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HONORS AND AWARDS STUDENTSFive Mechanical Engineering and four College of Arts and Sciences graduate students have been awarded $30,000 GK-12 Fellowships for the upcoming 2005-2006 academic year. The names of the Mechanical Engineering students are listed below.
Justin Syms awarded NANT Scholarship for 2005-2006 academic year Justin Syms awarded
National Academy for Nuclear Training (NANT)
Scholarship for 2005-2006 academic year. NANT
Scholarships are awarded by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
(INPO) to engineering students who demonstrate outstanding academic
achievements and show an interest in pursuing careers in the nuclear
industry. Dr. Bayoumi chosen as honorary Golden Key International Society member by USC chapter December 16, 2005 - Dr. Abdel Bayoumi, was selected by the local chapter of the Golden Key International Society to become an honorary member. Golden Key is an international academic honor society that recognizes and encourages academic achievement of students. For more information on Golden Key, visit their website at: http://www.goldenkey.org/. Article written by Li, Sutton, Reynolds among 100 most popular papers of 2004 July 26, 2005 - The article "Nanomechanical characterization of single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composites," authored by Dr. Xiaodong Li, Hongsheng Gao, Wally Scrivens, Dongling Fei, Xiaoyou Xu, Dr. Michael Sutton, Dr. Tony Reynolds, and Michael Myrick was sited as one of the 100 most popular papers of 2004. The award was based on the high number of downloads that the article received since publication in August, 2004. May 5, 2005 - The article "Accurate Measurement of Three-Dimensional Deformations in Deformable and Rigid Bodies Using Computer Vision" written by Dr. Yuh "Bill" Chao, Dr. Mike Sutton, Dr. Wally Peters, and Dr. Chao's PhD student, Dr. Luo, was recently cited as the most frequently cited article in the journal Experimental Mechanics. The ranking is based on citations on the journal's website from other articles in related journals hosted by HighWire. Dr. Victor Giurgiutiu and Dr. Jed Lyons have been promoted to the rank of full professor April 29, 2005 - Dr. Victor Giurgiutiu and Dr. Jed Lyons have been recommended by President Sorensen to be promoted to the rank of full professor. Please join us in congratulating them on their promotions.Dr. Jeff Darabi named recipient of 2005-2006 ASHRAE Investigator Award Dr. Jeff Darabi has been chosen to receive the 2005-2006 ASHRAE Investigator Award. The selection of the recipient is based on the nominee's ability and potential as a researcher, as evidenced by the nominee's achievements to date, particularly in the quality of research and publications. The purpose of the award is to enhance the academic careers of recent PhD graduates by providing support for research activities. This award gives a base grant of $15,000 for the first year with an additional match of $15,000 on a dollar per dollar basis with an industrial partner which could total $45,000 for the first year. This award can be renewed for up to three years.
NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center awarded NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center awarded for the Friction Stir Processing Research Center under Dr. Tony Reynolds. Congratulations Dr. Reynolds for this outstanding achievement!
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