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Shih-Jung Chang, PHD - 1998
Dr. Shih-Jung Chang devoted his thirty years in Oak Ridge National Laboratory after he received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1968. He is a Senior staff member of the laboratory and has been a member of ASME for 25 years. In the early 1980's, after he observed the in-situ electron microscope result on the dislocation structure at the crack tip, Dr. Chang developed the dislocation free zone model of fracture that led to the understanding on the effect of the dislocation emission at the crack tip of the physical significance of brittle versus ductile fracture. His theory generalized the BCS theory of fracture and was regarded as the augmented BCS model. Since 1990, he was responsible for the structural design work of the Oak Ridge High Flax Isotope Reactor (HFIR). He has completed the Cold Neutron Source Moderator Vessel design for calculating hydrogen under supercritical condition at 22 degrees Kelvin. He was also responsible for and completed the same reactor's Beryllium Reflector (or Moderator) Redesign Task. He developed an analytical method of fracture probability calculation for the HFIR remaining life study that may be applied more efficiently to replace the Monte Carlo Simulation currently used by the NRC-sponsored PRAISE code and FAVOR code.
Ph.D. (1968), Stanford Universit
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Tsu-Wei Chou, PHD - 1998
Tsu-Wei Chou is the Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. His research interests and contributions have been in the application of analytical techniques to the study of a broad range of material problems, including the application of the concept of physical defects to understanding the deformation behavior of metallic, biological and geological systems; analytical modeling of the microstructure - performance relationship of polymeric fiber composites; and processing science and damage mechanics studies of metal- and ceramic-based composites. Dr. Chou is the author of Microstructural Design of Fiber Composites and co-author of Composite Materials and Their Use in Structures.
Ph.D. (1969), Stanford University
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Jane H. Davidson, PHD - 1998
Jane H. Davidson, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, is well known for research in engineering applications in solar energy utilization and air pollution control. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee in 1975 and 1976 respectively. After working as a research and development engineer at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant and Research Triangle Institute, she received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1984. She was a faculty member of the University of Delaware and Colorado State University until 1993 when she joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota. Her research in solar energy has been instrumental in the certification and rating of solar water heaters in the United States. Her work in air pollution control focuses on electrically generated turbulence in industrial electrostatic precipitators and reduction of ozone generation in residential air cleaners.
Ph.D. (1984), Duke University
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Richard G. Edwards, PHD, PE - 1998
Dr. Richard G. Edwards' career spans the past 35 years. His publications have been used to help establish standards for human exposure to whole body vibration and noise. After receiving his Ph.D., he worked as a consultant in the noise control and hearing conservation areas where his research resulted in sixteen additional publications. In 1982, he joined the University of Kentucky as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and in 1984 became Director of Engineering Professional Development. In 1987 and 1988, he served as Associate Director of the Center for Robotics & Manufacturing Systems, where in 1993 he began an Industrial Ergonomics Program to assist industry.
Ph.D. (1970), University of Kentucky
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Edmund C. Feldy, PE - 1998
Mr. Feldy's career spans 30 years during which he has been an innovative design engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories and a significant contributor to the activities of the ASME Design Engineering Division. Mr. Feldy holds BS & MS Mechanical Engineering degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Feldy's achievements include the development of a line of high-speed impact matrix printers which have been produced and sold worldwide. Mr. Feldy was also intimately involved with the development of ANSI Standard TIEI for earthquake resistant tele-communications equipment.
MBA (1975), University of Chicago
MS (1970), Illinois Institute of Technology
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Willis W. Gardner, PE - 1998
Willis Gardner has been an ASME member for 44 years and a Vice President of Waukesha Bearings Corporation since 1972. For almost all of his career, he has been concerned with fluid film bearings and has made numerous practical advances in the research, design, development and manufacture of fluid film bearing products. With a professional staff of three or four engineers (or less) Willis Gardner has been largely responsible for the growth of WBC from sales of less than one million a year to over 20 million. This has been a successful growth story, providing good jobs for many people and quality bearings for numerous customers. Willis Gardner is inventor or co-inventor of 24 patents.
MS (1959), University of Wisconsin
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Faramarz Gordaninejad, PHD - 1998
Professor Faramarz Gordaninejad received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983 and joined the Department of mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1984. His research contributions are in the areas of solid mechanics, composite and smart materials, structures and systems, with specific focus on vibration control of vehicles and structures using controllable electro- and magneto-rheological fluid shock absorbers, thermally-driven shape memory alloy composite actuators, fiber-reinforced composite applications in bridges and thermally conductive fibrous composites.
