signiﬁcant industry management service in guiding, educating and teaching graduate and undergraduate students. or PhD/DEng. are encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted online and include a complete curriculum vitae, For additional information, see https:// statement of research interests, statement of teaching interests, and the names of embryriddle.taleo.net/careersection/002/ three references. Review of applicants will begin on September 15, 2016, and will jobdetail.ftl?job=160345 continue until the position is ﬁlled. The expected start date is September 1, 2017. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is Applications must be posted at https://njit.jobs using Job Posting Number dedicated to building a culturally diverse 0603517. Questions may be directed to [email protected]. faculty and staff. We strongly encourage To build a diverse workforce, NJIT encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, women, and members of minorities, veterans and women. EEO employer. under-represented groups to apply.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY an Equal Opportunity Employer. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, NEWARK, NJ 07102-1982 The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania is growing its faculty by 33% over a five year period. As part of this initiative, the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics is engaged in an aggressive, multi-year hiring effort for multiple tenure-track positions at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels. We seek applicants with exceptional research achievement and future promise, a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education in mechanical engineering, and dedication to service and collegiality. Candidates should couple with the department’s core disciplinary strengths in mechanical systems, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, and thermal sciences. The specific research areas for this search, and a link to apply for the position, can be found here: http://www.me.upenn.edu/faculty-staff/ The Department maintains strong collaborations with all other engineering departments, the School of Arts and Sciences, the Perelman School of Medicine, the Wharton School of Business, and the School of Design. Our faculty engage strongly with leading centers including the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, the Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS), and the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM). The Department encourages candidates who can leverage and add to these relationships. Successful candidates will conduct innovative, leading research programs benefiting from Penn’s strong interdisciplinary tradition and excellent facilities such as the new Singh Center for Nanotechnology. The Department encourages applicants whose research aligns with the School’s new strategic plan (http://www.seas.upenn.edu/ PennEngineering2020). Candidates who enrich the diversity of our community are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Chair – Mechanical Engineering Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Memphis. Primary responsibilities of the chair are to provide visionary leadership; to encourage excellence and innovation in research, instruction and service; to advance professional development of faculty, staff and students; to promote productive relationships with all constituents including students, par- ents, alumni, industry and government agencies; and to foster productive interdisciplinary relationships with a variety of entities across the University community and beyond. Applicants must hold an earned doctorate degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. In addition, candidates must be eligible for appointment at the rank of Professor. Commitment to, and knowledge of, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity and diversity are required. The successful candidate will have a proven record of scholarly and administrative leadership, as well as the vision and ability to foster growth in academic programs, external support, and research programs, such as the College’s advanced manufacturing initiative. Salary will be competitive and the University also provides a comprehensive benefits package and a research incentive compensation program. In- formation about most of these programs is available at www.memphis.edu. Candidates with exceptional credentials may be considered for an endowed position commensurate with their level of achievement. Letters of nomination and applications are to be submitted via https:// workforum.memphis.edu. Click on the faculty box to find the posting for the Chair position. Applications must include a letter detailing personal qualifications and experience as related to the position, a comprehensive curriculum vita, and the full names and contact information (the address, phone number, and email address) of three professional references. The committee will begin screening applications on October 15, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled. A Tennessee Board of Reagents Institution An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action University FACULTY POSITION IN BIOMEDICAL SENSORS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks to ﬁll a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Pro- fessor level in the area of biomedical sensors and nanotechnology starting Fall 2017. Mechanical Engineering is one of the four departments in the College of Engineering at San Diego State University with an EAC, ABET-accredited B.S. degree program in Mechanical Engineering, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Mechanical and Bioengineering. This faculty member will work collabora- tively on research projects with engineering, science, and rehabilitation faculty in the Smart Health (sHealth) Insti- tute, a newly established Area of Excellence at San Diego State University. The ideal candidate will have strengths working with and building relationships with and collaborations among engineering, science and biomedical research faculty. This faculty member would spearhead and support translational research with biomedical sensor technologies. The research program would ideally focus on medical, biological and environmental nanosensors or micro/nanofabrication technology. The department shares with the College of Engineering and the University a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. He or she is expected to supervise teams of undergraduate as well as graduate students in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and graduate level classes in the department. For more information about the department, college and university, please visit: http://mechanical.sdsu.edu, http://engineering.sdsu.edu, and http://www.sdsu.edu. Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related discipline. Applications must be received by November 15, 2016 to receive full consideration; the position will remain open until ﬁlled. Candidates must apply via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/36514. Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair at [email protected]. SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer.

DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING - Open Rank Faculty Search Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering The Department of Mechanical Engineering (www.me.udel.edu) at the University of Delaware (UD) invites appli- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign cations for an Assistant Professor level tenure-track faculty position in the area of thermal fluids with applications in energy, environment or manufacturing. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, multiphase fluid or ther- The Department of Aerospace mal transport, complex fluids, thermofluid device design, microfluidics/MEMS, bio-inspired fluid mechanics, Engineering at the University of Illinois aerodynamics, environmental fluid dynamics, and combustion. We seek ambitious and innovative individuals at Urbana-Champaign seeks highly with demonstrated excellence in research and the drive to become leaders in their fields while maintaining high- qualified candidates for multiple faculty positions in all areas of aerospace quality teaching and mentoring activity. engineering, with emphasis on the areas of orbital mechanics, space systems, The department has 25 full-time faculty members engaged in the core research areas of biomechanics, clean multi-functional composites, and energy and environment, composite and advanced materials, nanotechnology, and robotics and controls; annu- additive manufacturing. Preference al research expenditures are $6.5 million. In addition to hosting the Center for Fuel Cell Research and the Center will be given to qualified candidates for Biomechanical Engineering Research, we have strong ties to campus-wide institutions including the Center working in emerging areas of aerospace for Composite Materials, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, Delaware engineering whose scholarly activities have high impact. Please visit http:// Environmental Institute, Delaware Rehabilitation Institute, Institute for Energy Conversion, UD Energy Institute, jobs.illinois.edu to view the complete and the UD Nanofabrication Facility. Collaborative opportunities exist in the College of Earth, Ocean and position announcement and application Environment, as well as the Center for Applied Coastal Research. UD is also a member of the University instructions. Full consideration will Corporation for Atmospheric Research. The undergraduate program is in high demand (over 500 students be given to applications received by enrolled) and places a strong emphasis on research and real-world design. December 16, 2016. Applications received after that date may be considered until The University of Delaware combines a rich historic legacy in engineering (www.engr.udel.edu/) with a commit- the positions are filled. ment to undergraduate education and the creation of new impactful knowledge. With external funding exceed- The University of Illinois conducts criminal ing $200 million, the University ranks among the top 100 universities in federal R&D support for science and background checks on all job candidates engineering. The main campus in Newark, Delaware, provides the amenities of a vibrant college town with con- upon acceptance of a contingent offer. venient access to the major cities of the East Coast. Illinois is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled - www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu and Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, or closely related field. To ensure full consideration, committed to a family-friendly environment applications should be received at apply.interfolio.com/37616 before December 15, 2016. However, the search (http://provost.illinois.edu/worklife/index.html). will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from Minority Group Members, Women, Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be seen at: www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html Mechanical Engineering Faculty Positions Announcement: 2016-2017 The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), University of Michigan (U-M), Ann Arbor, seeks outstanding applicants for multiple full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty positions. The positions are open to candidates at all ranks, including junior and senior-level appointments. All who have strong backgrounds in areas relevant to mechanical engineering are welcome to apply. Areas of special interest include dynamics & dynamical systems, solid mechanics & materials, thermal sciences (with an energy & environment focus), and robotics (in partnership with the U-M Robotics Institute faculty Assistant Professor cluster search). We are especially interested in individuals who can contribute to the excellence and diversity of our academic community. Underrepresented minorities and (Mechanics: Autonomous Vehicles and women are strongly encouraged to apply. The U-M Mechanical Engineering Department is a vibrant and collegial community. It is Robotic Systems), position number 0083205, home to 65 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 22 research faculty, over 450 graduate students (including over 250 Ph.D. students), and 750 undergraduate students. We are well known University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), College of Engineering (COE), Department of for our leadership in core mechanical engineering disciplines as well as in interdisciplin- Mechanical Engineering, invites applications for a full-time, general funds, tenure ary and emerging areas. The Department is consistently ranked among the top