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A NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT Department Works Globally to OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT THE A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL Share Knowledge & Expertise OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. The Department of Mechanical of Hong Kong have established Joint Engineering is at the forefront of Failure Analysis Research Laboratories in academic globalization, gaining worldwide Hong Kong and the US. In recognition recognition for its collaborative research, of these accomplishments, Dr. Michael student and faculty exchanges, and Pecht, CALCE Director and George E. IN THIS ISSUE: development of combined Ph.D. Dieter Chair and Professor of Mechanical programs, while providing both Engineering, was the recipient of the 2 Chair’s undergraduates and graduate students University’s 2006 Distinguished International Message with opportunities for international Service Award, presented by University 3 Department learning experiences. President C.D. Mote, Jr. at the Office of News For more than a decade, the Center International Programs’ International Day 4 Faculty for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering event last fall. Pecht received this prestigious News (CALCE), has worked diligently to share award for his significant contributions to the its knowledge and expertise with national development of international institutional 8 Student centers and university laboratories around programs at College Park coupled with a News the globe. CALCE works with over distinguished international career. 10 Center 100 international organizations such News as Samsung, Toshiba, BAE Systems, EADS, Goodrich, TRW Automotive, 12 International Exchanges Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia, Research in Motion, Grundfos, and Philips, providing 14 Alumni research support and information News services. CALCE recently signed an 15 Go Terps ! Agreement of Cooperation with the Hong Kong University of Science and 16 Great Technology to conduct reliability analysis Expectations of electronic products using CALCE software. CALCE has also established a collaborative research agreement with the Institute of Reliability at Beihang at the University of China which will DR. MICHAEL PECHT RECEIVES THE 2006 facilitate collaborative research, teaching, DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL SERVICE AWARD and student exchanges in the areas of FROM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT C.D. MOTE, JR. reliability and prognostics. In November Department Works Globally 2004 CALCE and the City University continues on page 7 chair’sMESSAGE

Attaining Excellence: Progress faculty in publications, citations, grants, research, with featured coverage in dozens on the Department Strategic Plan and awards, but very importantly to the of television, newspaper, trade and broad distribution of scholarly activity technical journals, and electronic media The mission of across the Department. In the U.S. News outlets throughout the year, including the Department of and World Report’s annual ranking of The Washington Post and The Today Mechanical Engineering graduate school programs, Mechanical Show. Visit page 6 of this newsletter to at the University of Engineering at Maryland ranked 24th see more about our research and faculty Maryland is to provide in the nation, 15th among the public in the media. an outstanding education institutions, ahead of such nationally In recognition of the decade long for undergraduates recognized programs as U. Penn, Duke, international outreach effort by CALCE, and graduate students, UVa, Lehigh, NCSU, Clemson, and the Center’s Director, Prof. Michael conduct innovative, Vanderbilt. Pecht was presented with the University’s

BAR-COHEN ground breaking research, It should also be noted that the Distinguished International Service address the needs of Department’s Ph.D. production, with over Award last fall. The Department’s faculty citizens, industry, and government, and a hundred graduated since 2004, places it were also honored with several additional provide related service to the campus highly within the university in doctorate awards, as described elsewhere in this community and the community at large. production by department. In the US issue of METRICS, among them Prof. In recent years the Department name News and World Report’s rankings, the Ashwani Gupta with the University of has become synonymous with excellence Clark School is tied for 16th among US Maryland President Kirwan Research in mechanical engineering and the engineering schools and was recently Award and the Clark School Research Department’s 2006-2011 Strategic Plan ranked 13th in the world by the Institute Award, and Assistant Professor Teng LGHQWLÀHGVL[,QLWLDWLYHVZKLFKZRXOGVHUYH of Higher Education and Center for Li with the Ralph E. Powe Junior as the primary vehicles for propelling this World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Faculty Enhancement Award. Assistant Department to among the nation’s top 15 Tong University in China. Professor Miao Yu was recently informed Mechanical Engineering programs among The Department’s highly successful of her selection by the National Science 2 all universities – public and private – and international collaboration and Foundation for the prestigious Faculty top 10 among the publicly supported outreach efforts in the current year are Early Career Development (CAREER) research universities, by 2011. I am the subject of the lead article in this Award and thus continues the strong SURXGWRVD\WKDWLQWKHÀUVWPRQWKV issue of METRICS. The worldwide tradition of CAREER and PECASE of this Strategic Plan, the Department partnerships for research and education, awardees among the Department’s junior has made major progress towards this created by the CALCE-EPS, CEEE, faculty. goal, most notably in gaining recognition and Burger Centers, along with the I hope this brief message effectively for its Ph.D. program and substantially establishment of the Energy Education conveys the excitement and pride expanding its network of international and Research Collaboration with the permeating this Department. Your research and education collaborations. Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi and support is crucial to our continued In early 2007 the Chronicle of the development of a joint PhD program success and we welcome your Higher Education ranked the Department with Pusan National University in involvement in our educational and among the top 10 mechanical engineering Korea, have directly addressed the key research activities. Please plan to visit Ph.D. programs in the country, providing “outreach” Initiative in the Department’s the Department, attend a Seminar, watch dramatic evidence for the Department’s Strategic Plan. This Initiative focuses – and maybe even judge - undergraduates growing visibility on the national stage. on strengthening the ties to Federal presenting their class projects and The list was headed by UC-Berkeley, with laboratories and Centers, international certainly join us at the next Research Maryland ranked tenth in this category institutions, and the global professional Review Day on Friday, April 4, 2008. and 4th among public institutions. The community and aims to build national Department’s success in the Chronicle and international visibility for the rankings was due not only to the Department. Moreover, this has been a aggregated contributions of individual “breakthrough” year for the Department’s - Avram Bar-Cohen, Chair

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Research Review Day Highlights Maryland Research