Ph.D. (1983), University of Oklahoma
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Ramana V. Grandhi, PHD - 1998
Dr. Ramana Grandhi received his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1984. Currently, he is the distinguished professor of research at Wright State University. His research interests are in multidisciplinary analysis and optimization, probabilistic mechanics, and metal forming. Several prestigious awards including the DOW Outstanding Faculty Award given by ASEE, the Outstanding Engineers and Scientist Award given by the Engineering and Science Foundation of Dayton, the Ralph Teetor Award given by SAE, the Up & Comers Award given by Price Waterhouse, and the Continuous Quality Improvement Award given by Catepillar, Inc. are testament to his exemplary teaching and research skills.
Ph.D. (1984), Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Costas P. Grigoropoulos, PHD - 1998
Costas Grigoropoulos is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is internationally known for his innovative and significant research on laser-based transport phenomena in manufacturing and materials processing. Direct applications of his fundamental research are exemplified by deposition of novel thin films, micromachining, annealing, recrystallization of thin semiconductor films, cleaning of contaminants from delicate electronic components, and texturing of magnetic hard disks. The common characteristic of his research activities is understanding the fundamental mechanisms of laser interactions with matter. He is the author of numerous papers in top peer-refereed scientific journals and conferences. He is a member of the K-15, K-6 and K-8 committees of the ASME Heat Transfer Division.
Ph.D. (1986), Columbia University
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Zeng-Yuan Guo - 1998
Professor Zeng-Yuan Guo is one of the leading heat transfer educators and researchers in the world. He has received two teaching awards and four research awards from national level competitions in China. He was one of the first ASME members from China and has been a leader in ASME related activities since then through leadership positions in ASME approved conferences throughout the world. He has published two books and has authored or co-authored over 120 technical papers. He has received a patent for heat exchanger design as a result of his work. Professor Guo is a world leader in engineering.
BS (1959), Tsinghua University
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Keith E. Herold, PHD, PE - 1998
K.E. Herold worked for the Battelle Memorial Institute for eight years, becoming deputy project manager on a major heat pump development project. Even with the considerable workload and responsibility, he still managed to complete his Ph.D. degree. He developed his expertise in the absorption heat and mass transfer field while with Battelle, and has since become internationally renowned with a testbook in this field to his credit. While teaching at the University of Maryland, he developed eight courses emphasizing the integration of computer application. He also served in ASME for ten years, and is currently the division head of AESD.
Ph.D. (1985), Ohio State University
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Jaikrishnan R Kadambi, PHD - 1998
Dr. Kadambi's career spans over 30 years. He developed a unique steam cascade to obtain losses in turbine blade passages. He developed a refractive index flow loop to study slurry flow in pipes and slurry pumps using laser based instrumentation, particle image velocimetry (PIV) and laser Doppler anemometry (LDA). He has developed a pulsatile heart flow loop which simulates the flow of blood through heart. PIV and LDA are used to study the flow of blood through prosthetic valves. He investigated sorbent laden jet concurrent flow interactions for improving sorbent utilization in removal of toxics from flue gas in power plants. Since 1985, Dr. Kadambi is at Case Western Reserve University where he is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Ph.D. (1976), University of Pittsburgh
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Gunter Kappler, PHD - 1998
Professor Dr. Kappler is Senior Vice President of Engineering of BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH where he is in charge of research and development. The main engine project that he has initiated and developed through to certification and production is the highly successful BR 700 engine family. It is fair to state that without Dr. Kappler's ideas, scientific and technical knowledge, leadership, persistence, as well as enthusiasm, there would be no BR 700 engine family. Numerous scientific publications and patents are evidence of Dr. Kappler's creative scientific and engineering work. He is one of the leading German and international personalities in the area of aero engines.
Ph.D. (1970), University of Karlsruhe
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Joseph Katz, PHD - 1998
Professor Katz is a leading expert in the experimental study of complex fluid flows and directs one of the largest fluid mechanics research programs in the country. He invented the procedure of manufacturing tiny fluorescent particles, which are used to make accurate and detailed velocity measurements in localized regions. Another important innovation is an underwater holography system that is used to study both organism motion in the deep ocean and 3-D velocity fields in turbulent flows. His research has contributed to the fundamental understanding of cavitation and fluid behavior in pumps with resulting improvements in performance and reduction in noise.
Ph.D. (1981), California Institute of Technology
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Tribikram Kundu, PHD - 1998
Professor Kundu received his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in 1979. His M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) were obtained from UCLA. He joined the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor in 1983. He was promoted to full professor in 1994. Dr. Kundu has received a number of recognitions, e.g., Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Fellowship in 1996-97 and 1989-90 form Germany, Outstanding Asian Faculty Member of the year award at the University of Arizona in 1995, University of California Regent's Fellowship 1979-81, UCLA Alumni Award as the Outstanding Graduate Student of the year in the College of Engineering, 1980 and President of India Gold Medal for ranking first among all graduating engineers from I.I.T. Kharagpur in 1979.
