MAE Highlights
April 14, 2021
Professor Frank E. Talke receives the 2010 Tribology Gold Medal
Professor Frank E. Talke will be awarded the 2010 Tribology Gold Medal, "In recognition of his outstanding achievements in Tribology in particular for his meritorious work in the field of magnetic storage systems, ink jet technology and interferometric instrumentation."
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April 14, 2021
UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab wins “Best of What’s New” award in Popular Science
The SkySweeper robot, designed by Nick Morozovsky in the UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab, has won a “Best of What’s New” award in Popular Science. Skysweeper is a simple V-shaped robotic design for power line inspection tasks. It has a motor-driven “elbow” in the middle, and "hands" equipped with clamps that open and close to move down a line in an inchworm motion.
April 14, 2021
20th Anniversary of Dynamic Systems and Control Program
On January 13th, MAE held a workshop in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of its Dynamic Systems and Control Program. This program’s achievements over the last 20 years include over 80 PhD students graduated, 23 books published, and 15 elections to Fellow of learned societies.
April 14, 2021
Dr. Frank Talke has received the 2012 ASME/ISPS Distinguished Institution Award
Dr. Frank Talke, Distinguished Professor of MAE, has received the 2012 ASME/ISPS Distinguished Institution Award for his dedication to the information storage and processing Systems Division and for excellence in research and contributions to the data storage industry.
April 14, 2021
James Friend receives the Carl Hellmuth Hertz mid-career achievement award
James Friend received the Carl Hellmuth Hertz mid-career achievement award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at its annual International Ultrasonics Symposium held in Taipei Taiwan 20-24 October 2015,
"For substantial contributions to understanding the interactions between acoustic waves and fluids and the myriad applications arising from these interactions", in recognition of his years of effort in this discipline that has led to its establishment as a major research activity across the world.
April 13, 2021
Dr. Chris McGuffey awarded Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Grant
Dr. McGuffey's project, titled Dynamics of high-intensity laser-driven proton beam transport in solid density materials was among 42 nationwide selected for funding by the program. Dr. McGuffey is a member of High Energy Density Physics Group led by Professor Farhat Beg in the Jacobs School of Engineering. The project will investigate transport of proton beams produced by high intensity lasers.
March 15, 2021
Students' Aha Moments; How a professor, a class, even a PowerPoint presentation, can change a life
Derek Chung
Environmental Engineering, UCSD '12
"When I started college, I thought global warming was stupid, trees needed to be cut down, and everything ran on the guiding hand of the market," Derek Chung says. The 23-year-old with mussed-up hair is Skyping from a hostel in Malaysia, the 16th country he's passed through during an eight-month "soul search."
February 8, 2021
In Memoriam: Professor Juan C. Lasheras
Juan C. Lasheras, University of California San Diego distinguished professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Bioengineering, passed away on February 1, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
January 13, 2021
In Memoriam: Professor Siavouche Nemat-Nasser
University of California San Diego engineering professor emeritus Siavouche "Sia" Nemat-Nasser passed away on January 4, 2021 due to complications of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He was 84 years old.
Professor Nemat-Nasser was a Distinguished Professor of Mechanics and Materials in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. He officially retired from UC San Diego in 2019 but remained active as a researcher through his Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials (CEAM).
October 8, 2020
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Shao-chi Lin
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Shao-chi Lin at the age of 95. He is fondly recalled by past students and associates as a skilled and compassionate educator, guide, and investigator, as well as a vibrant contributor to the campus community. Lin achieved global recognition as an engineer of high repute, focusing on the field of gas dynamics.