Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Delhaye bestowed as ANS NURETH Fellow

On the occasion of the international NURETH-15 conference on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics held in Pisa, Italy on May 12-17, 2013, Dr. Jean-Marc Delhaye was designated an ANS NURETH Fellow.  During the official banquet at the Palazzo Corsini in Florence he was presented with a silver-plated plaque with the following citation: “In recognition of outstanding contribution […]

ME becomes a member of the National Fluid Power Association

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

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 […]

NSF CAREER Award 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Xiangchun Xuan! He has won the prestigious NSF CAREER Award, for his project “Particle Magnetophoresis in Ferrofluid Microflows for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications” Magnetic field-induced particle manipulation is simple and cheap as compared to other techniques (e.g., electric, acoustic, and optical) that are applicable to microfluidic devices. It is non-invasive and free of fluid […]

ME graduates inducted to Thomas Green Clemson Academy

The Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers  and Scientists at Clemson University inducted two ME graduates in 2011. Thomas Gettys, director of research and development for the Michelin Group, who joined the company after earning a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson. Walter Fleming Jones became executive director of the Office of naval Research in […]

Energy for tomorrow Winner 2011

In this year’s Energy for Tomorrow competition, graduate students from top business, environmental, public policy and engineering schools from around the globe were invited to discuss energy innovations in the urban environment and how this will affect consumer behaviour. TIME, FORTUNE and Shell would like to congratulate the winner James Mack. The judges were impressed with his solution […]

Delhaye designated as ANS Fellow

In recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of nuclear science and technology, the highest grade of ANS membership has been bestowed on Dr. Jean-Marc Delhaye. An ANS member since 2002 and senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, where he began work after teaching at Ecole Centrale Paris and serving in several positions at the Commissariat […]

Dr. John Wagner elected ASME Fellow

Congratulations to Dr. John Wagner, who was elected a Fellow of the ASME. Wagner was recognized for his exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. The advent of digital computers and electronic sensors/actuators has created exciting opportunities for their integration into many multi-disciplinary dynamic systems. Dr. John Wagner works with undergraduate and graduate […]