The department hosted a successful Research Review Day open house on March 19 at the College Park campus. The event featured tours of Mechanical Engineering department labs, including the Smart Systems Lab, Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) labs and the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) Heat Pump lab. Department Chair Professor Avram Bar-Cohen opened DR. MEL BERNSTEIN - VICE-PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AT MARYLAND, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PATRICK MCCLUSKEY, PEDRO QUINTERO, AND UNIVERSITY the afternoon lectures in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, PRESIDENT DR. C.D. MOTE, JR. introducing keynote speaker Dr. Mel Bernstein, Vice President for Research at Maryland, who shed light on the direction of Department Well-Represented at OTC Invention Awards interdisciplinary research at Maryland. Professors Amr Baz and Patrick McCluskey were among the Next year’s Research Review Day will take place on top three finalists in the Physical Science Invention of the Year Friday, April 4, 2008. Award at the University of Maryland Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) 20th Annual Invention of the Year Research Review Day lectures highlighted ME department Reception held on April 19. Mechanical Engineering invention collaboration with industry and government agencies, and included: submissions comprised about a third of the entrants in the Physical Sciences category. Fuel Cell’s Future in Mobile and Stationary Power McCluskey’s research with Pedro Quintero on the Generation. Mr. Pat Hearn, Director of Advanced Fuel Cell “Transient Liquid Phase High Temperature Solder Paste Attach” Products, Ballard Power Systems. gained top recognition in the Physical Science category, along Emerging Developments in Energy Efficient Buildings with research in “Integrated Sensor Monitoring the Allowable - Impact on HVAC Equipment. Dr. Karim Amrane, Vice Heat Exposure Time for Firefighters,” by Amr Baz and Marino 3 President, Public Policy - Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration DiMarzo. Institute, Arlington, VA. Each year a panel of judges made up of University of Extreme Temperature Electronics for Planetary Maryland personnel and industry experts selects one winner Exploration. Dr. Elizabeth Kolawa, NASA Jet Propulsion from groups of finalists in each of three categories: information Laboratory - Pasadena, CA. science, life science and physical science. The winners are chosen Quantification of Security: Some Case Studies. Gerry based on the creativity, novelty and potential benefit to society of Sneeringer, Director of IT Security, Office of Information each of the inventions. Technology, University of Maryland. The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) at Development of Integrated Microfluidic Biological the University of Maryland was established in 1986 to facilitate Nanopore Sensors. Dr. Michael Gaitan, MicroElectroMechanical the transfer of information, life and physical science inventions Systems (MEMS) Project, Electronics and Electrical Engineering developed at the university to business and industry. In the Lab, NIST. past 18 years, OTC has recorded more than 1,400 technologies, Treating Heart Valve Disease: Achievements and secured more than 225 patents and licensed nearly 750 Challenges. Prof. Elias Balaras, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, technologies, generating more than $22.6 million in technology UMD; & James S. Gammie, MD - Division of Cardiac Surgery transfer income. In addition, more than 40 high-tech start-up University of Maryland Medical. companies have been formed based on technologies developed at Irwin Legacy and Future Directions in Mechanics. the university. Featuring participants in the Irwin Symposium: Ben Freund, Brown University; John Fisher, Lehigh University; John Landes, University of Tennessee; Arun Shukla, University of Rhode Island; H.P. Rossmanith, University of Vienna; Prof. R.J. Sanford, University of Maryland & Ravi Chona, U.S. Air Force Research Labs. GO ONLINE: RESEARCH REVIEW DAY LECTURES CAN BE VIEWED Over 60 posters were presented at the graduate student ONLINE, WITH ACCOMPANYING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS HERE: research poster session held after the lectures. Winners www.enme.umd.edu/events/RRD/2007/ of each research category can be found on page 7.

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Keystone Instructors Selected Christou Receives ASM Award enhance the propulsion and energy group activities, including education and public ME lecturer Chandrasekhar Thamire Professor Aris Christou (materials outreach activities, to benefit the members is a recent inductee from the department science and engineering, and reliability internationally. into the Keystone: the Clark School engineering) is the winner of the 2006- The Clark School recently bestowed Academy of Distinguished Professors this 2007 ASM International George Kimball Professor Gupta with the Outstanding year. Thamire is preceded by Professor Burgess Memorial Award. The award was Research Award for his exceptionally Jim Duncan, Associate Professor presented April 10 at ASM International’s influential research accomplishments. The Guangming Zhang, Professor Bill Washington, D.C. chapter meeting in award recognizes Gupta’s outstanding Fourney, and Associate Professor Ken Bethesda, Md. Christou, who conducts contributions to the field of combustion Kiger. research in compound semiconductor with singular success for energy savings Keystone instructors make a materials and process science, radiation and pollution reduction. commitment to the improvement of effects in materials and devices, Gupta also received the Outstanding education in fundamental engineering manufacturing science, and reliability, was Service Award at the 25th International courses. The program is a renewable cited “[f]or seminal scientific contributions Conference on Incineration and Thermal three-year appointment that includes a in the fields of electronic materials, Treatment Technologies which recognized base salary increase, discretionary funds packaging, and devices.” his years of outstanding service to the to support the recipient’s activities and The George Kimball Burgess thermal treatment community worldwide. additional support personnel. Memorial Award was established in 1941 And, his paper “Examination of “I am honored to be chosen for by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Methane-Hydrogen Mixture Flame Using the Keystone program. I am looking American Society for Metals as a tribute Isotope Shift/PLIF Spectroscopy,” was forward to working closely with the other to Dr. Burgess in appreciation of his awarded Best Terrestrial Energy Systems Keystone faculty and contributing towards outstanding contributions to the science Paper by the AIAA Terrestrial Energy enhancing the content and delivery of the of metallurgy. The award is given to a Systems Technical Committee. fundamental courses in engineering,” says member of the chapter in recognition 4 Thamire. of outstanding achievement in research Jackson Wins Keystone aims to help improve or administration and for original Distinguished Paper Award student retention and graduation rates contributions to the fields of metallurgy, by ensuring students the best learning materials, or mechanics; or to a member Associate Professor Greg Jackson won experiences in the early, formative stages. who has demonstrated outstanding the Distinguished Paper Award in the leadership in those fields within the 5 year New Technology Concepts Colloquium at Balaras Promoted to period prior to the award. the Thirty-first International Symposium Associate Professor on Combustion held in Heidelberg, Gupta Elected Director of Germany in July 2006. The paper, entitled Ilias Balaras was promoted to Associate Propulsion & Energy at AIAA “Hetero/homogeneous combustion Professor with tenure effective July 1. and stability maps in methane-fueled Balaras studies Mechanical Engineering Professor catalytic microreactors,” was co-authored computational Ashwani K. Gupta was elected Director- by Symeon Karagiannidis and John fluid dynamics, Technical of the Propulsion & Energy Mantzaras of the Paul Scherrer Institute biomedical Group of The American Institute of and Konstantinos Boulouchos of the fluid flows, Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) on Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. turbulence and April 13. Gupta’s duties began this May The Symposium is sponsored by The transition and and continue for a period of three years. Combustion Institute, the premier fluid-structure Gupta also serves on the AIAA Board international society for promoting and interactions. of Directors. He served previously as the disseminating research in combustion Deputy Director of the Energy group for science. The work was a result of the past six years. ASSOC. PROF. ELIAS collaborative efforts while Dr. Jackson was BALARAS PRESENTS In this new position Gupta plans to on sabbatical at the Paul Scherrer Institute HIS FINDINGS ON IMPROVING THE work on AIAA policies that generate high in 2005. TREATMENT OF HEART quality technical papers and conferences VALVE DISEASE AT RESEARCH REVIEW to benefit the members and aerospace DAY ON MARCH 19. community. He also hopes to further

