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Mary C. Boyce, PHD - 2005
Professor Mary C. Boyce is the Kendall Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Boyce earned her B.S. degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia Tech; and her S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusettts Institute of Technology. She joined the M.I.T. faculty in 1987. Professor Boyce teaches in the areas of mechanics and materials. Her research contributions focus primarily on the mechanics of elastomers, polymers, and polymeric-based micro- and nano-composite materials, with emphasis on identifying connections among microstructure, deformation mechanisms, and mechanical properties. She has published over 100 technical papers in the field of mechanics and materials. Professor Boyce has received numerous awards and honors recognizing her research and teaching efforts, including the MIT MacVicar Faculty Fellow, the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the ASME Applied Mechanics Young Investigator Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
MIT PhD 1987 Mechanical Engineering
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Steven L. Ceccio, PHD - 2005
Prof. Ceccio has excelled in research and teaching at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has contributed to the physical understanding of multiphase flows with experimental research into cavitation, gas-liquid flows, high Reynolds number flows, and through the development of novel instrumentation. He has also contributed to the ASME Fluids Engineering Division through participation and chairmanship of the Multiphase Flow Technical Committee, with conference organization, and as an associate editor of the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering.
CALTECH Ph.D. 1990 Mech Eng
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Jaime G. Cervantes, PHD - 2005
Jaime Cervantes has had a long and outstanding career at the National University in Mexico. His research focuses on fluid mechanics and heat transfer, authoring over 125 publications induding 5 textbooks, and supervising 25 master's and 8 Ph.D. theses. He is a Distinguished Professor and has received all the main University awards, induding the 2002 "Universidad Nacional" Award as the best teacher in exact sciences. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering (President, 1987-1989), the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer. He is a consulting engineer to industry and government.
Purdue Univ. Ph.D. June 25, 1976 Mechanical Engr
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Sabri Cetinkunt, PHD - 2005
Professor Sabri Cetinkunt was awarded four patents in the energy efficient electro hydraulic motion control systems area along with his graduate students and colleagues from industry. He has published over fifty peer reviewed technical papers, and author of a textbook titled "Mechatronics", published by John Wiles and Sons Inc. Some of the concepts described in his patents are implemented in the latest generation of construction equipment by a leading manufacturer. His work has made a significant difference in the next generation of hydraulic systems and their applications in construction equipment industry. He has an active research program in electro hydraulic motion control systems that is closely linked with major companies around the world.
Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. 1987 Mechanical Engineering
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Wen-Ruey Chang, PHD - 2005
Dr. Wen-Ruey Chang is a world renowned researcher in slips, trips and falls (STF) and rough surface contact. Dr. Chang has made significant contributions to the research of contact modelings between rough surfaces, identifications of preferred geometric features on floor surfaces covered with liquid contaminants to reduce STF accidents, measurement of slipperiness, ladder climbing; statistical approach to estimate risk, observation of shoe and floor interface under slippery conditions, and whole body vibration. He has published in a number of journals, including the Journal of Tribology, Wear, Tribology Transaction, Ergonomics, Safety Science, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Applied Ergonomics, Epidemiology, Work, and Journal of Safety Research. In recognition of his work in the area of slips and falls research, he received the 2003 UK Ergonomic Society’s William F. Floyd Award. University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D., 1986, Mechanical Engineering University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D., 1986, Mechanical Engineering slipperiness, ladder climbing; statistical approach to estimate risk, observation of shoe and floor interface under slippery conditions, and whole body vibration. He has published in a number of journals, including the Journal of Tribology, Wear, Tribology Transaction, Ergonomics, Safety Science, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Applied Ergonomics, Epidemiology, Work, and Journal of Safety Research. In recognition of his work in the area of slips and falls research, he received the 2003 UK Ergonomic Society’s William F. Floyd Award.
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Thomas R. Chase, PHD - 2005
Thomas R. Chase is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota; he works in the field of computer aided engineering. He was responsible for the design of scintillator modules for the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) Experiment at Fermilab. He has actively published on the topic of mechanism synthesis. His teaching has been recognized with the Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education and the Charles E. Bowers Faculty Teaching Award. He has served as Chair of the Design Engineering Division and the Mechanisms Committee. He chaired the 1994 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Mechanical Design and a Member-at-Large of the Systems and Design Group.
University of Minnesota Ph.D. 1984 Mechanical Engineering
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Wen-Jeng Chen, PHD, PE - 2005
Dr. Wen Jeng Chen has made significant contributions in the area of rotating machinery as a practical industrial engineer and outstanding researcher. His achievements have been both analytical and design-oriented and have spanned a broad spectrum of topics in the field of rotating machinery. He has published a number of journal papers and has four patents. He has served as a technical reviewer for several ASME journals. His most significant accomplishment has been the development of two outstanding finite element computer codes which have revolutionized the process of both rotordynamics and bearing analysis (DyRoBeS). These programs are widely used by government agencies, universities, and industries. Dr. Chen is clearly a versatile and prolific researcher and is well respected in the rotordynamics communities, both academic and industrial.
