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Mechanical Engineering Slideshow Long Description


May 1, 2008

This is a slideshow with photos and captions as described below.

  1. The Mechanical Engineering's Challenge X team poses with their Chevy Equinox™ (SUV) with General Motors Mentor Chris Graham before shipping it to New York for the Challenge X competition.
  2. ME Alumni Donors pose at the entrance to the newly-renovated T-Room, which their generous gifts and those of Ford Motor Company, made possible.
  3. ME Chairman Joseph Beaman hosted a casual dinner for students in ME Mentor Program, where they discussed course scheduling, electives and opportunities in industry.
  4. Jay Patel and Associate Professor Matt Campbell explain their research to prospective graduate students at the Graduate Open House.
  5. Keys Curry (L) and family pose in front of the Keys and Joan Curry Atrium plaque at Grand Opening.
  6. Dr. Carlos Hidrovo received a Young Faculty Award and $150,000 research grant from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Agency.
  7. Engineering students from Tec de Monterrey in Mexico hear a talk by Dr. Fernandez while visiting the Department of Mechanical Engineering to learn about our Mechatronics Research and our graduate program.
  8. Dr. Elmira Popova has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and do research at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences during the 2008-2009 academic year.
  9. Elliott Short (center) celebrates with his family in front of the new Byron Short Entryway display in the Mechanical Engineering Building.
  10. Steve Lewis (center) is surrounded by ME Longhorns on site to dedicate the new Ford Motor Company Academic and Student Life Center.
  11. Graduate student Ted Argo explains his acoustics research to prospective graduate students at Open House.
  12. Mechanical Engineering staff members (l-r) Rosalie Foster, Danny Jares, Fred Rothhauser and Kathryn Samec were presented with 15 -25 year service awards at a staff luncheon in April 2008.
  13. 1958 Alumni celebrated their 50th Year Reunion with a luncheon and department tour.