Dr. Heejin Cho, an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was invited to present a seminar to faculty and students at Beijing University of Technology in Beijing, China on May 27-29, 2014. Dr. Cho presented his current research and discussed potential collaboration with MSU on energy and environmental research projects.
Dr. Judy Schneider has been awarded a TMS (The Mineral, metals, and materials society) travel award to attend their first TMS Summit on Creating and Sustaining Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM1) to be held July 29–31, 2014 in Washington DC. Congrats, Dr. Schneider!
Congratulations to Kyle Johnson who was awarded the NASA/Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC) Fellowship. Kyle is a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student working with Dr. Mark Horstemeyer on the multi-objective design optimization of a football helmet.