Arizona State University Ph.D. 1987 M.E
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Weinong W. Chen, PHD - 2005
Weinong Wayne Chen is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Aeronautics/Astronautics and Materials Engineering at Purdue University. He conducts research in the area of the mechanics and physics of solid materials. Professor Chen's work is documented with 55 journal publications that describe novel experimental and measurement techniques, as well as, mathematical models. He is currently Chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division Committee on Dynamic Behavior of Materials. Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in 1995.
CA Inst. of Technology / Ph.D. / 1995 / Aeronautics
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John W. Chew, PHD - 2005
Professor John Chew, a mathematician by first degree, started his engineering career with British Gas in 1976. After obtaining his doctorate on the computation of flow and heat transfer in in rotating disc systems from the University of Sussex in 1982, he was appointed as Theoretical Scientist to Rolls-Royce, Derby. He remained at Rolls-Royce for 18 years, and in this time and made a number of inter-departmental moves and received several promotions, fulfilling roles as a technical specialist, programme manager and team leader. He developed novel predictive methods for a wide range of engine-related problems, including rotating disc flows, aeroelasticity, turbine blade heat transfer, brush seals and two-phase flow in oils systems. From the position of Corporate Specialist - Aeroelasticity and Heat Transfer at Rolls-Royce he was appointed to his current post as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Surrey in 2000. He established the Rolls-Royce supported Thermo-Fluid Systems University Technology Centre, which he directs, in 2003, and was appointed Head of Fluids and Systems Research in 2004.
University of Bath, UK DPhil 1982
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Ricardo U. Chicurel, PHD - 2005
Dr. Chicurel's career in both the United States and Mexico has been distinguished by his academic and professional activities. His research work in mechanics has been exemplary; he has been designated in the highest category as a national researcher of Mexico. His (over 80) publications cover the spectrum from theoretical, solid and applied mechanics to electric cars and hybrid vehicles. Dr. Chicurel, an ASME member since 1952, is recognized as one of the pioneers in the development and implementation of graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering in Mexico. He is also one of the founders of both the Mexican Academy of Engineering and the Mexican Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Princeton Univ Ph. D. in Engr'g 1959
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Thomas C. Corke, PHD - 2005
Dr. Thomas C. Corke is presently the Clark Chair Professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the Founding Director of the Center for Flow Physics and Control (FlowPAC), and the Director of the Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research. He has been active in teaching at the university level for 21 years. His research experience has been fairly diverse, and includes hydrodynamic stability and transition to turbulence, acoustic receptivity, flow control, and aircraft design. He has extensive experimental experience over the full range of Mach numbers from incompressible to hypersonic flows, in a large number of flow fields including boundary layers, wakes and jets. His research also involves computational fluid dynamics especially with regard to acoustic receptivity, and in support of his recent research on plasma actuators. His research on plasmas has led to a new type of plasma sensor that is designed for use in hypersonic Mach number, high enthalpy flows. His research has led to a number of seminal contributions to fluid mechanics. He has twice been awarded NASA Achievement Awards for his research. His involvement in aircraft design resulted in the publication of a new well received text book (Prentice-Hall) on the "Design of Aircraft".
Ill. Inst. of Technology, Ph.D., 1981 Mech. and Aerosp Engr.
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Ivor J. Day, PHD - 2005
Dr. Day's career has been devoted to turbomachinery both in industry and research. His PhD work at the Whittle Laboratory (UK) established the ground rules for the behaviour of stall cells in axial compressors. For this he received the ASME Gas Turbine Award and the George Stephenson Prize from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. After eleven years in industry in South Africa, he returned to Cambridge University to study stall inception and the active control of compressor instabilities. For this he twice more received the ASME Gas Turbine Award. Recently he has been co-ordinator of a large European research project and has worked on fuel cells and rain ingestion. In addition to his fundamental research, Dr Day has close links to Rolls-Royce and has recently contributed to the invention of a new low emissions combustion system for industrial engines.
University of Cambridge, PhD, 1976, "Axial Compressor Stall"
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Virginia G. Degiorgi, PHD - 2005
Dr. DeGiorgi received her B. S. and Masters of Engineering degrees from the University of Louisville in 1980. She started her career with Westinghouse Electric Corp. nuclear steam generator division where she received the Westinghouse B. G. Lamme scholarship She completed her Ph. D. at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, in 1986. She joined The Naval Research Laboratory soon afterwards. She has always been intrigued by 'why things break....' This is reflected in her research interests of fracture, structural failure, smart materials and corrosion. Dr. DeGiorgi is a recognized expert in computational modeling of impressed current cathodic protection systems. In 2001 she was awarded the rank of Fellow at the Wessex Institute of Technology, Great Britain in recognition for her work in the application of boundary elements to modeling electrochemical corrosion systems. In addition to her research at NRL, Dr. DeGiorgi is serving part-time as a program manager at ONR. As part of the ONR Swampworks program team she is actively involved in developing and managing programs that deal with a wide range of topics. She is currently managing the force protection portfolio within Swampworks. Dr. DeGiorgi has been an active conference participant, scientific advisory board member and is currently serving in leadership roles on the Wessex Institute conference on electrochemical modeling and the IEEE-OES Homeland Security Workshop. In addition to her activities with ASME and other technical societies, she has maintained a strong involvement with the American Business Women's Association supporting women in all professions.
