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The 2005 Mid-Atlantic Region Award ofSigma Gamma Tau was received by AaronShinn. This award honors the top eightoutstanding Aerospace Engineering Seniors inthe United States and is based on academic,service and extracurricular accomplishments.The Jerome B. Fanucci Scholarship wasawarded to Hussein H. Ammar for the 2005-2006 academic year. This scholarship is namedfor Jerome B. Fanucci, a former faculty memberin the department. Its given to students who havedemonstrated outstanding academicperformance, and is provided by donations fromalumni, faculty, staff and friends of thedepartment.The Honor Undergraduate Student Awardrecipient was Aaron Shinn. This honor isawarded for exceptional academic andtechnical achievement participation inextracurricular activities and excellence intheir chosen profession.The CNG Scholarship is funded by anendowment income provided by CNGCorporation. This scholarship is awarded to ajunior or senior engineering student based onappropriate academic qualifications.The 2004-2005 recipients of this award were EliLitton and Frank Wineland.The Charles C. Copenhaver Scholarship isfunded by the Estate of Charles C. Copenhaver.This scholarship is awarded to students majoringin an engineering field. The 2004-2005recipients of this award were Theodore Adamsand Ryan Starn.The Governor’s Honors AcademyScholarship is awarded to students attending theWest Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy.These students are selected from among the bestacademic-achieving students throughout WestVirginia. This scholarship is awarded for fourundergraduate years. The 2004-2005 recipient ofthis award was John Harman.The Homer P. Nutter Scholarship funded byHobet Mining and Construction Company. Thisscholarship is awarded to a West Virginiaresident based on academic ability and isawarded to a Mining, Civil, Electrical orMechanical Engineering students. The 2004-2005 recipients of this award were Lola Burkeand Aaron Shinn.GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDThe Kumar Tamma Award is named in honor of Dr. Kumar Tamma, former Assistant Professor andAssociate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU and major contributor to theestablishment of this award. This award is given annually to the outstanding student in the mastersprogram continuing for a doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The 2004-2005 recipientof this award was Sam George.STUDENT ACTIVITES AND PROJECTSSigma Xi National Honor Society, WVUchapter conducted “Sigma Xi Graduate ResearchDay Competition” at National Research Centerfor Coal and Energy (NRCCE) on April 25,2005. Bhyrav Mutnuri, a graduate researchassistant supported by the Constructed FacilitiesCenter on the Center of Excellence Projectentitled “Characterization, Evaluation andImplementation of Fiber Reinforced PolymerComposites for Highway Infrastructure” securedthe first place. The topic of his presentation was“Thermal Conductivity Characterization ofComposite Materials.” The second place wasawarded to Mohit Bhardwaj, a graduateassistant and his topic of presentation was“Water Vapor Diffusion through Glass FiberReinforced Nano Composites.”
ASME ConferenceJason Gross, student body president(correct caption)Curtis Groves was selected for a position in aCo-Op program at NASA. He will participate inthe development of thermal data books forExpendable Launch Vehicles (Atlas V, Delta II,Delta IV and Pegasus) and in the developmentof thermo physical properties database for use inthermal modeling efforts.Heath Morris, an undergraduate student waselected as the SAC Vice President for theacademic year 2005-06.The WVU student chapter of the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)served as host of the ASME Region V RegionalStudent Conference. The conference gathers thebest and the brightest mechanical engineeringstudents from schools to compete in thecompetitions that test the skills they havedeveloped in their mechanical engineeringstudies. This conference was held from March31 to April 2, 2005 with over 250 students andadvisors in attendance. According to studentconference chair Karen Peyatt, “The Conferenceallows student participants to gain valuableknowledge as they collaboratively design andbuild structures for the formal and informalcompetitions that are part of the conference.Other students will sharpen their criticalthinking abilities by participating hr technicalpaper and poster competitions.”ALUMNI NEWSEric Macfarlane graduated from WVU in the spring 2005 and was hired as a mechanical engineer forNAVSEA Naval Surface Warfare Center-Indian Head Division in July 2004. He is primarily involvedwith propellant formulations and is responsible for developing an Extended Range Gun Munitions for theNavy. He is named Engineer in Charge (EIC) of the Nitramine Propellant Facility and is directly incharge of his own program. He is also involved in researching functionally gradient explosives in dial-ayieldwarheads.Ziheng Yao, (2005) a Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering atWVU is working as Technical Specialist in the Core Laboratories, Inc., Houston, Texas. CoreLaboratories is a leading provider of proprietary and patented reservoir description, productionenhancement and reservoir management services for the global petroleum industry. Ziheng Yao’s jobfunction includes performing and developing various rock mechanics tests, wellbore stability and
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