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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has named MEES alumni Andrew Honeycutt (Ph.D. 2018) and Nick Horvath (Ph.D. 2020) as 2021 Geoffrey Boothroyd Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers. The Geoffrey Boothroyd Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers, age 35 or younger, are recognized for their exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry. Each year, the award is […]
Dr. Brid Mullany was made a fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) in 2019, and is the President Elect for SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI). Dr. Mullany is a MEES Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work […]
As the lead graduate teaching assistant for Instrumentation Lab 3171L, Mohan Surya Raja Elapolu has had to do a lot of adapting in fall 2020, as the laboratory class has become a combination of online, in-class, video and hybrid learning. A Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Ph.D. student whose research focuses on computational modeling, Elapolu […]
The Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department welcomed four new faculty members to the fall 2020 semester. With experience and education from some of the finest companies and institutions in the world, these educators bring expertise to our classrooms and laboratories in engineering fields including manufacturing, motorsports, robotics and more. Dr. Charles H. Jenckes Assistant […]
Dr. Tony Schmitz was selected to received the 2019 Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal by SME. The award “honors significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, operations and their application to improve manufacturing processes”. Schmitz will receive the award at the SME International Awards Gala on May 19 in Detroit, […]
The 49er Rocketry Team had a successful competition on April 6th, as its rocket and payload performed well and scored high at the NASA Student Launch Competition. NASA will announce the overall competition winners in early May, after it reviews final papers and calculates total points. Read more about the competition and results here!