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Fellows Listing
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Joel G. Feldstein - 2009
Joel has been an outstanding leader of every ASME committee he has been on. He presents his views on technical and management issues so skillfully that he was appointed Vice-Chair and then Chair of SC IX soon after joining it. As Vice-Chair of the BPV Standards Committee, he was its Executive Committee Chair leading that group to effective results. Finally, in his term as the last Chair of the BPV Standards Committee, he led it and the volunteers on its subordinate groups to achieve the objectives of the realignment into multiple BPV Standards Committees with consummate grace and skill. MS (1969), Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
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Ruqiang Feng , PhD - 2009
Ruqiang Feng has made substantial contributions to characterization of material response under dynamic loading. He has developed new Kolsky torsion bar experiments for high-rate rheometry and dynamic tribometry, and techniques for determining the effective strengths of shock-compressed solids. His pioneering work on polycrystal modeling of ceramics has led to better understanding of their inelastic deformation and failure mechanisms under impulsive compression and spallation. His recent work on atomistic-quasicontinuum hybrid modeling of heterogeneous material interfaces is a significant advancement in concurrent multiscale material modeling. He has been an ASME member since 1992 and recently chaired the ASME Experimental Mechanics Technical Committee. Ph.D. (1993), The John Hopkins University
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Flavio J. B. F. Franco, PhD - 2009
Dr. Flavio Franco has an outstanding ASME dedicated service. He is the past Leader of ASME District H and has served as Secretary and Chairman of the ASME UK Section and Chairman of the European Sub-Region of Region XIII. Dr. Franco has spent most of his career in power generation fields, especially hydroelectric power plant projects and research and development projects related to thermal power plants, in Brazil and Europe. He has held many technical and management positions in international projects sponsored by the European Commission and the British Government. Ph.D. (1991), Imperial College, London
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James D. Froula, PE - 2009
James D. Froula is recognized around the world as a leader in engineering association management. Executive Director of Tau Beta Pi, he is chief staff officer for the world’s largest engineering organization. Editor of THE BENT since 1982, his leadership accomplishments in the engineering profession are exemplary. A former NSF fellow, he spent 12 years with IBM, receiving a first-level invention achievement award and an outstanding innovation award as mechanical manager for the Model 60 Copier. A registered P.E. and Sigma Xi member, he served on the AAES award selection committee and as ACHS president. M.S. (1967), University of Tennessee
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Shuichi Fukuda, Dr.Eng. - 2009
Shuichi Fukuda’s contributions to design engineering include 39 books (4 English, 1 Korean), 106 journal papers, and 27 awards (ASME CIA Honorable Mention, CIE Best Paper, etc.). His welding support system is a pioneering work and the parallel parking support system developed by his team won the Gold Medal in the Lincoln Foundation National Design Contest, followed by the Bronze the following year. He was Chair, Japan Section, held YEF in Japan twice, and served for Asia Pacific sub-region, Region XIII. He has hosted many conferences and delivered many keynotes in Japan, Brazil, Ireland, India, U.S., etc. Dr.Eng. (1972), University of Tokyo
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Anthony Green, PHD, PE - 2009
Dr. Green has earned significant reputations in scholarship, engineering design, project management and government service. He held progressive levels of seniority at consulting firms providing expertise and leadership in the design of mechanical equipment and systems for refrigeration, HVAC, nuclear power, thermal power and petrochemical plants and directed specialist engineering teams. In government service he has influenced the level and direction of R&D by rendering expert technical assessments on diverse and complex R&D projects within automotive, aerospace, automation and mechanical equipment industries. In addition, his publications have gained international recognition for research on intelligent and modern control strategies applied to rigid and flexible space robot manipulators. Ph.D. (2007), Carleton University
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Mindy H. Grinnan, PE - 2009
