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MME Advisory Board Thomas M. Barlow ’57 BS ME Former President ASME Lincoln, California Scott Brandenburg Thales Aerospace - US Bellevue, Washington Jeff Castleberry ’89 BS ME Insitu Bingen, Washington William Chambers PACCAR Technical Center Mount Vernon, Washington Trevor Devaney Hi-Rel Laboratories Inc. Spokane, Washington Sandy K. Fryer ’69 BS ME Fryer Industries Inc. Orinda, California Gene Jones ’80 BS ME Hewlett-Packard Vancouver, Washington Randal J. Morrison ’06 BS ME Hewlett-Packard Vancouver, Washington Phil Ohl ’92 MEM Vista Engineering Technologies LLC Kennewick, Washington David Rohrig ’04 MEM Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington Julia Soto ’04 MS MSE Saturday Academy, University of Portland Portland, Oregon Elaine Thomas ’76 BS MSE Bradken-Atlas Tacoma, Washington Jason Tripard ’94 BS ME Microsoft Corporation Bellevue, Washington Christy L. Turner ’01 BS ME, ’02 MS MSE Sandia National Laboratories Livermore, California Terry Waldron ’83 BS ME Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Systems Seattle, Washington John P. Whitlock ’81 BS Inspired Light LLC Corvallis, Oregon A Message from the Director I hope you enjoy this edition of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering newsletter. We have a lot of exciting changes to our programs that you can expect to see in the next year. A $3.8 million state allocation to WSU’s engineering programs aims to meet industry demand by significantly increasing the number of engineering and computer science graduates. As part of the expansion of our programs, we have hired new faculty members (page 13). We have also received additional support for significant upgrades and new equipment in our undergraduate engineering laboratories (page 3). In addition, you can read about the expansion of our WSU mechanical engineering programs at Olympic College in Bremerton and Everett Community College (page 2). While we are expanding our education efforts, our research continues to have real-world impacts. In this issue, you can read about work our researchers are doing in everything from developing lighter and stronger metals for automotive applications (page 5) to building a ship that can fly over ocean waves (page 4). Meanwhile, our students continue to get the valuable, hands-on experience that WSU is known for that will help to prepare them for their careers. Some of our students are building what we hope will be the first student-built, hydrogen-powered airplane (page 11). Another group took second place in an international hydrogen design competition (page 10). We want to thank Dave Bahr for his valuable service as director of the School of MME. He has moved on to Purdue University, his alma mater, where he is a professor and the head of materials engineering. We have launched a search for a new director and hope to have him or her in place in time for the start of next semester. Finally, we are sad to report the passing this year of longtime professor Clayton Crowe (page 12). Dr. Crowe taught a generation of our engineering students and is fondly remembered not only for his valuable contributions and excellent teaching, but also for the joy he brought to the classroom and his sense of humor. Please feel free to share your news with us or come by when you’re in Pullman. Thanks so much for your interest in and support of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. David Field Professor and Interim Director School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | FALL 2009–2010
On the Web: www.mme.wsu.edu CONTENTS 3 6 11 On the cover: First graduates of WSU’s Mechanical Engineering program at Olympic College, Bremerton with (l-r) Dean Candis Claiborn and Professors David Bahr and Marvin Pitts. See story on page 2 Want to Go Green and Help Us Save our Green? The MME newsletter and other MME publications are also available in electronic format. If you would like to receive e-publications from MME, please send a note to Tina Hilding at thilding@wsu.edu. The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering newsletter is published for the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, PO Box 642920, Pullman, Washington, 99164-2920 by Washington State University, PO Box 645910, Pullman, Washington, 99164-5910. Distribution is free to mechanical and materials engineering alumni, friends, personnel, and students. Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2013. 3/13 140919 Communications Coordinator: Tina Hilding, thilding@wsu.edu MME photographer: Michelle White www.mme.wsu.edu From the Director................................Inside Front Cover Making Room for More Expansion of ME Programs Statewide..................................... 2 Lab Upgrades.......................................................................... 3 Research 3D-4U at Pullman’s Martin Stadium........................................ 4 Flying Boat Technology Makes a Splash.................................. 4 Developing Better Steel for Your Car....................................... 5 Looking to Micro-Fluidics as Answer for Smaller Devices ........ 6 Research Notes....................................................................... 6 Student News Nuclear Security Fellowship for Stephanie Pitts........................ 8 Briefs and Awards................................................................. 8-9 Club Updates RC Baja Triumphs.................................................................... 9 Hydrogen Design Takes Second............................................ 10 H2 Plane Idea Takes Off......................................................... 11 Faculty/Staff In Memoriam: Clayton Crowe............................................... 12 New Faculty Join MME.......................................................... 12 Briefs and Awards.................................................................. 13 Scholarships Make a Difference......................Back Cover School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Spring 2013 1
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