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Texas A&M Aero Students Sweep 2008 AIAA Region IV Student ConferenceDue to their first-place rankings at this year’s Region IV AIAA Student Conference, three Texas A&M aerospace engineering student representatives will be competing for the International Championship in aerospace engineering technical papers in Orlando, FL in January 2008. Three additional student papers placed 2nd and 3rd in their respective competition categories. Gary Don Seidel receives 2008 Distinguished Graduate Student AwardCONGRATULATIONS! to Gary Don Seidel, recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research. He graduated from TAMU in August 2007 with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering under the direction of Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas. His doctoral research focused on “Micromechanics Modeling of the Multifunctional Nature of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites”. [...] » ReadSeminar Feb. 7th: Dr. Naomi Leonard - Mobile Sensor NetworksAs a part of the Dwight Look College of Engineering Seminar Series, the Aerospace Engineering department is proud to host Naomi Leonard of Princeton University on February 7th, 2008, for her talk entitled Mobile Sensor Networks: Cooperative Sensing and Control. The seminar will be given from 4:00-5:00 pm in room 131 of the H.R. Bright [...] » ReadAggie Aero Grad Tom Cogan named Design News 2007 Engineer of the YearWALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Tom Cogan, chief project engineer for the Boeing 787, has been named 2007 Engineer of the Year by Design News magazine, a leading news resource for design engineers. Prof. John Whitcomb named ASME FellowThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International) has awarded Professor John D. Whitcomb of Texas A&M’s Aerospace Engineering Department fellow status. Dr. John Junkins receives UCLA Alumnus Achievement AwardDr. John L. Junkins, a Distinguished Professor in the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department, has been awarded the “2007 Alumnus Achievement in Academia Award” by the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Junkins received his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA in 1967, where he earned his Ph. D. two [...] » ReadNew Open-Access Aerospace Engineering Journal Established, AERO’s Dr. Talreja as Editor-in-ChiefA new, open access aerospace engineering journal has been established, with the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department’s Dr. Ramesh Talreja as the founding Editor-in-Chief. Aero Graduate Students Awarded NSF FellowshipsKenton Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Rollins, who are both graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, have been awarded three-year graduate fellowships by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The fellowships start in the fall of 2008. Kirkpatrick earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M while Rollins earned hers at the University of Notre Dame. Rockwell Collins Awards Educational Development GrantRockwell Collins has awarded a $24,800 Educational Development Grant to the Aerospace Engineering Department’s Flight Simulation Laboratory for the project titled “Control Station & Display for Unmanned Air Vehicles”. Dr. John Valasek, Director of the Flight Simulation Laboratory, says that the project will enhance the graduate and undergraduate student experience in modern cockpit systems [...] » ReadAero’s Dr. David Hyland featured on KBTX TV as Aggie grad Steven Swanson conducts Atlantis spacewalkThe Aerospace Engineering Department’s Dr. David Hyland was featured in a KBTX television segment last night, discussing the department’s involvement in the space program. The segment also features video of astronaut and Texas A&M graduate Steven Swanson conducting a spacewalk during this week’s Atlantis shuttle mission, STS117. Congratulations to Natasha LagoudasCongratulations to Natasha Lagoudas for being selected as a Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation ( SMART ) Defense Scholarship for Service Program Scholar by the United States Navy. As a SMART Scholar she will receive full tuition starting in August 2007 for 3 year(s) at an approved university in support of the degree program [...] » ReadCongratulations to Daniel ArayaJunior Aerospace Engineering student Daniel Araya was nominated and selected for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) Scholarship. Fifteen to twenty of these $10,000 scholarships are awarded annually across the US. H.W. Pierre earns Human Resources internship with Aggreko, LLC.H.W. Pierre, an Aerospace student worker since Spring 2005, has been offered a summer internship with Aggreko, LLC. Aggreko provides rental power generators, temperature control equipment and compressed air systems to companies around the world. Majoring in Interdisciplinary studies with a concentration on Human Resource Development, Pierre will be employed as a Human Resource Generalist [...] » ReadCongratulations to Brien FlewellingCongratulations to Brien Flewelling on receiving the SMART Scholarship for Service Award. The SMART Program is given by ASEE and has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the education and recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. SMART Scholarships are offered to undergraduate, [...] » ReadCongratulations to Ainsley Van RooyenCongratulations to AERO undergraduate Ainsley Van Rooyen, for his acceptance into Texas A&M University’s 2007-8 class of Undergraduate Research Scholars. Ainsley’s project is an example of the high quality work being done by Texas A&M undergraduates. 