Mindy's accomplishments demonstrate her steadfast commitment to engineering through her contributions to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as well as her demonstrated leadership skills in the engineering profession. She has actively served on many ASME committees, including chair of the Power Division, and is currently ASME Vice-President of Technical Communities. She has worked daily with all levels of technical crafts and professional personnel at JEA's Northridge Generating Station, leading projects valued at over $143 million. The success of her projects contributed to the plant being awarded "Power Plant of the Year" award by a popular trade journal. BSME (1978), University of Florida
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Daniel C. Haworth , PhD - 2009
Dr. Haworth has made outstanding contributions to computational thermal-fluids sciences through numerical modeling and simulation of thermal-fluids processes, which has led to new physical insight into turbulent chemically reacting flows, new models and algorithms for engineering computer codes, and improvements in internal combustion engines and related devices; and to engineering education through the development of new undergraduate and graduate courses in thermal-fluids sciences at Oakland Unviersity and Penn State University, advisory roles of Penn State’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition teams, and establishment of novel K-12 education and outreach programs. Ph.D. (1986), Cornell University
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Hiroshi Hayami, PHD - 2009
Throughout his professional career, Prof. Hayami has made two major contributions to our technical community. He proposed and developed a low-solidity-vanes diffuser concept for transonic centrifugal compressor. The concept has been validated and used widely in industry. The concept enhances stability margin without penalty in efficiency. Secondly, he developed a unique method in applying PIV measurement technology in transonic centrifugal compressor. He was the first to measure complicated unsteady transonic flow field in high pressure ratio centrifugal compressors. His method is widely applied in Japanese industry. He has been very active in the IGTI/ASME as a technical committee member. Ph.D. (1976), Kyushu University
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Robert C. Hendricks, PE - 2009
Mr. Hendricks is one of only ten distinguished members of the Senior Scientific Corps at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) John H. Glenn Research Center (GRC) at Lewis Field. Mr. Hendricks is responsible for advising senior staff and the Center Director on scientific and basic research issues related to the Center’s programs. His primary duties are to initiate and execute research related to cryogenic fluids, seals, and dynamics of rotating machinery, combustors, and fuels for gas turbine engines. Mr. Hendricks has established himself as an internationally recognized expert in these very diverse fields
B.AeroEng. (1957), The Ohio State University
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Peter J. Hesketh, PhD - 2009
Dr. Hesketh is a pioneer and leading researcher/educator in microeletromechanical systems (MEMS). He has made significant contributions in the areas of microvalves, microsensors and microsensor packaging. He has edited a dozen books on MEMS and Microsensor Systems, published more than 65 papers in archival journals, and holds a dozen patents. He has directly instructed over 1000 undergraduates and over 50 graduate students in his teaching career. He has demonstrated leadership by organizing numerous symposia on MEMS and Sensors, short courses including workshop on "BioNanoFluidics", and was a Track Chair at the ASME/MANCEF 2nd Integration & Commercialization of Micro&Nanosystems International Conference Hong Kong. Ph.D. (1987), University of Pennsylvania
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D. Keith Hollingsworth, PhD - 2009
D. Keith Hollingsworth has made seminal contributions to the development of liquid crystal thermography to measure surface temperature in turbulent convection and boiling applications. His work related to the calibration of liquid crystals used with digital imaging systems is highly cited by researchers in the field. He has performed cutting edge research into boiling in narrow channels, and into heat transfer caused by sliding bubbles. He has served on several ASME committees and has organized and chaired sessions for the ASME Heat Transfer Division. His teaching ability is reflected by numerous awards. Ph.D. (1989), Stanford University
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K. Jimmy Hsia, PhD - 2009
Dr. Hsia is Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is recognized for his research contributions to studies of creep fracture, dislocations mechanisms during brittle-to-ductile transition, failure mechanisms of thermal barrier coatings, and surface and interface effects on micro- and nano-scale structures. He has played a leadership role in interdisciplinary education and research. As Founding Director of Nano-Bio Mechanics Program at NSF, he provided leadership in extending Mechanical Engineering to interdisciplinary areas between engineering and biology. He was recipient of Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, and Max-Planck Society Scholarship. Ph.D. 1990, MIT.
