Roy P. Allen, P.E., is well known throughout the world as an expert in gas turbine technology and applications. He spent 30 years in the gas turbine industry working for General Electric, supporting their sales and applications, performance testing, cycle analyses and exhaust emission calculations. He retired from GE as the manager of technology programs, and from there went on to become the director of the Advanced Gas Turbine Systems Research Program at Clemson, S.C. At Clemson, he was the first administrator of the DOE Gas Turbine Research Program. His responsibilities included coordinating research and testing at more than 60 universities. Since 1986, he has served ASME as the chair of PTC-22, GasTurbines. During his tenure on the committee, two new editions of the Code were published. He also served as chair of the B133 committee on Gas Turbine Procurement, and he served as a delegate to, and is currently chair of, the ISO Technical Committee 192 on Gas Turbines. Masters (1963), Cornell University.

Nicholas J. Altiero, Ph.D., joined the faculty at Michigan State University after receiving his doctorate in 1974. He served for 25 years at Michigan State, including 10 years as the associate dean for research and graduate studies and a department chair. He is currently the dean of engineering at Tulane University. Altiero has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. He has published extensively in the areas of computational mechanics, fracture mechanics, geomechanics and biomechanics. He was a recipient of the State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award. Ph.D. (1974), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Sunao Aoki, Ph.D., has made outstanding and sustained contributions to design and product development. These contributions range from the creation and implementation of innovative turbine design procedures, to leadership in the engineering of gas turbine engine components, to setting strategic directions for technology development and then executing these strategies. His efforts have had a substantial effect in enhancing the performance of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) gas turbines and fluid machinery products. Ph.D. (1986), Kyusyu University.

Ismail B. Celik, Ph.D., has accumulated contributions to the areas of uncertainty analysis, particle-gas mixtures, combustion modeling, and suspended sediment transport, and has had an extraordinary impact in computational fluid dynamics and fluids engineering. He leads the Computational Fluid Dynamics Center (CFDC) at West Virginia University. Celik has been recognized for his leadership in teaching, research, and service with the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Meritorious Service Award, and at West Virginia University with the Outstanding Researcher Award (1998, 2002) and the Benedum Award (2001-2002). His established international reputation in research is attested by his position as associate editor of the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering (2001-2003). He is the author of the textbook "Introductory Numerical Methods for Engineering Applications." Ph.D. (1980), University of Iowa.

Romney B Duffey, Ph.D., has been the principal scientist with Atomic Energy of Canada since 1997. Duffey has a wide range of responsibilities, including advanced and future concepts, advanced product development, advice on overall R&D directions, analysis of global energy and environment scenarios, and energy policy and market competitiveness review. He is an internationally recognized scientist, manager, speaker, and author, having written more than 200 papers and articles. Duffey has also co-authored the book "Know the Risk" concerning safety of modern technological systems, accidents, learning, and the role of human error. Contributions to ASME as Member and past Chair of the Nuclear Engineering Division, an active member of the American and Canadian Nuclear Societies, and a past Chair of the American Nuclear Society Thermal-Hydraulics Division. Currently, he is the Canadian representative on the Expert Group and leads the Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor (SCWR) Steering Committee for Generation IV International Nuclear Forum. Ph.D. (1967), Exeter University, England.

Patrick F. Dunn, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His career spans 34 years in teaching and research at Notre Dame, Purdue, Duke and Argonne National Laboratory. He has an outstanding record of teaching, and has been the recipient of one college and two department Outstanding Teacher Awards. Dunn is also the author of two texts in measurements and data analysis. He is an internationally recognized expert in microparticle interaction with surfaces, and has published more than 125 journal and symposium papers. He also has two patents involving two-phase flow and aerosol diagnostics. Ph.D. (1974), Purdue University.

Joseph C. Klewicki, Ph.D., has been at the University of Utah since 1990, and is currently department chair. His research has been on unsteady flows, vorticity dynamics, mixing, experimental methods, and turbulent boundary layers. His early spanwise vorticity measurements remain some of the best resolved ever. More recently, he has addressed turbulence scaling properties at high Reynolds number. In 2003, he and his colleagues developed a new theory for wall-turbulence. As an educator, he has incorporated curricular innovations related to enhancing students' capacity to address complex problems, while strongly promoting undergraduate research. He regularly receives commendations for his classroom teaching. Ph.D. (1989), Michigan State University.

Jerry I. Lin, Ph.D., is a pioneer in computational mechanics. Lin's research works in contact algorithms, mixed time integration, element eigenvalue theorems and element technologies are well known and adopted by many FE codes. He has been an ardent advocate of explicit FE methods. As the administrator of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Collaborator Program and the chief liaison to the DOE's Software Center, Lin works tirelessly to make available and support the laboratory's finite element suites to institutions all over the world. By conservative estimates, DYNA3D, of which he is the lead developer, saves the U.S. industry hundreds of million dollars annually. Ph.D. (1985), Northwestern University.

