Alumni Distinguished Professor 2015
August 27, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Richard S. Figliola! He has been named Alumni Distinguished Professor at the 2015 Victor Hurst Convocation.
Mechanical Engineering
Tag: Achievement
SMD (Structural Materials Division) Young Leaders Professional Development Award 2015
July 22, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Porter! Dr. Porter has won the SMD (Structural Materials Division) Young Leaders Professional Development Award for 2015. He was presented the award during the annual TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) meeting held in Orlando, FL on March 15-19. “As a relatively new and active member of TMS SMD, I […]
Esin Gulari Leadership and Service Award 2015
May 20, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Summers! He has won the Esin Gulari Leadership and Service Award for 2015. The award recognizes college faculty who take on leadership and service responsibilities that require selfless commitment of time and effort. [More from the CES ceremony]
Centennial Professorship Award and Alumni Distinguished Professor
May 8, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Richard S. Figliola! He has won the Centennial Professorship Award for 2015 and was named an Alumni Distinguished Professor at the 2015 Victor Hurst Convocation. About Dr. Figliola Richard Figliola is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at Clemson University. He has served previously as ME Department Chair. In 2011, he […]
ME students were a big part of Clemson’s win in the 2014 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals
October 23, 2014
Clemson’s Water Ski Team competed at the 2014 Collegiate Water Ski Nationals hosted at Bennett’s Water Ski School in Zachary, Louisiana from October 16th-18th. The competition drew 22 of the nation’s best ski teams for one final competition of the year. Clemson’s team won D2 Nationals, bringing home its second National Championship in the last […]
ME Alumnus earns professional engineering designation
July 23, 2014
Matt Kelley, P.E., manufacturing manager at Automation Engineering Co. LLC, has successfully passed the exam and met the education and experience requirements to become a registered professional engineer. He is a graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. [Read More]
Pioneering nuclear power researcher bookends year with honors
June 12, 2014
A Clemson University senior lecturer who helped improve the understanding of thermal hydraulics as France became a world leader in nuclear power is looking forward to fall semester after wrapping up a year bookended by two honors. Jean-Marc Delhaye won a Clemson University teaching award almost exactly a year after a professional society recognized his pioneering […]
Dr. Sherrill Biggers elected ASME Fellow
May 26, 2014
Congratulations to Dr. Sherrill Biggers, who was elected a Fellow of the ASME. Biggers 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, shall […]
Dr. Zumbrunnen receives National Scholars Program Award of Distinction
April 29, 2014
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 M.S. student wins $100,000 for machine-tool application
April 22, 2014
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
April 14, 2014
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, […]
Dr. Daqaq wins award and elections
September 24, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammed Daqaq! Dr. Daqaq has been named the ASME 2014 recipient of the Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award. The Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award is awarded for notable contribution(s) to the field of Adaptive Structures and Material Systems. The prize is awarded to a young researcher in his or her ascendancy whose […]
Dr. Daqaq elected as an associate editor for the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
September 24, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammed Daqaq! Dr. Mohammed Daqaq was elected to serve as an associate editor for the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. “The ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics is a quarterly publication sponsored jointly by the Design Engineering and the Noise Control and Acoustics Divisions of ASME. The Journal is the premier […]
Dr. Daqaq elected treasurer of ASMS aerospace division
September 24, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammed Daqaq! Dr. Mohammed Daqaq was elected as the new treasurer of the ASME Structures and Material Systems Branch (ASMS) of the aerospace division. This branch has around 100 members including 20 ASME fellows.
SMASIS 2013
September 18, 2013
Amin Bibo is one of Dr. Daqaq’s Ph.D. students and has won the best paper award at ASME’s 2013 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS). The conference was held September 16-18 in Snowbird, Utah. The paper is titled Concurrent Energy Harvesting from Vibratory Base Excitations and Aerodynamic Flows and was selected out of […]
