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J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering A LEGACY OF IMPACT pg. 11 WHEELS VS. LEGS pg. 14 UNDERSTANDING DROPLET BREAKUP pg. 18 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SPRING 2021
LEADERS IN ENGINEERING
The J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of 15
Table of Contents
departments in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering (the biggest
college on the Texas A&M campus). Among public institutions in the nation,
our undergraduate program is ranked 8th and our graduate program is ranked 4 Letter from the Department Head
9th. Our faculty members are internationally recognized in research areas
including: thermal and fluid sciences, materials and manufacturing, mechanics 5 By the Numbers
and design, systems and controls, biomechanics and human health, energy and
environment, and robotics and mechatronics.
6 Faculty Awards
9 Staff Awards
HIGH IMPACT 10 Striving for Continual Improvement
The department’s research encompasses a wealth of mechanical engineering
disciplines and houses both state-of-the-art turbomachinery and energy systems
11 A Legacy of Impact
laboratories, as well as a national network for manufacturing innovation 12 Art Meets Engineering
and connected autonomous safe transportation facilities. Active research
efforts within the department are in the areas of combustion, energy systems 14 Wheels vs. Legs
mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, polymers, systems and controls,
tribology and turbomachinery. Research within the department has resulted 15 Pursuing Autonomous Modeling
in improved processes in various industries, new companies and increased
economic activity. 16 For the Love of Rotordynamics
17 3D Patterns Improving Design
STUDENTS 18 Understanding Droplet Breakup
Students within the department receive a broad education in basic theory
courses complemented by laboratory experiences in dynamic systems and 20 Masks Made Easy
controls, design, experimentation, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, manufacturing
and materials. Graduates of the department’s undergraduate and graduate
21 Innovation & Adaptation
programs are recruited by manufacturers, health care providers, transportation 22 Improving Polymer Performance
companies, engineering consulting firms, national laboratories and universities.
23 A Journey to Mechanical Engineering
24 Bridging the Gap
26 Lecture Series
29 Industry Advisory Council
30 Stewardship
31 Giving to the Department
Cover: Faith Leskowitz is testing
the Pyrotechnic Art Tool on the
Texas A&M University campus.
BY THE NUMBERS
Letter from the
Department Head
Howdy! Although it has been a difficult year for us all, the
J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
We continue to grow our faculty to best serve our
students and contribute to the department and RANKINGS
9 8 9
came together to show the strength of its ingenuity, spirit university’s research goals. In 2020, we welcomed three
of service and community. new faculty, Drs. Jacob McFarland, Heng Pan, and Zohaib
Hasnain, and have an additional seven faculty slated to
# Graduate Program
Ranked No. 9 (Public)
# Undergraduate Program
Ranked No. 8 (Public)
# Mechanical Engineering
in World Ranking
The department’s faculty, students and staff rose to join the department this coming academic year. These (U.S. News & World Report, 2022) (U.S. News & World Report, 2021) (Academic Ranking of World Universities
the occasion several times over in working to develop are Drs. Guillermo Aguilar, Marcia Cooper, Rebecca from ShanghaiRanking, 2019)
solutions to the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 Friesen, Vanessa Restrepo, Pablo Tarazaga, Jonathan
pandemic. Their work included creating 3D-printed Weaver-Rosen and Robert Ambrose, a National Academy
ENROLLMENT ENDOWMENTS
diffusers, manufacturing face shields, researching the of Engineering member. Their contributions to the field
use of electron beam irradiation to recycle personal of mechanical engineering will continue to propel our
protective equipment and investigating a system of smart department toward preeminence.
building ventilation with National Science Foundation
(FALL 2020)
1,490 142 $86.4
funding. When we welcome students back to campus this fall, we
MILLION
will also be welcoming new department leadership. These
Our faculty continue to gain success in high-impact eight-and-a-half years have been an amazing journey, and
research, obtaining major research grants in areas of it has been gratifying to see the department grow and
Undergraduates M.S.
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
national importance and receiving recognition from transform. We would not be where we are today without
their peers as recipients of prestigious awards. Both
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the tireless work of our faculty, staff, our dedicated and
Dr. Vinayak Krishnamurthy and Dr. Dion Antao received brilliant students or the support of our generous donors.
$28.9 MILLION
the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award. Dr. I believe the department is in excellent shape and that
Vinayak’s work focuses on developing a new, artificial it is time to turn it over to a new department head. Dr.
intelligence-aided approach to geometric modeling Guillermo Aguilar will be joining us from the University M.Eng. Ph.D.
and Dr. Antao’s research will impact energy conversion of California at Riverside on July 1. I wholeheartedly
and water purification process efficiency. Additionally, welcome Dr. Aguilar to the department and look
FACULTY ENDOWED
Dr. Srikanth Saripalli and Dr. James Hubbard led a forward to seeing what the department will continue to
winning proposal for a Distributed Autonomous Robotic accomplish under his leadership.
POSITIONS
Experiment and Simulations, funded by the Army
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Research Laboratories to develop and demonstrate the
remote autonomous operation of multiple autonomous Tenured/ Academic
vehicles in synthetic and real environments. Tenure Track Professional Track
Several faculty members in the department were
awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science
32 Full Professors 5 Professors of Practice 10 Chairs
Foundation’s Revolutionizing Engineering Departments’
program, which will aid in the transformation and Dr. Andreas A. Polycarpou 21 Associate Professors 8 Teaching Faculty
12 Professorships
growth of our undergraduate curriculum to promote Department Head 10 5
10
Assistant Professors Research Faculty
experiential learning while fostering student growth
James J. Cain Chair in Mechanical Engineering Faculty Fellowships
11 6
and development. We are committed to leading the way
Texas A&M at
5
in innovations to advanced pedagogy in engineering NAE Members
education to educate the mechanical engineers of the Qatar Faculty
Career Development Professorships
21 22
future.
