Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering - Winter Volume 2015

TEXAS A&M MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WINTER 2015 VOLUME

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Department Overview

Student Organizations

Student Recognition Clayton Mulvihill

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New Faculty

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Lecture Series

Student Recognition John Shaw

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Qatar Faculty Feature Dr. Mansoor Karkoub

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Undergraduate Scholarships

Student Recognition Hieu Truong

Faculty Research Dr. Douglas Allaire

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Graduate Programs

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Student Recognition Peter Wong

Faculty Research Dr. David Staack

Faculty Investiture

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Staff Feature Melinda Lindsay

Student Recognition Andrew Crandall

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Awards and Honors

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Student Recognition Ryan Fulmer

Industry Advisory Council

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Donor Recognition

Letter from the Department Head distinguished professorships. This is one of the highest distinctions Greetings from Aggieland!

in the department, and we are very proud of their success.

We have had an exciting year in the Depart-

There are many undergraduate and graduate students in our

ment of Mechanical Engineering. This fall

program who exemplify the standard of excellence in education

we held the inaugural Turbomachinery Dis-

and research we hold in the department, and it is my pleasure to

tinguished Lecture, presented by Dr. David

introduce some of them in featured articles in this issue.

Wisler. We also had the privilege of hosting

I would also like to offer a sincere thank you to all of our donors

Dr. Karl Hedrick of California, Berkeley, as the presenter for the fall

who support programs in our department and their contributions

Fowler Distinguished Lecture.

towards scholarship and development funds that enable us to con-

We welcomed seven new tenured and tenure-track faculty to our

tinue striving towards elevating the stature of the department and

team, and we look forward to their future contributions to the

enhancing the quality of education that we provide to our students.

department and the field of mechanical engineering.

Sincerely,

The department also celebrated the investiture of three facul-

Dr. Andreas A. Polycarpou

ty, Drs. Eric Petersen, Arun Srinivasa, and William Schneider, with

Department Head and Meinhard H. Kotzebue ’14 Professor

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Department Overview FACULTY

RANKINGS

52 14 COLLEGE STATION FACULTY

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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QATAR FACULTY

24 PROFESSORS 14 ASSISTANT PROFESSORS 14 ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

ENDOWED POSITIONS 5 CHAIRS 9 PROFESSORSHIPS 3 DEVELOPMENT PROFESSORS 1 FACULTY FELLOWSHIP

COMPANY RECRUITING

300 COMPANIES

ENROLLMENT

INTERVIEW

ON CAMPUS

DWIGHT LOOK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: 13,948 ME UNDERGRADUATE: 970 { 16% WOMEN }

EACH YEAR

86% PLACEMENT

OF PH.D

STUDENTS

DEGREES AWARDED

ME GRADUATE: 400 { 20% WOMEN }

BACHELORS: 240 MASTERS: 52

RESEARCH FUNDING

PH.D: 45

TOTAL ALLOTTED: $17 MILLION

OTHER FUNDS: $1.53 MILLION

PRIVATE: $3.74 MILLION

INTERNAL: $2.04 MILLION

FEDERAL: $7.48 MILLION

9% 22% 12% 13%

SCHOLARSHIPS

44%

$400,000 FOREIGN: $2.21 MILLION

AWARDED TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

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NEW FACULTY Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty Dr. Jonathan Felts, Assistant Professor Dr. Felts earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. He received his M.S. from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in 2009, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 2013 for work on tip-based nanomanufacturing and nanometrology of chemical nanostructures. He was the recipient of the Eugene and Lina Abraham Endowed Ph.D. Fellowship and the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship during his Ph.D. studies, and was awarded a National Academy of Science National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory in 2013.

His current research interests are developing new tools and processes for nanomanufacturing using localized thermal, mechanical, electrical, and optical fields, and applying those tools to build nano-systems not easily fabricated by any other means. Dr. Felts is a member of Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi honor societies, and he has authored or co-authored 18 peer-reviewed journal articles and holds one patent.

Dr. Alan Freed, Professor Dr. Freed joined Texas A&M in September 2014. Before arriving here, he held the Spicer Endowed Chair in Engineering at Saginaw Valley State University for seven years, was a research engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for 22 years, and was an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of New Hampshire for a year. He received his formal education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in engineering mechanics. He is a recipient of NASA’s Superior Accomplishment Award and its Exceptional Service Medal. He received an Innovator Award from the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Freed wrote a book published by Springer titled Soft Solids and has written numerous papers in the general areas of constitutive modeling and numerical methods. He has maintained a long term collaboration with the developers of the Pascal family of languages out of ETH Zurich.

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Dr. Pilwon Hur, Assistant Professor Dr. Hur completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2010, where he worked on quantification of the human postural control system to perturbation. Dr. Hur worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he studied sensorimotor rehabilitation of stroke survivors before joining Texas A&M in September 2014. His research interests include biomechanics, neuromechanics, rehabilitation robotics, and virtual/tele rehabilitation for neurologically-impaired patients. He is currently working on identifying control mechanisms for human gait in terms of Bayesian framework and on designing rehab devices for resistance training using gyroscopic effect for patients with upper limb spasticity.

Dr. Waruna Kulatilaka, Associate Professor Dr. Kulatilaka joined the department in October 2014. Prior to joining Texas A&M, he was a Senior Research Scientist working for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He specializes in the development and application of advanced laser systems and spectroscopic techniques for multi-species, multiparameter diagnostics in reacting and non-reacting flows.

Dr. Kulatilaka has published papers in numerous peerreviewed journals and presented his work at over 100 national and international conferences, including numerous invited talks. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and completed a postdoctoral research term at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Laboratories. He is also active in numerous professional organizations, including ASME (Fellow), AIAA (Associate Fellow), OSA, the Combustion Institute (Board Member–Central States Section), and APS.

Dr. Ying Li, Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow III, Associate Professor Dr. Li joined Texas A&M in August 2014.

He earned his B.S. and M.S. from Zhejiang University, as well as an M.S. from Lehigh University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. For ten years, Dr. Li has worked to develop innovative approaches to solve the challenges associated with global climate change, which include converting carbon dioxide to value-added fuels by nanoscale photocatalysts using sunlight as the energy input, developing hierarchically-structured electrode materials for high performance lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries, and novel membranes for drinking water purification and wastewater treatment. These technologies will have significant impact on the development of clean energy and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Michael Moreno, Assistant Professor Dr. Moreno joined Texas A&M in September 2014. He earned an M.S. in science education and an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Florida International University, and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M. His research is biomechanics and focused on the role of the mechanical environment in disease development, traumatic injury, and device-based therapeutic intervention. His current research efforts cover multiple body systems, i.e. cardiovascular, orthopedic, and neurologic. The approach is essentially the same, i.e. to develop an understanding of the in vivo mechanical environment, and then develop experimental and/or computational models to investigate (1) cell, tissue, and organ function, and/or (2) the impact and effectiveness of device-based therapeutic interventions. In preserving or reconstructing the mechanical environment, this research increases the likelihood that critical mechanical cues that drive physiologic processes are maintained, and consequently, that the results of the investigations are physiologically relevant.

Dr. Bruce Tai, Assistant Professor Dr. Tai joined Texas A&M in December 2014.

Dr. Tai received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from National Taiwan University. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2011, working with Ford Motor Company on minimum quantity lubrication machining processes to overcome the thermal and mechanical barriers in production. Dr. Tai was a research faculty in the Department

of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and held a joint appointment at UM Medical School, where he conducted research with both automotive and medical collaborators. Dr. Tai’s research direction primarily focuses on advanced manufacturing, including biomedical applications, additive manufacturing (3D-printing), and sustainable machining processes. His research aims to address not only scientific issues but also industrial and healthcare needs.

Teaching and Research Faculty Dr. Ali Behesti, Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Beheshti joined Texas A&M in Fall 2014. Prior to that, he worked as a research associate and teaching fellow at Louisiana State University. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a minor in civil and environmental engineering from Louisiana State University in December 2013. He obtained both his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from Isfahan University of Technology in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He also worked as a manager for quality control and design consultant at Behineh Saz Foulad Company (Esfahan, Iran) from 2004 to 2008.

Dr. Beheshti’s research is focused on tribology, interfacial, and failure mechanics (wear, contact fatigue and fretting at macro and micro scales).

Dr. Ploy Charoenphol, Research Assistant Professor Dr. Charoenphol joined Texas A&M in December 2014. Prior to this, Dr. Charoenphol was a postdoctoral fellow in Polymer Science and Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she developed selfassembled DNA-based nanostructures and demonstrated their selective anti-tumor efficacy. Charoenphol received her B.S. degree from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. She received both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. Her Ph.D. work focused on developing white blood cell-mimicked particles to efficiently target human inflamed vasculature.

