Fluids engineering work honored by Freeman Scholar Program

Each year, the Freeman Scholar Program pays tribute to a person of high capability and considerable experience in an area of fluids engineering. Applications are now being accepted for the 19th Freeman Scholar Program. The deadline for applications is Sept. 1.

The chosen scholar will be expected to make a major review of a coherent topic in his or her specialty, prepare a comprehensive statement on the state of the field, and suggest key research needs for the future.

After suitable review, the results will be presented publicly at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress under the auspices of the Fluids Engineering Division, and published in the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering.

The recipient may be from industry, government, education, or private professional practice. Membership in ASME is not required.

The honorarium for preparing the review, producing a manuscript in a form for publication, and presenting the results at the Congress is $7,500. There will be an additional allowance to cover the cost of travel to the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting in 2008.

The scholar should be available, as far as personal commitments permit, for presentation of the lecture at sites of fluids engineering activity in industry, government, or education.

Applications for the 2008 Scholarship are to be submitted in quadruplicate by Sept. 1, 2007. The applicant should send one copy to each member of the Standing Committee listed below and one copy to the ASME Committee on Honors (Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990.) Each application should include:

1. The applicant's qualifications for undertaking a major study in the field selected.

2. A statement of the basis for believing that a summary of the state of the art on the proposed topic will make a significant and timely contribution to current or future real problems in fluids engineering practice.

3. A description of the ideas to be considered and some of the technology to be reviewed.
A complete statement of qualifications and selection criteria can be obtained from the chair of the Standing Committee.

The applicant should also arrange for at least three people to submit supporting letters before Sept. 15, 2007, directly to the Standing Committee members and to the ASME Committee on Honors. These supporters should be qualified to judge the technical capabilities of the applicant in the proposed review area and the technical value of the area.

The new Freeman Scholar will be chosen by Dec. 1, 2007. The draft manuscript, to be completed by June 1, 2008, should not exceed 120 double-spaced manuscript pages, or 30 journal pages, without special permission. The presentation will be made at the 2008 Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting. The final manuscript will be due one month after that presentation to allow an opportunity to incorporate discussion from the Congress.

For more information on the Freeman Scholar Program, visit www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/
18th_Freeman_Scholar_Program.cfm.

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