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Kim Named Journal Editor Peter Sandborn Earns Yu Earns Career Award Best Paper Award Associate Professor Jungho Kim Assistant Professor Miao Yu (ME/ was named Associate Editor for the Associate Professor and The Center ISR) received a 2007 National Science International Journal of Multiphase for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering Foundation Faculty Early Career Flow until 2010. The journal publishes (CALCE) affiliate Peter Sandborn earned Development (CAREER) Award for theoretical and experimental investigations The Engineering Economist journal “Biology-Inspired Miniature Optical of multiphase flow which are of relevance 2006 Best Paper Award for his research Directional Microphones: Bridging and permanent interest in the studies of “Obsolescence Driven Design Refresh Biological Systems and Sensor fluid mechanics and rheological studies. Planning for Sustainment-Dominated Technology.” Yu’s research transfers Kim was named ASME Fellow in 2005, Systems,” co-authored by Sandborn’s biology-inspired ideas into smart, small- and is an advisor for the Maryland student former graduate student and 2004 ME scale sensors. This new bio-inspired chapter of Engineers Without Borders. alumnus Pameet Singh, Ph.D. sensing paradigm for sound localization The paper highlights research on is expected to have a significant impact Teng Li Wins Ralph E. Powe Junior how to better predict when to redesign in areas such as health care, safety, and Faculty Enhancement Award long-life systems. Long-life systems, defense. such as the electronics in aircraft and Assistant Professor of Mechanical 911 communications systems, are Pi Tau Sigma Honors Guangming Engineering Teng Li was recently manufactured for many years and then Zhang for 2nd Year in a Row granted the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty have to be maintained for 20 or more Enhancement Award. Li is one of only years after that. But every electronic part The Tau Mu Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, two Maryland faculty nominated by the in them is obsolete within the first 5 years. honored Associate Professor Guangming University to compete for this award in The methodology developed by Singh Zhang on December 6th. Zhang was 2007. Last year ME faculty Miao Yu was and Sandborn allows selection of design honored with the award for the second granted this award. refresh dates and contents that minimize year in a row due to his dedication to The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty the sustainment cost of such systems. students and willingness to spend as much 5 Enhancement Award provides seed money The award is given annually by the time and effort needed to make sure the for research by junior faculty at Oak Ridge editors of The Engineering Economist, students understood the material. The Associated Universities (ORAU) member a joint publication of the Institute students felt he did an exemplary job institutions. These awards are intended of Industrial Engineers’ Engineering conveying the information typically taught to enrich the research and professional Economy Division and American Society in two or three courses in a single course growth of young faculty and result in new of Engineering Education’s (ASEE) in a clear manner. funding opportunities. Li plans to use the Engineering Economy Division. funds to support his research to explore Patents Issued innovative structural concepts to enhance Sreenivasan Elected to National the deformability of electronic materials, Academy of Sciences A patent issued this winter for and based upon such concepts design “Electrohydrodynamically (EHD) novel architectures for flexible electronic Katepalli R. Sreenivasan was elected Enhanced Heat Transfer System and devices with exceptional deformability and a member of the National Academy of Method with an Encapsulated Electrode” reliability. Sciences on May 1st for his outstanding by Professor Michael Ohadi and and longtime contributions to the fields Research Associate Professor Serguei V. Mohammad Modarres Elected as Dessiatoun was approved by the U.S. DReAM Division Leader of fluid turbulence, complex fluids, combustion, cryogenic helium, and Patent and Trade Office. Their invention helps increase the efficiency of waste Professor Mohammad Modarres has nonlinear dynamics. In addition to being a part of heat utilization in low temperature heat been elected to serve as the department recovery applications as well as in low Faculty Group Leader for the Design, Risk the mechanical engineering faculty, Sreenivasan’s is Professor and Director temperature power and refrigeration Analysis and Manufacturing (DReAM) cycles. For more detailed information leadership team for a 3-year term, of the Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Distinguished University about this invention, visit: Beginning July 1st. Modarres is preceded www.patentstorm.us/patents/7159646.html by Associate Professor Linda Schmidt. Professor, Glenn L. Martin Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Physics.

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A.K. Gupta’s Research Advances Bar-Cohen Quoted in ‘Hot Spots’ Article Advent of ‘Hypsersonic’ Space Plane Last August Professor and department Chair Avram Bar-Cohen Through two Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program was quoted in the article “Nextreme Seeks to Beat Heat,” by Bill (MIPS) projects, Professor Ashwani Gupta, and Kenneth Yu Roberts, Contributing Writer for Electronic Business. The article (Aerospace Engineering) along with graduate student Ram Balar, was reposted on numerous technology, heat transfer and trade successfully designed and tested a combustor for the Astrox journal websites throughout late 2006. Bar-Cohen’s expertise in space plane, which uses an inward-turning scramjet engine. Such improved thermoelectric cooling devices was requested to help a plane would not only shorten flights - designers estimate a answer the problem of cooling ‘hot spots’ on increasingly smaller flight to Australia could one day be as short as two hours - but microprocessing chips. “Using these thermoelectric devices is the also provide travelers with a bird’s-eye view of the earth as the most elegant approach to the hot spot problem,” says Bar-Cohen. plane orbits around the globe during the flight. Guardian Article Cites Cukier’s Research The collaboration with College Park-based A study conducted by Michel Cukier, A. James Clark School Astrox Corporation is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and affiliate of part of a tech transfer the Clark School’s Center for Risk and Reliability and Institute for through MIPS, a program Systems Research, was cited in a front-page news article in the designed to accelerate April 6, 2007 Technology section of The Guardian online. commercialization of “How the Web Became a Sexists’ Paradise,” by Jessica COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGE OF A SCRAMJET. technology by funding Valenti, brings light to the online threats female bloggers and joint research projects. Internet users face today:

