Spear, Czabaj, Fletcher Receive $952K NSF Grant

(From article originally posted on ME webpage) Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professors Ashley Spear and Michael Czabaj and Associate Professor Tom Fletcher from the School of Computing have been awarded a four-year grant from the NSF for $952K to study open-cell metallic foams. The University of Utah team, led by Spear, will partner with a firm that specializes in manufacturing such foams. The grant is jointly funded by two NSF programs, Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) and Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI), and is entitled “DMREF/GOALI: Novel 3D Experiments, Simulations, and Optimization for...

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Nate Wilkinson Selected for UROP

MMM Lab member, Nate Wilkinson, has been selected to participate in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).  Nate is an undergraduate student in Computer Science and joined the MMM Lab in the spring of 2016.  Along with Ph.D. student, Brian Phung, Nate is developing tools to improve predictability of fatigue life for aerospace components.  Congratulations, Nate!...

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Exciting Student News in the MMM Lab!

Congratulations to Wes Tayon for passing the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam! New M.S. student, Karen DeMille, joins the MMM Lab after completing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. Karen will join Prof. Spear and Brian Phung at the Air Force Research Laboratory this summer. Welcome, Karen! Jayden Plumb has been selected for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Congratulations, Jayden! Kory Cross has been selected for a renewal of his UROP award.  Congratulations, Kory!    ...

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Czabaj and Spear Selected for Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowships

ME Assistant Professors Michael Czabaj and Ashley Spear have each been selected for the 2016 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP).  This program, sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), offers fellowships to university faculty to conduct research at Air Force research facilities in the summer. The objectives of the program are: To stimulate professional relationships among U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Program participants and the scientists and engineers at Air Force research facilities. To enhance the research interests and capabilities of faculty (both new and experienced researchers) in the U.S. academic community....

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Invited Seminar at Duke

Prof. Spear recently traveled to Duke University to give a seminar on the topic of combining experimental observations with numerical simulation and machine learning to improve understanding of 3D crack growth at the grain scale. Thanks to the faculty and students in various departments within the School of Engineering for their kind hospitality and fruitful discussions.  Special thanks to Professor Wilkins Aquino for the generous invitation and for hosting Spear’s visit....

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Invited Seminar at University of Michigan

Prof. Spear recently traveled to the University of Michigan to give a seminar on the topic of combining experimental observations with numerical simulation and machine learning to improve understanding of 3D crack growth at the grain scale. Thanks to the faculty and students in various departments within the College of Engineering for their kind hospitality and fruitful discussions.  Special thanks to Professors Sam Daly and John Allison for the generous invitation and for hosting Spear’s visit....

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Kory Cross selected for UROP

MMM Lab member, Kory Cross, has been selected to participate in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).  Kory is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering and joined the MMM Lab in the fall of 2015.  Along with Ph.D. student, Daniel Schaeffer, Kory will be investigating the relationship between 3D microstructure and performance of multi-functional materials.  Congratulations, Kory!...

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Welcome, Prof. Tony Rollett!

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce Distinguished Seminar speaker, Dr. Anthony (Tony) Rollett, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.   Dr. Rollett’s talk is entitled Advances in Modeling and Simulation of Micromechanical Response of Materials, with an Emphasis on 3D Microstructure and will be held on Friday, November 20, at 3PM in 3550 MEK.  The seminar will be followed by a reception with light refreshments....

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