Emeritus Affiliated
Faculty Faculty
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Faculty Awards
Dr. N.K. Anand Dr. Iman Borazjani Dr. Je-Chin Han Dr. Astrid Layton
Professor, James J. Cain ’51 Professor III, Associate Professor Professor, Marcus C. Easterling ’30 Chair Assistant Professor
Executive Associate Dean of Engineering, Professor, University Distinguished Professor
American Society of Mechanical American Society of Mechanical
Regents Professor, Associate Director,
Engineers — Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2020 IDETC-CIE
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
American Institute of Aeronautics Engineers — Honorary Member Conference, Systems Engineering
American Society of Mechanical and Astronautics — Senior Information & Knowledge
Engineers — James Harry Potter Member Management Program — Best
Gold Medal Paper Award
Dr. Dion S. Antao Dr. Ali Erdemir Dr. Yassin A. Hassan
Dr. ChaBum Lee
Assistant Professor Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Professor, Nuclear Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering, L.F. Peterson Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering,
National Science Foundation — ‘36 Chair II Professor, Member, National
CAREER Award Halliburton Chair in Engineering Professor, American Society of Mechanical
Member, National Academy of Engineering Academy of Engineering, Member, The Engineers — 2020 Blackall
American Chemical Society Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Machine Tool and Gage Award
— Petroleum Research Fund Society of Tribologists and Science of Texas
Doctoral New Investigator Award Lubrication Engineers —
International Award Texas A&M University —
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department University Distinguished
of Mechanical Engineering — Society of Tribologists and Professor
Lubrication Engineers — Dr. Richard Malak
Peggy L. and Charles Brittan ‘65
Outstanding Undergraduate Honorary Member Associate Professor, Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz
Teaching Award Japanese Society of Tribologists Dr. Harry Hogan Career Development Professor I
— Distinguished Tribologist Professor, Acting Senior Associate Dean, American Society of
Award Mechanical Engineers Design
Dr. Mark Balas Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Automation Conference —
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and American Society for Bone and
Ford Best Paper Award
Aerospace Engineering, Leland T. Jordan Dr. Swaroop Darbha Mineral Research — Fellow
Professor American Society of Mechanical
Professor, Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Professor, Engineers Design Automation
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Conference — Paper of
Mechanical Engineering — Leland Mechanical Engineering — Gulf Oil/ Distinction
T. Jordan Professorship Thomas A. Dietz Professorship
Dr. James Hubbard Jr. American Society of Mechanical
Professor, Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. ‘45 Chair I Engineers SEIKM Conference — R.
Professor, Member, National Academy Fulton Best Paper Award
Dr. Shadi Balawi of Engineering
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Adolfo Delgado American Institute of Aeronautics Dr. Daniel A. McAdams
Mechanical Engineering Industry and Astronautics — Best Paper
Associate Professor Award Professor, Robert H. Fletcher Professor,
Advisory Council — Outstanding
Associate Department Head of Research and
Faculty Contribution Award J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department United States Board on Army Strategic Initiatives, Mechanical Engineering
of Mechanical Engineering — Research and Development —
James J. Cain ‘51 Faculty Graduate Board Member American Society of Mechanical
Teaching Award Engineers —Design Theory and
Methodology Committee Award
Dr. Debjyoti Banerjee Dr. Vinayak Krishnamurthy
Professor, James J. Cain ‘51 Faculty Fellow I
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M College of Engineering Dr. Jaime Grunlan Dr. Jacob McFarland
National Science Foundation —
— Charles W. Crawford CAREER Award Associate Professor
Professor, Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair Professor
Distinguished Award (Engineering
Pi Tau Sigma — Board of
Outstanding Contribution Award) J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of
Directors, Vice President At Large
Mechanical Engineering — Leland
Office of Technology
T. Jordan ‘29 Chair
Commercialization, Texas
A&M University — Patent and
Innovations Award
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Staff Awards
Dr. Tillie McVay Dr. J.N. Reddy
Professor, O’Donnell Foundation Chair IV
Associate Professor of Instruction
Professor, Director, Center of Innovation Ms. Rebecca Simon
Mechanical Engineering Industry in Mechanics for Design and Manufacturing, Ms. Nicole Latham
Academic Advisor IV
Advisory Council — Outstanding University Distinguished Professor, Administrative Coordinator I
Mentoring Award Regents Professor, Member, J. Mike Walker ‘66
National Academy of Engineering James J. Cain ‘51 Staff Excellence Award
Staff Excellence Award
Southeastern Conference — SEC
Dr. Zheng O’Neill Faculty Achievement Award
Associate Professor, J. Mike Walker ’66 Career Laboratory of Arts et Metiers
Development Professor ParisTech at Aix en Provence —
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of
Distinguished Visiting Professor Ms. Katie Phillips Mr. Michael Douglas
Mechanical Engineering — J. Mike Senior Business Specialist Facilities Manager
Walker ‘66 Faculty Fellow II
James J. Cain ‘51 J. Mike Walker ‘66
Staff Excellence Award Staff Excellence Award
Dr. Luis San Andrés
Dr. Eric Petersen
Professor, Mast-Childs Chair Professor
Professor, Nelson-Jackson Chair Professor,
Global Power and Propulsion
Director, Turbomachinery Laboratory
Staff Spotlight: Mitch Wittneben
Society — Fellow
Mercator (Germany) — Mercator
Fellow
Combustion Institute — Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a and there is always a more efficient way to
and Astronautics — Associate revolutionary shift toward remote learning accomplish a task.”
Fellow
Dr. Steve Suh
and working. Behind the scenes, skilled
Associate Professor technology specialists worked endlessly to Technical support is only one aspect of his
Nonlinear Dynamics and ensure this transition was a success. Luckily, multi-faceted leadership role. One of the
Dr. Matt Pharr Complexity Conference — C.S. Mitch Wittneben, associate director of most rewarding aspects of his position is
Assistant Professor, Hsu Award information technology (IT) in the Texas A&M sharing knowledge with the next generation.
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Faculty Fellow University College of Engineering, and his
“Being able to provide professional
National Science Foundation — team were up for the challenge.
development and mentorship opportunities
CAREER Award
“The IT group was tasked with deploying to students is the high point of my career,”
Mongague Center for Teaching
Dr. Ya Wang solutions to provide educational and research he said. “I recently led a programming
Excellence — Scholars Award team for the invoice management system
Associate Professor, Leland T. Jordan Career services to all of engineering,” said Wittneben.