Jeong Kim Inducted into Maryland “A recent study showed that when the gender of an Business Hall of Fame online username appears female, they are 25 times more likely to experience harassment. The study found 6 The Maryland Chamber of Commerce inducted Jeong Kim, that female user-names averaged 163 threatening and/ Ph.D and Professor of Practice in the department, among three or sexually explicit messages a day.” outstanding business leaders into the Maryland Business Hall of Fame on May 10, during their Annual Meeting and Business Hall Cukier’s research on the topic has previously been cited of Fame Awards Dinner in Baltimore. in ABC News online (“Female Chat Names Generate More Kim is president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs, overseeing Threats”) and in the April 30th issue of The Washington the communication industry’s most heralded research Post (“Sexual Threats Stifle Some Female Bloggers,” By Ellen organization. In 1992, he founded Yurie Systems, Inc, where Nakashima), as well as a similar study that found computers he pioneered the development of a revolutionary asynchronous connected to the Internet are attacked every 39 seconds (“Got A transfer mode (ATM) switch for wireless applications. The PC? You Need A Firewall”) in Forbes’ online magazine. ATM switch became a pivotal key in the modernization of S.K. Gupta Featured in Mechanical Engineering Magazine telecommunications systems for today’s digital market. In May 1998, Lucent Technologies acquired Yurie Systems, Inc. for Associate Professor S.K. Gupta (ME/ISR) was interviewed by more than $1 billion. During his tenure at Lucent, Dr. Kim Mechanical Engineering Magazine, the premier publication of initially served as the president of Lucent’s former Broadband American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for a feature article Carrier Networks. In 1999 Dr. Kim was named chief operating about the future of computer-aided manufacturing systems. officer and later president of Lucent’s Optical Network Group “What designers ideally want to get to is a system where, after (ONG). Dr. Kim left Lucent in 2001 to join the University of finishing a design, they could press a button on the computer and Maryland faculty, with joint appointments in both the department fabrication could automatically begin,” Gupta says in the story. of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the department His lab is working on algorithms that would power computer- of Mechanical Engineering. He rejoined the Lucent in April of aided design toward such an end. The article, “Where Does 2005 as president of Bell Labs. CAM Stand?” can be read in the January 2007 archives of the Mechanical Engineering Magazine website: www.memagazine.org

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Research Review Day Graduate Student Posters (continued from page 3, winning poster image at left)

After the Research Review Day lectures, a graduate student research poster exhibition and reception was held to showcase outstanding research among graduate students. The following posters were judged to be outstanding within their particular research categories:

Advanced Manufacturing and Design IMAGE FROM ARVIND ANANTHANARAYANAN’S WINNING POSTER, “DEVELOPMENT OF IN-MOLD ASSEMBLY METHODS FOR PRODUCING 1st place: Arvind Ananthanarayanan, “Development of In- ARTICULATED JOINTS,” ADVISOR: S.K. GUPTA, SPONSORS: U.S. ARMY AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. Mold Assembly Methods for Producing Articulated Joints,” 2nd place: Jeb Brough, “Utilizing Virtual Environments to Facilitate Knowledge Preservation and Accelerated Learning,” 3rd place: Department Works Globally Anand Pillarisetti, “Medical Robotics Research at Robotics, continued from page 1 Automation, Manipulation and Sensing (RAMS) Laboratory.” The Department’s growing international efforts span the globe. Mechanical engineering students and faculty are Energy Systems among the leaders of the Clark School’s Engineers Without 1st place: Joshua Pearlman, “Efficiency & Water Balance in Borders projects in West Africa and South America; the Center PEM Fuel Cell Systems with Liquid Fuel Processing and for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) has long H2 Membranes,” 2nd place: Dae Whan, “Liquid Cooling of coordinated an exchange program with two universities in LED Arrays,” 3rd place: Joseph Currano, “Heat Flux Based Germany and is hosting ten Diploma students and two German Emissivity Measurements.” Fulbright fellowship students this spring; under Prof. Reinhard Fluid Mechanics Radermacher’s leadership CEEE has also entered collaboration 1st place: Greg Anderson, “A Diode Array Sensor for agreements with Brazil, Korea, and China; collaborative efforts Studying Pool Boiling,” 2nd place: Rishi Raj, “Thermocapillary 7 continue with the Tel Aviv University in Israel; thru the Burgers Convection During Subcooled Boiling in Reduced Gravity Program for Fluid Mechanics, headed by ME Professor James Environments,” 3rd place: Derrick Treichler, “Flooding of a Wallace, Prof. Jerry Westerweel from the Technical University Submerged Volume Due to Cavitation Bubble Collapse and of Delft, the Netherlands is currently visiting the Department Ventilation.” to teach and collaborate on the development of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques; the ME-led Energy Education Mechanics and Micro-Nano Systems and Research Collaboration (EERC) between the Clark School 1st place: Pedro Bueno, “Optical Analysis of Coated and and the Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi has seen two Uncoated Soot Particles: Data for Global Climate Change PI professors visit Maryland and ten Maryland faculty visit the Models,” 2nd place: Yuxiang Liu, “Three-Dimensional Fiber UAE during the past year to teach courses, launch joint research Optical Tweezers for Cell Manipulation and Force Sensing,” 3rd projects, and participate in an international workshop with PI place: Arvind Balijepalli, “Physically Accurate Simulations for faculty. Flexible Nano-Manufacturing.” As a further indication of the global reach of the Department, six Mechanical Engineering faculty from Pusan Risk and Reliability National University (PNU) in Korea met with their counterparts 1st place: Sachin Kumar, “Prognostics and Health Management in the Department this May to solidify plans for a joint ME Ph.D. of Electronics,” 2nd place: Pedro Quintero, “High Temperature program between the two institutions. Lead-Free Attach Reliability,” 3rd place: Katrina Groth, “A These international collaborations are well aligned with the Model-Based Framework to Integrate Safety Information into Department’s goal of combining traditional classroom instruction Risk Management Systems.” with a non-traditional “distinct” educational experience for each of its undergraduate and graduate students. By sharing its knowledge and expertise, the Mechanical Engineering Department is successfully meeting the globalization challenge of the 21st century and laying the foundation for greater international impact and visibility in the decades ahead. For more news about our international efforts, visit page 12.