nation- track, faculty position, pending position clearance and availability of funds, to begin wide and worldwide by various ranking systems, such as the QS World rankings, U.S. approximately August 1, 2017. News & World Report, and the National Research Council Ph.D. Program Assessments. The University of Hawai’i is a Carnegie doctoral/research-extensive university with More information about the Department can be found at: http://me.engin.umich.edu/. a strong emphasis on research and graduate education. The Department offers The University of Michigan has a long and distinguished history. It was founded in 1817, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering, and its undergraduate 20 years before the territory became a state, and was one of the first public universities program is ABET accredited. in the nation. Throughout its nearly 200-year history, U-M has maintained the highest For more information on college research themes, please visit our college web levels of education, scholarship, and research. Ann Arbor is a very attractive city, regularly site at www.eng.hawaii.edu. The department has active research programs in rated as one of the best places to live in the nation. robotics, underwater vehicles, ocean and space science & exploration, control Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering or an systems, dynamical systems, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, renewable appropriate field. We seek scholars who will provide inspiration, leadership, and impact in energy systems & sustainability, nanotechnology, corrosion, combustion, boiling and two-phase flow, multidisciplinary design and analysis optimization, and high- research, teaching, and service. To ensure full consideration, candidates are encouraged performance computing. to apply now and certainly before November 30, 2016, as applications will be reviewed immediately upon receipt. This faculty can potentially work with UHM School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) & Institute for Astronomy (IFA) and also contribute to the All applicants should submit, in PDF format: (1) a detailed resume, (2) a statement of UH-iLab, Makers, VIP, and Entrepreneurship programs of the College. This faculty research and teaching interests, (3) up to three representative publications, and (4) the can also contribute to the following COE Research Clusters: Autonomous Systems names and contact information of at least three references. Applications must be submit- (e.g., UAS, AUV, etc.) and Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy and ted electronically at http://me.engin.umich.edu/facultysearch. Island Sustainability, and Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Technology. The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action employer and is Duties: Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in Mechanics, responsive to the needs of dual career families. Robotics, and Engineering Design. Develop externally funded research program in the area of Autonomous Vehicles and Robotic Systems that results in publications in leading scholarly journals; present research work in leading scholarly conferences; supervise graduate students; teach via various distance delivery modes as required; and serve on departmental, college, and university committees. Minimum qualifications: An earned Ph.D. (All-But-Dissertation, ABD, cases will be considered) in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field. The candidate should have background and experience in Mechanics as well as System Integration, Operation, and Applications of Advanced Autonomous Vehicles and Robotic Systems (including design, analysis, fabrication, system integration, Technical Entrepreneurship Program testing, operation, and applications of such systems). Candidates must also show a strong commitment to teaching excellence and mentoring at the undergraduate Professor of Practice in New Product Development and graduate levels. Lehigh University seeks applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Profes- Pay range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. sor of Practice for its Master of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics. The term of the To Apply: Only electronic applications are accepted. Applicants should follow the appointment is three years and is potentially renewable. This position reports to instructions at http://www4.eng.hawaii.edu/apply for submission instructions (The the director of Lehigh’s Technical Entrepreneurship (TE) program. We are especially applicants should submit a cover letter specifying the position and the research interested in candidates who can contribute through their teaching, scholarship area; a statement on their research interests, activities, and plans; a statement on and/or service to the diversity and excellence of the university. The TE Masters their teaching philosophy, interests, and plan; a curriculum vitae detailing research is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary program affiliated with Lehigh’s Baker and teaching accomplishments; copies of up to 4 relevant publications; and the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, which nurtures a culture of names, addresses, e-mail, and telephone numbers of 4 references). For more entrepreneurship across the university. information on the Department, please visit our website at www.me.hawaii.edu. Candidates should have strong credentials in any STEM field and substantial expe- Inquiries: Professor Mehrdad N. Ghasemi-Nejhad, Chair, 808-956-7560, nejhad@ rience in new product development including hardware and software systems. De- hawaii.edu. sirable areas of expertise include medical devices, consumer products, mechanical Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2017 and will continue until the systems, robotics, energy, transportation, electronics, software, informatics, etc. position is filled. Ideal candidates will have experience in product development process including The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and conceptual, detailed, and industrial design, creativity methodologies, intellectual is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender property creation and prototype fabrication and testing. Candidates should also identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, have experience in project management and fundraising, finance and budgeting. disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment Demonstrable excellence in curriculum development, teaching and mentoring is for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), critical for this position. sexual orientation, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. Successful candidates will work with the TE program director to refine the curric- Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation for the ulum, recruit students, serve as academic advisor and work with student entre- application or hiring process are encouraged to contact the EEO/AA coordinator(s) preneurs. Candidates should also have the ability to strengthen relationships with for the respective campus. the innovation, design, product development and entrepreneurship communities. Candidates are expected to be active participants in Lehigh’s Kern Entrepreneurial Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification Engineering Network (KEEN), supporting entrepreneurial mindset learning across requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks the curriculum. of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. 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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, THE DEPARTMENT opportunity employer, requires all faculty to ob- national origin, disability status, protected veteran OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING invites applica- serve the university’s honor code and dress and status, or any other characteristic protected by law. tions for a tenure track position at the Assistant grooming standards. Preference is given to quali- Professor level starting August 2017. Applicants fied candidates who are members in good standing must possess a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ THREE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY or related field, demonstrated teaching and com- of Latter-day Saints. For full consideration, applica- POSITIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING munication skills, Thermo-Fluids-Energy expertise, tions should be submitted prior to December 1, 2016. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO and a research focus that complements current and The University of Nevada, Reno Mechanical Engi- planned research interests of the department; to in- neering Department has three tenured/tenure-track clude multiscale computational modeling of highly FACULTY POSITIONS in Mechanical Engineer- faculty openings. Two of the positions are at any rank nonlinear problems involving turbulence, low Reyn- ing MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECH- with expertise in Thermal/Fluid Science; System olds number, and combustion flows, and preferably NOLOGY Cambridge, MA. Dynamics and Control; Advanced Manufacturing; thermal emphasis. The selected candidate will be The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Materials Processing; and Solid Mechanics. expected to teach both lectures and laboratories, as Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks can- For a complete position description well as performing laboratory development at the didates for faculty positions starting September or to apply please go to: undergraduate level in the area of thermodynam- 2017 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. Ap- https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/22099 ics, fluid mechanics and energy. Graduate level in- pointment will be at the assistant or untenured as- The third position is at the Assistant professor lev- struction as well as mentoring both M.S. and Ph.D. sociate professor level. In special cases, a senior el, with expertise in any Mechanical Engineering will also be expected. The candidate is expected faculty appointment will be considered. Our de- High Performance Computing field. to develop a long term externally funded research partment is committed to fostering interdisciplin- For a complete position description or to apply program, and provide professional service, both ex- ary research that can address grand challenges please go to: ternal and internal, to the University. The applicant facing our society. We seek candidates who will https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/22093 should submit a detailed curriculum vita, statement provide inspiration and leadership in research, The positions will be available July 1, 2017. of teaching philosophy/experience and research contribute proactively to both undergraduate and Full consideration will be given to candi- interests, and a list of at least three references. graduate level teaching in the Mechanical Engi- dates who apply by January 16, 2017. Submissions