HONORARY MEMBERS (2007)
Avram Bar-Cohen
For development of the scientific foundation for thermal management of electronic components and systems, specifically buoyant flows in channels, heat sink optimization and pool boiling of dielectric liquids; and for seminal contributions and leadership in research, practice and education in the thermal management of micro and nanoelectronic systems.
Richard E. DeVor
For distinguished leadership in and longstanding contributions to the field of manufacturing engineering education and research through technical publications, graduate student mentoring, and the development of programs and activities to promote industry, university, and government interaction and technology transfer.
Bobby L. Green
For exemplary leadership in ASME including developing the first Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for the state of Georgia and mentoring the same effort for Florida; contributing to efforts which achieved recognition of several ASME Historic Landmarks; and dedication as a recruiter of youth to the profession and ASME.
ASME MEDALIST (2007)
Dean L. Kamen
For distinguished technology management achievements, and for service to society and the community.
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (2007)
BERGLES-ROHSENOW YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN HEAT TRANSFER
Andrei G. Fedorov
For sustained contributions to heat, mass and radiation transfer in such diverse areas as materials processing, solid oxide fuel cells and fuel cell materials as well as high temperature catalytic microreactors for power generation.
PER BRUEL GOLD MEDAL FOR NOISE CONTROL AND ACOUSTICS
Jerry H. Ginsberg
For significant contributions as a scientist in the areas of sound-structure interactions and vibration of complex systems; and as an educator, for outstanding mentoring and for authoring a series of seminal textbooks on engineering dynamics for both engineering educators and practitioners.
DANIEL C. DRUCKER MEDAL
Albert S. Kobayashi
For seminal contributions to the fields of experimental and fracture mechanics.
THOMAS A. EDISON PATENT AWARD
Norman R. McCombs
For the development of pressure swing adsorption technology which led to the invention of the first portable oxygen concentrator, resulting in a worldwide industry that eases the suffering and extends the life of millions, and subsequently opened the door for hundreds of thousands to airline travel.
FLUIDS ENGINEERING AWARD
Alexander J. Smits
For outstanding and innovative contributions to fluids engineering through experimental research in turbulent flow and for significant service to the mechanical engineering profession.
Y.C. FUNG YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Stavros Thomopoulos, Ph.D.
For outstanding achievements in bioengineering research focusing on understanding fundamental aspects of tendon functional processes, including development, mechanics, tissue engineering and tendon to bone.
MELVIN R. GREEN CODES AND STANDARDS MEDAL
Guido George Karcher
For distinguished leadership and professionalism in the advancement and global recognition of ASME Codes and Standards for pressure equipment, and for dedication to the integrity of the ASME consensus process.
HEAT TRANSFER MEMORIAL AWARD
GENERAL
Donald M. Mc Eligot
For pioneering research contributions toward the fundamental understanding of viscous layer behavior, heated turbulent wall flows, effects of gas property variation and laminarization through key experiments, analysis and computations.
ART
Costas Grigoropoulos
For contributions to the fundamental understanding of the heat and mass transfer and phase change of laser-material interactions applied to microfabrication and microprocessing.
SCIENCE
Van P. Carey
For seminal and sustained contributions to thermal sciences, particularly near interface microscale phenomena and transport in liquid-vapor systems; and for development of widely used monographs and textbooks on phase-change phenomena and microscale thermophysics
MAYO D. HERSEY AWARD
Hooshang Heshmat
For significant contributions to the fundamental science of powder lubrication and advanced compliant foil bearings.
SOICHIRO HONDA MEDAL
Wallace R. Wade
For numerous technical achievements and leadership in every phase of automotive engineering, including 26 patents relate to both gasoline and diesel engines.
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AWARD
Paul R. Danyluk
For significant contributions to gas and diesel engine technology, particularly in the areas of emissions control and fuel efficiency improvements.
ASME JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. MEDAL
Genesys Works
For providing an innovative education solution that enables underprivileged high school students to join the economic mainstream with the knowledge, industry certifications and work experience required to succeed as technical professionals.
WARNER T. KOITER MEDAL
C.T. Sun
For pioneering research in composite structural mechanics and damage tolerant materials; and the creation of a Worldwide generation of composite materials engineers, researchers, and university faculty.
