Mechanical Engineering

Year: 2012

Ilenia Battiato receives Aci and Galatea Award

July 18, 2012

Dr. Ilenia Battiato will receive the ‘Aci and Galatea’ award from the city of Acireale (Catania provence). The award is given to Sicilians who have reached national/international accomplishments in a wide variety of fields (from TV to theatre, and from local enterprises to science/medicine,etc). The awards ceremony will be held on August 10th and broadcast […]

Greg Mocko receives 2012 ASME CIE Young Engineer Award

June 11, 2012

Congratulations to Greg Mocko on winning the 2012 ASME Computers and Information in Engineering Division Young Engineer Award. The award notification states that Greg satisfied all the criteria for the award to the highest degree, and that he has been recognized by his peers for his ability and potential for making significant contributions to the […]

Graham Yennie awarded ASF Scholarship

June 5, 2012

Congratulations to Graham Yennie, for receiving a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). The Foundation was started in 1984 by the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts to aid the US in retaining its world leadership in science and technology by providing scholarships to the very best and brightest STEM students. Now there are […]

Stephen Lucich awarded ACCIAC Fellowship

April 20, 2012

Congratulations to Stephen Lucich, for receiving a 2012 ACCIAC Fellowship in Creativity and Innovation. This is a significant honor – Stephen was one of only three Clemson students selected this year. He will receive $4000 for the Fellowship. Stephen is currently a senior in Mechanical Engineering.

Joshua Summers receives 2012 Governor’s Award

April 20, 2012

Congratulations to Joshua Summers for receiving the 2012 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Awareness. This is a major accomplishment. Josh will receive his award at a public ceremony held at the South Carolina Academy of Science Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 14 at the University of South Carolina Aiken. As part of the award, […]

Children’s heart research Network to hold meeting in Clemson

April 12, 2012

An international research team studying methods to visualize and surgically treat congenital heart defects will hold a meeting in Clemson in May. The Leducq Foundation Transatlantic Network in Multi-scale Modeling of Single Ventricle Hearts, will hold its annual meeting and grant review at the Madren Conference Center on the Clemson campus on May 4 and […]

ME Professors win the 2012 Eastman Chemical Award for Excellence

April 11, 2012

Ardalan Vahidi, Rui “Jim” Qiao and Mica Grujicic are winners of the Eastman Chemical Award for Excellence. They received the award in April 2012. The award is based on publications, expenditures and teaching effectiveness ranks.                      

Dr. Paul Joseph receives Ken Roby Advising Award for 2012

April 11, 2012

Dr. Paul Joseph received the Ken Roby Award for 2012. This award is given to the faculty member who exibits the most concern and dedication in undergraduate student advising. This is the second year in a row that Dr. Joseph has received this award.

Dr. Donald Beasley Receives 2012 Eugene H. Bishop Award

April 11, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Donald Beasley, who received the 2012 Eugene H. Bishop Award. Dr. Beasley was recognized for his exceptional abilities working with students and teaching.The Eugene H. Bishop Award was established by the students of Pi Tau Sigma in 1988 to honor the exceptional accomplishments of Dr. Bishop as a highly respected classroom teacher and […]

ME becomes a member of the National Fluid Power Association

March 26, 2012

The Mechanical Engineering department has become an Educator Member of the National Fluid Power Association. As a new educator member, ME will have the opportunity to participate in all of the association events. In fact, there is a Fluid Power Workforce Summit scheduled for September 2012 in the planning phase now. This event will be […]

Ochterbeck Appointed an Associate Editor

March 15, 2012

Dr.  Michael B. Bragg, AIAA Vice President of Publications, has approved the recommendation of Al Crosbie, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Thermophysis and Heat Transfer that Jay M. Ochterbeck be appointed an Associate Editor of this journal. AIAA is fortunate in having a proud publication history, and in this history its many dedicated Editors have played a […]

ME student is helping an inventor refine his idea into a marketable product

March 3, 2012

ME senior, Teal Fenton, is helping Daryl Molliere refine his design of the “Dream Cart Hunting System”. Hoping to maximize its potential while minimizing production costs. Molliere is working with Mountain Lake Business Development Corp. to further develop the business into a larger scale operation. [Read More]