Dr. Charoenphol’s research goal is to gain fundamental understanding of cellular inflammatory response, blood flow dynamics and blood rheology to enable engineering of smart particulate carriers for targeted drug delivery in cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

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QATAR FACULTY FEATURE

Dr. Mansoor Karkoub Oil and Gas Solutions in Qatar

Dr. Karkoub’s research team is also working on developing linear and circular impact dampers for drillstring vibration suppression. These new devices have several advantages including:

Dr. Mansoor Karkoub is a professor of

high efficiency, low cost, wide range of configurations, and

mechanical engineering at Texas A&M

ease of installation. Preliminary numerical and experimental

University Qatar. He has been teaching

studies have shown very promising results in reducing elas-

and conducting research in the areas of

to-dynamic vibrations. The system will be tested at the River-

robust control, robotics, and vibration

side facility in College Station in collaboration with Dr. Palaz-

for the past 20 years. Specifically, Dr. Karkoub has developed

zolo’s research team.

solutions for the oil and gas industry’s infrastructure, such as offshore platforms, drill-strings, and pipelines. A large part of

Autonomous systems

the oil/gas industry’s operation cost is due to equipment failure and maintenance. Dr. Karkoub’s research group works to

Before joining Texas A&M, Dr. Karkoub worked with a research

devise active and passive controllers for suppressing drill-string

team at the National Institute for Research in Informatics and

vibrations and offshore structures, and also develop autono-

Automation (INRIA) in France, developing unmanned transpor-

mous systems for inspections of oil/gas pipelines in collabora-

tation systems. The team developed autonomous two-wheel

tion with research teams at Texas A&M University in College Station, the University of Illinois, the University of Maryland, Rice University, and Tatung University in Taiwan.

Vibration Control The research groups of Dr. Mansour Karkoub, Dr. Alan Palazzolo (College Station campus) and Dr. Yong-Joe Kim (College Station campus) have been working on identifying interaction forces and torques between drillstring-formation and drillstring-fluid that are key inputs to any drill-string simulation codes. They also developed experimental setups for the verification of the force-torque model’s efficacy when modeling a 50-meter test drillstring. The setup is supplemented by developing a ground structural health monitoring system to monitor the drillstring vibrations based on the wave propagation characteristics of drillstrings.

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Model of the drill bit with impact dampers.

vehicles, named the “B2,” capable of carrying two passengers at a time. The B2 moves around the city using a sophisticated set of sensors and communication system, and coordinated via a robust controller designed using the synthesis control scheme. Building on his experience in the area of autonomous systems, Dr. Karkoub has been conducting research in the area of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for subsea engineering applications.

His research team is developing an underwater research and training facility for environmental data collection and subsea oil and gas installation maintenance. The experimental testbed will be used to validate research findings in:

1) Modeling and Control of AUVs/ROVs

2) Navigation and path planning

3) Environmental data collection

4) Communication and localization

Model of the drillstring experimental setup.

In addition, Dr. Karkoub’s research team is working to develop a prototype of a mobile robot equipped with Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) and acoustic sensing systems for the purpose of structural health monitoring and defect detection of external oil and gas pipelines. Since many oil and gas pipes have challenging topologies and are placed in harsh environments, all sensing techniques could not be used in all situations. That is why Dr. Karkoub’s research team, in collaboration with Dr. Yong-Joe Kim’s team from Texas A&M and Dr. Fathi Ghorbel’s team from Rice University are currently employing both MFL and acoustic sensing, which together will complement each other and will enable the monitoring of all pipe sections. For the pipe sections where MFL and acoustic sensing are both possible, redundancy will be exploited for validation. The newly designed sensors are mounted on a mobile platform for autonomous operation.

In addition to his teaching and research activities, Dr. Karkoub supervised two groups of undergraduate students and helped them successfully compete in two international competitions: the National Instruments’ Mine Detection Robot competition and the Shell-Eco-Marathon.

Dr. Mansoor Karkoub in his lab with his students.

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FACULTY RESEARCH

Dr. Douglas Allaire Dynamic Data Driven Methods for Self-Aware Aerospace Vehicles Dr. Douglas Allaire, Assistant Professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, became interested in aerospace as a child while looking through his telescope at the stars with his dad. He expressed, “I love anything involving flight.”

Dr. Allaire assisting undergraduate student Teryn McGinness in his lab.

The current research effort by Dr. Allaire and his team of

dependent of human interaction in-flight. Technologies range

principal investigators (PIs) is self-aware aerospace vehicles

from unmanned vehicles (UAV’s) that do not require a human

to be used by the U.S. Air Force. A self-aware aerospace

operator in an airborne position but may require real-time

vehicle can dynamically adapt the way it performs missions

interaction remotely via a pilot on the ground, to automonous

by gathering information about itself and its surroundings

vehicles that are able to make in-flight mission critical decisions

and responding intelligently. To make self-aware aerospace

and react to stimuli in the environment. A critical method for

vehicles a reality, fundamentally new algorithms that drive

futhering autonomy is to produce self-aware systems. Not only

decision–making are needed through dynamic response

can these systems plan and operate independently of human

to uncertain data, while incorporating information from

operators,

multiple modeling sources and multiple sensor fidelities.

their available internal resources and maintain knowl-

they are also able to quantify the state of

This challenging application embodies the paradigm of a dynamic data-drive application system (DDDAS). The team proposes transformative advances in two DDDAS areas, Applications Modeling and Mathematical and Statistical Algorithms. Their proposed work builds on their accomplishments in an existing DDDAS grant, continuing to lay the research foundation towards achieving a revolutionary new generation of self-aware aerospace vehicles that can perform missions that are impossible using current design, planning, and operating paradigms.

Modern aeropsace vehicles are becoming increasingly in-

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This graphic represents the DDDAS approach to enabling a selfaware aerospace vehicle. To achieve a self-aware vehicle capability, we use offline physics-based modeling combined with dynamic sensor data to achieve dynamically updated estimates of vehicle capabilities (e.g., the vehicle flight envelope).

edge

of

their

current

health

beyond

their

initial baseline performance. In this way, the system mimics behavior of a biological organism—it can act aggressively when it is healthy and in favorable conditions, and can become more conservative as it ages and degrades.

Dr. Allaire, his team of PI’s, and other project personnel consider the specific challenge of an unmanned aerial vehicle that can dynamically and autonomously sense, plan, and act.

The challenge is to achieve these tasks in real time—executing online models and exploiting dynamic data streams—while also accounting for uncertainty.

Representation of our concept UAV within ASWING. The structure is specified as a set of interconnected slender beams, where lifting surfaces have additional aerodynamic properties specified along their span.

The past decade has seen the DDDAS paradigm contribute a great deal to these kinds of dynamic estimation and damage assessment tasks—tasks focused on the operational aspects of a system’s lifecycle. However, very little has been done to feed back the attributes and extended capabilities of a DDDAS system in order to affect the system design.

“I love anything involving flight.”

An example of this is standard design principles for aircraft that operate on systems-level analyses, where large margins of safety are substantial drivers for system efficiency. To take full advantage of the self-aware paradigm enabled by DDDAS, new design strategies are needed that account for the availability of online dynamic estimation quantifiable

Dr. Allaire with his students, left to right, Kaiyu Li, Fatemeh Ghoreishi, Teryn McGinness, Benson Isaac.

vehicle capability. This translates into a need for global metrics used during the design phase, which drive the performance requirements of the vehicle, to be tracked and updated throughout the vehicle’s lifetime. Recent work in condition-aware aircraft maneuverability is advancing this connection but many questions exist in how to integrate dynamic data-driven vehicle capability updating with updates to global aircraft performances metrics. Forming this connection will improve usage of assets through their lifetime and could enable designs that rely on their dynamic usage in the presence of degradation.

Benson Isaac and Dr. Allaire discussing their research results.

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FACULTY RESEARCH

Dr. David Staack Profits of Plasma Technologies

Dr. David Staack, Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow I and Assistant Professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the director of the department’s Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics Laboratory (PEDL). In his lab, multidisciplinary researchers focus on the experimental study of microscale and low temperature plasmas and plasma enabled technologies.

The results and discoveries of this research have far reaching consequences in fields ranging from medicine and health, integrated circuit manufacturing, and fossil fuel reforming.

The Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics Laboratory was started in January of 2009. The TAMU PEDL Laboratory investigates novel plasmas and application in the high density regime of low-temperature plasmas. Their goal is to enhance education and research in the multidisciplinary field of plasma engineer-

What is plasma?

“A plasma is the fourth and highest energy state of matter.” explains Dr. Staack, “It is an ionized gas. Plasmas are found almost everywhere, both on earth and in space. A striking property of plasma is that it emits light. The sun, aurora borealis, and lightning bolts are plasmas. Fluorescent light bulbs contain plasmas, as do sparks from welding torches.”When a solid state of matter is heated it turns into a liquid. A liquid turns into gas and when a gas is heated it turns into a plasma. A non-equilibrium or cold / non-thermal plasma contains charged electrons at extremely high temperatures, but the gas by itself is cold. A cold plasma is generated in the lab by applying an electric field to a gas, in nanosecond pulses. Electric fields don’t interact with neutral gas, but interact with electrons and ions because they’re charged, and energize them.