Dr. Kundu has made significant and original contributions in both basic and applied research in nondestructive testing techniques (NDT) - material characterization by ultrasonics and acoustic microscopy: elastic wave propagation in multilayered solids, fracture mechanics and numerical methods. He is co-editor of two books and author/co-author of 100 technical papers; 55 of those have been published in refereed journals. He is in the editorial board of the International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, member of the ASME Committee on Dynamic Behavior of Materials and ASCE Elasticity Committee. He is secretary of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics. He has extensive collaborations with international and US scientists. He has spent 21 months as an Alexander von Humboldt Scholar in Germany. He also spent one to five months in each of the following institutes as a Visiting Professor - Department of Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden, Acoustic Microscopy Center, Semienov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Department of Civil Engineering, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), Switzerland, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology of Compiegne, France, Materials Laboratory, University of Bordeaux, France, and Wright-Patterson Material Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio.
Ph.D. (1983), University of California - Los Angeles
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Charles S. Landram, PHD, PE - 1998
Charles Landram has a technically diverse background including gas turbine cooling, nuclear reactor safety, proton beam stop design, isotope separation thermal control, coupled unsteady gas-heat transfer measurements and fluid-structure interaction systems development. His research has included convecting flows of a radiating gas, burn out mechanisms for microchannel flows, energy transport in spot welding and diabatic choking limits for compressible flows. At the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory since 1979, his previous employers include Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Sandia Laboratories CA and General Electric Company. He graduated from the College of Marin CA with a AA in 1960 and from the University of California, Berkeley with a BS, MS and a Ph.D. degree in 1967.
Ph.D. (1967) University of California, Berkeley
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Robert M. McMeeking, PHD - 1998
Robert M. McMeeking earned a B.Sc. (with 1st class Honours) in mechanical engineering at the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 1972 and then completed his Ph.D. in solid mechanics at Brown University in 1976. He was at Stanford University for 2 years. After seven years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he came to UCSB in 1985 as Professor of Materials and of Mechanical Engineering. He was Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering at UCSB in 1992-1995. He has published over 150 scientific papers on such subjects as fracture mechanics, computational methods, glaciology, tough ceramics, composite materials, materials processing, structural evolution, ferroelectrics and nanotribology. In 1983, he was a Science and Engineering Research Council Senior Visiting Fellow and in 1995-1996 a Visiting Professor, both at Cambridge University. He was Plenary Lecturer at the Seventh International Congress on Fracture in 1989 and was honored as a Midwest Mechanics Lecturer in 1992-93. Dr. McMeeking is active in consulting for medical devices manufactuerers on topics of mechanical stress, fatigue life and fracture. He was Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 1987-93.
Ph.D. (1976), Brown University
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Richard A. Merz, PHD - 1998
Richard A. Merz is an outstanding engineering educator with over twenty-five years of teaching and research experience. He has devoted the majority of his career to undergraduate education and has excelled at mentoring future generations of engineers with his personal attention. An expert in experimental fluid mechanics, he served with the USAF and worked for General Motors Research Labs early in his career. At Lafayette College, he has developed courses, which emphasize practical engineering problems. As department head, he was responsible for the development of state-of-the-art manufacturing, instrumentation and data acquisition, thermo-fluids, and engine laboratories. A past vice-president of ASME, he is active in the Society.
Ph.D. (1975), Rutgers University
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Hany Moustapha, PHD - 1998
The election of Dr. Hany Moustapha to the grade of ASME Fellow is an honor bestowed to a person who has made contributions to mechanical engineering from a number of important vantage points. His turbine design contributions have had their engineering mark on Pratt & Whitney's worldwide reputation in this area. His designs have been accompanied by continuous scientific research, conducted in the company, at national labs and at universities, that has been widely published and referenced. He has also used his connection to the academic world to transfer his knowledge to a younger generation. Dr. Moustapha personifies, perhaps in a unique and exemplary way, the well-roundedness of a meritorious ASME elected fellow.
Ph.D. (1978), McMaster University
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Lorraine G. Olson , PHD - 1998
Professor Lorraine Olson is recognized for her contributions to computational mechanics, especially in the areas of fluid-structure interactions and inverse problems. Her recent research in computational techniques for the inverse problem in electro- cardiography is recognized as highly innovative, and may soon allow non-invasive determination of heart-conduction-related illnesses by clinical cardiologists.
Ph.D. (1985), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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