J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of “Traditionally, less than 10% of our support was used by the college’s business office. This
Development Professor,
Mechanical Engineering — J. Mike provided in a remote capacity, which shifted to team was composed of 12 exceptional
International Society for Optics student programmers who since graduated
Walker ‘66 Faculty Fellow almost 100% remote support. Our team was
and Photonics — Senior Member
able to adjust quickly and within three weeks and have gone on to management
National Science Foundation — had optimized our operations to support both positions in development companies such
Dr. Sivakumar Rathinam Growing Convergence Award
on-premise and remote interactions.” as Apple and Intel.”
Associate Professor
The contributions Wittneben provided for Wittneben will continue achieving excellence
Office of Naval Research
— Senior Summer Faculty
Dr. Choongho Yu the department began years before the for the department. After his many years
pandemic. He has supported the mechanical of service, every day still presents new
Fellowship Associate Professor, Sallie and
engineering department and the college of opportunities.
Don Davis ’61 Faculty Fellow II
engineering for over 30 years.
National Academy of Inventors — “I am extremely fortunate to be a part of
Senior Member Texas A&M Engineering,” he said. “I enjoy
“I have had the privilege of working alongside
outstanding staff, faculty and students,” coming to work each morning, not knowing
said Wittneben. “I like working with people what the day will bring. I have a plan, but it
and providing technical solutions to solve is always a question as to how long the plan
problems. Technology is always changing, will remain in place.”
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A Legacy of Impact
Among the hardships of the last year, the Texas A&M In addition to her work with the IAC, Lynn also founded
mechanical engineering community lost a valued the Kathy M. Lynn ‘79 Scholarship, which has provided
member of its family in Kathy Lynn ‘79, who passed away support to six female students since its creation in
unexpectedly after a hit-and-run collision in Houston on 2015. Since her death, the department community has
Dec. 17. shown an outpouring of support through gifts to Lynn’s
scholarship fund.
STRIVING FOR Lynn had served as a member of the Mechanical
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
Engineering Industry Advisory Council (IAC) since 2009 and Brenda Hightower, chair of the department’s IAC, said in
as a member of the IAC executive committee since 2013. the years she knew Lynn, she appreciated her dedication
She cared deeply about helping train the next generation to the department and its community.
of engineers and put her passion to work often through
her involvement with the department. “I was always impressed by Kathy’s heart for serving the
A grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation By systemically spreading changes more effectively, the Aggie mechanical engineering department, students
to induce collaboration among faculty members in department hopes to serve better student learning in Dr. Andreas Polycarpou said among the many ways Lynn and former students, especially young women who
the department by encouraging testing and sharing of research and classroom experiences. contributed to the department over the years included gained confidence and courage from her leadership,”
teaching methods to transform cultural norms. participating in mentoring panels to help guide current said Hightower. “Kathy modeled kindness, generosity,
“Students will benefit because they participate and give
students through the challenges presented in today’s enthusiasm and willingness to step up and lead the way.”
“The effort of the department is very timely and will feedback and will be able to help move courses toward
world, advocating for the implementation of more
significantly enhance the diversity, recruitment and more inclusive and hands-on formats,” said Dr. M. Cynthia Polycarpou said the department community will miss
opportunities for women in engineering, and participating
retention efforts of the College of Engineering and serve Hipwell. “We want to develop a shared vision and culture Lynn’s presence, but he hopes her impact will live on
in undergraduate seminars to help prepare students for
as a model for other departments and universities,” said of continuous improvement of teaching.” through those with whom she interacted.
their upcoming careers.
Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Texas A&M University president
and former vice chancellor and dean of engineering. Others involved with this grant include Dr. Arun “These examples of generosity of time and financial
“Her support of women Aggie engineers was unparalleled,”
Srinivasa and Dr. Mindy Bergman, executive director support are just a small testament to the strong, kind,
Polycarpou said. “Kathy’s passion for training the
Research has shown that faculty’s views of teaching of Interdisciplinary Critical Studies from the College of compassionate and intelligent woman that Kathy was,”
next generation of engineers, especially women, was
are often based on individual experience and informal Liberal Arts. said Polycarpou. “I feel proud to have had the opportunity
unprecedented, and she will be sorely missed.”
grassroots collaborations. The approach used here to know her.”
is based upon Lean Startup methods focusing on
incremental improvements. The project will empower
interested faculty to participate in small groups that strive
to develop a vision for change. FEATURED FACULTY
“This is a unique proposal that aims to change the culture Dr. Andreas Polycarpou
and mindset of faculty and how we teach to the current Professor; James J. Cain Chair Professor;
generation of students,” said Dr. Andreas Polycarpou. “In Department Head
the same way faculty experiment with their research, we apolycarpou@tamu.edu
want them to follow a similar process for teaching.”
The grant will primarily be used to develop training Dr. M. Cynthia Hipwell
sessions that motivate change, make active classrooms Professor; Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. ‘45 Chair II
and break down implicit biases. Professor; Chair, Faculty Mentoring and
Success, National Academy of Engineering
“Unlike some negative stereotypes for faculty members, cynthia.hipwell@tamu.edu
most are constantly tweaking courses to benefit
students,” said Dr. Karan Watson, regents professor in
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Arun Srinivasa
“The lack of the convenient environments to explore and Professor; Holdredge/Paul Professor
share these tweaks with experienced peers results in slow asrinivasa@tamu.edu
advances of teaching.”
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A team of students paired with a pyrotechnic painter, The current team, composed of Katy Armitage, Raul Carrillo,
Rosemarie Fiore, to modify a complex tool she will use to Nicholas Harper, Faith Leskowitz and Williamson, took the
make up elements of her art’s background. SPT and sought modifications. Their new design is called the
Pyrotechnic Art Tool (PAT).