2007 Student Research Week AwardsCongratulations to Amanda Collins for receiving first place for her presentation on Texas Engineering Experiment Station’s Space Engineering Institute’s Camera Stabilization project during Texas A&M University’s 2007 Student Research Week competition Congratulations to the 2007 Larry Anderson Award WinnersEach year the Department of Aerospace Engineering presents the Larry Anderson Award to an outstanding senior within the department. This award was created by Professor Stanley Lowy in honor and memory of Larry Anderson. Larry was the Chairman of the TAMU Student Branch of the AIAA in 1968-1969 and tragically lost his life [...] » ReadAERO 402 Students Fly Remote Control AircraftEarlier this week, students from the aircraft senior design course concluded their capstone design curriculum by completing flights of the remotely-controlled aircraft models they designed and constructed this semester. The design curriculum began last semester in AERO 401 with the mathematical design process for a full-scale aircraft, and continued with the simulation, wind tunnel testing, [...] » ReadDr. Leland Carlson receives SGT McElmurry AwardThe McElmurry Award is given by SGT every year to the professor whom the students feel has most positively impacted their careers. The winner is chosen strictly by students and anyone in Aero 401/402 is eligible to vote. The winner this year was Professor Leland Carlson. Senior Kenton Kirkpatrick awarded NSF Graduate Research FellowshipAerospace Engineering Senior Kenton Kirkpatrick of Friendswood, TX, has been named a Graduate Research Fellow by the National Science Foundation. He will start his graduate studies in the Aerospace Engineering Department in Fall 2007. Department Head Dr. Helen Reed receives 2007 ASEE Aerospace Division Atwood AwardDr. Helen Reed, Department Head for the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering department, has been named the 2007 ASEE Aerospace Division Atwood Award recipient. This prestigious award is given to aerospace educators who have made a significant impact on the aerospace and education professions. Congrats! 2007 Student Research Week Awards in AEROThe following AERO graduate students participated and brought home prizes at the recent Student Research Week competitions: Khairul Chowdhury - First Place WO15-G Session: Darren Hartl - First Place WO17-G Session: Sanjay Kalidindi - First Place TO11-G Session: Parikshith Kumar - First Place First place winners [...] » ReadCall for Nominations for the Larry Anderson AwardEach year the Department of Aerospace Engineering presents the Larry Anderson Award to an outstanding senior within the department. This award was created by Professor Stanley Lowy in honor and memory of Larry Anderson. Larry was the Chairman of the TAMU Student Branch of the AIAA in 1968-1969 and tragically lost his life [...] » ReadImportant SES 2007 Information Now AvailableInformation about the 44th Annual Technical Meeting from the Society for Engineering Sciences (SES2007) is now available online at http://ses2007.tamu.edu. The conference will be held October 21–24, 2007. Congratulations to Xiaoli BaiThe Aerospace Engineering Department is happy to announce that Xiaoli Bai has been awarded a Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year. » ReadCongratulations to Dr. Zoubeida OunaiesAerospace Engineering faculty member Zoubeida Ounaies was selected to receive the 2007 NSF Career Award. The prestigious NSF Career Awards are made to outstanding junior faculty members to help them advance their research and teaching activities. The $400,000 grant will continue through 2012. » ReadCongratulations to Dr. Bjoern KieferCongratulations to Bjoern Kiefer, recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Graduate Student Award. He graduated from TAMU in December 2006 with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering under the direction of Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas. Dr. Kiefer is currently employed as a member of the faculty at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. » ReadMortari to receive IEEE awardDr. Daniele Mortari, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M, will receive the 2007 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Judith A. Resnick Award at the 2007 IEEE Aerospace Conference in Big Sky, Mont., March 4. Mortari is being recognized for his work in producing innovative designs of orbiting [...] » ReadMrinal Kumar receives George Bush Presidential Library Foundation GrantCongratulations to Mrinal Kumar on being selected by Texas A&M University as a recipient of a George Bush Presidential Library Foundation Grant. The $500 award was given because of his exemplary academic record and the opportunity for travel in pursuit of educational objectives. Aerospace engineering’s Knabe among President’s Meritorious Award winnersKaren Knabe, administrative assistant for the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s graduate program, is among the winners of the 2006 President’s Meritorious Service Awards. Honorees will receive their awards during the annual holiday coffee hosted by President Robert Gates. The coffee is planned for 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 4) in Rooms 224 and 226 [...] » ReadThomas Uriel McElmurry
