SPRING 2007 METRICS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL of ENGINEERING www.enme.umd.edu 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 METRICS N SPRING 2007 departmentNEWS 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.