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STUDENT NEWS Project PBR (2011): One of the many features in the Pitney Bowes high speed mail handling machine is the ability to place inserts into the envelopes. These inserts are fed in by rubber belts; however these belts regularly lose their frictional surface. When this happens the machine must be stopped while the belts are removed and replaced. Team PBR devised a simple and effective way to refurbish the belts, i.e., renewing their friction without removing them from the machine. Their solution considerably reduces the down time needed for machine maintenance. Designers: Casey Blythe, Brian Esoda, and Eric Levenseller. Sponsor: Pitney Bowes DMT. Contacts: Mark MacLeod & John Masotta. Project SNIPE (2011): Although larger projectiles have been affixed with a way to steer them in flight, the challenge given to Team SNIPE was to seek out a means to steer a .50 caliber bullet, which is only about ½-inch in diameter. The solution devised by this student team was to create a fast-rising, localized plasma (a collection of charged particles), which caused a shock wave to form. This sudden disturbance of the flow around the bullet is the way this team chose to change the bullet’s trajectory. Designers: Alexander Englesbe, Justin Lee, and Logan Shannahan. Sponsor: US Army Research Laboratory. Contacts: Gordon Brown & Ben Topper. For the 2011/2012 projects, there are 14 projects being completed. One is highlighted below. Project SORT: Novatec manufactures and sells equipment for plastics injection molding, extrusion, and similar processes. Plastic pellets are moved through these factories using central vacuum systems. In a complex factory, manual switching stations are used so that any source of pellets can go to any consumer of pellets, similar to routing calls through an old-fashioned telephone switchboard. Team SORT was asked to design a better machine to switch the flow of pellets. Designers: Hans Ma, Christopher Price, Andrew Rohland & Sara Tankard Sponsor: Novatec, Inc. Contact: Steve Gillmeister For more details and photos, please visit: http://design.wse.jhu.edu/. Hans Ma and Sara Tankard working on the sensors of their Senior Design device: a robotic switch system for the flow of plastic pellets. The work was sponsored by Novatec, Inc. 6 www.me.jhu.edu mech_eng@jhu.edu 2011 awards and honors: First Place in Summer Bioengineering Competition: Theresa Koys, a graduate student in Professor Vicky Nguyen’s lab, won first place in the MS level poster competition at the Summer Bioengineering Competition in Farmington, Pennsylvania. She won in the category of Solid Mechanics and Design and Rehabilitation for her work titled “A Thin Theresa Koys Shell Inflation Method for the Anisotropic Properties of Human Skin Tissues”. JHU Robotics Students win Audience Award at 2011 Robot Film Festival: JHU robotics students Kelleher Guerin, Carol Reiley, Tom Tantillo won the Audience Award (picked by voting on Twitter) for their short film entitled “Operation Da Vinci” at the 2011 Robot Film Festival. First Place in ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition: Baptiste Coudriller won First Place in the 2011 ASME AMD Student Paper Competition. He presented his paper, “Effect of the Scleral Collagen Structure on the Mechanical Response of the Optic Nerve Head” at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Denver on November 14, 2011. Robotics PhD Alumnus receives best thesis award: Former JHU ME PhD student Robert J. Webster, co-advised by Professors Noah Cowan and Allison Okamura, was awarded the “Dick Volz Best Robotics PhD Thesis Award” from among all of the theses completed in the United States in 2007. The award was presented at the 2011 Robotics Science and Systems conference. Robert Webster Sommerman Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: Graduate student Chunwoo Kim won the Sommerman Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Chunwoo was selected from among student-selected nominees by a subcommittee of Tau Beta Pi. Jiarong Hong and Joseph Katz receive ASME Knapp Award: Graduate student Jiarong Hong, together with his adviser Professor Joe Katz have received the 2011 FED Robert T. Knapp award for their paper, “FEDSM-ICNMM2010-30829: Scale- Dependent Energy Fluxes in a Rough-wall Turbulent Channel Flow.” The 2011 Convocation Award Winners: The 2011 Convocation Award winners for oustanding achievement were James Bell Award recipient Matthew Gombolay ’11, the Robert G. Gerstmyer Award recipients Stephen Alexander ’11, Ben Goldberg ’11, Rob Grande ’12, and Juan Tobon Lotero ’12; the Charles A. Miller Award recipient Andrew Barnett ’11; the William N. Sharpe Award for Student Involvement recipient Siobhan Callanan ’11; and the recipients of the Creel Family Teaching Assistant Award: Daniel Bagdorf ’11, Robert Romano ’11, and graduate students Subhransu Mishra and Chunwoo Kim. JHU Baja places 9 out of over 100 teams in 2012 National SAE event in Auburn. Baja SAE is a student design competition where teams design an off-road car for design judging and dynamic competition. For the first time in its history the JHU Baja team placed within the top 10 in the Baja SAE Auburn race. In fact, with their vehicle “JH810” they scored third place within the Design Report and Maneuverability categories, and ninth place overall, out of 100 teams. Congratulations to the team lead by Matt Blake ’12. Considering that in the prior two years they placed #28 and #17, the Baja team can continue building on a solid foundation with a bright future. Baja car JH810 and the 2012 team that placed within the top ten for the first time ever. Best Undergraduate Student Presentation: Tiras Lin ’13 won second place for Best Undergraduate Student Presentation at the AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student, and Education Conference 2011 held at APL for his presentation titled, “Understanding the Role of Moment-of-Inertia Variation in Insect Flight Maneuvers.”
