Ben-Tzvi appointed associate editor
Associate professor Pinhas Ben-Tzvi has been appointed as associate editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics . The three-year appointment began in April .
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Transactions of the ASME , Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics is a peer-reviewed bimonthly publishing research contributions to the fundamental theory , algorithms , and applications for robotic and machine systems .
Ferris keynote at SURF Australia
Associate Professor John Ferris was the international keynote speaker at the 2018 Pavement Surface Characteristics ( SURF ) Symposium . The symposium takes place May 2-4 in Brisbane , Australia and Ferris will discuss the importance of vehicle pavement interaction in vehicle design .
Sandu in Terramechanics and
Ferris editor-in-chief
Professor Corina Sandu , doctoral students Rui He and Emilio Jimenez (' 18 ), and former master ' s student Aamir Khan , along with
Sandu collaborators have had two articles accepted for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Terramechanics .
" Review of Terramechanics Models and Their Applicability to Real-time Applications " ( He , Sandu , and Khan ) and " Towards Real-time Pneumatic Tire Performance Prediction Using an Advanced Tire-Ice Interface Model " ( Jimenez and Sandu ), were included in the special edition .
Sandu is also the new editor-in-chief of the
Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines journal that publishes bi-monthly . The journal contains analytical , numerical , and experimental contributions of permanent interest to research engineers .
Five in ME earn Dean ' s Awards
The College of Engineering announced winners of the 2018 Dean ’ s Awards in April . Mechanical Engineering faculty who received awards include :
Excellence in Teaching – Clint Dancey ; and Excellence in Research – Tomonari Furukawa and Lei Zuo
The following
Furukawa faculty were made College of Engineering Faculty Fellows : Pinhas Ben-Tzvi , and Zhiting Tian
Ott receives certificate
Associate Professor of Practice Robin Ott received a Principles of Effective Teaching Certificate from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ( formerly CIDER ). The recognition was presented during a ceremony April 25 .
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Leaman awarded graduate fellowship
Doctoral student Eric Leaman , has been awarded the Ellen E . Wade Graduate Student Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year . " This is a great honor for Eric and a wonderful representation of our outstanding students ," said advisor Bahareh Behkam , associate professor .
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