This triggers an ionization process, which generates groups of charged particles in the gas that are attracted to one another and can move within an electric field, and are affected by magnetic fields. This in turn, affects the behavior of the plasma.

ing. They seek funding from government agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Defense to pursue their research. They have several patents pending in this area and collaborate with large and small industries to further develop technologies to benefit society. From the educational perspective, they seek to increase public awareness about the role of scientific research in improving lives. In the university setting they hope to provide industries with well trained professionals and to increase the number of students (especially domestic and underrepresented groups) pursuing advanced degrees in this noble profession.

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Student Nicholas Galwoski tests a plasma medical device that would be used for wound or general surface sterilization.

glazing; and compact fluorescent plasma lamps. Each one of us touches or is touched by plasma-enabled technologies every day. Products from microelectronics, large-area displays, lighting, packaging, and solar cells, to jet engine turbine blades and biocompatible human implants either directly use or are manufactured with, and in many cases would not exist without, plasmas. The result is a better quality of life and economic competitiveness.”

What do you think the applications of plasma technology Dr. Staack with his students, from left to right: Robert Gerger, Jack Reid, Matthew Bruette, Kenneth Broggs, Nicholas Galwoski, Kunpeng Wang, Dr. Staack, Peng Xiao, and John Lossalle.

can be twenty years from now?

“I would hope that what we’re doing in medicine will have made an impact. And the challenge with that is FDA approvals

Applications of plasma technology that Dr. Staack and his

slow it down. We have patents in this area, and they’re just

team at PEDL are working on:

coming into fruition. There are small startup companies which

• Anti-infection wound healing

license these technologies and develop them into products.

• Processing crude oil

Some of these small companies are working for big compa-

• Microplasma actuators

nies. 3M is interested in Gojo which are the people who make

• Aerospace applications

Purell. Through their technology, I would hope in twenty years

• Materials processing

a diabetic ulcer and amputation is a thing of the past.” “Currently, our bodies cannot handle major burning, diabetic ul-

What got you interested in plasmas?

“I was interested in spacecraft propulsion. Plasmas are used in a type of rocket engine. There is a more efficient type of rocket engine than traditional hydrogen oxygen burning engines, like those used on space shuttles. It’s efficient enough that it is the method considered for interplanetary space travel. The issue is there’s not a lot of governmental funding or even private company funding in interplanetary space travel. I learned about

cers, or large wounds because of bacteria. Bleach is good at killing bacteria on the floor, but you can’t pour bleach over your leg; it’s too strong for your body. These plasma discharges can kill all sorts of bacteria, and we can do it in very controlled ways. We can tailor them just enough to hurt the bacteria and not hurt the skin. I would think that would be one application I would like to see because I think it would have a significant impact.”

doing hall thrusters--which are a type of electric propulsion, and it’s still something that we do research on in our lab.”

How do plasmas affect us?

“The sun, a very hot and dense plasma, greatly affects our lives, and it has done so even when we were ignorant of its nature. Plasmas and the technologies they enable are also pervasive in our everyday life. For instance the common kitchen illustrates some technology familiar to us: Magnetron plasma source emits microwaves; plasma ozone water purification from the faucet; plasma deposited diffusion barriers for containers; plasma treated textiles; plasma sputtered window

An elevated view of the Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics Laboratory.

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STUDENT RECOGNITION

Andrew Crandall

Mr. Andrew Crandall is a doctoral student in the Department

and testing, and says that his dream job would be to work for

of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. His focus is

a small firm that would allow him to develop propulsion hard-

rotordynamics, a specialized branch of structural dynamics con-

ware from the beginning stages to the end.

cerned with the behavior and analysis of rotating machinery.

After studying structural dynamics and receiving his

ed in the aerospace applications of turbomachinery. He hopes

B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering at Purdue

to see hardware that he designed fly in space. Last summer he

University, Andrew discovered the closely related subject of

had the opportunity to participate in a study which investigat-

rotordynamics. Since his aspiration is jet engines, rocket pro-

ed how average people (non-astronauts) react to the acceler-

pulsion development, and anything that spins or vibrates, a

ations experienced during a suborbital spaceflight, particularly

Ph.D. in rotordynamics seemed like a good marriage for his ex-

during ascent and reentry. The study took place in a centrifuge

isting skill set and specialized knowledge that he would need

(a device which rotates at various speeds to impart centrifugal

to reach his career goals.

force on a subject) at the NASTAR Center in Southampton, PA.

While familiarizing himself with experimental research

While humans normally experience 1g acceleration walking

in rotordynamics he came across many references to Dr. Dara

around Earth, Andrew experienced 6g through the chest and

Childs, Leland T. Jordan Chair Professor, Regents Professor, and

4g head-to-toe in the centrifuge. Andrew explained that the

Director of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory. After a

head-to-toe acceleration forces blood away from the brain and

cursory study of Dr. Childs’ work, especially his support of the

he had to perform a strain maneuver to prevent tunnel vision.

Space Shuttle main engine turbopump development, Andrew

Andrew said he would like to be an astronaut, but he would

decided the A&M Turbomachinery Lab was a very good fit.

prefer working on the moon or Mars over floating in space.

“I have been at the Turbomachinery Laboratory since January

2013 and I am privileged to work for Dr. Childs, and his very intelligent and experienced students and engineers,” says Andrew. “I find my research personally enriching and enjoyable,

Andrew is an aviation buff and is particularly interest-

“If I can do it, anyone can do it.”

in no small part due to the knowledge, patient guidance, and thoroughly entertaining anecdotes that Dr. Childs provides.”

Pursuing a Ph.D. has been enriching and satisfying for Andrew.

Andrew explained that Dr. Childs is easily accessible, he al-

He discovered that many of the undergraduate courses that

lows his students to manage and pace their own projects, and

he felt were uninteresting and boring actually are useful in the

that his “old man stories” as Dr. Childs’ calls them, are usually

laboratory now. He explained that he needed that undergrad-

rocket related.

uate knowledge to understand how to function in the Turbo

The most exciting part of his research at the Turbo Lab

Lab as a Ph.D. student. Andrew’s encouragement to other stu-

is seeing the design that was created unfold with the actual

dents interested in a doctorate program is “If I can do it, any-

parts that are used to build it. His lab group designed a ma-

one can do it. Getting a Ph.D. degree builds upon your under-

chine for measuring the stiffness and damping coefficients of

graduate experience, and you’re not starting from scratch.”

a thrust bearing. He is passionate about designing, building,

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STUDENT RECOGNITION

Ryan Fulmer

Undergraduate student Mr. Ryan Fulmer knows that

that was really well thought out.”

receiving a scholarship can be extremely beneficial to obtaining the goal set for one’s education. Ryan received the Mechanical

The research project Ryan worked on essentially involved

Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholarship, funded

taking the surface deformation information of soft/fatty skin

by Mr. Tony Pelletier, former Aggie and department Industry

tissues and used a program developed by Dr. Goenezen to

Advisory Council member.

reconstruct the volume under that surface. The program would be very useful in detecting possible tumors that are located at

“I took two summer courses to lighten my load for the rest

a substantial depth under the skin. Ryan is confident that this

of college and worked with Dr. Sevan Goenezen (Assistant

project will help him when he conducts his senior year project,

Professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering) on

and when he enters graduate school.

a research project.” Ryan explained. I would not have been able to work on this project if I had not been selected by

Ryan says he balances his life by organizing a co-ed intramural

Dr. Jacobs (Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program

soccer team with his friends here at Texas A&M. “I get to enjoy

Director) to win the scholarship sponsored by Mr. Pelletier.

time with my friends, but it’s not very time consuming, so I can

Without their help, I would have had to find a regular summer

still focus on my classes like I need to.”

job that would have no application to engineering.”

This scholarship is created to specifically fund a research project over the summer term. Ryan had to submit a formal proposal of the project that he would be working on, along with his resume, transcript, and letter of intent from his

Editor’s note:

mentor. The proposal had to include a brief overview of what

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scholarships;

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STUDENT RECOGNITION

Clayton Mulvihill

Mr. Clayton Mulvihill, graduate student at Texas A&M, is

the lab work individually, they always help each other out.

doing his research in the Gas Dynamics and Propulsion

Clayton’s enthusiasm has allowed him to receive a grant for

Laboratory at Texas A&M with advisor Dr. Eric Petersen, Nelson

fire suppressants from the National Science Foundation. He

Jackson Professor. Clayton’s research focuses on the chemical

wrote a proposal to use laser diagnostics to replace the current

kinetics of combustion systems, which he studies through the

fire extinguishers that are being phased out due to potential

use of optical diagnostics.

ozone depletion.

“I truly enjoy this great school.”

This summer Clayton interned at GE Global Research in

“We look at how fuels burn,” Clayton explained. “We measure how quickly they burn and we investigate what is produced when they burn. Ultimately, this can be applied to real-world gas turbines and other combustors in order to try to make them burn more cleanly.”

Clayton said that Dr. Petersen, is “…easy to work with and has great oversight. He gives students freedom, but guidance, as well.” He says that while the students in

Niskayuna, New York. He worked in the Emissions and Fluid Flexibility Laboratory measuring and mitigating pollutant emissions.

