Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Zumbrunnen receives National Scholars Program Award of Distinction

Dr. David Zumbrunnen was one of three faculty in the College of Engineering and Science who in April received a National Scholars Program Award of Distinction. The Awards of Distinction are presented by graduating National Scholars to faculty and staff who have served as significant mentors, both in class and out, and have helped develop […]

ME 4170/6170 Mechatronics Course Project Demonstrations Spring 2014

The thirty mechanical engineering students enrolled in this technical elective worked on one of four projects during the semester which featured sensor and actuator integration under real time data acquisition and control. The theme this year was the use of cost effective National Instruments (NI) USB-based ADC/DAC converters which can be hosted by a laptop […]

ME M.S. student wins $100,000 for machine-tool application

A Clemson University student has won $100,000 for an application she developed to help monitor cutting conditions in machine tools. Valerie Pezzullo, who is receiving her master’s degree in mechanical engineering in May, won first prize in the MTConnect Challenge 2 for Machining Process Monitoring to Aid in Chatter Identification. [Read More]

Dr. John R. Saylor elected ASME Fellow

Congratulations to Dr. John R. Saylor, who was elected a Fellow of the ASME. Saylor was recognized for his exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. ASME Fellow Qualifications “A Fellow, one who has attained a membership grade of distinction, at the time of advancement shall be a corporate member of the Society, […]

ME 4010 Final Presentations Spring 2014

During the Spring 2014 semester, eight teams of students constructed manufacturing devices that can produce real parts during live demonstrations in the classroom. These were done with ME 3120 as the target customer (Drs. Martinez-Duarte and Choi served as the primary customers). Further, a former Clemson student, Pavan Kumar, who is a partner in a […]

Four ME Professors visit BMW in Germany

The trip was organized through Clemson University and CU-ICAR. Dr Tanju Karanfil provided support for the faculty to travel to BMW FIZ (Research and Development) in Munich. Four faculty members, Georges Fadel, Joshua Summers, Ardalan Vahidi, and Gregory Mocko, from Mechanical Engineering attended the BMW-CU Showcase event. The showcase event was two full days, April […]