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The Cockrell School of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Slide Show Long Description


Last modified on November 2nd, 2009

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  1. This is a photo of Associate Professor Preston Wilson and graduate student Chad Green with the U.S. Coast Guard ship, The Polar Sea, behind them. The two researchers have recently returned from the Beaufort Sea where they participated in the MITAS 2009 scientific expedition to study methane hydrate as both a potential full source and a green house gas. Read more.
  2. This is a close-up photo of a solar panel. The Department of Mechanical Engineering is hiring an Assistant Professor. Faculty candidates should have an interest and expertise in the general area of energy, with specific interest in solar energy, biofuels, or energy storage. Read more.
  3. Professor John B. Goodenough received the 2009 Presidential Enrico Fermi Award with Stanford University's Siegfried S. Hecker. Goodenough was cited for his contributions to the lithium-ion batteries that enabled the wireless revolution as well as to those now under development for the hybrid electric car. Read more.
  4. This is a photo of Matt Saunders, Mechanical Engineering Master's student and Assistant Professor Carolyn Seepersad who received the Best Paper Award from ASME's Design Theory and Methodology Conference for their research entitled “The Characteristics of Innovative, Mechanical Products .“ Read more.