Clayton likes being in school and plans to graduate from Texas A&M with a Ph.D. degree. “I graduated from A&M in mechanical engineering as a part of the class of 2013. Since I truly enjoy this great school, I chose to stay and pursue my M.S. in mechanical engineering. I’ve been told by some of my elders that if you like school and are able to continue, get it done.

Don’t leave, get a job and then start school again.”

“Ultimately, this can be applied to real-world gas turbines and other combustors in order to try to make them burn more cleanly.”

Passionate about many things like biking, racquetball, swimming, children’s ministry, and playing the piano, Clayton says his focus is serving the Lord. He would like to pursue a career in a national or corporate research lab, but feels he will Clayton Mulvihill with undergraduate student Katie Letourneau in Dr. Eric Petersen’s Gas Dynamics and Propulsion Lab at Texas A&M.

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enjoy any job.

STUDENT RECOGNITION

John Shaw

Texas A&M student Mr. John Shaw is a well-traveled Navy

How would you encourage others who are married with

veteran, currently employed, married with children, and is

children, working and considering a master’s or Ph.D.

pursuing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is

degree in Mechanical Engineering?

accustomed to challenges and says balancing work, school, and family is important.

Having an advance degree in today’s engineering world is advantageous—it sets you apart and it’s definitely worth it.

“If it’s something you really want to do, it can be done.”

My wife and I had to figure out funding—I work in the lab at Texas A&M and have a GI bill, but if I didn’t have that I could have applied for student loans. If it’s something you really want to do, it can be done. There’s plenty of opportunities for part time students, and there’s distance education.

John works in Dr. Alan Palazzolo’s lab on a project related to pulsations and surge in gas compression systems, which is funded by the Turbomachinery Research Consortium. His research interests are broad and ever-changing, and he is curious about anything in the technical world.

Why did you decide to pursue a Master’s degree?

What I was doing with the Navy was very operational and maintenance intensive—I worked in the power plant of an aircraft carrier. We had to understand the basics of mechanical engineering, electric engineering, and electrical power distribution, and I liked that part of it. I realized I was very interested in the details of how things work. I decided to get out of the Navy and find an engineering job. Most of the available positions that played to my skills suited my background experience, but it wasn’t really what I wanted to do. After moving to Houston from Washington state where we lived, I ended up applying to Texas A&M. My wife found a job, I had my GI bill and I got a research position here, so it worked out for my family.

Editor’s note: Online Distance Learning Program Offered in Fall 2015 The Distance Learning Master of Engineering program will be offered online in Fall 2015. The standards of the distance learning program for admission, course work, graduation, and diploma are the same high standards Texas A&M maintains for on-campus learning. Students will earn the same degree as if they studied on the campus in College Station, Texas. The diplomas will be identical to that for an on-campus student.

In the ever changing and technologically advancing field of engineering, it is of utmost importance that one stays aware of the newest trends and breakthroughs that will impact the industry in the near and/or distant future. The distance learning curriculum is designed to cater to working individuals who want to advance their education and avoid stagnation in career growth, without the need to quit their jobs.

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STUDENT RECOGNITION

Hieu Truong

Ms. Hieu Truong, doctoral student in the Department of Me-

al degrees in aerospace related sciences or aerospace-related

chanical Engineering at Texas A&M, was born and grew up in

engineering and who demonstrate a superior academic record.

a small town along the Vietnam’s central coast. Her passion for mathematics and science was nurtured there by her teachers

What research project are you involved in at Texas A&M?

and especially her grandfather, who has been a great influence in her life. Hieu’s dreams urged her to study math and science

I have been involved in a Multidisciplinary University Research

well in school and reach outside of the Vietnam borders to

Initiative (MURI) research project named “Synthesis, Charac-

learn technologies in the world.

terization and Prognostic Modeling of Functionally Graded

At the age of seventeen, Hieu came to the United

Hybrid Composites for Extreme Environments” funded by the

States as a high school exchange student for one year

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). I have been

and was able to further her education and pursue a B.S.

working under the guidance of Dr. Ozden Ochoa and Dr.

degree at the University of Idaho. She graduated Magna Cum

Dimitris Lagoudas at Texas A&M. My tasks are to

Laude with a major in mechanical engineering and minor in

perform both experiments and computational models

mathematics. Hieu was awarded the opportunity of attending

to design, create, and investigate hybrid interfaces between

Texas A&M University through the National Students Exchange

polymer matrix composite and metal/shape memory alloys

program, where she got a chance to work as an undergraduate

for high temperature applications.

research assistant with her current graduate advisor and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Research Professor, Dr.

What is your career plan?

Ozden Ochoa. She graduated from the University of Idaho and immediately began her graduate study at Texas A&M.

My long-term goal is a career in academia. I think undertaking

“I hope...to solve grand challenging problems.”

graduate studies at the doctoral level is the best way to

Hieu was recently awarded the prestigious NASA Space Tech-

others and wish to be able to share my enthusiasm for science

nology Research Fellowship (NSTRF) and is the president of the

and its applications. I hope to become a professor who cele-

Vietnamese International Student Association (VISA TAMU).

brates my knowledge and research experience with other fac-

She has also been awarded the Zonta International Amelia Ear-

ulty members, research engineers, and students to solve grand

hart Fellowship, awarded annually to women pursuing doctor-

challenging problems.

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help me develop into a better critical thinker, well-define my personal identity, and further-enhance my knowledge as well as skills to be able to make a difference. Also, I love to help

STUDENT RECOGNITION

Peter Wong

Mr. Peter Wong, a senior in the Department of Mechanical

programmable, self-folding 2D elements. The project uses

Engineering, knew he wanted to be an engineer as far back

shape memory alloys embedded in a foldable sheet to change

as his childhood days while playing with Legos. Both of his

its shape.

parents are engineers, and when his passion for building and tinkering intensified he jumped at the opportunity to study

In an effort to broaden his horizons and cultivate creativity,

engineering at Texas A&M. Peter was recently awarded the

but mostly just for fun, Peter decided to pursue a minor in

Pelletier ‘75 Undergraduate Student Research Scholarship,

art, with an emphasis in new media. He has a long standing

a

Mechanical

interest in sketching and drawing and he’s excited to

Engineering undergraduate students who show promise

extend his hobby from ink and paper to digital tools. His

through research and academics.

hobby in music mirrors is his multifaceted approach to

scholarship

awarded

to

Texas

A&M

creativity. He has played piano for many years, and recently

“I enjoy branching out, but I also believe that exercising creativity in any way can improve engineering problem solving skills.”

had one of his compositions published in Explorations: The Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal, a student-run journal guided by faculty and administrators that selects and publishes student-authored articles of general interest in any area.

Peter has begun synthesizing music electronically, which offers detail and precision that is difficult to achieve by hand. He stated, “I enjoy branching out, but I also believe that exercising creativity in any way can improve engineering problem solving

He received the award for his research on shape memory alloys,

through

the

Origami

(http://origami.tamu.edu). He

Project

at

Texas

skills.”

A&M

hopes to pursue an M.S.

degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering

Scan this QR code with your

and specialize in smart materials. He has followed his

smartphone to listen to Peter

interest in the Design Systems Laboratory directed by Dr.

Wong’s original composition

Richard Malak, Assistant Professor and Morris E. Foster

“Only Human”

Faculty Fellow I. His research involves developing new techniques for synthesizing complex 3D structures from

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STAFF FEATURE

Melinda Lindsay Service Leadership

documents.

The department’s Lead Office Associate Nicole Latham

stated, “Ms. Lindsay always goes above and beyond to assist Melinda

Lindsay,

our entire department, from faculty to staff, as well as stu-

the Department of

dents. She is the true definition of what customer service

Mechanical Engineer-

should be. She is here each day before most arrive, and many

ing’s

times is the last to leave. Her door is always open to those in

Organizational

Services

Manager,

has not only worked in

the

department

for 19 years, but has been employed by Texas A&M University-College Station for thirty-five years.

“It’s hard to keep up with all of the changes that are

happening across the university, college, and department at the present time,” Melinda reflected. “It has been an enjoyable experience and there is not anything that I miss specifically – each day is a new beginning. The new processes and procedures that the college and the university have initiated have been fun

need. Her leadership and guidance has helped to strengthen our staff team.”

“Everyone wants to feel needed in the organization, and I believe that it’s very important that all of our staff know how much they are appreciated.”

to learn, and I hope to expand that and acquire additional skills

over the next few years.”

Melinda was working on the cook book in 2007, Mechanical

providing

Engineering’s Incredible Edibles – Volume 2. She explained that

administrative support to the department/division head

it was not an easy task, but the team of staff members had a

in various tasks and functions; maintaining policies and

lot of fun putting it together. She said the faculty and staff had

“Each day is a new beginning.”

some great recipes that were shared in the recipe book. It was

procedures for the department/division and staying current

of the wonderful people” that she has shared her life with in

with changes; making recommendations to procedures

the department. She says that it’s the greatest blessing that is

and provide resolutions; administering and coordinating

given—to share her life with others, learn, enjoy comradery,

various systems to include training, compliance, and

and even share grief and sadness for support when needed.

implementation,

She says that’s what makes all of the hard work worthwhile.

