Tag: October 2016 Newsletter

Dr. Yiqiang Han, Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Yiqiang Han joined the Mechanical Engineering Department as a Lecturer in 2016. Dr. Han finished his PhD program from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in 2015. Before transitioning to Clemson University, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Vertical Lift Research Center […]

The Graduate Fellowships and Awards Committee selected Xinyu Lu, and one other student, to receive a medallion for the Spring 2016 semester. The medallions were presented during the May 5th hooding ceremony at the Brooks Center. Xinyu’s doctoral research was to develop a fundamental understanding of particle transport phenomena in non-Newtonian fluids (e.g., polymer solutions […]

Six mechanical engineering students received their Ph.D. degrees this summer: Dr. Ali Alhadidi Dissertation Title: “Trust-Based Control of (Semi)autonomous Mobile Robotic Systems” Advisor: Dr. Mohammed Daqaq Dr. Wei Li Dissertation Title: “Effects of Mean Shear and Scalar Initial Length Scale on Three-Scalar Mixing in Turbulent Coaxial Jet” Advisor: Dr. Chenning Tong Dr. Xinyu Lu Dissertation Title: “Particle […]

Freight Farms is collaborating with Dr. Joshua Summers to develop a Self-Sustaining Crop Production Unit as part of a NASA-funded study.

Dr. Melur Ramasubramanian has accepted a one-year IPA (Intergovernmental Personnel Act) to serve as the next Program Director for the ERC (Engineering Research Centers) program at the National Science Foundation starting July 5th, 2016. During his absence, Dr. Richard Figliola, a University Centennial Professor, Alumni Distinguished Professor, David A. Brown Endowed Scholar, and a former […]

Five mechanical engineering students received their Ph.D. degrees this spring: Rohan Galgalikar Dissertation Title: “Computational Engineering Analysis of Materials and Structural Aspects of Gas Turbine Engine Ceramic Matrix Composite Components” Advisor: Dr. Mica Grujicic Rahul Renu Dissertation Title: “Product-Process Coupling to Enable Continuous Improvement of Assembly Processes” Advisor: Dr. Gregory Mocko Xinran Tao Dissertation Title: “Design, Modeling […]

Neehar Kulkarni has won first place for his poster that was presented at the Automotive Research Center (ARC) review meeting in Ann Arbor this past May. He also presented a case study in addition to his poster, both of which were about the research he completed for his MS degree under the advisement of Drs. Gang Li, Nicole […]

The project is being funded by a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant that Freight Farms has received.

Hongseok Choi of Clemson University is the winner of an award that recognizes his three-year effort to connect engineering students with manufacturers across South Carolina. The international professional engineering society SME has selected Choi for a 2016 Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award.

The cover page of the May/June 2016 issue of ASAIO Journal features a paper from Dr. Richard Figliola’s research group titled “In-vitro Validation of a Multiscale Patient-specific Model of the Norwood Circulation”. It includes photographs of anatomically accurate 3D printings reconstructed from patient clinical imaging data. ASAIO Journal Link The Paper: Hang T, Giardini A, […]

Mohammed Daqaq of Clemson University is the winner of an award that recognizes the research he has done to develop “energy harvesters,” a new technology that could play a key role in helping monitor bridges for cracks and other signs of strain.

A family with three generations of Clemson University alumni has given $1 million to the school to benefit engineering, arts and humanities, and the library, all integral parts of their collegiate experience. Capt. Wilbur N. Ginn Jr., U.S. Navy, retired; and his wife, Dorothy, of Greenville, along with their son, Wilbur N. Ginn III, and his wife, Alice, of Florence, made […]

Congratulations to Dr. Yue “Sophie” Wang! She has been awarded the Warren H. Owen-Duke Energy Assistant Professorship of Engineering. The assistant professorship supports faculty members in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. It was originally established by employees of what was then Duke Power Company in 1989 in honor of the […]