Muhammad Faryad, post-doctoral scholar in Engineering Science and Mechanics has been selected to attend the “How to Engineer Engineering Education” workshop in July 2012 at Bucknell University. For the eleventh consecutive year, faculty from Bucknell University are offering this hands on workshop for engineering and science faculty and graduate students to enhance their teaching by writing clear instructional objectives at appropriate cognitive levels; using active, cooperative and problem-based learning; teaching teamwork and problem solving skills; and assessing learning outcomes.

Yao Zhang, graduate student in engineering science and mechanics under the advising of Dr. Sulin Zhang, will travel in August to Beijing, China to attend the 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM). IUTAM is an international non-governmental scientific organization belonging to the International Council of Scientific Unions. To learn more about the conference, please visit their web site.

Engineering Science and Mechanics graduate student Abdalla Nassar’s interdisciplinary applied physics research on laser-sustained plasma was featured on the cover of the Journal of Physics. This research was conducted with Dr. Ravindra Akarapu, Dr. Stephen Copley, and Professor Judith A. Todd.

Sz-Chin Steven Lin, graduate student in Engineering Science and Mechanics under the advising of Dr. Tony Huang, has been featured as the front cover image in the Journal of Applied Physics. The paper is coauthored by Drs. Huang and Tittmann of Engineering Science and Mechanics. To see the article, please visit their website.