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Melinda’s

many

and

job

serving

duties

as

include

The most memorable moment in the department for

approver

given as a gift to the department faculty and staff at the holiday party that year. She hopes the tradition can carry on.

on

various

The most satisfying aspect of Melinda’s work is “all

INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL 2014 COUNCIL MEMBERS Mr. Randy Armstrong

Mr. Harold McGowen III

Raytheon Company

Navidad Resources Inc.

Mr. Russell Bayh III

Mr. Kenneth Meline

Haliburton Company

DFW Consulting Group

Mr. Larry Bloomquist

Ms. Jack Miller

Mechanical Reps, Inc.

Stress Engineering, Services, Inc

Mr. Steve Brauer

Mr. Gary Mitchell

Hunter Engineering Company

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Mr. Tom Bundy

Ms. Arnold Muyshondt

Conoco Phillips

Sandia National Lab

Mr. Wade Cleary

Mr. Andrew Nelson

Cleary Zimmermann Engineers

Lisam Systems

Mr. David Costello

Mr. Mark Santen

M&H Enterprises Inc.

The Boeing Company

Ms. H. Craig Clark

Mr. Lance Simmang

Wishbone Energy Partners

The Dow Chemical Company

Dr. Don P. Dixon

Mr. William Sims Accent Wire

Mr. Lynn Fister Bechtel Corporation

Mr. Craig Fox Apollo Managenment

Mr. Ryan Sitton

Mr. Michael Smith Bell Helicopter

Mr. Allan Taylor

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Wood Group Mustang

Mr. Brian Trosper

Eastern Research Group

Mr. Craig Kuiper

2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Pinnacle AIS

Mr. Charlie Havis

Mr. Sandeep Kishan

Quentin Baker, Industry Advisory Council (IAC) chair for Texas A&M’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEEN) is passionate about the IAC’s mission: To provide a link between industry and the department.

“The council members provide the department feedback on current industry needs,” explained Baker, “such as skills needed for graduates to be better prepared for the industry workplace.

As it concerns masters and Ph.D. candidates, industry is looking for employees with high skill levels, maturity, and independent problem solving abilities. Because of their research background, Ph.D.s are particularly suited to handle tough problems.”

The IAC, under the direction of Dr. Andreas Polycarpou, department head for mechanical engineering, has formed four standing committees and one executive committee. Baker believes this has changed the structure and the performance of the IAC so that each committee takes on specific tasks to help the department, and more is getting done.

“A problem one of our committees has encountered is outreach to our MEEN alumni; we aren’t doing it.” Baker stated. “We have 13,000 mechanical engineering alumni and we need their participation, feedback, time, energy, and money.

We are currently identifying the most effective way to rapidly communicate.”

Baker reported that the IAC recently created the IAC Excellence Fund, with the assistance of the A&M Foundation. The fund goes beyond scholarships. It also supports an endowment fund, department initiatives, and faculty recognition and reward. This fund is no longer just for IAC member contributions. The IAC invites all mechanical engineering alumni to contribute to the Excellence Fund, with assurances that their contributions go directly to support mechanical engineering students and the department under the guidance of the IAC.

Mr. Clay Vaughn ExxonMobil Development Co.

Pioneer Natural Resources

2015 Incoming IAC Chairman

Mr. Kathy Lynn

Mr. Gary Young

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Tymco, Inc.

Chairman: Mr. Quentin Baker BakerRisk Vice Chair: Mr. Tony Pelletier Alamo Resources, LLC. Faculty-Industry Liason: Mr. Alan Quintero Transocean Offshore Drilling Inc.

Resource and Development: Dr. Brenda Hightower Haas Group International Student Development: Mr. L. Dale Wooddy III Gas & Oil Consultant

Steering: Mr. Jeff Lipscomb JWL Engineering Steering: Mr. Tony Pelletier Alamo Resources, LLC. Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. David Pierpoline BP

Membership on the Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) is by invitation of the mechanical engineering department head. Members are selected for their leadership, accomplishments, and willingness to support the mission of the council, which is to support the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Candidates may be nominated by any member of the council or by other interested parties. There is no specific term limits in the IAC. Members can remain in the council as long as they wish, and as long as they remain active including their dues.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Today’s world needs leaders who can communicate, who can seek answers beyond traditional academic boundaries, and who can understand the social and ethical consequences of their work. The department is facing this challenge by providing experiences that encompass both academic and extracurricular opportunities. This means offering our students opportunities to participate in the community to build on existing community service and to take part in leadership development programs. Our goal is to show our students that we are committed to their success and to help them understand that they belong to a larger international community.

ASHRAE

ASME

Materials Advantage

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) was established in 1959.

The Texas A&M Branch of the Houston Chapter of ASHRAE aids in the continuing education of students in the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture in Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC). Application to the TAMU Branch is open at any time during the semester. The branch organizes monthly meetings with presentations by industry professionals, field trips, and training seminars. It provides members the opportunity to network with members of the HVAC industry during trips to the annual Houston Student Night and the annual winter and summer conferences.

ASHRAE offers its student members the opportunity to apply for scholarships and compete in HVAC design competitions.

The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) at Texas A&M University is the second largest ASME student chapter in the world. ASME hosts weekly meetings where industry representatives come and present information about their companies and provide career advice to the student engineers. The ASME chapter also provides member events such as tailgates and company socials. In addition to highlighting employment opportunities for graduates through these meetings and socials, ASME contributes to the success of the department. Over $40,000 was raised at last year’s 5th Annual ASME Golf Tournament, resulting in over $22,000 towards student scholarships as well as an endowment. This record-breaking performance is set to be broken by this year’s tournament.

The Material Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M promotes increasing knowledge of materials science and engineering and all its branches, assists its members in their academic endeavors, and professional pride in their chosen life work. Material Advantage students receive the benefits of belonging to four national/ international professional organizations: American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), Materials Information Society (ASM) and Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). The Material Advantage Student Chapter at Texas A&M organizes technical meetings, seminars, dinners with guest speakers, industrial tours, and student poster competitions every year. It also provides help applying for the large numbers of different national and local scholarships and fellowships.

MEGSO

Pi Tau Sigma

SAE

MEGSO, the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Organization, promotes positive communication within the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program at Texas A&M University. To achieve its mission, MEGSO provides a forum for communication between faculty and the graduate student body and promotes the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program at Texas A&M University. An important role of MEGSO is to help the department recruit prospective graduate students. Monthly speaker meetings are held so members can get together to promote social and professional interaction, and to inform members about current issues that affect mechanical engineering graduate students.

The Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society recognizes the outstanding achievements of undergraduate students in mechanical engineering. The Texas A&M chapter initiates 10 to 20 new members a semester. By participating in chapter activities, students can serve their community and interact with leaders in industry. Since Pi Tau Sigma membership is for life, over twenty faculty members in the Department of Mechanical Engineering share a link with current students. Pi Tau Sigma also promotes leadership in engineering by keeping members in-formed about opportunities in industry and in graduate programs across the nation.

The chapter hosted the 2014 Pi Tau Sigma National Convention, an event that brought members from across the nation to discuss today’s engineering problems.

SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is an educational and scientific organization dedicated to advancing mobility tech-nology to better serve humanity. The Texas A&M student chapter of SAE provides opportunities for students to learn about transportation industry challenges. Texas A&M SAE also offers students the chance to gain real-world design experience by participating in the Formula SAE student design competition.

Students design, construct, test, and compete with a small race car. Today, Texas A&M SAE now participates in the Grassroots Motorsports Challenge in addition to the Formula SAE/Formula Hybrid involvement. Over the past 15 years, Texas A&M SAE has exposed hundreds of engineers to hands-on practical and theoretical design of automotive systems.

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES Our distinguished lecture series are in place to facilitate the spread of knowledge to our students. We strive to be lifelong learners and to bring in speakers that will appeal to a wide variety of students. There are numerous topics throughout the year, and we hope to continue to bring in interesting and educational speakers for our students. This semester we were able to hold two such events featuring the following highly-renowned lecturers.

Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series The Fowler Distinguished Lectures were established by Mr. Donald Fowler ‘66 and Dr. Joe Fowler ‘68 in 1999. With this endowment, the Department of Mechanical Engineering invites nationally recognized scholars to Texas A&M University to present lectures that will be of benefit to students in mechanical engineering.

Nonlinear Control with Automotive Applications Professor Hedrick is the James Marshall Wells Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the National Academy of Engineers. His research focuses on the application of advanced control theory to a wide variety of vehicle dynamic systems including automotive, aircraft, and ocean vehicles. He is currently the Director of Berkeley’s Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory. His research has concentrated on the development of nonlinear control theory and on its application to a broad variety of transportation systems including automated highway systems, power train control, embedded software design, formation flight of autonomous vehicles, and active suspension systems.

Dr. J. Karl Hedrick University of California, Berkeley

Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture Series The Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture Series was established in 2014 under the direction of Dr. Dara W. Childs, Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University. With this endowment, the Department of Mechanical Engineering invites prominent speakers in the area of Turbomachinery to present lectures of interest to the students and faculty at Texas A&M University.

