Kotaro Tagawa Wins Second Place
at AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference

Kotaro Tagawa, an Aerospace Engineering Junior won the second prize (Certificate + $300) at the AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference held in Houston from April 17-19 this year. His paper was related to the research work he performed for Prof. Frank Lu over the past few semesters. He developed an automated technique for survey and calibration of the low speed wind tunnel in Engineering Lab Building, room 107. The technique is now used as part of our Undergraduate laboratory instruction.

The AIAA Region IV comprises of universities in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Nitin Uppal Awarded Newport-Spectral Physics Research Excellence Travel Award

Mr. Nitin Uppal, a PhD candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, was awarded a Newport - Spectral Physics Research Excellence Travel award to attend the SPIE Photonics West conference from 19-24 January 2008. This award was made to only 15 students based on the quality of the original research described in the submitted papers. Mr. Uppal presented one conference paper, "Three dimensional waveguides fabricated in PMMA using a femtosecond laser micromachining system", authors: Uppal, Shiakolas, and Rizwan, and one poster, "Experiments and characterization of two photon polymerization using a 1 kHz femtosecond laser system",  authors: Uppal and Shiakolas, on his research work under the direction of Dr. Panos S. Shiakolas.

SPIE Student Services hosted the Student Lunch with the Experts, to give students a chance to network and gain advice from industry and academic leaders. The Newport and Spectra-Physics Research Excellence Travel Awards presentations were made during the lunch. Randy Heyler, senior director of Strategic Marketing for Newport, presented $15,000 in travel awards to student researchers at a luncheon at SPIE Photonics West.

Congratulations, Nitin!

http://spie.org/x2587.xml?WT.mc_id=ZPW08HAE#Wednesday

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Jolanta Matusewicz Awarded the Amelia Earhart Fellowship by Zonta International

Congratulations to Aerospace Engineering graduate student Jola Matusewicz! Jola has received a $10,000 award from Zonta International. Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Zonta has awarded 1, 192 Amelia Earhart Fellowships totaling $7 million to women from 58 countries. The Amelia Earhart Fellowships were established in 1938 in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and Zonta club member. The Fellowships are granted annually to women pursuing graduate Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.

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MAE Faculty, Staff, and Students are Recipients of Several
College of Engineering Awards

COE Faculty Award:
Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award:  David Hullender

COE Staff Award:
Fay Van Dam Outstanding Staff Award:  Donna Woodhead

COE Student Award:
Outstanding Student Leader Award:  Christopher Harrison

COE Student Scholarship Award:
Jack R. Woolf Endowed Scholarship:  Mark Symank

AE Student Awards:
Nils Mykestad Memorial Scholarship Award:  Christopher Harrison
Outstanding Junior Award:  Travis Carrigan
Outstanding Senior Award:  Akihiro Nozawa
John De Young Outstanding Research Award:  Richard Mitchell
Kalpana Chawla Award:  Phillip Panicker, Rajeev Kumar

ME Student Awards:
Outstanding Senior Scholar:  Mark Fulenwider
Outstanding Junior Scholar:  Ali Karimloo
Outstanding Sophomore Scholar:  Mark Symank
Outstanding SAE Student:  Eric Leichtle
Outstanding ASME Student:  Stephanie Coronel
Carl Files Service Award (Undergraduate):  Tracy Phillips
Jack R. Woolf Service Award (Graduate):  Veerendra Mula