AWARDS

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Computational ; luid Dynamics Technical Committee. He has been track chair;
co-chair for several ; ED summer meetings; and for ICONE–the International Conference
on Nuclear Engineering that is co-sponsored by ASME;s Nuclear Engineering
Division. He has also been a reviewer for ASME ;ournals
Merzari is also a member of the American Nuclear Society ;ANS; and the International
Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research.
His honors include ANS;s Landis 1 oung Member Engineering Achievement Award
;201; ;; 1 oung Member Excellence Award ;2012; and Thermal Hydraulics Division
; est Paper Award ;2010;; and the International Data Corporation;s HPC Innovation
Excellence Award ;201; ;.
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THE ARTH- R L. WILLISTON MEDAL was established in 1; ; ; and is presented to
an ASME student member or member for the best paper submitted in the annual competition
on a sub;ect chosen to challenge their engineering abilities.
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Ms. Leong graduated from The Hong Kong - niversity
of Science and Technology ;HK- ST; in ;une 201;
with a bachelor;s degree in mechanical engineering.
She is currently working in Hong Kong as a graduate
trainee at ATAL Engineering Limited; a contracting
firm that specializes in environmental engineering.
Leong was a trainee at ATAL while pursuing her
degree.
She is passionate about the environment and has
participated in activities related to environmental
issues and solutions. In April 201; Leong attended
After COP21; Student Energy ; orum; which was
co-organized by the Hong Kong-America Center;
HK- ST and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung as a follow-up to COP21 in Paris. Her team
earned best performance in a workshop that followed the seminars.
Leong has also pursued leadership development opportunities. As a delegate for
HK- ST; she attended the ; th - niversity Scholars Leadership Symposium in Hong
Kong in August 201; . At the themed conference – enrich; educate enlighten – she had
an opportunity to exchange ideas with students from various countries.
An ASME member; Leong served as vice chair ;201; –1; ; of the Student Section at
HK- ST and is now Student Section advisor ;201; –1; ;.
Leong is an affiliate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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