Southern Methodist University Ph. D. 1986 Engineering Mechanics
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Stephen J. Derby, PHD - 2005
Dr. Stephen Derby has been a long time advocate of integrating engineering research into industrial use. This has taken many forms, including the solving of many practical problems for industrial sponsors, the creation of novel inventions and patents for automation, and the founding of 2 robotic startup companies over the last 25 years. He pioneered work in design based
educational methods for distance learning students. His integrating of industrial colleagues in ASME conferences and workshops with university colleagues has lead to a wealth of exchanged ideas.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. PhD 1981 ME
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John C. Duke, Jr., PHD - 2005
Professor Duke has been a member of the society for more than 20 years. He is a founding member of the ASME NDE Engineering sub-division, and was chairman when the sub-division achieved full division status. He served for 6 years as Associate Technical Editor of the Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology responsible for refereeing NDE papers. As a faculty member at Virginia Tech Professor Duke has developed courses on NDE engineering, which he has taught for more than 20 years. His research has contributed significantly to the understanding of NDE of advanced composite materials and the newly emerging field of health monitoring of civil infrastructure.
The Johns Hopkins University P.hD 1978 Mechanics and Materials Science
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Patrick F. Dunn, PHD, PE - 2005
Dr. Patrick F. Dunn is a Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His career spans 34 years in teaching and research at Notre Dame, Purdue, Duke and Argonne National Laboratory. He has an outstanding record of teaching, being the recipient of one College and two Department Outstanding Teacher Awards and the author of two texts in measurements and data analysis. He is an internationally recognized expert in microparticle interaction with surfaces, and has published over 125 journal and symposium papers. He also has two patents involving two-phase flow and aerosol diagnostics.
Purdue University Ph.D. December 1974 Aerospace Engineering
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Debasish Dutta , PhD - 2005
Debasish Dutta has made pioneering contributions in design automation, particularly in the heterogeneous solid modeling of functionally graded materials and layered manufacturing. He has also made enduring innovations in design education at the University of Michigan. These include the Global Product Development Course that provides cross-cultural real world experience in product development across the U.S, Europe and Asia. Results of his research have been published in over 70 archival journal publications. He has served the ASME Design Automation community with great distinction in various capacities during the past 16 years.
Ph.D. (1989), Purdue University.
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Robert A. Ellson, PHD - 2005
The career of Robert A. Ellson, P.E., has been distinguished by both his exceptional teaching at Rochester Institute of Technology and his sustained commitment to ASME, particularly his leadership of the Rochester Section, where he spent more than 14 years as treasurer. He has won several awards for teaching excellence including the Dow Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1970. He has served ASME in many capacities including Vice President for Region III, ASME Congressional Fellow, and member of the Region III Policy Board. He has also been Chair of the Professional Development Board, Chair of the College Relations Board, and Chair of the Regional Honors and Awards Committee. Ellson was also member and Chair of the ASME National Student Sections Committee. He was awarded the ASME Centennial Medallion in 1980, the Distinguished Service Award in 1989 and the Region III Distinguished Service Award in 1986.
Ph.D. (1966), University of Rochester
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Alan H. Epstein, PHD - 2005
A faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 30 years, Alan H. Epstein has been making innovative contributions to the field of gas turbine engineering. He designed and commissioned MIT's Blowdown Turbine Facility, which gives students the opportunity to perform research on full-scale aircraft gas turbines in realistic operating conditions. Epstein also opened up a new avenue of research on actively controlled gas turbine engine components with his research into smart engines in which intelligence would be embedded into each component. Since 1997 he has been working on tiny micro gas turbines. These have been fabricated using MEMS techniques for applications to miniature portable power generation for military purposes.
Ph.D. (1975), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Jeffrey M. Falzarano, PHD - 2005
The research accomplishments of Dr. Jeffrey M. Falzarano include being one of the first worldwide to apply nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos theory to study large amplitude ship rolling motion and capsizing. His initial thesis work in 1990 and related journal publications are cited extensively including in numerous textbooks in the area of nonlinear dynamical systems. He has continued working in this research area while being a Professor of Naval Architecture at the University of New Orleans over the past 15 years and has broadened his expertise to include the areas of coupled motions of floating offshore platforms, CFD prediction of ship roll damping, wave structure interaction, nonlinear random and chaotic response of ships and offshore platforms and system identification of nonlinear frequency dependent hydrodynamic forces.
University of Michigan Ph.D. 1990 Naval Arch & Mar. Engrg
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