Raj M. Manglik, Ph.D., has made seminal and path-breaking research contributions in enhanced heat transfer, swirl flows, interfacial phenomena, boiling in additive-laden solutions, thermal processing, and compact heat exchangers. He has more than 135 archival papers and publications to his credit that address both fundamental thermal science as well as its engineering applications. He is also recognized as a gifted teacher and an educational innovator. His work demonstrates those unique qualities of dedication, concern, teaching excellence, and contributing participation in the affairs of students that are associated with an outstanding educator. Manglik is a professional leader with international recognition in the field of heat transfer, as well as an active member of ASME, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and ASHRAE. Ph.D. (1991), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Vincent R. Miller has made significant contributions to the understanding of aircraft noise transmission. His research developed alternative methods of determining power balance equations, providing engineering prediction tools that did not require extensive computational approaches. Knowledge of the basic physics resulted in acoustic environment predictions within aircraft run-up facilities of such great accuracy that design and construction costs were greatly minimized, resulting in redesign of all USAF noise suppression facilities. Miller is also active with the Dayton Section, having served on its executive board for the past 25 years. During that tenure he co-chaired ASME's first-ever Winter Annual Meeting technology transfer session. M.S. (1980), The Ohio State University.

Alan R. Parkinson, Ph.D., is recognized for his sustained contributions to methods and software that improve engineering design productivity. Parkinson's work includes design optimization theory, algorithms, and software, with particular emphasis on robust design methods; it is characterized by studied simplicity and attention to actual use. This approach is exemplified in his work as the principal contributor to the Optdes/OptdesX software package, which is in use by dozens of companies and academic institutions worldwide. Ph.D. (1982), University of Illinois.

James G. Quintiere, Ph.D., is one of the foremost researchers in fire science in the world. His work on fire growth, fire behavior in compartments and fire spread is unsurpassed. In 1990, he left the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and joined the University of Maryland, where he became the John L. Bryan Professor of Fire Protection Engineering. He has published two books and 100 archival papers. Quintiere is a fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and a founding member and former president the International Association of Fire Safety Sciences. He has chaired the Committee on Fire and Combustion of the ASME Heat Transfer Division. Ph.D. (1970), New York University.

Kenneth L. Reifsnider, Ph.D., has made fundamental contributions in the lifetime prediction of advanced composite materials. His theories have been advanced in more than 180 refereed journal articles, several book chapters, multiple edited books, and in his co-authored work entitled "Damage Tolerance and Durability of Composite Material Systems." Reifsnider is editor-in-chief for the International Journal of Fatigue, associate editor of the Journal of Applied Composites, and associate editor of the ASME International Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. At the University of Connecticut, he holds the Pratt & Whitney Chair Professorship of Design and Reliability. Previously, he held the Alexander Giacco Chair Professorship at Virginia Tech, where he also served as director of the Center for Composite Materials and Structures, deputy director of the NSF Center for High Performance Polymeric Adhesives and Composites, chairman of the Materials Engineering Science Program, and associate provost for Interdisciplinary Programs. He co-founded the Virginia Tech Center for Composite Materials and Structures. Reifsnider has supervised more than 50 graduate students through completion of their theses and dissertations, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Ph.D. (1968), Johns Hopkins University.

Jagdish S. Sokhey, Ph. D., is a senior engineering consultant in Propulsion System Integration Group with AADC/Rolls-Royce Corp. He has been working with STOVL and JSF Exhaust nozzle programs since 1993 and has developed TEVEN (3-Hood vectoring nozzle) for LiftFan CDA, and the VAVBN (Variable Area Vane Box nozzle) for AADC Lift-Engine and for the Lockheed-Martin's JSF Production LiftFan. Sokhey's experience also includes aero-design and testing of Ejectors, RCS front-frame devices, IR Suppressors, and commercial Inlets/ Nacelles. He has more than 28 years of aerospace industry experience in the aero-mechanical design and development of propulsion systems including inlets, exhaust systems, forced mixers, CFD and engine/nacelle system integration. His professional background encompasses an extensive analytical development work in CFD with aerodynamic testing of isolated and installed propulsion components. Having worked at Boeing, Rolls Royce and GE Aircraft Engines, he has a unique aircraft and engine experience. During his career, Sokhey has been a team leader and project manager, and has made significant contributions to the development of B737, B757, B777, A330 and A340 propulsion installations, as well as many IR&D aero innovative concepts on inlets, forced-mixers, vectoring-nozzles and aero-systems. Sokhey has authored more than 30 papers, articles, reports and publications, has 6 U.S. patents and has numerous engineering awards and honors. He is an ASME member and has participated as a reviewer, presenter and session chairman at ASME, AIAA and ICAS Technical Conferences. Ph.D. (1977), University of Cincinnati.