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Howard H. Hu, PhD - 2009
Howard Hu is widely known for his pioneering contributions to direct numerical simulations of particulate flows of Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids in which the fluid and particle motions are determined without approximation from their respective equations of motion. His research has revealed fundamental physical phenomena regarding particle-particle interactions, particle migration in various flows and flow induced particle microstructures, with broad industrial applications to designing food processing equipment, machines that analyze biological cells, and oil reservoirs. He has fundamental results in the hydrodynamic instability of core–annular flows, and has made significant contributions to a mixture theory for miscible incompressible liquids. Ph.D (1992), University of Minnesota
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Hoon Huh, PhD - 2009
Prof. Hoon Huh has made seminal contributions to the engineering of deformation processing and structural analysis with rate-dependent plasticity through computational simulations and experimental characterization. He is playing a leadership role in the community as Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Automotive Technology (2005-present) and as President of Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity (2007). He has contributed tremendously to the development of new curricula as Dean of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering at KAIST, Korea. He has graduated 14 doctoral students and published more than 80 papers in international journals. Ph.D. (1986), University of Michigan
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Mohammed Y. Hussaini, PHD - 2009
Hussaini has had an exceptional engineering career in government laboratories and academia, with notable and prolific research accomplishments in diverse disciplines. He has assiduously mentored over two generations of young researchers numbering in the many dozens. His notable service contributions include numerous workshop proceedings that have laid the foundation for new areas of research. His recent contributions have been in the fields of acoustics, cryogenics (atomic hydrogen propellant design), nano fluids (stem-cleaning of nanoparticles) and materials (carbon nanotubes reinforced polymers), power systems (identifying the topology best suited for survivability under multiple simultaneous assaults) and uncertainty quantification in simulations. Ph.D. (1970), University of California, Berkeley
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Kathryn W. Jablokow, PhD - 2009
Dr. Jablokow is a leader in the development and implementation of unique, cutting-edge academic programs in creativity, invention, and problem solving leadership at both the undergraduate and graduate levels that are recognized for their scientific rigor and practical value across multiple disciplines. She is an outstanding teacher and the recipient of many awards, including the W.M. Keck Foundation’s National Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, and she is an internationally recognized scholar in both problem solving and dynamics research. Dr. Jablokow also serves to enhance engineering education as an ABET Program Evaluator and as an Executive Officer of ASME’s Technology and Society Division. Ph.D. (1989), The Ohio State University
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Harshavardhan M. Karandikar , PhD - 2009
Harsh Karandikar has been at the forefront of translating engineering design theory and methodology into practice. During his 24-year engineering career he has been instrumental in successfully introducing, into industrial practice, cutting edge ideas and tools for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the product development process. Technical risk management and innovative product service concepts have also been his focus. His fields of research and development have included concurrent engineering, structured design methods, collaborative engineering, product data life-cycle management and industrial service processes. He has over 60 technical publications and patents and has received numerous awards for academic and teaching excellence. Ph.D. (1989), University of Houston
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Michael E. Kassner, PhD - 2009
Prof. Kassner has a 37-year career as an educator, researcher, administrator and government leader. He was initially an engineer of power plants, then, after his PhD, a Section Head and researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Northwest Aluminum Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University, Program Manager and Center Director at the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California. He wrote two books, one on phase diagrams and another on elevated-temperature creep. He published over 200 scientific articles, mainly in the area of the mechanical behavior of materials. Ph.D. (1981), Stanford University
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H. Ezzat Khalifa, PhD - 2009
Prof. Khalifa distinguished career spans over four decades of academic and industrial experience in mechanical engineering, particularly in thermofluid transport processes. He joined Syracuse University as the founding director of the multi-institutional STAR Center for Environmental Quality Systems, after an accomplished career as a researcher, manager and R&D Director at United Technologies Corporation, where he was responsible for the development of a wide range of environmental control and energy conversion technologies and products. His contributions in such diverse areas as fundamental and applied research, product development, and leadership of cross-disciplinary R&D organizations attest to his multi-faceted accomplishments. Ph.D. (1976), Brown University
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