“The team was drawn to the project because it lies at the
intersection of art and engineering,” Jon Williamson said, “Although the PAT differs in many ways from the SPT, it is
the team’s project manager. “Creating a tool that provides a also based around the chassis and chamber subassemblies,”
substantial improvement from each of the previous three tool said Williamson. “The current design stemmed from a
iterations would give the team a sense of accomplishment concept dubbed the ‘Platform Tool,’ due to the presence
founded on the importance of art in each member’s life.” of a detachable platform to collect soot and mitigate soot
blockages on the bottom plate of the tool.”
Fiore is a renowned artist based out of New York known for
her firework paintings crafted by custom-made pyrotechnic The tool works as a pressure vessel. By lighting smoke
art tools. Fiore began collaborating with the university in canisters and placing them in the tool, the canisters are able
2018 when she used a tool created by students as part of to produce large amounts of smoke. The smoke moves into
the painting “Smoke Painting #44,” which now hangs in the the dispersion chamber, causing a rise in pressure in the
Zachry Engineering Education Complex. chamber. The difference in pressure between the chamber
and the environment draws smoke through holes in the tool’s
Williamson’s team was assigned this senior capstone bottom plate and onto canvas, creating varying marks as the
design project after a previous team had made significant artist manipulates the tool.
developments on the tool, which they called the Smoke Paint
Tool (SPT). The first team provided a terrific starting point, but
identified structural issues that weren’t able to be completed
due to COVID-19 complications.
The team of students developed the tool
to make up elements of Fiore’s art pieces.
ART MEETS engineering.tamu.edu
Smoke moves through the holes and
onto the canvas, creating varying marks.
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Pursuing Autonomous
Wheels vs. legs:
Modeling
TRANSFORMING ROBOTS
Dr. Zohaib Hasnain’s research shows that data-driven Tangsali, conducted a study to understand how commonly
A team of researchers is creating mobile robots for α-WaLTR will move with wheels or legs depending on their techniques used in autonomous systems hold the used machine-learning architectures such as convolutional
military applications that can determine, with or without immediate need and will be able to decide for itself which potential to solve complex modeling problems more neural networks (CNN) and physics informed neural
human intervention, whether wheels or legs are more to use. accurately and efficiently. Applying high-functioning networks (PINN) fare when applied to the problem of
suitable to travel across terrains. The Defense Advanced artificial intelligence to physics-based processes, he aims fluidic prediction. Their research found that both CNN and
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has partnered with Dr. “Legged locomotion is more versatile, but suffers from to “automate” modeling, reducing the time it takes to PINN have the potential to optimize modeling processes if
Kiju Lee to enhance these robots’ ability to self-sufficiently inherent structural, mechanical and control complexities,” produce solutions and cutting production costs. targeting very specific aspects of the solution process.
travel through urban military environments. Lee said. “The proposed testbed will be equipped with
novel wheel/leg transformable mechanisms, which can Hasnain realized the delay in projects due to modeling The researchers published their findings in the Journal
The DARPA OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) switch between the two locomotion modes actively efforts. While conducting traditional modeling processes, of Mechanical Design. Their article, “Generalizability
program awarded Lee and a team of graduate adapting to its environment, but without needing any researchers must create various models and file through of Convolutional Encoder-Decoder Networks for
students another opportunity after her prior successful additional actuator. individual models, which takes an extended period of Aerodynamic Flow-field Prediction Across Geometric and
accomplishments on developing a mixed-reality swarm time to produce answers. This results in hefty costs Physical-Fluidic Variations,” focuses on understanding
simulator with embedded consensus-based decision “While the current focus is on defense and other military computationally, and in human labor for verification. dimensional tools that have the potential of replacing
making for adaptive human-swarm teaming as part of the applications, these types of adaptable mobile robots can modeling tools that are the current industry standard.
be applied to many other areas, such as space, domestic “I always thought that there was work to be cut out
OFFSET Sprint-3. This project was showcased at OFFSET’s
service, surveillance and agriculture,” said Lee. because there are autonomous systems and machines Hasnain hopes to build an autonomous infrastructure
third field experiment (FX3).
that seemed capable of handling the bottleneck that is that pulls from a collection of data to produce modeling
“I have recently been awarded a new DARPA contract to The OFFSET Sprint-5 effort is led by Lee along with the help modeling,” Hasnain said. “My research is a first step in solutions through hybrid machine-learning architectures.
join the OFFSET Sprint-5 effort focusing on enhancements of five graduate students and one undergraduate student understanding how and when data-driven techniques are Eventually, he plans to share this infrastructure for
to (the robot’s) physical testbeds,” Lee said. “Through this — Chuanqi Zheng, Siddharth Sane, Vishnu Kalyanram, beneficial, with the ultimate goal of taking a process that widespread, free usage.
new project, I will develop unmanned ground vehicles Kangneoung Lee, Sohil Parsana and Jenna Horn. consumes months or weeks to solve, and producing a
solution in hours or days.” “I would like this infrastructure to be a community
with agile and versatile locomotive capabilities for urban
initiative that’s offered free to everyone,” Hasnain said.
military operations.”
Hasnain, accompanied by Dr. “Perhaps more importantly, because it
Lee and her team are developing an adaptable Wheel-and- Vinayak R. Krishnamurthy, can produce near on-demand
Leg Transformable Robot (α-WaLTR) that can traverse over assistant professor, solutions as opposed to the
varying surfaces, including staircases, more efficiently. The and graduate current modeling state-
research assistant of-the-art.”
Kaustubh
FEATURED FACULTY
Dr. Kiju Lee
Associate Professor, joint appointment with
Department of Engineering Technology &
Industrial Distribution
kiju.lee@tamu.edu
FEATURED FACULTY
Dr. Zohaib Hasnain
Assistant Professor
zhasnain@tamu.edu
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For the Love of
Rotordynamics
Marie Kasprzyk’s favorite book, Rotordynamics is the study of her master’s degree in 2017 while
“Turbomachinery Rotordynamics mechanics relating to rotating working full-time. During her senior
with Case Studies,” was written by machinery, such as jet engines or year at UCF, Dr. Suhada Jayasuriya
Dr. Dara W. Childs. Childs ‘68 is an centrifugal compressors. Kasprzyk recommended Texas A&M University
emeritus professor and the previous became intrigued by this topic the to Kasprzyk due to her interest
director of the Turbomachinery first time she saw a steam turbine. in turbomachinery and the lab’s
Laboratory from 1984 to 2018. excellent opportunities.
