Michael Moran, a professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio State University, is the recipient of the 2001 Ralph Coats Roe Award. The award recognizes a mechanical engineering educator who is an outstanding teacher and has made a notable contribution to the profession. The award is given through the mechanical engineering division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Moran, an ASME Fellow, is recognized globally for his books, and in particular for the influential textbook on engineering thermodynamics (with H. Shapiro), Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, now in its fourth edition, a prominent text used today in mechanical engineering programs in the United States. Two other innovative books he has authored or co-authored are Availability Analysis: A Guide to Efficient Energy Use and Thermal Design and Optimization. Moran received ASME's James Harry Potter Gold Medal for eminent achievement in thermodynamics in 1997. He currently serves ASME as a distinguished lecturer, member for external affairs of the Energy Resources Board, and a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). As a member of the executive committee of ASME's Advanced Energy Systems Division, Moran has organized 10 ASME-cooperative international conferences on various aspects of engineering thermodynamics and energy use, and edited many special Advanced Energy Systems Division sections of the Society's monthly magazine, Mechanical Engineering. Moran studied mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees, and a doctorate. He is a member of the Central Ohio Section of ASME. Moran has been an ASME member since 1987.

Stephen Melvin, P.E., of Tustin, Calif., has been selected by the 11th District of the Naval Reserve Association as the Outstanding Surface/Subsurface Junior Officer of the Year for 2001. He was chosen from among his colleagues for his performance in the Naval Reserve, his civilian career and his community activities. Melvin is currently serving as the executive officer for Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Explosive Outload Team Detachment One. He has served as the vice president of communications and as the webmaster for the Orange County Engineering Council. Melvin is currently vice chairman of ASME's Orange County Section. He has been a member of ASME since 1993.

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