Distinguished ASME member wins award to pursue research in Germany

Gary Koopmann, an ASME Fellow who served on the editorial staff of the Society's Applied Mechanics Reviews for six years, has received the Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists honoring lifelong scientific achievement.

Gary Koopman

The Humboldt Award, which is administered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany, recognizes achievements in the disciplines of vibrations, acoustics and noise control. Award winners are invited to pursue a research project of their choice at a German research institute.

As a recipient of the prestigious German award, Koopman will carry out a six-month research program at DLR, Germany's Aerospace Research Center and Space Agency, on the role of "smart materials" in reducing vibration and noise in jet engines.

Koopmann is a foremost technical authority in the field of noise control, acoustics, and sound and vibration. He is director of the Center for Acoustics and Vibration at Pennsylvania State University, where he and his technical colleagues along with representatives of DLR recently completed a research program on active control mechanisms.

Koopmann also has served as the director of the University of Houston Laboratory for Sound and Vibration Research. He was the recipient of the 2001 ASME Per Bruel Gold Medal, recognizing accomplishments in noise control and acoustics.

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