Learn to Think Like an Expert Dr. Wisler’s distinguished career at GE Aviation spanned 38-years, during which he conducted and managed advanced technology programs. He is recognized as an international expert in turbomachinery aerodynamics technology. His work to improve airfoil shapes and understand the complex flow fields in the rotating components of gas turbine engines has been instrumental in reducing losses (reducing fuel burn) and improving performance. Immediately after retiring from GE, Dr. Wisler joined CDIO Initiative to revitalize engineering education worldwide. Dr. Wisler is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He was also elected to the GE Aviation Hall of Fame.

David C. Wisler, Ph.D.

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2014 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Advisory Council Scholarship Andrew Bradley Joshua Brehm John D’Angelo

Lars Frederiksen Megan Gardner Ziam Ghaznavi

Don P. Dixon ‘57 & Sons Scholarship Mauricio Gutierrez Fengyi Li

Andrew Kostrzewa

Vanessa Martinez

David Beachum

Madison Alsup Vada Dillawn Jonathan Fitzgerald

Ellen Geis Alyssa Rinehart William Whitten

Michelle Wise Leping Yu

Gary W. Markham ’71 Scholarship

Maci Pechacek

Matthew Myers

Billie G. Earnheart Memorial Scholarship Fund

Elizabeth and Raymond Marlow ‘53 Endowed Scholarship

Kenny Chour

Jacob Shaw

Alexander Demblon

Michael Alvarez

Seth Loveall

Marshall Robert

Evelyn Brower

Jordan Ellington

Victor Leon

Jared Marshall Kenneth Ogbonnaya

Timothy Paulsen Rong Xu

Clayton T. Burger ‘00 Scholarship Shawn Phillips

Lou & C.C. Burton ’42 Scholarship Utsav Shiwakoti Keegan Smith Hunter Strickland Kevin Swinney Caitlyn Talbert Shiva Thapa Manjil Thapa Magar Cameron Villarreal Hector Villegas Giancarlo Vitale Heider Jody Vu Clint Weaver Kyong Windle Peter Wong James Young Javier Zapata

Kelsey Magliolo

Timothy Kroeger

Cockrell-Freeport Scholarship Brian Walther

Aaron Cohen ‘52 Engineering Scholarship Fund Zachary Vaughn

Jeanette & Robert B. Conn ‘51 Scholarship Jesse O’Connor

Erin Barre

Zachary Branigan

Eva C. & Ernst H. Gras ‘44 Memorial Scholarship

Isabel Caldwell

Christian DeBuys Francisco Falcon Richard Green Anthony Hresko Manusha Karki

Tanner Kirk Samuel Konopczynski Blake Leiker Victor Leon Matthew Martinez

Mitchell Matthews James McCabe Clare McDougall Jessica McMenis

Melanie Stiborik Graves ’77 and James R. Graves Jr. ’77 Scholarship Juan Almendarez

A. W. Guill ‘41 Endowed Scholarship James Allen

Timothy Austin

Chauncer Baughman

Janice and William Hanna ‘58 Scholarship Juan Bastardo Josiah Bezet

Emmanuel Nwoye Patricio Ramirez-Alanis

Janet & Thomas Paul ‘62 Scholarship Travis Fleitman

Parker West

Phillips 66 Scholarship Christopher Daughters Jacob Dean

Marcus Real

Tim Kerlee, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Santiago Becerra John Feistner Justin Feldt Marcelo Gonzales Keith Gronewoller

Conner Fear

Kristian Hernandez Keaton Hruzek Quoc Huynh Lauren Koll Alberto Lopez

Joshua Mosqueda Ryan Rickerson Ashley Skinner Christopher Tang Trey Torno

Frank M. & Wilton H. Leverett Scholarship Hyeongtae Lee Daniel Maldonado

Sebastian Olivera Herbey Ramirez

Sarah Lemay Reed Morgan Nicholas Ortiz

Priya Patel Tristen Tinar Michael Zahr

Megan Steichen

Ruby Lee & George Sandars ’60 Scholarship Jack Reid

David Sanders ‘90 Scholarship

Hess Tyler Hoyt

William McGinnis Shannon Murray

Ray Judy K. and Donald R. Ray ‘68 Scholarship

Michael Pieprzica

Kyle Baylis

Patrick Hart Ashley Helfrich

Pioneer Natural Resources Scholarship Stephen Allen John Andrews Levi Bailey Xavier Huerta-San Juan

Hayley Young

William M. Hays, Jr. ‘64 Scholarship

Shady Saleh Joseph Walker

Lockheed Martin Scholarship Michael Bass

Betty & Jesse Luce ’56 Scholarship Jarrett Battistini

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Eric Blosser

Ginny & Emmitt J. Nelson ‘51Scholarship

John A. Langston ‘12 Scholarship Fund Christyn Thornton

Vandiver L. Childs III Memorial Scholarship

Taylor Sanderson

Edward R. Mrozik Scholarship

Zane Rudd

Thomas Christopher O’Leary ‘12 Memorial Scholarship

Mitchell Carson

Chevron Scholarship

John Theiss Michael Tinning

Daniela Ocada

Kelsey Fieseler

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Broussard ‘44 Scholarship

Trevor Kelley Samuel Hubbell

Benjamin Hill Joshua Lockhart

Jennifer ’93 & Scott ’93 Gill Scholarship

British Petroleum Scholarship

Saray Martinez Gregory Merril Paul Miller Andrew Morris Victoria Nguyen Aaron Nitcher Rebecca Novak Patrick Odenborg Richard Padilla Emma Partridge Holly Petrie Felipe Reyes Miftajov Elissa Richard Matthew Riley Jake Robinson Joel Sam Steven Shepherd

Aalap Ashtamkar Hieu Huu Ha

Mary Ann & Gordon Gibson ‘55 Scholarship Jesse Anderson

Boeing Scholarship

Sima Ahmadizadyekta Jeffrey Brown Troy Carreon Deepak Dhankani Jordan Fisher Jacob Friedrich Carlos Garza Troy Guichard Abram Gutierrez John Harvey Eric Ho Jeremy Horton Michael Jablonowski Johnna Knight Jennifer Kosniewski Gabrielle Krzysiak Jared Lee

Joe C. Merritt ‘63 Endowed Scholarship

Michael Molering

Christopher Obermier

Brendan Foster

Mason McMillan

Marie M. & James H. Galloway ‘51 Scholarship Michael New

Dominic Jarecki

Zachary Kohn Tyler Marr

Irina Popova

Bobbie & Louis Gee ‘44 Endowed Scholarship

Henry J. Bettencourt, Jr. ‘49 Scholarship

Caroline Brooks

William Bryan McDaniel ’47 & Frances Thomas McDaniel Memorial Scholarship

Morris E. Foster ‘65 Scholarship

Sahir Rama

Allison J. Berry ‘76 Scholarship

Ellen Tendall

Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Fund Kyle Kempf

Christopher Balhoff

Sherif El Moghazi

Bechtel Scholarship Garrison Barrilleaux

Eddie & Joe Mattei ‘53 Scholarship Andrew Newell Andre Tayar

FMC Technologies Scholarship

Johnathan Markcity

Edmond L. Bailey ‘61 Memorial Scholarship Caroline Day

Ian deVlaming

Harlan Kozita Austin Mueller

ASME Golf/MESF Scholarship

Coleman Fincher

Mildred and Charles Mast ’51 Scholarship

Zhuoran Xiao

Fluor Aggies Scholarship Sean Barry Adrian Gomez

Brian Ramirez

Jean-Claude Faa

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Fisher ‘66 Scholarship

William T. Asbill ’66 Memorial Scholarship Minhtuan Nguyen

Jonathan Rickert

DOW Aggies Endowed Scholarship

Albert Scholarship Gladys M. & William D. Allison ‘44 Scholarship

Marathon Scholarship Shyam Ravichandran

Aaron Morales-Salgado

Christopher Wiggins

Thad Sandford ‘62 Scholarship Brandon Jones

Tyler Roberson

Schulmberger ASME Scholarship Ryan Castelli

Minhtuan Nguyen

Schlumberger PTS Scholarship Jordan Ellington

Katie Letourneau

Linda & Ralph Schmidt ‘68 Scholarship Caroline Brooks Taylor Messinger

Alejandra Rivera

Austin Schexnaider

Mary Joe & Donald R. Schroeter ‘63 Scholarship Matthew Runyon

Evelyn & Oscar Schuchart ’43 Scholarship Arturo Sobarzo

John Williams

UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE PROGRAMS Mollie & Jim Schulze ‘50 Scholarship Ivan Cortes

Dr. Clifford M. Simmang ‘36 BG, Ret. Scholarship Felix Sierra

Andre Nel

Keith R. Slaughter ‘49 Scholarship Christopher Kroupa

Jay H. Stafford ‘48 Scholarship Mehboob Bhatti Chris Caroccio Eduardo Cerri Verde Oscar Davila Isaias De Reza Rafael Diaz Augustus Ellis Tara Givens

Jose Gonzalez Daniel Groenow Jeremy Hamby Billy Joe Heath John Hesse Jacob Lozano Cole Matteson