Inspired by his work, Kasprzyk is “They were amazing at first sight,”
carving her path as a graduate said Kasprzyk. “I took mechanical Having brought her passion to Texas
research assistant in this lab. vibrations at the University of Central A&M, Kasprzyk’s expectations were
Florida (UCF), and I enjoyed the topic. exceeded by the turbomachinery
“Some of the best rotordynamicists That’s when I began heading toward program.
come from the Turbomachinery turbomachinery.”
Laboratory,” said Kasprzyk. “Being “I feel like I have received the best
Kasprzyk graduated with her education I could have asked for
3D Patterns Improving Design
able to work here is an honor. You
learn from the best of the best, bachelor’s in mechanical engineering in rotordynamics,” said Kasprzyk.
especially since Dr. Childs really from UCF in 2013 and began working “Texas A&M offers all the resources
made turbomachinery what it is as a reliability engineer at a chemical possible. The department supports
today.” plant. Kasprzyk continued, earning you, and they hire the best Dr. Vinayak Krishnamurthy Using this model, designers can Making complex geometric modeling
professors that provide wonderful received the 2021 National Science create more robust materials or accessible is key to facilitating
research opportunities.” Foundation’s Faculty Early Career safer products that may improve the disruptive innovations in many
Development (CAREER) Award. The average person’s quality of life. engineering disciplines.”
Dr. Adolfo Delgado, an associate
CAREER Award is designed to allow
professor, is Kasprzyk’s advisor. “Imagine a computer tool where a The award will help bring these
junior faculty to pursue cutting-edge
According to Delgado, Kasprzyk’s designer could sketch out a shape design tools to K-12 students
research and advance excellence in
attitude and experience have to design a complex 3D jigsaw through a learning mechanism
education.
significantly impacted the lab and puzzle that has special mechanical he calls “design-prototype-play.”
those around her. “The award will allow me to continue or optical properties,” he said. Using these tools, students could
my efforts on building a foundation “The research specifically focuses generate complex structures and
“She is a role model to many
for my long-term goal — to create on developing the mathematical use 3D printing to prototype them
students at the Turbomachinery
the next generation of design principles, and subsequently new as puzzles to discover the basic
Laboratory,” said Delgado. “She
tools that augment the designers’ algorithms and interactive software principles of geometry.
upholds the highest standards of
cognitive ability for creative problem- workflows to enable such design.”
safety and professionalism. She is Krishnamurthy is creating
solving,” said Krishnamurthy.
an outstanding mechanical engineer In addition to its commercial a comprehensive plan for
and the best designer in my research With the help of this award, he applications, Krishnamurthy sees implementing these tools that
group. Marie is the go-to person is developing a new approach to value in the shapes for the amateur will include internships for
for any questions regarding the geometric modeling that could have or student — equipping them with undergraduate students, a new
design, modeling, installation and a wide breadth of applications, the tools necessary to explore graduate-level course on generative
commissioning of rotordynamic test ranging from prosthetic devices to creative solutions. design, partnerships with outreach
rigs and rotating equipment.” automotive parts. programs and a free web-based
“With maker culture on a steep modeling tool available to the public.
His research introduces a geometric rise, more people are interested
modeling paradigm, called partitive in designing their own products,” FEATURED FACULTY
solid geometry, which can enable he said. “It is now possible to buy Dr. Vinayak Krishnamurthy
the intuitive and interactive design a 3D printer or a laser cutter and Assistant Professor
of complex 2D and 3D patterns. create small businesses on a budget. vinayak@tamu.edu
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Understanding
Droplet Breakup
By seeking to understand how tiny droplets behave when Dr. Jacob McFarland. “Understanding how droplets break While the rotating detonation engine — most commonly instrumentation to allow us to image droplet breakup
subjected to high pressure and temperatures, Texas up can benefit us in other areas as well, such as delivering used in the propulsion of aircraft and rockets — is the under these conditions for the first time,” McFarland
A&M University researchers could contribute to the aerosolized medicines more efficiently, developing safer primary focus of the research, McFarland said advances said. “It will also support the studies of a post-doctoral
development of more efficient engines for propulsion and methods for destroying chemical or biological weapons, in the technology could also benefit more conventional researcher and undergraduate researchers to train in this
energy production applications. mitigating the spread of diseases through airborne liquid-fueled engines as well as supersonic-combustion field of research.”
droplets and developing more efficient power generation ramjet engines.
Their project, titled “Droplet Breakup and Vaporization and refrigeration technologies.”
Effects in High-Speed Liquid-Fueled Combustion,” McFarland said the award is a great honor and
investigates how liquid droplets break up, vaporize and McFarland is leading the research effort, for which he was opportunity for a young faculty member like himself, and
react in detonation waves, which may lead to better awarded the 2020 Young Investigator Award from the that he is excited for the lifelong expertise it will help him
FEATURED FACULTY
engine technologies. United States Office of Naval Research. build in this subject area.
Dr. Jacob McFarland
Associate Professor
“One day we may be able to use liquid-fueled detonation Funding for the project began Sept. 1 and is scheduled to “The project will support the development of a new
mcfarlandja@tamu.edu
waves to power our commercial and military aircraft or continue for the three-year duration of the award. liquid-fueled detonation tube facility and to purchase new
to provide more efficient electric power generation,” said
18 engineering.tamu.edu 19Innovation & Adaptation
In the first few months of the U.S. “I thought this was a great way to get to the project, and four of us decided
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, involved and make a difference with to continue working on it.”
a team of nine students created the everything that was happening,” said
Coro-NO UV-Clave, earning a top 10 Cintrón. “I pulled a group of friends The team of four now includes
spot in the Aggies Against COVID-19 together who were interested and Karako, Cintrón, Tyler Hope and Jerry
Virtual Competition. Marianela we created a solution to the mask Reiger.