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ME Ph.D. Students Prepped for Success with the Clark Kota Wins Competitive Campus GRID Award School’s Future Faculty Program (FFP) Mechanical Engineering graduate student Arun Kota earned the Several graduate students from the department have been Award of Excellence in the Mechanics, Modeling, and Predictions accepted into the Clark School’s Future Faculty Program category at the Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) on (FFP), designed to increase the number of Clark School April 12 in the Stamp Student Union at Maryland. His research in Ph.D. graduates who obtain academic positions in the future. a “Combinatorial Approach to Develop Arvind Ananthanarayanan (Advisor: S.K. Gupta), Gayatri and Characterize Multifunctional Cuddalorepatta (Advisor: Abhijit Dasgupta), Omar Abd Polymer Nanocomposites,” was judged El Aziz (Advisor: Reinhard Radermacher), Edvin Cetegen to offer the best approach to diverse (Advisor: Michael Ohadi), Payam Delgoshaei (Advisor: Jungho practical problems in the category at the Kim), Yuxiang Liu (Advisor: Miao Yu) and Vincent Nguyen competition. The judging panel consisted (Advisor: Bala Balachandran) participate in the program. The of members of Maryland’s Graduate FFP consists of a sequence of three one-credit training seminars, School, Office of Research, Office of a teaching practicum and a research mentoring practicum. The the Provost and the Graduate Student program takes between three and five semesters to complete Government. GRID is conducted as depending on the timing of the practicums. a one-day inter-disciplinary and inter- KOTA program symposium consisting of both Gahagan Awarded 1st Place in poster and oral presentations for all IIE Student Paper Competition UMCP graduate students. Kota is advised by Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Sean M. Gahagan was Hugh Bruck, working closely with Associate Professor David awarded First Place in the 1st Institute of Industrial Engineers Bigio. Kota was also recently awarded a travel grant from the (IIE) Lean Student Paper Competition sponsored by J.T. and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) to present a portion of Carol S. Black. Gahagan presented his winning paper, entitled his Ph.D. research at the SPE Annual Technical Conference in “Adding Value to Value Stream Mapping; A Simulation Model Cincinnati, Ohio in early May. 8 Template for VSM,” at the IIE Annual Conference Conference and Expo in Nashville this May. Gahagan developed a Value Mohammad Pourgol-Mohamad Winner of DCCEAS Stream Mapping (VSM) template in Arena, a simulation software Graduate Student Paper Competition package that allows the user to create maps in the Arena Reliability Engineering Ph.D. student Mohammad Pourgol- workspace that can be cut-and-pasted into other presentation Mohamad won the graduate category of the District of applications, but are also fully-functional simulation models of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies the value stream. He works full-time for Northrop Grumman (DCCEAS) college student paper competition. He was Corporation in addition to conducting his research under the presented the award for his paper, entitled “Treatment of Jeffrey Herrmann advisement of , Associate Professor of Uncertainties; Output Updating in Complex Thermal-Hydaulics Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research. (TH) Computational Codes,” at the DCCEAS Awards Banquet Goswami Earns Ann G. Wylie held during the National Engineers Week in February at the Dissertation Fellowship Award Crowne Plaza Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. Mohammad is advised by Professor of Reliability Engineering Mohammad Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Arindam Goswami Modarres. The District of Columbia Council of Engineering was awarded the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship by the and Architectural Societies helps the engineering, architectural, Graduate School of Maryland. The award supports Goswami’s and technically related organizations in the District of Columbia research in “Quantitative Assessment of Hermeticity of Micro- metropolitan area render public service and advance the to Nano-liter Scale Packages.” The fellowship will provide professions through public interest, scientific, and educational financial support for either the fall 2007 or the spring 2008 pursuits. semester, and was intended for students who are in the final stages of writing their dissertations. After graduating, Arindam intends to apply his research to the characterization of current and future advanced Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) packages. Goswami is advised by Professor Bongtae Han. When he’s not conducting research he is an active member of the Prince George’s County Rotaract Club.

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Cuddalorepatta & Mohaghegh Both Earn University Recognizes Distinguished Teaching Assistants Amelia Earhart International Awards ME graduate teaching assistants Danielle Chrun, James Borrelli, Congratulations to ME Ph.D. candidate Gayatri Cuddalorepatta Mary Vechery, and Philip Knowles were selected as 2006-2007 and Reliability Engineering Ph.D. candidate Zahra Mohaghegh- Distinguished Teaching Assistants. They received their certificate Ahmadabadi for both earning a 2007-2008 Amelia Earhart at the annual Distinguished Teaching Assistant Ceremony on International Award in recognition of and support for their Friday, May 11 in Alumni Hall of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni doctoral research. Center. Cuddalorepatta is advised by Professor At the end of the academic year, the Center for Teaching Abijit Dasgupta, and her research seeks Excellence, the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, and the Dean to facilitate the elimination of lead from of the Graduate School recognizes outstanding graduate teaching electronics. The focus of her research is assistants at the University of Maryland. At the beginning of the the in-depth understanding of micro- and spring semester, Distinguished Teaching Assistants are selected by nanoscale damage accumulation mechanisms CUDDALOREPATTA department chairpersons. in lead-free solders. Ms. Mohaghegh is advised by Professor Flexible Macroelectronics Film Earns Top Award in Ali Mosleh. Her work extends the domain Sci/Terp Video Competition of complex systems modeling beyond the traditional scope, to formally include the Two undergraduate students from the A. James Clark School of human and organizational environments of Engineering advised by Assistant Professor Teng Li won 2nd the system in development and operation. Place in the First Annual University of Maryland Undergraduate Science/Engineering/Technology Video Competition this April. The award is granted annually by the Zonta MOHAGHEGH International Foundation to highly qualified Team leader Edward Dechaumphai (ME) and Jon Chung women pursuing a Ph.D. or doctoral degree in aerospace-related (Bioengineering) produced a 4-minute video titled, “Bringing the sciences and engineering. The award will be presented by the Future to the Present: Flexible Macroelectronics.” Zonta district of Mid-Atlantic North America this summer. “I’m especially proud of Ed and Jon for this award 9 Zonta International is a global service organization of because both team members are freshmen,” said Professor business and research professionals working together to advance Li. “Their video demonstrated the potential uses for flexible the status of women all over the world. As an international macroelectronics, such as wrist-held cell phones and electronic non-governmental organization (NGO), Zonta brings women’s paper, and included some original animation.” concerns to the United Nations, suggesting solutions and Sci/Terp is a competition organized by the Office of bringing public awareness to issues. University Communications asking undergraduates to make a short video that explains their science, engineering, or Pi Tau Sigma Honors Outstanding Teaching Assistant technology research to a lay audience. Ellen Ternes of University Rajesh Pavan Sunkari Communications, who launched the program, states “I feel very strongly that we achieved our goals, which were to establish a The Tau Mu Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the University of solid foundation, and see what students would come up with.” Maryland’s Honorary Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, Other entrants included videos on fire protection and safety, honored teaching assistant Rajesh Pavan Sunkari with the photolithography, and orthopaedic mechanobiology. Fall 2006 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award during their Students were asked to produce a short video that would be initiation ceremony on December 6th. Sunkari was recognized understandable to middle school age students, demonstrate what for his approachability, responsiveness to questions, and for they are doing, and why it’s exciting or interesting. Winning videos spending extra time outside of class with the students. Rajesh is will be shown on the Maryland and ME websites and distributed advised by Associate Professor Linda Schmidt. to school systems in Maryland. The award is given each semester to a Teaching Assistant in the department by Pi Tau Sigma. The award consists of $500 from the Department, along with a certificate and an engraved GO ONLINE: VIEW THE VIDEO: “BRINGING THE FUTURE TO THE plaque. During a regular meeting, members of Pi Tau Sigma PRESENT: FLEXIBLE MACROELECTRONICS” nominate TAs and give a brief speech as to why each nominee www.enme.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=2099 should receive the award. At a following meeting, members of Pi Tau Sigma vote on the nominees and select a winner. The faculty advisor for Pi Tau Sigma is Associate Professor Jungho Kim.