FRANK KREITH ENERGY AWARD
Yogi Goswami
For his research, educational and societal contributions in the field of solar energy.
BERNARD F. LANGER NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDS AWARD
Raymond R. Weidler, P.E.
For a quarter century of dedicated service and leadership in the development, management, approval and promotion of ASME codes and standards throughout the world.
GUSTUS L. LARSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Ann Marie Sastry
For outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering within ten to twenty years following graduation.
H. R. LISSNER MEDAL
Maury L. Hull
For pre-eminent contributions to bioengineering through pioneering research in musculoskeletal biomechanics including new methods of measuring, advances in sports biomechanics and equipment design, leadership in bioengineering education, and distinguished service to the bioengineering division of ASME.
MACHINE DESIGN AWARD
Steven A. Velinsky
For research contributions in the mechanical design field, including applied work on the development of machine elements and robotics systems for highway operations; and for professional leadership within ASME’s Design Engineering Division and Systems and Design Group.
CHARLES T. MAIN STUDENT SECTION AWARD
GOLD
Daniel Joseph Hanna
For distinguished service as president of the ASME Student Section at Drexel University for three years; and for service as Region III/District B Student Sections Committee representative, member-at-large on the Committee on Early Career Development and chair of the Early Career Forum Committee.
SILVER
Danielle Williams
For longstanding leadership of the ASME Student Section at Virginia Tech, for outstanding service at the national level as Student Section Committee representative to Region IV/District F, for fostering a spirit of altruistic service and environmental stewardship, and for a deep commitment to professionalism and diversity within ASME.
M. EUGENE MERCHANT MANUFACTURING MEDAL OF ASME/SME
Takeo Nakagawa, Ph.D.
For outstanding research in the fields of mechanical and production science and engineering, and resultant inventions and publications on advanced machining technologies to improve productivity through continuous activities for technology transfer.
VAN C. MOW MEDAL
Lori A. Setton
For pioneering and rigorous research in cartilage and intervertebral disk biomechanics and mechanobiology that provided novel insights on the influence of mechanical factors on disease progression in osteoarthritis, and on cells that regulate intervertebral disk degeneration.
NADAI MEDAL
Huseyin Sehitoglu
For outstanding contributions to a greater understanding of mechanical behavior of metals through the integration of mechanics and materials science.
BURT L. NEWKIRK AWARD
Lior Kogut
For significant contributions to the emerging field of contact electromechanics, particularly interfacial phenomena as pertinent to microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical.
EDWARD F. OBERT AWARD
Andrea Lazzaretto
Andrea Toffolo
For the paper “Locating Causes of Malfunctions in Energy Systems with Evolutionary Algorithms: A Global and a Local Approach”.
OLD GUARD EARLY CAREER AWARD
Candice A. Bauer
For outstanding service, leadership and accomplishment in ASME, in the profession of academia/teaching and in the community.
RUFUS OLDENBURGER MEDAL
Suguru Arimoto
For seminal and pioneering contributions in the areas of control, robotics and signal processing, including iterative learning control theory, the passivity-based approach to mechanical systems control and intelligent control of multi-fingered hands.
JAMES HARRY POTTER GOLD MEDAL
Satwindar Singh Sadhal
For advancing the fundamental thermodynamics of phase change and interfacial phenomena with seminal research on heat-mass transfer via droplets and bubbles and their fluid dynamics in natural and industrial systems, and for lasting contributions to mechanical engineering through teaching and archival literature.
PRESSURE VESSEL AND PIPING MEDAL
Carl. E. Jaske
In recognition of his significant contributions to the field of pressure vessel and piping technology, particularly for advancing the state-of-the-art in the development of remaining life assessment of structure and equipment with emphasis on in-service aging, stress-corrosion degradation and failure of engineering components.
DIXY LEE RAY AWARD
Richard Wilson
For significant contributions to the scientific and engineering foundation of environmental protection, particularly methodology of risk assessment, risk assessment of specific pollutants, cancer assessment, risk assessment of nuclear power including nuclear waste, and ethics in environmental science and engineering.
CHARLES RUSS RICHARDS MEMORIAL AWARD
Richard O. Buckius
For outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering within ten to twenty years following graduation.
