December
2007
Learning Factory Student Project Showcase -
Engineering students displayed
their projects at the Learning Factory Student Project
Showcase on Thursday, December 13, at the HUB's Alumni
Hall. The project showcase is organized by the Learning
Factory, a multidisciplinary learning environment
that integrates engineering theory with practice
and promotes team-oriented problem-solving skills. Read
full story here. (12/07)
Eric
Marsh, Professor of mechanical engineering
published a new book; Precision Spindle Metrology. Precision
Spindle Metrology will benefit engineers,
quality control personnel, and precision machine
specialists responsible for maintaining high
standards of precision control.
Description: This
new book, in the tradition of Schlesinger, Tlusty,
Moore and Slocum, introduces and explains the fundamental
concepts, as well as the technology, of measuring
spindle motion. Its theory and guidance are applicable
to a wide range of spinning devices. The book furnishes
the mathematical tools to understand—and
correct—various kinds of motion and rotational
errors. Using case studies and practical examples,
the author explains how to set up devices for measuring
spindle motion. The book then presents a detailed
analysis of precision spindle metrology data and
demonstrates how the data can be utilized to understand
and improve the performance of spindle-based machinery,
measured to the nanometer level. The information
in this book is intended to help refine precision
measurements, thereby enabling more accurate control
and higher production quality. Precision Spindle
Metrology will benefit engineers, quality control
personnel, and precision machine specialists responsible
for maintaining high standards of precision control.
Mechanical Engineering Professor to Recieve
AIAA Award - Vigor Yang, Distinguished
Professor of Mechaical Engineering has been slected
to receive the 2008 AIAA Pendray Aerospace Literature
Award during the 46th Aerospace Sciences Meeting
and Exhibit, 7-10 January 2008 at the Grand Sierra
Resort (formerly Reno Hilton) in Reno, Nevada. Read
full story here. (12/07)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman
Dale E. Klein Visits Penn State and the Department
of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering - U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Dale E.
Klein visited Penn State and the Department of
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. Klein
gave a presentation, "Challenges and Opportunities
in 'the Nuclear Renaissance' - A View from America's
Chief Nuclear Regulator," on Thursday December
6 at the HUB-Robeson Auditorium on the Penn State
University Park campus. The presentation was part
of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
2007-2008 Air Products Distinguished Lecture Series. Read
full story here. (12/07)