David Nash Meet Patel Hunter Poole Eric Redondo David Smith Lincoln Welch Sydney Williams

Dee & Ted Stephens ’52 Scholarship Kyle Wiggs

Emil & Liz Swize Scholarship Weston Gallo

Sharon and Joel Talley ’83 Scholarship Pawan Bhandari Matthew Dang

Casey Gjolberg

Elias Rosedahl

Turbomachinery Scholarship Unlisted

Gladys P. and David M. Wilks ’69 Scholarship Hayley Sparks

Morgan Stabell

Donald H. Winkler Memorial Scholarship Justin Buskmiller

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS Baker Engineering & Risk/Quentin & Jana Baker Fellowship Matthew Gill

Sally and Ray Bowen ’58 Fellowship Brian Burrows Nick Gawloski

Iyabo Lawal

Colby LeWallen

Dr. J. George H. Thompson Fellowship Mohammad Alizadeh Ting-Ju Chen Xiang Gao Chang-Chia Huang Doe Young Hur Kuktae Kim

Seunghyun Lee Soleymaniha Mohammadreza Farzam Mortazavi Oghaz Rajabzadeh Forooza Samadi

Shuang Xiao Mohamed Talel Zakhama Qingyu Zhang Zilong Zhang

Charles Crawford ’19 Fellowship Craig Nolan

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Fellowship Olankunle Adeyeye Colton Barnes Wei Dai Matthew Daigle Nick Gangi Choi Hyunho Akinori Ito

Hongloo Jeon Derek Kanas Dong-Sung Kim Jinseok Kim Shravan Kotha Kyungjun Lee

Yirang Liu Nader Nekoubin Andre Nel Pravin Rajeshirke Sneha Sondur Thomas Vangsness

Linda D and Joe R Fowler ’68 Fellowship Nicholas Fortenberry

Kevin Reedy

Ralph E. James Endowed Fellowship Matthew Charles

Eddie and Joe Mattei Graduate Fellowship Tiffany Hargett

Mike Holtzclaw

Janet and Thomas Paul ’62 Graduate Fellowship Andrew Johnson

Reed Tool Company Fellowship Andre Nel

THE UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE ADVISING OFFICE Daniel McAdams,

Tim Jacobs,

Graduate Program Director

Undergraduate Program Director “I don’t like what I do...I LOVE what I do because I get to interact with exceptional students, fantastic educators, and outstanding staff. Texas A&M is an institution that attracts great people; my job is awesome because I get to work with them!”

Tim Jacobs became the program director in September 2013. His duties include overseeing the undergraduate program, advising students, determining appropriateness of the curriculum, reviewing exceptions, quality of instruction, resolution of student and/or instructor issues, managing enrollment capacities, scheduling undergraduate courses, and developing new educational initiatives to offer students a holistic and robust education.

“I enjoy helping students have the best, and most personalized, graduate experience in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M. My dream is to help them achieve their dreams.” Daniel McAdams began working as the gradu-

ate program director in Fall 2014. His duties include overseeing the Graduate Admissions Committee, coordinating new graduate course offerings with the faculty and the Graduate Studies and Research Committee, working with the advising staff to ensure student success with their specific degree plan, advising graduate students on research opportunities and interests before they identify a research advisor, and serving as liaison between department and college on graduate program matters.

Sarah Porter,

Doug Beck,

Program Coordinator (Graduate Program)

Sr. Academic Advisor II (Undergraduate Program) “I thoroughly enjoy working with students by providing them with advice and the tools for them to make informed and sound decisions to reach their goal of completing their degree.” Doug

Beck began working for the department as an Undergraduate Advisor in June 2010. His job duties include advising undergraduate students concerning their career goals and academic requirements; providing information and referring students to university resources that can assist in meeting their needs or solving problems; and meeting with prospective students from high schools, post-secondary institutions, and nonMEEN TAMU students.

“I have such a feeling of accomplishment when helping our students.” Sarah Porter began

working for the department as a Program Coordiantor in September 2014. Her job duites include coordinating and overseesing the planning, development, and implementation of assigned programs, as well as providing student and faculty support.

Tandilyn Phillips,

Sr. Academic Advisor II (Graduate Program) “I enjoy empowering and engaging students to be successful by providing them with academic advice, tools & resources that will allow them to pursue their interests and achieve their

Katelynn Graham, Academic Advisor I (Undergraduate Program)

“There is nothing more rewarding than watching students succeed in their academic and personal careers.” Katelynn Graham began

working for the department in August 2014. Her duties include advising undergraduate students concerning their career goals and academic requirements; providing information and referring students to university resources that can assist in meeting their needs or solving problems. She also works with the registrar to schedule MEEN courses.

Rachal Thomassie, Sr. Academic Advisor I (Undergraduate Program)

“I enjoy guiding students along their academic path and discussing career interests and opportunities.”

Rachal Thomassie began working for the Department of Mechanical Engineering in December 2013. She advises undergraduate students concerning their career goals and academic requirements, as well as prospective students inquiring about the field of mechanical engineering and admission to Texas A&M. She also works with the Office of the Registrar to schedule classes.

Tandilyn Phillips began working for the Department of Mechanical Engineering in July 2014.

She manages a unit of professional and support personnel, and recruits and advises graduate students concerning their educational or career goals, academic requirements, and related personal concerns. In addition, she provides information and refers students to university resources that can assist them in meeting their needs or solving their problems. goals.”

Crystal Morris,

Lead Office Associate “I enjoy working along with the professors, the staff, and the students. That has been the key to happiness here in Mechanical Engineering. I work with a wonderful set of people!” Crystal

Morris began working for the department as a Lead Office Associate in September 2014. Her job duites include assisting students, parents, visitors, advisors, and faculty in the undergraduate office. She is the front line person that greets and assists all who need advising help.

She provides faculty support as needed and supervises student workers.

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FACULTY INVESTITURE

On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the Department of Mechanical Engineering held its first faculty investiture in the Gates Ballroom. This event enabled the department to publicly celebrate three of its most esteemed faculty, bestowing upon them one of the highest honors in academia, the awarding of an endowed professorship. Faculty invested were Dr. Eric L. Petersen as Nelson-Jackson Professor, Dr. William C. Schneider as Zachry Professor of Engineering, and Dr. Arun R. Srinivasa as Holdredge/Paul Professor.

Eric L. Petersen, Nelson-Jackson Professor

William C. Schneider, Zachry Professor of Engineering

Arun R. Srinivasa, Holdredge/Paul Professor

Petersen joined Texas A&M Universi-

Schneider graduated with a Ph.D.

Srinivasa joined Texas A&M as a pro-

ty as a professor of mechanical engi-

in mechanical engineering and pro-

fessor of mechanical engineering in

neering in 2008. He worked for sev-

ceeded into a distinguished 38-year

1997, and currently serves as asso-

eral years as an analytical engineer

career at the Johnson Space Center

ciate department head. His research

in the combustion group at Pratt

in Houston. While at NASA, he was

focuses on the simulation of entropy

& Whitney, Government Engines &

a pivotal engineer performing exten-

producing processes including met-

Space Propulsion, as well as staff sci-

sive thermo-elasticity and dynamic

al and polymer processing, diffusion

entist at The Aerospace Corporation.

analysis and was responsible for the

and swelling in soft materials, ther-

His research involves the fields of gas

structural integrity of the thermal pro-

momechanical phenomena in smart

dynamics, propulsion, combustion,

tection tiles for the space shuttles. He

materials, modeling of biomaterials

shock wave physics and chemistry,

designed many spacecraft and space-

and simulation of surgical processes,

chemical kinetics, optical diagnos-

craft components. Schneider has re-

and other related areas of engineer-

tics and spectroscopy, combustion

ceived 13 U.S. patents. Upon retiring

ing. Srinivasa has a passion for educa-

instability, fluid mechanics, aerosol

14 years ago, his position was that of

tion and an abiding interest in the use

science, and rocket combustion. Pe-

senior engineer and assistant direc-

of technology for education. He has

tersen is a recipient of the National

tor of all engineering at the Johnson

won numerous teaching awards such

Science Foundation CAREER Award

Space Center. Schneider currently

as the Outstanding Teaching Award

and a student-led award for teaching

teaches mechanical engineering at

and the BP Award for Teaching Excel-

excellence. He was awarded a Texas

Texas A&M. His wealth of experience

lence, and also received the University

A&M Engineering Experiment Station

has greatly enhanced the capstone

Distinguished Achievement Award in

(TEES) Fellow for 2010-2011.

senior design course.

2013.