FACULTY / STAFF news Faculty awards and promotions Professor Andrea Prosperetti becomes member of the NAE: Professor Andrea Prosperetti has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the fundamentals and applications of multiphase flows. Membership in the NAE is considered one of engineering’s highest distinctions. Professor Rajat Mittal elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). APS has named Rajat Mittal a Fellow of the American Physical Society, in recognition “for fundamental contributions to the development of immersed boundary methods in computational fluid dynamics and for the understanding of the structure of bluff body wakes, fluid dynamics of locomotion, active flow control. The ASME recognized him for his “outstanding engineering achievements.” Professor Charles Meneveau awarded the Stanley Corrsin Award: Charles Meneveau is the first recipient of the Stanley Corrsin Award, newly established by the Fluid Dynamics Division of the American Physical Society, “for his innovative use of experimental data and turbulence theory in the development of advanced models for large-eddy simulations, and for the application of these models to environmental, geophysical and engineering applications.” He also received the 2011 Julian C. Cole Award from the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’s (AIAA) Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee. Associate Professor Noah Cowan Receives PECASE: Noah Cowan is the recipient of a 2011 Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE). The award, announced by President Obama, is the U.S. government’s highest honor for scientists and engineers in the early stages of their research careers. Professor Cowan was selected for his innovative research in biologically inspired robotic systems with application to disaster recovery and space exploration and for motivating students to explore careers in science and engineering. Professor K.T. Ramesh Receives the Lazan Award: Professor K.T. Ramesh received the Society of Experimental Mechanics’ 2012 B.J. Lazan Award in recognition of his technical contributions to the field of experimental mechanics. The B.J. Lazan award was established in 1967 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding original technical contributions to experimental mechanics. Dr. Lester Su Receives Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award: Associate Research Professor Dr. Lester Su was awarded the 2011 Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. He was selected by a subcommittee of Tau Beta Pi for his outstanding contributions to teaching excellence. Professor Louis Whitcomb Honored with the William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award: Professor Louis Whitcomb received the William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award for 2011. He was chosen by a subcommittee of Tau Beta Pi, who drew upon nominations from students and faculty in making their selection, for his sustained outstanding contributions to teaching excellence at Johns Hopkins. Professor Hemker named Alonzo G. Decker Chair in Mechanical Engineering: Professor Kevin J. Hemker has been appointed as the “Alonzo G. Decker Chair in Mechanical Engineering”. Fannie Fox Decker, a longtime supporter of the university, made several generous gifts in honor of her husband, Alonzo G. Decker, and her son, Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. Through her estate, Mrs. Decker (who died in 1981), provided support for the Alonzo G. Decker Chair in Mechanical Engineering at the Whiting School. Prof. Ramesh named Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Chair in Science and Engineering: The Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Chair in Science and Engineering was established by Alonzo Decker Jr., a university trustee for more than 30 years and national chair of the Hopkins Hundreds Campaign in the 1970s, during which time he gave generously to the university, including the establishment of this endowed professorship. Together with the award of the Alonzo G. Decker Chair in Mechanical Engineering to Professor Hemker also in 2011, these chaired professorships recognize the overall excellence and stature of the Mechanics and Materials group in the department. Professor Katz named Gilman Scholar: Professor Joseph Katz was chosen to be an inaugural Gilman Scholar. He was among 17 eminent faculty and professional staff members from across all the Johns Hopkins divisions, and one of two from the Whiting School, to have been chosen for this highly prestigious designation, named after Daniel Coit Gilman, Johns Hopkins’ visionary first president. Staff news Phyllis Sevik Senior Research Service Analyst: Phyllis Sevik was promoted in February to the role of Senior Research Service Analyst. This senior role is reserved for top analyst in the Whiting School who confidently demonstrate the highest skill level in financial and grant management activities. Expanded role for Niel Leon: Niel Leon initially joined the Mechanical Engineering department in December of 2010 leading the Senior Design Course to a successful completion. In 2011 Niel expanded his role in the department to include Lab manger, Safety Officer, and continues as an assistant to Dr. Nathan Scott, our newly appointed Senior Design instructor. Expanding role for Barbara Rogowski: Barb initially joined the department in November of 2010 as part time Administrative Secretary, supporting centers directed by Professors Meneveau and Katz. In October of 2011 Barb accepted a full time position as her role and activities have significantly expanded. A native of England, Barb relies on over 20 years of experience in the United States in business management to confidently execute her role. Welcome to Amanda Fabrizio: Amanda joined the department in June of 2011 as the Administrative Coordinator managing the Center for Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Systems directed by Prof. K.T. Ramesh. Amanda has over 10 years of professional experience in office management, project management, accounting, and web development. the department the DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL OF MECHANICAL engineerinG engineering 7 7
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