Dr. Barbara Shaw, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Sean Pursel, Graduate Student in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will be presenting a talk entitled “Biocorrosion of Materials within the Human Body.” The talk will be presented at the Gordon conference on Aqueous Corrosion in New London, New Hampshire on August 27.

Dr. Tony Huang, Associate Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of “Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery.”

Dr. Joseph Cusumano, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will be attending the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), thirty fourth annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. While at ASB, he will present a poster entitled, “People Walking on Treadmills Control Speed, Not Position.” To learn more about the ASB Conference, please visit their website.

Dr. Joseph Cusumano, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will be attending the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Design Technical Engineering Conferences (IDETC) from August 15-18 in Montreal, Canada. While at ASME, Joe will present a paper entitled “Coupled Field Damage Dynamics via Hamilton’s Principle.” To learn more about the ASME conference, please visit their website.

Dr. Tony Huang, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, was recently notified that an article from his group has been accepted as the front cover image in the August 2010 issue of the journal, Applied Physics Letters.