April
2007
Professor Kon-Well
Wang to Receive the 2007 N.O. Myklestad Award - Kon-Well Wang, William E. Diefenderfer
Chaired Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director
of the Structural Dynamics and Controls Laboratory
has been selected to receive the 2007 N.O. Myklestad
Award from The Technical Committee on Vibration and
Sound (TCVS) of the ASME Design Engineering Division.
The award was established in 1991 and is presented
in recognition of a major innovative contribution
to vibration engineering. The award will be presented
at the Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration
and Noise to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, September
4-7, 2007.
Congratulations Kon-Well!
C. Y. Wang, MNE faculty member, and Breazeale Nuclear
Reactor, a facility used by MNE faculty, both highlighted
in latest issue of Materials Research Institute’s
Focus on Material. http://www.mri.psu.edu/focus/v04/index.asp
INIE Mini-Grant
Program in the News - See the Centre
Daily Times article on the INIE Mini-Grant Program,
(Innovations and Enhancements for a Consortium of
Big-Ten University Research and Training Reactors),
http://www.centredaily.com/116/story/71899.html.
The INIE Mini-Grant Program provides grants to businesses,
colleges, Department of Energy national laboratories,
high schools and industries. The goal of the grants
is to widen participation in the field of nuclear
science and technology. This program is made possible
by the U.S. Department of Energy. For more information
on this program visit the INIE Mini-Grant website
at http://www.mne.psu.edu/minigrant/.
Two ME Students
Awarded the 2007 DOE Technical Internship Career
Awards - The Office of Student Development
announced today that two mechanical engineering students
have been awarded the 2007 Department of Energy Technical
Internship Career Program Awards. Michael Ducker,
Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering and Justin Weber,
Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, are this year's
students chosen to participate in this program funded
by the Department of Energy to encourage students
to pursue a career in energy at the Department of
Energy. Read
full story here.
Spring 2007 Undergraduate
Commencement will be Friday,
May 18th beginning at 8:00 p.m., at the Bryce Jordan
Center, University Park, PA.
The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
is hosting a dessert buffet in honor of our Spring
2007 B.S. degree candidates. Invitations have been
mailed to Spring 2007 Graduates’ home addresses.
All Spring 2007 B.S. degree candidates and their
families/guests are welcome to join us to celebrate
their accomplishments. RSVP's are due to the Undergrad
Office by May 4th. The reception is Friday, May 18th
from 5:30-7:30PM in the South Annex of the Bryce
Jordan Center. Graduates must be in their seats for
the ceremony by 7:30PM.
If you have any questions, please contact Erin Swanger
at 814-863-1503 or ESwanger@psu.edu.
(4/07)
Two ME Professors
Receive PSES Awards - Sean Brennan
and Chao-Yang Wang received awards from the College
of Engineering's allumni constituent organization
(PSES) at an awards ceremony that was held on Friday,
March 31, 2007, at Kunkle Lounge, Hammond Building.
Sean Brennan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical
Engineering received the Outstanding Teaching Award.
The award acknowledges faculty who show a special
talent and commitment to teaching.
Chao-Yang Wang, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, and Director of the Electrochemical
Engine Center, received the Premier Research Award.
The award goes to an individual whose contributions
to scientific knowledge through research are exemplary
and internationally acclaimed. (4/07)
To see photos of the awards ceremony
please click
here.
