Dr. Melik Demirel, Associate Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will travel to Singapore in early July 2012 to attend the IUMRS International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials. This conference is for young researcher to initiate collaborations in Asia network, work on research problems, and initiate student exchange programs. To learn more about the conference, please visit this website.

Dr. Patrick Drew, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has been honored as one of the 2012 McKnight Scholar Award recipients. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated a commitment to neuroscience. The Endowment Fund seeks to support innovative research design to bring science closer to the day when disease of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. Dr. Drew is one of six McKnight Scholar Award recipients.

Dr. Samia Suliman, Assistant Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, became a member of the Commission for Women at Penn State University during the spring 2012 semester. The Commission membership includes Penn State administrators, faculty, staff, technical service employees, and graduate and undergraduate students. Professor Suliman has been appointed for a three year term. For more information about the Commission, please visit their web site.

Dr. Osama Awadelkarim, Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics will travel in June to Taibah University in the city of Almadinah, Saudi Arabia. While on travel, Professor Awadelkarim will initiate research collaborations between Taibah University and Engineering Science and Mechanics.