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CALCE Hosts International Tin Whisker Symposium CALCE/ME-Mentored High School Student Wins National Junior Science Award The Center for Advanced Life Cycle Wilde Lake High School student Phillip Sandborn won 1st place Engineering (CALCE) in the Engineering Division at the 2007 National Junior Science hosted an International and Humanities Symposium (JSHS). Phillip’s research project Symposium on Tin “A Random Trimming Approach for Obtaining High-Precision Whiskers on April 24 and Embedded Resistors,” was mentored by Peter Sandborn, 25 at the Samuel Riggs Associate Professor of mechanical engineering and member Alumni Center. The of the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE). MICROSCOPIC VIEW OF TIN WHISKER FORMATION Symposium attracted JSHS is the advanced research paper competition for high school ON A METAL SURFACE. over 160 individuals from science fair students. some 70 organizations The project focused on electronic resistor components and 15 countries, including representatives from Yokohama and fabricated inside printed circuit boards. These “embedded” Osaka Japan and the United Kingdom. Twenty-six presentations resistors are difficult to fabricate to required values and therefore were made in the two-day symposium. have to be “trimmed” using lasers. Phillip’s project developed Tin whisker formation, the spontaneous growth of tiny hair- and experimentally verified a computer simulation for the like conductive filaments for lead-free tin-based metal finishes, embedded resistor trimming process. The simulation was used remains a challenge to electronic equipment manufacturers as to study embedded resistors containing randomly placed voids well as organizations involved in systems procurement. While tin of varying size and a new trimming approach was proposed that whisker formation is known to occur on lead-free tin finishes, a allows higher precision embedded resistors to be obtained. A large portion of electronic part manufacturers have selected tin- version of the paper has been accepted for publication in the based finishes to comply with government regulations and market IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging technical journal. pressures. Phillip won the Maryland regional competition in April In 2006, CALCE was featured in a segment on tin whiskers and competed at the national JSHS against the winners from 48 10 on the History Channel’s Modern Marvels television program. regional competitions in the , Puerto Rico, Europe, CALCE has focused on tin whisker risk assessment and continues and the Pacific. The JSHS competition is sponsored by the U.S. to provide support to organizations dealing with this issue. Department of Defense and the Academy of Applied Sciences. For more information on CALCE and tin whisker research, visit: www.calce.umd.edu CECD Receives Additional Office of Naval Research Funds

New Energy Systems Engineering Curriculum The Office of Naval Research has informed Professor Dave Anand that the Center for Energetic Concepts Development A consortium of Clark School departments including Mechanical (CECD) will be receiving $4.8 million of funding in support of Engineering are offering a new curriculum in Energy Systems CECD activities. This is in addition to the $2.68 million award Engineering (ESE). The curriculum was designed by the Energy received in Fall 2006 to support workforce development initiatives Ashwani Systems Engineering Field committee professors and research and development work in two specialized areas: Gupta Greg Jackson Jungho Kim Mohammad Modarres , , , , energetic devices and risk assessment for large-scale chemical Steve Gabriel, Deborah Goodings, Thomas Antonsen, Patrick releases in harbors. Aris Christou Reinhard Radermacher O’Shea, and serving as “This work with the Navy, together with the establishment spokesperson. of our Energetics Technology Center (ETC), will help CECD The new program will provide a coherent approach to fulfill its vision of becoming a National Center of Excellence in energy engineering; equipping its students with the tools needed Energetics,” says Anand. to conceptualize, analyze, design and integrate advanced energy systems, informed by a broad perspective on energy production, transmission and utilization technology options and trade-offs and an appreciation for related public policy and regulatory issues. Participating students will be expected to complete the M.S. or Ph.D. degree requirements of their respective departments, while taking as many courses as possible from the ESE curriculum. For more information about this program and a list of courses and links to participating professors’ websites, visit: www.enme.umd.edu/grad/courses6-energy.html

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CECD/NSWC/ETC Workshop Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV): Theory, Practice and Application Workshop A technology workshop was held at the University of Maryland Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics Conference Center at College Park on December 20. Key The and the members present included the Center for Energetic Concepts Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted a tutorial Development, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head workshop on the theory and application of Particle Image Division, and the Energetics Technology Center’s technical and Velocimetry (PIV) in conjunction with the sabbatical visit of leadership teams. More than twenty scientists and engineers gave Professor Jerry Westerweel. The workshop took place on brief presentations on potential areas of collaboration between May 22-23 in the Jeong H. Kim Building Kay Boardroom, the three organizations. The focused outcome will be three to Thermofluids Lab, and computer lab. four targeted technology initiatives that will be further developed Professor Westerweel is a pioneer in the development of in 2007 by IHDIV/NSWC, CECD, and ETC teams. PIV, and its extension into numerous diverse applications in turbulence, biological and multiphase flow research. In addition, CECD/ETC/NSWC Workshop attendees, University Inn & LaVision, Inc., participated to provide hands-on experience Conference Center, College Park, December 20, 2006: through laboratory demonstration exercises and use of their Front: Stephen Lubard, Dave Anand, Jerry LaCamera, Richard processing software. Nadolink; 2nd Row: Gerry Pangilinan, Bob Kaczmarek, Carl The tutorial workshop was intended to provide an overview Gotzmer, Fred Zimmerman, Adam Nave, Joe Shannon; of quantitative image velocimetry methods, with an emphasis 3rd Row: Jerry Forbes, Ruth Doherty, Amy O’Donnell, S.K. on the relevant background theory, examples of “best practices” Gupta, Al Stern; Back: Frank Tse, Jeffrey Herrmann, Don techniques, combined with hands-on tutorial experience. In DeVoe, Bob Kavetsky, Michael Zachariah, Greg Jackson. Not addition, an overview of several specialized PIV applications and pictured: Steve Mitchell. recent developments in novel PIV techniques were presented. The workshop was intended for both current and future practitioners of PIV with a broad range of background experience. The first day of the workshop focused on fundamentals of the method, combined with hands-on hardware 11 demonstrations and example calculations. The second day focused on discussion of more advanced techniques, special applications, and new developments in image velocimetry methods.

KEY MEMBERS OF THE CENTER FOR ENERGETIC CONCEPTS DEVELOP- MENT, THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER INDIAN HEAD DIVISION, AND THE ENERGETICS TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

IMAGING TECHNIQUE SHOWING THE VELOCITY FIELD WITHIN A LIVING EMBRYONIC CHICKEN HEART.

