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The UW leads tidal-power research

Energy generated from the ocean's waves and tides might be the next source of "green" power in our region, but the technology demands more study. A new marine renewable-energy research center has been launched, giving the University of Washington the lead for tidal-power research. ME Professor Phil Malte is a co-director of the center. See 11/17/08 Seattle Times article, "Concerns emerge about environmental effects of wave-energy technology."

Jiangyu Li awarded ASME's first Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Medal

Prof. Jiangyu Li will be awarded the first Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Medal from the ASME Materials Divisions at the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress in Boston, Oct. 31-Nov. 6. This award is given to recognize research excellence in the areas of experimental, computational, and theoretical mechanics and materials by young investigators who are within 10 years after their Ph.D. degree, with special emphasis placed on under-represented minorities and women. Li will be awarded a plaque, certificate, a medal, and an honorarium of $5,000.

The Autumn 2008 MEssenger is available online

Contents: Energy in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest; ME in the News; Experience is Key Product in Instructional Shops; Environmentally Sensitive Energy Conversion; Alumni Corner: Henry Schatz Urges Alumni to End Campaign UW with a Bang; Transitions: Alberto Aliseda Wins NSF CAREER Award, ME Welcomes Two New Research Faculty, Colin Sandwith Retires; Honors & Awards; Chair’s Corner.

Download the Autumn 2008 MEssenger HERE.

Amy Shen appointed to ME faculty

Associate Professor Amy Q. Shen joined the faculty on September 1, following six years as assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Prof. Shen’s research program centers on complex fluids and the processing of these materials to create morphologies and structures that can find application in nanotechnology, biotechnology, microelectronics, and energy-related materials. Within this broad area, her laboratory takes advantage of the coupling of complex fluid microstructures with spatial confinement that is possible by using microfluidic flow methods to offer morphological control of soft materials. These strategies lead to flow-induced nano-materials useful in energy applications, biomimetics, biosensors/actuators, and bio-MEMS.



Jim Riley lands prestigious fellowship

Professor Jim Riley has been invited as a senior visiting fellow at the prestigious Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, UK.

ME faculty receive SAE's 2007 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award

The technical paper, "Artifact vs. Anatomy: Dealing with Conflict of Geometric Modeling Descriptions," was selected to receive the 2007 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award. The paper was written by ME faculty—Professors Duane Storti and Mark Ganter, Research Associate Professor Randal Ching, and Affiliate Associate Professor William R. Ledoux—and co-authored with Professor David R. Haynor and Patrick Hu, former Post-Doctoral Fellow, both in Radiology. The award, to be presented at the April 21, 2009 awards ceremony during the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, MI, was established by Arch Colwell to recognize authors of outstanding papers presented at SAE meetings. Papers are judged for their value as contributions to existing knowledge of mobility engineering, and primarily with respect to their value as an original contribution to the subject matter. The paper was selected from the thousands of papers that were published for SAE meetings during 2007.

Mark Tuttle to be honored by SEM

Professor Mark Tuttle will receive the 2009 Tatnall Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics at SEM’s Annual Conference in June 2009.

Eric Seibel and student receive UW TechTransfer award

Research Associate Professor Eric Seibel and PhD student Woon Jong Yoon received an award from UW TechTransfer to build a working prototype of a unique remote-controlled cytoscope for scanning the interior surface of the bladder for cancerous tumors.

ME professors win DOT award

Per Reinhall and Peter Dahl won a Washington State Department of Transportation award to make pile driving in water less noisy and to prevent fish kills.

Eric Seibel's scanning fiber endoscope research continues to be recognized

Research Associate Professor Eric Seibel's breakthrough research on flexible capsule endoscopes has been received much publicity in a variety of sources, both locally and nationally.

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