Cintrón and John Karako, students shortage.”
Their revised product was called
in the mechanical engineering
The Coro-No UV-Clave is a light Sterilight. According to Karako, the
department, were part of this effort.
chamber that resembles an oven. primary change from their original
After realizing that similar technology
Placing an object in the chamber, invention was stopping the use
had already been produced, the NSF
such as a mask, quickly and of UV-C in exchange for another
I-Corps Site program provided an
efficiently sanitizes that object by light source, far UV-C. This change
opportunity for the team’s creation
using UV-C lighting. eliminates potentially harmful
to evolve through adaptations to
radiation that is associated with
their original product. This resulted
“By the time we finished the UV-C lights. As Cintrón also pointed
in the team’s development of
design and presented it during the out, far UV-C has a broader range of
Sterilight in the summer of 2020.
competition, there were tons of materials it can sanitize.
products like this already on the
market,” Their goal was to see Sterilight
said Karako. being used in areas where frequent
Masks Made Easy
“(NSF I-Corps cleaning is required. This can
Site) reached range from school districts and
out after we laboratories, to grocery stores
placed in and malls. Their mission was to
the top 10, reduce the fear of transmission
offering to through using community objects
In response to the early face mask shortage in 2020, The EASYMASK is a mask frame that combines comfort fund changes such as card readers or classroom
a team of students bonded together to create the with sustainability, allowing users to interchange the necessities.
EASYMASK. Funded by the National Science Foundation’s mask filters with typical household items.
(NSF) I-Corps Site program, it was designed as a superior
alternative to homemade masks that provides a safer “Common household fabrics can be as effective as
user experience. surgical masks in the filtration of particles depending on
the combination and layering of materials,” Gutierrez
“To alleviate the demand for medical-grade face masks, said. “The EASYMASK’s simple frame allows the user to
conserve N95 masks (surgical masks) for medical workers insert their own filters made from fabrics that can be
and provide a dependable, reusable and inexpensive easily, frequently and inexpensively replaced. The mask
face mask to the general population, our team designed eliminates the compulsory need for users to regularly
the EASYMASK,” Noble Gutierrez said. “The EASYMASK adjust their masks, reducing the risk of contamination.”
concept provides a better seal and protection than
disposable and homemade masks and utilizes common The product’s success provided eligibility into the NSF
materials found at home such as filters.” I-Corps Site program. Through this program, students
receive guidance and funding to take their products from
Gutierrez is a student in the mechanical engineering conceptualization to the market. The team will continue
department and a member of the team who created working on their product with the NSF I-Corps Site
the EASYMASK during the Aggies Against COVID-19 program to develop their prototype and aid in the fight
Virtual Competition. His team, which consisted of half against COVID-19.
engineering students and half public health students,
included Ian Suarez, Veronica Perez, Sterling LaBoo,
Cecilia Torres and Thomas Goodwin.
20 21Improving Polymer Performance A Journey to
Although widely used, polymers bring with them structure, property and stimuli information to the time-
Mechanical Engineering
challenges often determined by the processing conditions dependent responses of the polymers, allowing the
When it comes to giving back, it’s just what Aggies do. For By December 1948, he was living and working in Saudi
in which they are made. With the ability to understand researchers to further consider physical mechanisms and
Jay Stafford, a graduate of the mechanical engineering Arabia. Stafford would stay there for five years — a time
the factors of how these materials are influenced in their relevant macromolecular information.
department, supporting the university that provided him he remembers fondly for frequent summer vacations
creation, Dr. Anastasia Muliana and her team could unlock
“Polymer processing and characterization of polymer with the education to launch a successful career was not in Europe — before getting married and moving first to
great control and customization of polymer performance
properties are usually done separately and independently, a big deal — it was simply the right thing to do. Australia, then Guatemala.
and durability.
where investigations on short- and long-term responses
Like Stafford, however, not all who join the department In 1958, Stafford returned to Texas A&M determined to
Polymers — materials consisting of long molecular of polymers are often performed without incorporating
had a straight path to mechanical engineering. The forge a new path for himself. He decided to pursue a new
networks, also known as macromolecular structures — are knowledge of processing histories nor information on
Houston native first came to Texas A&M University bachelor’s degree, having felt drawn toward mechanical
used in daily life and have wide-ranging applications from basic chemical properties,” Muliana said. “For the same
in 1943 to study in the College of Agriculture, and his engineering work during his career in geophysics.
the automotive industry, aerospace and infrastructure to type of polymers, large variations in the properties are
journey included many twists and turns along the way.
packaging, agriculture and biomedicine. often found in literature, which makes it challenging to use
As a sophomore, Stafford was drafted into the U.S. Navy
Aggies stick together
this information for designing with polymers, and often
A major challenge, however, is that often the same where he served for nearly two years before returning to
time it is necessary to experimentally characterize the
types of polymers can show significant variations in the complete his agriculture degree at Texas A&M. But when
and that’s what I’m
properties of a polymer after each processing condition.”
properties they exhibit — an effect caused by differing he graduated in 1948, his path diverged from those of his
processing conditions that can alter the chemical and The benefits of Muliana’s approach to discovering the classmates. While many of his peers set off to serve as
trying to do.
physical properties of cured polymers. influence of processing conditions on the properties of county agents, he knew that path wasn’t for him.
polymers could be three-fold:
“Investigating the link between processing, structure, “I’m not a public speaker, so that didn’t fit me at all,”
property and stimuli on the time-dependent responses 1. To permit for the design of polymers with desired life Stafford said. “So I kind of drifted off into something else.”
of polymers is necessary to design and process polymers performance After graduating in 1963, Stafford went to work for
Something else, it turned out, was geophysical work Conoco, designing seismic vibrators for their geophysical
with the desired performance for their applications and
2. To reduce the number of experimental — a decision that would take him around the world. explorations equipment. He would remain there until
also to provide a long-term solution for recyclability or
biodegradation,” said Muliana. characterizations required to determine the polymer 1985. During this time, Stafford experienced professional
properties success in his work developing better, more efficient
The team’s focus has centered on better understanding seismic vibrators to support Conoco’s explorations
the time-dependent mechanical responses of polymers 3. To support the future digital twin concept in polymer department, holding several patents in his name for the
when exposed to various environmental conditions. processing, predicting life performance of polymers parts he created. At the same time, he also experienced
during their service and designing for after-life of personal loss with the death of his wife in 1975.