Ghatu Subhash, Ph.D., has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching and innovative research. His awards include ASME Student Section Advisor Award, SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, ASEE Outstanding New Mechanics Educator, Michigan Tech's Distinguished Teaching Award, a Distinguished Faculty Member of Michigan, and has received Commendation Letters from the Governor of Michigan. He has conducted research in the area of dynamic behavior of materials and has pioneered novel experimental methods that have received U.S. patent and were licensed by national laboratories. He has published more than 85 scientific papers, graduated 17 students, and has participated in numerous scientific panels. Ph.D. (1991), UC San Diego.

Zhigang Suo, Ph.D., is well known as a dominant voice of his generation in the field of solid mechanics. His contributions have been recognized with awards like the Alexander von Humbolt Research Fellow Award, the Pi Tau Sigma Gold Metal from ASME, and the Special Achievement Award for Young Investigators from the AMD Division of ASME. Suo has been an active member of ASME since 1990. He has organized a multitude of ASME Symposia and currently serves as the chair of the Electronic Materials Committee (Materials Division) of ASME. He was nominated by the AMD Elasticity Committee in the category of research and development. Ph.D. (1989), Harvard University.

Chin An Tan, Ph.D., is very active in ASME: Currently he serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, an assistant editor of the Design Engineering Division Newsletter, and as a member of the Advisory Board of the 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences. He also has served as the chair of the Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound of the Design Engineering Division. He is an active member of ASME's Dynamics Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division, and of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division. Tan has made significant contributions to the advancement of engineering in local automotive industries, through his novel work in the identification of the mechanisms of disc brake squeal and active wave control concepts for the vibration and noise control of axially moving systems. Tan has dedicated his career to creating a "barrier-free" teaching environment and has received numerous teaching awards at all levels at his academic institution for these efforts. He has continued to promote these efforts through his leadership positions in the department and the college. Tan has been a mentor to many undergraduate students and guided the Wayne State Human Powered Vehicle Team to their first entry to the ASME national competition to win the best design award. Ph.D., (1989). UC Berkeley.

Hareesh V. Tippur, Ph.D., holds an Alumni Professorship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, Ala. He has made notable contributions to optical metrology and fracture mechanics. He is credited with the development of an optical wave-front shearing interferometer called the Coherent Gradient Sensor (CGS) for investigating dynamic fracture behavior of polymers, metals and composites. CGS has recently been used for characterizing thin structures and films as well. His research has also resulted in the development of an infrared interferometric sensor for failure characterization of solids with a high degree tolerance for surface damage and roughness. Tippur's notable contributions to experimental fracture mechanics include the demonstration of dynamic crack propagation along bimaterial interfaces close to sonic speeds, which subsequently inspired research on intersonic crack propagation in bimaterials. He has also made several valuable contributions to the understanding of fracture behavior of functionally graded composites and syntactic structural foams. After completing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Tippur joined California Institute of Technology as a post-doctoral fellow before becoming a faculty member at Auburn in 1990. He has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University, India, and Indian Institute of Science, respectively. Ph.D. (1988), SUNY at Stony Brook.

Judy M. Vance, Ph.D., is currently professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at Iowa State University. Vance spent several years in industry, working as a manufacturing engineer at Maytag and John Deere, before pursuing her academic career. Her research focuses on investigating applications of virtual reality techniques to engineering problems. She has developed new design methodologies for assembly methods validation, ergonomic assessment of products, interactive shape design of products and spatial mechanism synthesis. Vance's work is funded by the National Science Foundation, Deere & Co., Procter & Gamble, and General Motors. She is an NSF CAREER award recipient and past chair of the ASME Design Automation Committee. She currently serves as the Technical Committee Executive of the ASME Design Division. She is also the past president of the Women in Engineering Leadership Institute (WELI), an organization committed to promoting training, networking and leadership opportunities for women engineering faculty. Ph.D. (1992), Iowa State University.

John A. Williams, Ph.D., has made significant advances in several branches of tribology. His early work concerned the role that lubricants play in cutting, forming and shaping processes where he demonstrated the importance of the vapor phase of the lubricant - with implications for machining with mist or minimal lubrication. He has carried out pioneering work in the analysis of abrasive wear, which is both important in itself and in interpreting the results of materials testing investigations. His research includes the application of the principles of shakedown to hardened and coated surfaces, and most recently he has been concerned with both the mechanisms of boundary lubrication and tribological phenomena at the small scale as often encountered in the fabrication and operation of MEMS. He has published extensively and is the author of a widely used text book, "Engineering Tribology." Williams is a Fellow of ImechE, a founding Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, where he has directed studies in Engineering for the past 26 years. He served for four years as the deputy head of department with particular responsibility for teaching, and promoted a major reform in the organization of the Cambridge course. He has represented IMechE and ASME within the department for many years. Ph.D. (1976), Cambridge University.




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