Aerospace engineering professor McElmurry remembered Dr. John A. White - Dean’s Lecture SeriesDr. John A. White, Chancellor, University of Arkansas Mortari hosts Fulbright researcher Rugescu from RomaniaDr. Radu D. Rugescu, assoc. professor at University Politehnica of Bucharest from Romania, Fulbright award winner, starts a seven months research in Environmental Policies by Orbital Surveillance under the invitation of Dr. Daniele Mortari, assoc. professor at the Department and of Prof. Helen Reed, Head of the Department. He joins the post-doc research group of [...] » ReadCongratulations to Professor John JunkinsProfessor John Junkins has been selected to receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award for 2006. This award was approved by the Board of Directors in 1998 and was established to recognize important contributions in the field of Guidance, Navigation and Control. The citation will read, “For significant [...] » ReadCongratulations to Mr. Jeff CheekNASA Headquarters has honored Aerospace Engineering graduate student, Jeff Cheek, with an invitation to the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle (STS-121), for his contributions to the National Space Grant Student Satellite Initiative. As a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, Cheek led a team of over 100 students from 12 states across the nation [...] » ReadCongratulations to Jordan HahnI am very pleased to announce that one of our undergraduates, Jordan Hahn, has been selected by the AIAA Houston Section to receive the Spirit of Apollo Scholarship in the amount of $1000 for the 2006-2007 Academic Year. The Scholarship recognizes leadership, accomplishments, and academic record. Please congratulate Jordan on this accomplishment! » ReadCongratulations to Mr. James Fisher and Mr. Deepak GoyalThe Foundation and the Technical Committees of AIAA annually present various graduate student awards worth $5000 and $10,000. The winners may have an opportunity to present their award-winning research at an AIAA Conference. http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=227 I am very pleased to announce that Mr. James Fisher and Mr. Deepak Goyal are two of the four recipients of [...] » ReadCongratulations to Mr. Jeff CheekNASA Headquarters has honored Aerospace Engineering graduate student, Jeff Cheek, with an invitation to the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle (STS-121), for his contributions to the National Space Grant Student Satellite Initiative. As a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, Cheek led a team of over 100 students from 12 states across the nation [...] » ReadCongratulations to Professor Daniele MortariRecognizing exceptional achievements in our profession, by both individuals and organizations, is an important part of the mission of the IEEE. Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a select group of recipients to receive the IEEE’s most prestigious honors. It is my pleasure to inform you that the IEEE Board of Directors has named Prof. [...] » ReadCongratulations to Professor John JunkinsProf John Junkins has been selected to receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award for 2006. This award was approved by the Board of Directors in 1998 and was established to recognize important contributions in the field of Guidance, Navigation and Control. The citation will read, “For significant [...] » ReadAggie Ring to Travel Into SpaceIt has graced the hands of doctors, lawyers, engineers, Medal of Honor winners and military personnel in all branches of the armed services - and this weekend, the Aggie ring will travel to the edge of space aboard a satellite experiment built entirely by Texas A&M University students. Aggie readies for space missionAggie readies for space mission ‘Space Magic’ professor remembered‘Space Magic’ professor remembered By Matthew Watkins The first thing that people noticed about Stanley Howard Lowy, a former Texas A&M aerospace engineering professor, was his sense of humor, John Junkins said. Alfriend receives AAAS International Scientific Cooperation AwardDr. Terry Alfriend, holder of the TEES Distinguished Research Chair and a faculty member in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has received the 2005 International Scientific Cooperation Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Alfriend is a member of a team of seven Russian and American scientists honored with the [...] » Read |
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