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2014 FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS AND HONORS

Faculty Recognition Kalyan Annamalai, professor, received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering N.K. Anand, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Named Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System, 2014 Sevan Gonezen, assistant professor, received the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant award Jaime Grunlan, professor, received the TEES Faculty Fellow 2014 award Je-Chin Han, professor, received the Heat Transfer 75th Anniversary Medal, ASME Timothy Jacobs, associate professor, received the Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award, SAE Won-Jong Kim, associate professor, received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering Yong-Joe Kim, assistant professor, received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow II, College Of Engineering Maria King, research associate professor, was recognized as the “Professor of the Year 2013-2014”

by the Biotechnology Society at Texas A&M Ying Li, associate professor, received an NSF Career Award Richard Malak, assistant professor, received the Morris-Foster Faculty Fellowship, as well as a TEES Select Yound Faculty Fellow award, and the 2014 Engineering Genesis Award from TEES

Luis San Andres, professor, was granted the Mast-Childs Chair in Mechanical Engineering, and won 2014 Outstanding Paper 9th IFToMM International Conference of Rotordynamics, Milan, Italy (1/198 papers) Arun Srinivasa, professor, received the Holdredge/Paul Professorship, MEEN

Gerald Morrison, professor, received the Henry R. Worthington Medal, ASME 2014

David Staack, assistant professor, received the Peggy L. & Charles Brittan ‘65 Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate

Ana Muliana, associate professor, received the Herbert H. Richardson Fellow Award

Staff Recognition

Alan Palazzolo, professor, received the Annual ASME Journal of Tribology Best Paper Award Eric Petersen, professor, received the Best Paper Award, from X ISHPMIE in collaboration with M. S. Mannan

Teaching, as well as a TEES Select Young Faculty Fellow award Choongho Yu, associate professor, was named the Gulf/Oil Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor II by the Department of Mechanical Engineering Xinghang Zhang, associate professor, was recognized as the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor, and also received the College of Engineering Holleran-Bowman Faculty Fellow award

Ann Hsiao, Business Coordinator Mike Theiss, Technician II, was II, was recognized as Outstanding recognized with the Staff Excellence Award Support Staff Crystal Morris, Lead Office Asso- Mitch Wittneben, Senior Inforciate, was recognized with the Staff mation Technology Profesional II, was recognized as Outstanding Excellence Award Support Staff

Bryan Rasmussen, associate professor, received the Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office J.N. Reddy, professor, received the International Association for Computational Mechanics Award, Raymond D. Mindlin Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, Finland Distinguished Professor, Aalto University and National Technology Agency of Finland

Dr. Andreas Polycarpou, department head, and Mike Theiss, recipient of the department 2014 Staff Excellence Award.

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DONOR RECOGNITION In the Department of Mechanical Engineering, we recognize that our faculty and students have the talent to help make the world safer, cleaner, healthier, and more efficient. In the classroom we’re consistently providing a worldclass engineering education to our students that we believe will serve as a foundation for success throughout their lives. In the lab we’re pioneering new advances in important areas such as energy, health, and the environment. But cultivating such an environment demands resources. Many of our research and educational endeavors would not be possible without help from our former students and friends of the department.

Jeremy Quast Director of Development Your gift to the department: • ​Ensures others have the same opportunity to receive a quality education ​• Maintains our nationally-recognized standards of educational excellence ​• Helps the department keep pace with the constantly changing advancements in technologies • ​Funds scholarships for deserving students in need ​• Plays a vital role in the discoveries that revolutionize our lives and set in motion new ideas and new discoveries ​• Fosters a scholarly and professional environment that enables faculty, students, and staff to make lasting contributions to the advancement of knowledge, the creative and innovative practice of engineering, and improvement of the quality of life for society as a whole. ​Ways to give: Gifts to the department may be in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or personal property. Many of our supporters have contributed using planned gifts, including, but not limited to: charitable remainder trusts, lead trusts, gift annuities, bequest provisions, and life insurance.

These are all excellent ways to benefit Texas A&M and the Department of Mechanical Engineering while fulfilling philanthropic goals and possibly achieving some financial planning or tax benefits.

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New Faculty Fellowship Mr. Steve Brauer Jr., ‘02 Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering Mr. Steve Brauer, Jr. ‘02 started his career with the Houston-based firm Redding Linden Burr, Consulting Engineers. He then went on to earn his master’s degree before taking a position at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth where he led a number of projects related to wing manufacturing for the F-35 program. Brauer left Lockheed in 2009 to take over the Gulf States Division for Hunter Engineering Company, a manufacturer of computer-based automotive diagnostic equipment.

He currently resides in Fort Worth. He is a member of ASHRE and ASME.

New Gifts Dr. and Mrs. David E. Beers ‘66 created the Pamela B. and David E. Beers ‘66 Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Pam and David Beers ’66 recently established an endowment through the Texas A&M Foundation to benefit the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

The Pamela B. and David E. Beers ’66 Mechanical Engineering Scholarship will be granted to an undergraduate student who demonstrates exceptional academic performance, extracurricular involvement and financial need.

Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. created the Pioneer Natural Resources Company Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering Pioneer Natural Resources is a large independent oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Irving, Texas, with operations in the United States. They recently contributed $600,000 to the Texas A&M Foundation to benefit the Dwight Look College of Engineering’s petroleum and mechanical engineering departments at Texas A&M University.

A portion of the funding will support a multipurpose resource and meeting space within the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering. The remainder of the gift will be designated to the Pioneer Natural Resources Company Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering. This scholarship fund will provide financial aid to undergraduate students as well as fund graduate student fellowships and faculty fellows.

Zachry Holdings, Inc. created the Zachry Holdings, Inc. Professor of Practice H.B. Zachry, Jr. was born in Laredo, Texas in 1933.

He received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1954. In 1964 he attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. Following graduation from Texas A&M University, he served three years in the U.S. Air Force. Having worked in the construction business throughout high school and college, he joined H.B. Zachry Company full time in 1957.

Jack E. Miller, PE ‘74 created the Reinette C. and Jack E. Miller ‘74 Excellence Fund Houston couple Reinette and Jack Miller have created the Reinette and Jack E. Miller ‘74 Exellence Fund with their gift to the Texas A&M Foundation. Jack Miller earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. He is currently an executive vice president at Stress Engineering Services in Houston. In addition to their support of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Millers are also supporters of the 12th Man Foundation and Association of Former Students.

Donor Contributions $20 — $99 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Peyton ‘61

$100 — $249 BP Fabric of America Fund Mr. Duane A. Gonzalez ‘92 Mr. Wayne C. Lin ‘92 Mr. Larry V. Macicek ‘71 Mr. William J. McLaughlin Mr. Omez Mesina ‘93 Mr. Michael Brandon Yaw ‘07 Mr. Joesph J. Zierer, Jr. ‘89

$250 — $499 Mr. Randall J. Armstrong ‘85 Mr. J. Christopher Cook ‘93

Maj. Jeremy D. Hooper ‘02 Dr. Kanthi G. Kannan ‘97 Mr. David J. Pierpoline ‘81 Mr. Lance M. Simmang ‘92

$500 — $999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Agler Mr. Russell T. Bayh, III ‘75 Mr. Lawrence R. Bloomquist ‘79 Cleary Zimmermann, Inc Dr. James B. Couch Mr. Grayum L. Davis ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Walt Jaderlund Mr. Kenneth D. Meline ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Miller ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Wauters ‘79

$1,000 — $9,999 Mr. Quentin Baker ‘78 Bechtel Corporation The Boeing Company BP Corporation North America, Inc Dr. Dara Childs CITGO Petroleum Corporation Dr. Early B. Denison ‘66 The Dow Chemical Foundation Enovation Controls, LLC Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Foster Family Foundation Mr. Craig A. Fox ‘77 Mr. Mark S. Freer Haliburton Energy Services, Inc. Mr. Russell S. Hall ‘08 Mr. Donald G. Hervey ‘65 Hess Corporation Mrs. Brenda R. Hightower ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. William O. Hiltebeitel ‘10 Hunter Engineering Mr. Jeffrey W. Lipscomb ‘73 Mammoet USA South, Inc. Lockheed Martin Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Lynch Ms. Kathleen M. Lynn ‘79 Lyondell M & H Enterprises, Inc. Mrs. Nancy Munnerlyn Mr. Shankar B. Narayanan ‘11 Norex Engineering, Inc. Mr. Norman P. Oliver ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Antonio F. Pelletier ‘75 Mr. Alan Quintero ‘85

Mr. Donald R. Ray ‘68 Mr. Kyle M. Richter ‘10 SAE International Mr. Donald R. Schroeter ‘63 Shell Oil Company Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. Mr. Allan W. Taylor ‘83 Mr. Phillip A. Tschoepe ‘80 Mr. Larry Dan Varner ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Clayton W. Vaughn ‘80 Mr. Lemuel D. Wooddy, III ‘79 Mr. Gary B. Young ‘77

$10,000+ 3M Company The Air Products Foundation Mr. William D. Allison ‘44 Asdahi Kasei Corporation Dr. and Mrs. David E. Beers ‘66 Mr. James J. Cain ‘51 Chevron ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Corporation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Thomas E. Fisher ‘66 Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. Mr. Raymond Marlow ‘53 Jack E. Miller, PE ‘74 Phillips 66 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. Schlumberger Technoogy Corporation Mr. Jay H. Stafford ‘48 Mr. Max R. Vordenbaum ‘73 Dr. Ronald D. Young ‘67 Zachry Holdings, Inc.

Graduate student Andre Nel and former student Andrea Abeln ’13 received awards at the 2014 Scholarship and Donor Recognition Banquet held in October 2014.

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