The new approach to understanding the influence of polymers
processing conditions on the polymer links the processing, In 1978 Stafford remarried, and by 1988 he had retired.
Now living in Oklahoma, Stafford said he wanted to give
back to the department to pay forward the education he
FEATURED FACULTY received in mechanical engineering. He and his wife Millie
Dr. Anastasia Muliana have funded an undergraduate scholarship, established
Professor and Linda & Ralph in 2006, which supported 14 students in 2020.
Schmidt ’68 Professor
amuliana@tamu.edu They have plans for several additional avenues to support
the department, including three professorships, three
faculty fellowships and two graduate fellowships. In
looking at the impact their scholarship has already had,
Stafford said he hopes it will continue to help students to
stay in school and to achieve their goals, whatever they
may be.
“There are many students that need help and I’m able
to do it at this point,” Stafford said. “It’s the right thing to
do. Aggies stick together and that’s what I’m trying to do.
There are many more that do the same thing. I just do
what I can do.”
engineering.tamu.edu 23BRIDGING THE GAP management, critical thinking, decision
making, creativity and adaptability.
She said seeing students take all of these
lessons and use them to complete their
Inspired by her own experience with a senior capstone project for two semesters, so they are able to tackle
projects is one of her favorite things about
design project, Dr. Joanna Tsenn now seeks to help bigger projects. With the Fischer Engineering Design
the program.
undergraduate students bridge the gap between the Center, access to departmental equipment and tools,
classroom and industry through projects of their own. and faculty support, the teams are able to accomplish “I want the teams to take the lead and take
incredible work over the course of their projects.” ownership of their projects,” Tsenn said.
“Senior design was one of my favorite classes when I was
“I can tell that we have been successful as
a student — in fact, it is why I chose to do my Ph.D. in The two-semester senior capstone design program
instructors when the teams no longer need us
mechanical engineering design,” Tsenn said. provides students with open-ended design projects —
to guide them. It is a great feeling to receive a
many times supported by industry sponsors — that
Tsenn serves as both the projects coordinator and an team update where they identified a problem,
require students to apply their knowledge by
instructor for the mechanical engineering department’s developed solutions and figured out how to
completing a needs analysis, identifying requirements,
senior capstone design program — a role in which she get back on track all on their own.”
generating concepts, selecting a solution and
finds great pride and fulfillment. Using her passion for the validating their solution.
course material, helping students and problem-solving,
alongside her organizational strengths, Tsenn said Tsenn said in addition to learning to apply their
the department’s senior design program is a uniquely engineering education to real-world applications through
impactful experience. a hands-on design process, another primary focus of the
program is to help students develop their professional FEATURED FACULTY
“I think our capstone program is one of the best,” Tsenn skills, including communication, teamwork, project Dr. Joanna Tsenn
said. “We have larger teams and they focus on the same Assistant Professor of Instruction and Senior
Capstone Design Projects Coordinator
joanna.tsenn@tamu.edu
24Walker Eminent Lecture Series Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series
The Walker Eminent Lecture Series was established by Dr. J. Mike Walker ‘66 in 2018. With this endowment, the J. Mike The Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series was established by Donald Fowler ‘66 and Dr. Joe Fowler ‘68 in 1999. With this
Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering invites nationally recognized scholars to Texas A&M University to endowment, the J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering invites nationally recognized scholars to
conduct lectures as part of the graduate department seminar class. Texas A&M University to conduct lectures as part of the graduate department seminar class.
Reaction-Diffusion Driven Pattern Formation in Energy and Climate: The Defining Issue
Thermosetting Polymers of the 21st Century
April 14, 2021 March 23, 2021
Reaction-diffusion processes are versatile, yet underexplored methods for manufacturing that provide unique Energy use is the foundation of all modern economies and is well correlated to the human development index. Over the
opportunities to control the spatial properties of materials, achieving order through broken symmetry. The 19th and 20th centuries, research in energy conversion and use laid the foundations for modern science, such as the
mathematical formalism and derivation of equations coupling reaction and diffusion were presented in the seminal laws of thermodynamics, electromagnetism and others. Because 80% of the global energy today comes from fossil fuels,
paper by Alan Turing [Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 237, 37,1952], which describes how random fluctuations can drive the the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) is producing global warming at an alarming rate. While the
emergence of pattern and structure from initial uniformity. Inspired by reaction-diffusion systems in nature, this talk global average temperature rise is 1.2 C compared to pre-industrial levels, the world is facing climate-induced weather
will describe a new processing strategy predicated on the exploitation of an advancing polymerization front sustained extremes, which are becoming more frequent, more intense and longer lasting. These extreme events are appearing
through coupled reaction and thermal diffusion. The system uses the exothermic release of energy to provide a at locations that are as yet unpredictable. Recent satellite observations suggest some worrisome trends about the
positive feedback to the reaction. In turn, this stimulates further exothermic energy release and a self-propagating dynamics of the Earth’s carbon cycle, which we don’t fully understand. Part of this lecture will focus on this issue that is
reaction “front” that rapidly moves through the material – a process called frontal polymerization. We recently reported critical for adaptation and resilience.
the frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene that exhibits the high energy density, high
reactivity, relatively long pot life, and how viscosity required for the synthesis of high-performance thermosetting
polymers and composites [Robertson et al., Nature, 557 (2018)]. This talk will describe several novel methods to control
Dr. Arun Majumdar
thermal transport in this system, giving rise to symmetry breaking events that enable complex, emergent pattern
formation and control over growth, topology, and shape. Director, Precourt Institute for Energy
Jay Precourt Professor
Dr. Nancy R. Sottos Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering
Stanford University
Department Head
CAS Professor and Swanlund Chair Dr. Arun Majumdar is the Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University
and a faculty member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. From 2009 to 2012
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Majumdar served as the founding director of ARPA-E and from March 2011 to June 2012
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
as the acting under secretary of energy. After leaving Washington, Majumdar was the
Dr. Nancy Sottos holds the Maybelle Leland Swanlund Endowed Chair and is Head of vice president for energy at Google. Majumdar is a member of the National Academy
the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and
Champaign. She leads the Autonomous Materials Systems group at the Beckman Institute Sciences. He also served as the vice chairman of the advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of
for Advanced Science and Technology and is director of the University of Illinois spoke Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, was a science envoy for the U.S. Department of State, and serves
of the BP International Center for Advanced Materials. Sottos is also a co-founder of on the advisory board of numerous energy businesses and nonprofits. Majumdar received
Autonomous Materials Inc. Inspired by autonomous function in biological systems, the his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1985 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay,
Sottos group develops polymers and composites capable of self-healing and regeneration, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989.
self-reporting, and self-protection to improve reliability and extend material lifetime.
Her current research interests focus on new bioinspired methods to manufacture these
complex materials. Sottos’ research and teaching awards include the Office of Naval
Research Young Investigator Award, Scientific American’s SciAm 50 Award, the Hetényi
Best Paper Award in Experimental Mechanics, the M.M. Frocht and B.J. Lazan Awards from
the Society for Experimental Mechanics, the Daniel Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, the
Institution of Chemical Engineers Global Research Award, and the Society of Engineering
Science Medal. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the
Society for Experimental Mechanics and the Society for Engineering Science.
26 engineering.tamu.edu 27Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture Series Industry Advisory Council
The Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture Series was established in 2014. With this endowment, the J. Mike Walker ’66
Department of Mechanical Engineering invites prominent speakers in the area of turbomachinery to present lectures of
interest to our students and faculty.
Executive H. Craig Clark Tony Pelletier
Wishbone Energy Partners Alamo Resources, LLC
Control of Instabilities in Transverse Jets in Committee
Wade Cleary David Pierpoline
Turbomachinery Systems Brenda Hightower
Chair – Solomon Associates
Cleary Zimmermann Engineers Dyno Nobel
Brian Cox Alan Quintero
February 3, 2021 Suzanne Mottin
Facutly-Industry Liaison LLC-
Bell Flight Valaris
Occidental Energy Ventures Duke Damron Holly Ridings
Complex flow phenomena are widely present in systems involving energy generation and propulsion, and control of Dow Chemical Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
such fundamental phenomena in gas turbine engine flowfields is key to the development of efficient, robust systems. Kenneth Meline
Resource and Development - DFW Chris Eberly Thomas Roesner
This talk will describe research at University of California, Los Angelos on flow instabilities and their control, in the Consulting Group Inc. & Command ParkUSA Engineering Cameron- A Schlumberger Company
spirit of this fundamental approach, with a focus on the canonical gaseous jet in crossflow (JICF) or transverse jet. Commissioning
New insights into JICF shear layer stability characteristics have created the potential for tailored flow control which Craig Fox Scott Savage
Jack Miller Angelo, Gordon & Co. Jacobs Engineering
can alter jet dynamics, molecular mixing and other important features of the jet flow. Quantification and interrogation Steering - Stress Engineering
of the flowfield involves use of acetone planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging and simultaneous stereo particle Services Inc Jim Havelka Jaswant Sihra
image velocimetry, as well as hot wire anemometry. Transitions in shear layer instabilities from convective to absolute InformAI BP, Global Ops
Michael Piper
instability are observed to depend on specific flow conditions, with attendant alterations in jet structure and symmetry Student Development - Conley
that can have a significant effect on mixing metrics. These fundamental stability characteristics require alternative Charlie Havis Robert Simmons
Rose Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Petra Seismic Design Consulting
methods for jet control, depending on the flow regime, which can optimize performance of the Engineers
Arnold Muyshondt Sandeep Kishan
jet in various applications. Secretary/Treasurer - Sandia Eastern Research Group William Sims
National Laboratories Accent Wire
Craig Kuiper
Dr. Ann R. Karagozian Pioneer Natural Resources Michael Smith
Members Bell Helicopter Textron
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering George Land III
Honeywell John Spicer
University of California, Los Angeles David Adams Breeze Energy, LLC
Halliburton Company
Jeff Lipscomb
Dr. Ann Karagozian is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical JWL Engineering Scott Spreen
Lane Anderson Mobile Impact
and Aerospace Engineering at UCLA. Her research interests lie in fluid mechanics and
QTS Russell Martin
combustion as applied to improved energy efficiency, reduced emissions, and advanced
ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures Allan Taylor
air breathing and rocket propulsion systems. Karagozian is a current member of the Air Randy Armstrong Wood Group
Force Scientific Advisory Board, (SAB) having served previously as SAB vice chair and twice Raytheon Company Kenneth Meline
receiving the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. She is a member of the DFW Consulting Group Inc. & Robert Tolles
Quentin Baker Command Commissioning Applied Materials Inc.
National Academy of Engineering and is a fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants
Astronautics, American Physical Society, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Inc. Gary Mitchell Larry Wall
She received her B.S. in engineering from UCLA and her M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical Anadarko Petroleum Corporation NextEra Energy US Producing, LLC
Susan Bankston Goertz
engineering from the California Institute of Technology. She is a member of the board of Laurie Morrow Denzil West
trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses. Russell Bayh III The Boeing Company Reliance Energy Inc.
Halliburton Company
Scott Moses Gary Young
Larry Bloomquist Oil States Industries Inc. Tymco Inc.
Mechanical Reps Inc.
Andrew Nelson
Tom Bundy Lisam Systems
ConocoPhillips, Retired
Edis Oliver
Cary Chenanda Wiss, Janney, Eistner Associates, Inc.
Cummins Inc.
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