will only be accepted electronically neering department and add to the diversity of the In the last five years, the College of Engineer- through the University of Mississippi jobsite: jobs. academic community. ing has witnessed an unprecedented growth in olemiss.edu. Screening of applicants will continue Faculty duties include teaching at the graduate student enrollment and number of faculty posi- until the position is filled. The University of Missis- and undergraduate levels, advising students and tions. The College is positioned to further enhance sippi is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally conducting research. Candidates must hold an its growth of its students, faculty, staff, facilities diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teach- earned Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a re- as well as its research productivity and its grad- ing and working in a multicultural environment and lated field by the beginning of employment. Candi- uate and undergraduate programs. strongly encourages applicants from minorities and dates in all areas related to Mechanical Engineer- The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes that women. The University of Mississippi is an EED/AA/ ing will be considered, including, but not limited diversity promotes excellence in education and Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer. to: (1) mechanics: modeling, experimentation and research. We are an inclusive and engaged com- computation, (2) design, manufacturing, and prod- munity and recognize the added value that stu- uct development, (3) control, instrumentation, and dents, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds CB&I INC. seeks Sr. Mech. Eng. II in Houston, TX robotics, (4) energy science and engineering, (5) bring to the educational experience. to perform mechanical design & analysis of com- ocean science and engineering, (6) bioengineer- EEO/AA Women, under-represented groups, indi- plex deliverables incl rotating equipment. Requires ing, and (7) micro/nanoengineering. viduals with disabilities, and veterans are encour- BS in Mech. Eng. followed by 10 yrs exp in rotating In addition to searching broadly in mechanical en- aged to apply. equip. Position requires 20% nat’l & int’l travel. Mail gineering, the department is particularly interested resumes to Stacey Doci-Garza at Two Riverway, in hiring in thermal science and ocean engineering. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (LMU) in Los Ste 1300, Houston, TX 77056 & ref. job #1892.284. Please refer to special ads on our website (http:// Angeles seeks an Assistant Professor in Mechanical meche.mit.edu/faculty-positions) for details. Engineering with expertise in bioengineering and/or Applicants should send a curriculum vita, a re- advanced solid mechanics and design. Candidates BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT search statement, a teaching statement, and cop- should have a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering or a OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING will be filling ies of no more than three publications. They should closely related field. Successful candidates will be multiple faculty positions during the coming year also arrange for four individuals to submit letters dedicated to excellent teaching, developing a thriv- and is seeking outstanding faculty candidates who of recommendation on their behalf. This informa- ing research program, and supporting the mission of will challenge an exceptional student body and con- tion must be entered electronically at the following our institution. Apply online at https://jobs.lmu.edu/. tribute to excellent research programs. 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Excellent research programs exist in compliant mechanisms, MEMS, THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER- autonomous vehicle control, multidisciplinary and ING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Technology that parametric design, CAx (computer-aided applica- Barbara invites applications for two full-time faculty tions) tools, friction stir processing, global product positions in all core areas of Mechanical Engineer- development, acoustics, combustion, microfluid- ing, with particular emphasis in fluid mechanics Moves the World ics, biomechanics, microstructure design, robotics, (Assistant Professor), and micro and nanoscale materials, and experimental and computational fluid thermal sciences (Assistant Professor /Associate flow physics. Successful candidates will be hired Professor). 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Will Hoffman gives a demonstration of the replica Worthington Steam Pump. DESIGNATION Photo: The Mariners’ Museum he Worthington Direct-Acting Curtiss-Wright on a project to create bers, were reciprocating systems that TSimplex Steam Pumps, which a working replica of the Worthington automatically sent water to the boilers powered the famous ironclad Civil steam pumps. that powered the ship. The pump’s War vessel USS Monitor, was recognized More than 115 people attended the simple design featured directly con- by ASME for their role in revolution- ceremony, including a contingent com- nected steam and water pistons, which izing the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The devices, prising Reginald I. Vachon, ASME past eliminated the need for the crosshead, which are the earliest known surviving president; Richard Pawliger, immediate rod, and flywheel used in earlier steam direct-acting steam pumps, were desig- past