Sahar Maghsoudy-Louyeh, PhD candidate in Engineering Science, under the advising of Dr. Bernhard Tittmann, Schell Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will present a paper entitled “Characterization of Silicon Surface after Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Treatment by Atomic Force Microscopy” at the Seeing at the Nanoscale VII conference. The meeting will be held in Santa Barbara, California from July 28-31, 2009. For more information about the meeting, please visit their web site.

ESM graduate student Daniel Ahmed will attend the 8th annual “How to Engineer Engineering Education” workshop held at Bucknell University in cooperation with NSF, July 20-22, 2009. The workshop was an active learning experience and culminated with participants developing an instructional module.

David E. Robinson, undergraduate student in Engineering Science under the advising of Dr. Joseph Rose, Professor in Engineering Science and mechanics is participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program called Experimental Methods of Mechanical Engineering. David is working in the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Micro-sensor Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Volkan Ötügen, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering Department, and Dr. Tindaro Ioppolo, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Jia Hua, graduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, under the advising of Dr. Joseph Rose, Professor in ESM, received the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Fellowship Award in support of the NDT project, “Defect Characterization Potential in Buried Pipe with Ultrasonic Guided Waves.” Once the project is complete, Jia is to submit a report that will be published in Materials Evaluation, technical journal.

There will be a presentation of the award at the ASNT’s 2009 Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, October 21. To read more about the conference, please visit their website.

Zakaria Al Balushi, undergraduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, under the advising of Dr. Osama Awadelkarim, Professor in ESM, is attending the Northwestern University NSEC REU this summer.

Balushi’s project is on the Synthesis of Alloy Au/Cu core-shell Nanoparticals for Ge Nanowire Growth. Upon completion of this project with the Lincoln Lauhon Group at the Department of Material Sciecne and Engineer, he projects having a publication in Nanoscape. Additionally, Zakaria received the “Park Espenschade Memorial Scholarship” to assist him in his educational needs.

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Abdalla Nassar, graduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, under the advising of Dr. Judith A. Todd, P.B. Breneman Department Head Chair, received a 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research award. This award is based on Abdallas abilities and accomplishments as well as his potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise.

Abdallas research goal is to seek fundamental understanding of multienergy synergies of Laser-Sustained Plasma at an atomic, ionic, molecular and electronic level with the potential to control species and reaction pathways to obtain desired results. These results include low-cost coatings for industrial, consumer, and biomedical products, development of more energy efficient processes, and expanded scientific understanding of multi-energy processes, potentially transformative to materials processing and synthesis and propulsion.