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Agreement Marks Exchange The exchange program administrators Program’s 20th Anniversary hope to cultivate more involvement from Maryland host professors and labs, and to What started out as a small student expand the program to encourage more exchange between the Department of international partnerships. More importantly, Mechanical Engineering and the University EXCHANGE VISITOR TRAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS they hope to get more Maryland students to MAGNUS EISELE & JAN MUEHLBAUER IN THE LAB WHERE of Applied Sciences in Mannheim, THEY CONDUCT HEAT EXCHANGER TESTING. visit the foreign institutions as well. Germany has grown to offer student training for foreign visitors interested in a Magnus Eisele, program participant: Department Welcomes German variety of research opportunities offered by Fulbright Scholars “Participating in the exchange program not the A. James Clark School of Engineering. only gave me the opportunity to develop my The program has recently added a new Two students from Germany are spending language skills, but it also shaped my character agreement with Wolfenbuettel University an academic year with the Mechanical and broadened my horizon. Today I feel and of Applied Sciences in Germany, providing Engineering department in the A. James think much more as a citizen of the world, even more opportunities for exchange for Clark School of Engineering as part of not as a citizen of my home country anymore. the Clark School. The German-American Fulbright Program, Coping with all the small challenges before and Each year the Exchange Visitor designed to foster mutual understanding during your stay in a foreign country boosts your Training Program grants a small number between the American and German people. experience more than a dozen years of everyday of internship and training opportunities for Matthias Irmscher is a visiting life in your home country.” international students anywhere from three graduate student from Berlin, and studies months to a year with the Clark School. at the Technical University of Ilmenau. He For example, all exchange students who has been working with Associate Professor New Cooperation with Korean work within the Center for Environmental Elisabeth Smela to learn more about University Promises Future Student, Energy Engineering (CEEE) are here for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), Faculty Exchange six months or more. specifically with a new type of actuator A new international exchange agreement 12 So far about 350 students have based on electro-osmosis. “The practical was signed between the Department and participated in this program, with experience in the cleanroom I am getting is Pusan National University (PNU) in the Mechanical Engineering offering over a invaluable and will surely help me on future Busan province of the Republic of Korea. dozen placements with more than twenty projects,” says Irmscher. This agreement is yet another in a series of professors hosting students. Some have Alexander Lacher is an M.S. student international cooperative exchanges with been able to use the internship to complete from the Technical the department that share faculty, research their diploma or Master’s Thesis, some using University of activities, mutual recognition of courses, the program to fulfill the practical training Berlin advised by student exchange and shared internships. requirements of their home institutions, Assistant Professor This five-year Ph.D. program with all students having gained valuable of Mechanical agreement with PNU is funded in part international experience. Engineering Miao by the Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Program, One of the longstanding partners is the Yu. Lacher’s a human resource development program Berlin Technical University, sending one to research topic is recently initiated by Korea’s Ministry of two students annually since the program’s on continuum LACHER Education. The Ministry has targeted what inception. Maryland has hosted students mechanics, and his it considers the seven most important fields from France, Italy, Turkey and South Africa, research focus is in in science and technology necessary to as well as several other German Universities. fiber optic sensor systems. He is currently enhance Korea’s competitiveness in the 21st The exchange program has existed working on a bio-inspired directional century. since the 1988 fall semester within the microphone device and on a fiber optic Maryland faculty currently selected for Department of Mechanical Engineering, pressure measurement system for aircraft this exchange include Professors Avram initially administered by Dr. Dirse Sallet. applications. Bar-Cohen, Balakumar Balachandran, Professor Reinhard Radermacher took The German-American Fulbright Bongtae Han, Michael Zachariah, over the program in the early 90’s with Program implements Senator J. William Elisabeth Smela, and S.K. Gupta. support from Jane Fines, Director of Fulbright’s vision to promote mutual Representatives from PNU arrived in May Undergraduate Recruitment and Special understanding between our two countries to discuss program details, goals, and to Programs in the Clark School. through academic and bicultural exchange. visit various engineering labs.

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ENGINEERING CHANGE IN BURKINA FASO, AFRICA

Department faculty, students assist in aid to village.

Three Clark School students and two faculty from the Mechanical needs, such as small garden Engineering department rang in the new year improving the irrigation, solar water pumping, and quality of life for a community in the West African country water sanitation projects. The team Burkina Faso. Through a project sponsored by the UMD student plans to return to Burkina Faso in chapter of Engineers Without Borders, the team installed solar January 2008. panels and indoor lighting in an adult education center. The Other campus Engineers installed lighting now allows people of all ages to study later Without Borders projects include into the evening. The illuminated school will also be available for improving water sanitation in evening community meetings and other village gatherings. Ecuador, advised by Mechanical The in-country contact was Mechanical Engineering Engineering faculty Elias Balaras; KANA MATSUI INSTALLS undergraduate Thierry potable water and irrigation A SOLAR PANEL ARRAY Some, whose family enhancements in Thailand, advised lives in Burkina Faso. by Civil Engineering faculty Deborah Goodings; and the Accompanying Thierry improvement of potable water availability in Brazil, a project was team leader and advised by Peter Chang from Civil Engineering. engineering graduate student Jason West, Photos courtesy and co-leader Kana of Associate Matsui, a sophomore Professor Elisabeth A BURKINABÉ ENGINEER ASSISTS Smela, Mechanical TEAM LEADER JASON WEST civil engineering student. Engineering. Faculty advisors Jungho Kim and Elisabeth Smela from the Mechanical Engineering 13 department accompanied the students on the trip. The main purpose of the trip, in addition to installing the lights and solar panels, was to assess and plan future development projects. The team also evaluated other villages to assess future ELISABETH SMELA AND JUNGHO KIM WITH ENGINEERS FROM BOBO-DIOULASSO.

Professors A.K. Gupta, Ohadi Chair International Energy Conference Professor Ashwani K. Gupta was co- conference. The program included 18 and usage, transport, and environmental chair of the First International Energy invited presentations on various aspects issues. 2030 Conference held in Abu Dhabi of energy, including supply and availability, The conference was part of an during November 1-2, 2006. Professor sustainability, and environmental issues. ongoing cooperative relationship initiated Michael Ohadi (on leave serving in Abu In addition to invited presentations, between Maryland and The Petroleum Dhabi) was the Conference Chair and His the program included 39 poster/paper Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi to establish Excellency Yousef Omair bin Yousef was presentations. Professors Gupta and an Education and Energy Research the Honorary Chair of this conference. Ohadi gave invited presentations at this Collaboration. The agreement seeks The conference was sponsored by the conference. The conference proceedings, to initiate and develop collaborative Abu Dhabi National Oil Company published as ISBN 9948-03-283-7, are educational and research activities in the (ADNOC) and its selected affiliate available from The Petroleum Institute, field of energy sciences and engineering, companies. Opening and welcoming Abu Dhabi, UAE. and to enhance the undergraduate, remarks at the conference were delivered The primary focus of the conference graduate, and by HE Mohammad bin Dhaen Hameli, was to share views and information continuing ENERGY 2030 The Minister of Energy, and HE Yousef of pivotal importance in the strategic education Omair bin Yousef, CEO of ADNOC. planning of research and development in programs Approximately 400 individuals from the oil and gas industries and the broader of both several counties worldwide attended the energy areas, including energy availability institutions.