RALPH COATS ROE MEDAL
Roop L. Mahajan
For lifelong contributions in communicating to the public the potential of engineering research for the betterment of society, and for contributions to engineering education as an inspirational teacher and role model to students.
SAFETY CODES AND STANDARDS MEDAL
Norman C. Hargreaves
For outstanding contributions to the advancement of safety and standardization in the field of mobile cranes.
R. TOM SAWYER AWARD
John Douglas Denton
For sustained and outstanding contributions to the development and application of turbomachinery design methods, particularly three-dimensional methods, and the rigorous and definitive descriptions of turbomachinery flow processes.
BEN C. SPARKS MEDAL
Charles J. Hurst, Ph.D., P.E.
For outstanding leadership as an educator, innovator and mentor, guiding the growth of countless mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology students through the teaching of real world engineering.
RUTH AND JOEL SPIRA OUTSTANDING DESIGN EDUCATOR AWARD
Panos Y. Papalambros
For significant contributions in establishing engineering design as a recognized discipline, advocating and propagating mathematical optimization as a practical design and product development method, and integrating classical engineering intuition and modern analysis in team-oriented, open-ended design education.
STUDENT SECTION ADVISOR AWARD
Ronald M. Adrezin
For untiring efforts as the ASME Student Section advisor at the University of Hartford, promoting the cause of student membership and helping Student Section leaders participate in societywide activities.
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS MEDAL
Earl H. Dowell
For pioneering contributions to aeroelasticity, structural dynamics and unsteady aerodynamics which had an enormous influence on aerospace technology; and for contributions to education and public service in aerospace engineering.
J. HALL TAYLOR MEDAL
Donald F. Landers
For nearly half a century of outstanding contributions and leadership in advancing the recognition of codes, standards and related accreditation programs on a worldwide scale; and for pioneering efforts in the development and understanding of standards for piping, piping systems and related equipment.
ROBERT HENRY THURSTON LECTURE AWARD
Wing Kam Liu
For fundamental contributions to nonlinear finite element methods, meshfree particle methods and multiresolution bridging scale methods, and their application to materials design, nano mechanics and nanoscale devices.
TIMOSHENKO MEDAL
Thomas J.R. Hughes
For pioneering contributions to computational mechanics, particularly nonlinear finite element methods for solids and fluids.
FRANK VON FLUE AWARD
Stephen W. Juhasz
For a lifetime dedicated to disseminating the knowledge, achievements and advancements of mechanical engineering; and for founding the San Antonio Virtual and Interactive Geometry at the Institute of Texas Cultures and the San Antonio Council for the Cooperation of Engineering and Scientific Societies.
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE MEDAL
GOLD
Roman Weber
For continued, exemplary contributions as a researcher, engineer and educator in techniques, design, development and application in the fields of combustion and power production, with emphasis on flames, aerodynamics, heat transfer, radiation, pollution control and mathematical modeling.
LITERATURE AWARDS
BLACKALL MACHINE TOOL & GAGE AWARD
Yung C. Shin
Yinggang Tian
For the paper "Thermal Modeling for Laser-Assisted Machining of Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Complex Features.”
GAS TURBINE AWARD
Ivor J. Day
Christopher Freeman
John C. Williams
For the paper “Rain Ingestion in Axial Flow Compressors at Part Speed."
WORCESTER REED WARNER MEDAL
Portonovo Ayyaswamy
For seminal, cross-disciplinary and groundbreaking publications on phase-change heat/mass transfer with droplets and bubbles, multi-phase flows, buoyancy-driven transport and ionized arc-plasma transport, with long-lasting and significant applications in condensation, combustion, microelectronic packaging and micro-/macro-biological system.
ARTHUR L. WILLISTON MEDAL
FIRST
Michael Steel
For the paper, "Solution Timeline for World Energy Needs.”
SECOND
Lori Michelle Neidig
For the paper, "A New Take on Energy.”
THIRD
Danielle Kimberly Williams
For the paper, "The Energy Situation: Foreseeable Alternative and Solutions for the Next 25 years.”
PRIME MOVERS AWARD
Thomas A. Reis
Dani Fadda, Ph.D.
Mark A. Buzanowski, Ph.D.
For the paper “Considerations for Ultra-Low NOX Operation in Combined Cycle Plant Retrofits.” | 