chair of the ASME History and Her- pumps. That resulted in a small and nated as an ASME Historic Mechanical itage Committee; John W. Ralls, chair of efficient device that was ideal for use in Engineering Landmark in a ceremony the ASME Eastern Virginia Section; and confined spaces such as ships. in August at the Mariners’ Museum and Paul C. Ticco, Northeast and Mid-Atlan- For more information on the ASME Park in Newport News, Va. tic regional coordinator for the Office of Historic Mechanical Engineering Curtiss-Wright sponsored the event National Marine Sanctuaries. Landmarks Program, or to see the with the ASME Eastern Virginia Sec- The simplex steam pumps, which complete list of ASME landmarks, visit tion. Hampton Rubber Co. and Master were invented by Henry R. Worthing- www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we- Machine and Tool collaborated with ton, one of ASME’s founding mem- are/engineering-history/landmarks. ME ASME PRESENTS CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, BIOSCIENCES he Society recently sponsored two briefings for lawmakers and their director for Research Partnerships in the Advanced Manufacturing National Tstaff in Washington D.C. Program Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. “Advanced Manufacturing Communities: Encouraging Innovation and A video of the briefing is now online in three segments: www.youtube.com/ Building the Advanced Manufacturing Economy of the Future” was convened watch?v=WCZbJ64Kels, www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5N_4uDnBM0, and www. in conjunction with the House Manufacturing Caucus as part of a series of youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1IDOWtrUk. manufacturing briefings being held throughout the year. “Advanced Biosciences for Manufacturing: Driving Solution in Energy, Health, The discussion focused on innovative solutions that can only be realized and the Environment,” focused on how advances in biosciences can improve the with the support of public-private partnerships that encourage the formation of nation’s biomanufacturing competitiveness and address grand scientific chal- manufacturing communities: places where universities, companies, and local lenges for energy, the environment, human health, and agriculture. governments work together to promote manufacturing education and innovation. The speakers included Mary Maxon, principal deputy of the biosciences area Among the speakers were Tom Kurfess, professor and HUSCO/Ramirez Dis- at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Malin Young, chief research tinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control at Georgia Tech and former officer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. assistant director for Advanced Manufacturing at the White House Office of To watch part one of the briefing, visit www.youtube.com/ Science and Technology Policy, and Steve Schmid, professor of aerospace and watch?v=RQx0Vshvb0k. To view the second part of the session, visit www. mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and former assistant youtube.com/watch?v=SYlhTrXhDuM. ME MECHANICALMECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING | | SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 2016 | P.79

NORRIS RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURING INNOVATION BY SCSPE WEBINAR IN ARCHIVE Marshall J. Norris, P.E., of Greenville, S.C., was recently named the 2016 Engineer of SME Government Relations is ductivity of U.S. manufacturing through the Year by the South Carolina Society of Ahosting an archive of its recent the creation of a robust network of Professional Engineers. Norris was presented webinar, “The National Network manufacturing innovation institutes, with the award at the 2016 South Carolina for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI): each focused on a speciﬁc and promis- Engineering Conference and Trade Show, which Striving for U.S. Global Leadership in ing advanced manufacturing technol- was held in North Charleston. Advanced Manufacturing.” ogy area. The goal of the program is to Norris is an ASME member and a senior The webinar featured two ASME advance American manufacturing inno- design engineer at Fluor Enterprises Inc. in Foundation Swanson Fellows who vation by creating an effective research Greenville. As Fluor’s mechanical department provided viewers with an update on and development, technology transi- unit organization manager, he is responsible the NNMI program and current and tion, workforce training and education for leading the process mechanical engi- future NNMI opportunities, as well as outreach infrastructure for U.S. industry highlights from their yearlong ASME and academia to solve industry-relevant neering portion of complex large and small Fellowships. manufacturing problems. projects, and works on both North American The speakers were Lester Su, Shr- For more information on the NNMI and international projects. eyes Melkote, and Frank Pfefferkorn. Program, visit https://www.manufac- In addition to being a member of ASME, The archived webinar originated as a turing.gov/nnmi. Norris is also a member of the Project live event on September 15. To watch the archived recording, go Management Institute, the National Society The NNMI is a Federal program to to the Public Policy Education Center at of Professional Engineers and SCSPE, where improve the competitiveness and pro- http://ppec.asme.org. ME he is currently the president of the Piedmont Chapter. Norris also serves as treasurer of the SCSPE Educational Foundation. He received both a bachelor’s degree in mechanical PVP DIVISION CELEBRATES engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from Clemson University in ANNIVERSARY IN VANCOUVER 2001 and 2011, respectively. he ASME Pressure Vessels and of PVP Division activities, and an ice TPiping Division celebrated its cream social for women engineers, ASME IMPROVES 50th anniversary during the 2016 early career engineers, and students. Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference The event also featured more than 180 MENTORING PROGRAM in Vancouver, B.C., in July. technical sessions including nine panel A special anniversary plenary ses- sessions, as well as a special Electric The Society recently launched an updated sion, “A Sentimental Journey, the PVP Power Research Institute workshop and version of the ASME Mentoring Program, an History—A Story of Success,” several tutorials. More than online member benefit that for the past five commemorated the mile- 1,000 people from nearly 40 years has been matching experienced engi- stone. ASME Past President countries attended. neers with early career engineers and students and Honorary Member Sam The Pressure Vessels and in need of professional and technical advice. Zamrik, Professor Emeritus Piping Division was the prima- The new ASME Mentoring Program site at Penn State University, ry sponsor of the conference, includes a number of new features that make member of the PVP Divi- with additional participation becoming an engineering mentor—or being sion Executive Committee, by the ASME Nondestructive connected with a skilled mentor to help get and this year’s conference Evaluation, Diagnosis, and your budding career on the right track—a advisor, provided a historical Sam Zamrik Prognosis Division. simpler and more pleasant experience than overview of the division dur- Another highlight of the ever before. ing that session. conference included a plenary session by To learn how the program works and how to The anniversary was also observed Sarah Patterson, technical director of participate in the ASME Mentoring Program, with an Anniversary Honors Gala and the Plastics Pipe Institute. “The Devel- view the new step-by-step instruction video on Dinner, the distribution of an anni- opment of Polyethylene and the Use in ASME.org. To sign up as a mentor or a mentee, versary book and pin, a special pre- Pressure Pipe Applications” provided at- visit http://asme.mywisdomshare.com/user to sentation for early career engineers tendees with a review of the history and get started. ME covering the history and background current uses of polyethylene pipe. ME INPUT OUTPUT MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | NOVEMBER 2016 | P.80

HIGH-IMPACT INVENTION

hen Ben Harvatine’s head bounced off the mat at Wwrestling practice ﬁve years ago, it didn’t feel like much. By the end of practice he could barely stand. During the two months he spent in the hospital recovering from the concussion, Harvatine, then a junior studying engineering at MIT, promised to help athletes avoid a similar fate. him in the hospital. Harvatine is now CEO of Jolt Athletics, a Boston-based Harvatine decided to use his head and take a few more hits company he founded that’s now shipping the second run of for the sake of research. He attached a handful of accelerom- its Jolt Sensor. The device, about the size of a USB thumb eters to his ear protectors, connected them with a USB chord drive, clips to an athlete’s helmet, hat, or head band, and to a notebook and began measuring the head impacts a wres- monitors head impacts. It streams the data in real time to tler suffers during a typical training routine, which usually a coach’s or parent’s smartphone app, which records and consists of a series of repetitive moves. The data supported tracks the severity and frequency of the hits. They can use the his initial suspicions: the moves caused a series of whiplash- information to pull an athlete off the ﬁeld or alter potentially like head impacts that consistently measured between 20 dangerous training exercises. and 40 g-forces, considered the result of a medium hit, while The device and others like it have hit the market at a time g-forces of 50 and above represent big hits, he said. when the Center of Disease Control is calling the increase “That’s when I realized that all of those things that weren’t of sports-related head injuries a national epidemic. New that obvious were all adding up,” Harvatine said. research from the University of Arkansas found that The current version of the sensor uses an accelerometer athletes who continued playing following a concussion that recognizes an impact and measures its severity against took almost twice as long to recover than those who previous hits. If the impact poses a risk, usually above 50 stopped. They also suffered worse cognitive prob- g-forces, the sensor vibrates and sends an alert to the app, lems than the athletes who stopped. warning both the athlete and the coach of the possible con- “I knew I couldn’t do anything that could pre- cussion. A custom communications protocol, built on top of vent concussions, but I thought there could be Bluetooth Low Energy, allows a coach to track an unlimited some way to mitigate the damage before it got amount of sensors within a 200-yard range. to that point,” said the mechanical engineer, “You can’t make informed decisions without data,” he said. who suspects a series of medium hits over the JEFF O'HEIR years contributed to the concussion that put

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