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Ashley Hired by NRMCA Hatwell Founds Aegis Construction In Memoriam

Erin Ashley (M.S. Reliability ‘04, Ph.D. David Hatwell (B.S. ‘06), co-founded The department is saddened to report the ‘07), has been hired as director of Aegis Construction Consultants this passing of ME alumnus Oliver Richard codes and sustainability by the National winter, a company specializing in Critical “Dick” Bell (B.S. ‘53), Joseph A. Sirkis Ready Mixed Concrete Association Path Method (CPM) scheduling and (B.S. ‘42), Arnold Korab (B.S. ‘38), and (NRMCA). She will provide technical construction contract claim analysis. Byron L. Carpenter (B.S. ‘39). support to NRMCA members and state While working with contractors, sub- affiliates regarding local building codes contractors and construction owners Undergraduate student Matthew Winter and green building standards; work Hatwell became a qualified expert in the Watson of Ellicott City, Maryland passed with local members and state affiliates field of CPM scheduling and forensic away on May 5 from injuries sustained in a to promote the adoption of statewide analysis of construction projects. In car accident in College Park. He was born minimum building codes and will addition to CPM scheduling, cost and Oct. 28, 1986, in Philadelphia to Gavin M. represent NRMCA at International Code loss of productivity analysis, Aegis helps and Barbara W. Watson. Council and National Fire Protection contractors and owners who are having He was a member of Association hearings. Ashley will also problems keeping their projects on track. the Theta Chi fraternity. represent NRMCA at sustainability Prior to co-founding Aegis, Hatwell was Services were held on May standards development organizations. a vice president of scheduling and claims 11 at the Church of the She is currently completing her Ph.D. in at Brower, Kriz and Stynchcomb, LLC Resurrection in Ellicott WATSON reliability engineering at the University of managing construction schedules and City, Maryland. Maryland. Before joining NRMCA Ashley disputes. Hatwell is a member of the was a project engineer with Combustion American Society Department Remembers Science & Engineering, Inc., Columbia, of Mechanical Willie Mae Webb Maryland. Engineers, the Willie Mae Webb Association for the , a technical assistant Daghir Helps Grade-School Students 14 Advancement of to the Reliability Engineering program with After-School Learning Program Cost Engineering for 15 years, died of complications from respiratory ailments and lung cancer on Mark Daghir (M.S. ‘94) helps offer an and the Project Management April 10, 2007 at the age of 63. Willie after-school science program at Darlington was in hospice at the Washington, D.C. Elementary School in Maryland with the Institute. HATWELL Veteran’s Administration Hospital after a help of Dave Mentzer, also an engineer. seven-month struggle. Willie supported The PTA-sponsored activity was created Tryon Decorated with Army Professors Mohammad Modarres and Ali for third- through fifth-graders and is Commendation Medal Mosleh, especially in distance delivery of held once or twice a month. Activities the reliability courses, and co-authored range from experiments in magnetism Navy Reserve Commander Thomas many reliability texts and reference books. and electricity, to astronomy and field T. Tryon (B.S. ‘89) has been decorated She was born in Arkansas on February 26, trips, or to science fairs in Baltimore. with the Army Commendation Medal for 1944. Daghir said he started the program to participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was buried at the Chesed Shel enhance what his children were learning The medal is awarded to individuals who, Emmes Cemetery in Washington, DC on in the classroom. Mark earned his B.S. while serving in any capacity with the Monday April 16, 2007. Her outgoing in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Army, have distinguished themselves by and friendly presence will be missed by Naval Academy. acts of heroism, meritorious achievement many people whose or meritorious service. lives she touched. A Commander Tryon received the medal memorial event in for meritorious service as the director celebration of her of the Facilities Engineer Team-South at life was held at the Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. His professional Stamp Student Union skill and management expertise were Prince George’s critical to the successful completion of Room on May 18th. joint service project missions. WEBB

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Young Terps Terp Mechanical TESTUDO Engineering Athletes Jeb Brough (MS ’06) and his wife, Kristina, Ready for Season Victories had a son, John Edward Brough II on March Lacrosse 29, 2007. Senior defender and Jungho, son of ME Research Associate mechancal engineering Professor Yunho Hwang, will be entering undergrad Ray Megill, a Maryland in the Fall term as a Freshman after two-time All-American, graduating from Centennial High School. He is pivotal to the Terps’ was accepted into the College Park Scholars lacrosse success this season. Program and is majoring in Business. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound, Yunho’s daughter, Helen, is currently a Clark, N.J., native is one doctoral student in the Department of of the top defenders in Hearing and Speech Sciences at Maryland. the nation. Megill had RAY MEGILL the signature game of Administrative Office Assistant Karen his career this spring in Lopez-Saravia received her Associates Maryland’s 8-7 win at Navy in double-overtime. Megill is also Degree from Prince George’s Community among 17 players on the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy nominee list College in May, majoring in Criminal Justice. announced by the Tewaaraton Award Foundation on April 18. Off She has been accepted to Maryland for the the field Ray has been spending time working on the University of Fall semester. Maryland Human Powered Submarine Project and enjoys boating, dirt biking, snowboarding and fishing in Montana, daughter of CEEE administrator his free time. Lori Puente, will be a Freshman enrolled in the Studio Art program at Maryland this Football 15 Fall. She graduates from St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC and will also Mechanical engineering sophomore Adam be diving for the Terps Swim & Dive Team. Kareem is a second-year defensive back Lori’s son, Hudson, is currently a sophomore and a valuable member of the defensive at Maryland. scout team for the Terrapins football team. The DC native is interested in Shannon, daughter of ME administrative a career in automotive design and also ADAM KAREEM staff member Janet Woolery, will be exploring robotics as an academic focus. entering Maryland in the Fall term as a Freshman after graduating from Bowie High Former Terps signed with the School. She was accepted into the University Washington Redskins April 30 as a Honors Program and is enrolled in Letters & free agent. Earlier this year he was SAM HOLLENBACH Sciences. named the 2006 Maryland Player of the Year at the Annapolis Touchdown Club. Sam threw for over 2,300 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006, and helped lead the Terps victory against Purdue in the Champs Sports Bowl 24-7, where he was also named MVP of the game. He finished his career at Maryland with 5,139 yards, ranking him fourth all time in passing yards behind , and Scott McBrien.

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Department Honors Edward B. Magrab

Professor Edward B. Magrab was honored for his service to the department at a May 15 faculty recognition service. University President and mechanical engineer Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. was present to thank Magrab for his service to the University. Magrab joined the Department in 1987 as a joint appointment with MTECH, where he served as the Director of the Manufacturing Program. Ed spearheaded the department’s substantial involvement in the then nascent MIPS program. Ed was an early contributor to the QUEST collaboration with the Smith School. In addition, Prof. Magrab developed ENME271 and ENME472, two of the enduring undergraduate courses in the department’s curriculum. Ed’s research and scholarly contributions have been in the fields of structural vibrations and computer integrated design MAGRAB and manufacturing.

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