Nicholaus Parziale Awarded $952,000 from the Office of Naval Research |
The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded Associate Professor Nicholaus Parziale $952,000 for his project "Turbulence Quantities in Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows." The work will test canonical geometries to generate
different US-Navy-relevant conditions in the well characterized Mach 6 Stevens Shock Tunnel. Pressure, heat-transfer, and skin-friction surface data will be collected in concert with tagging velocity (TV) which will serve as a comprehensive reference for high-speed turbulence computations. The impact of this work will be the physics-based assessment of reduced-order turbulence models, such as Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approach, with a mixture of surface and off-surface measurements at well-characterized conditions.
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Agency has awarded Assistant Professor Long Wang, in partnership with Corvid Technologies, $412,993 in grants for his project "Digital Human Model for Use in Simulation Environments for Tactile Human/Robot Interaction." The work aims to develop a biomechanically accurate digital human model with advanced biometrics capabilities for use in simulations for employing autonomous robots to locate and extract wounded soldiers from high-risk environments. Additionally, the project will address a critical shortcoming in current simulation technology and be capable of measuring stress and strain metrics that result from human interaction with robotic manipulators, including contact forces, joint torques and distributed loads when a person is grasped, lifted, dragged or repositioned.
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Robert Chang Awarded $35,000 from New Jersey Health Foundation |
The New Jersey Health Foundation has awarded Associate Professor Robert Chang $35,000 his project "A 3D Printed Electrophysiological Model of Biomimetic Muscle Tissues." This work aims to advance a fundamentally new class of soft musculoskeletal therapies enabled by emergent in situ fabrication capabilities and electromechanical conditioning protocol for maturing tissues. This will make lasting impact for patients, contributing to a decrement in the adverse clinical impact of such injuries with functional tissue restoration that enhance quality of life, as well as improved long-term outcomes for patients.
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EH Yang Appointed as Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Sensors Council |
Professor Eui-Hyeok Yang was recently named Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Sensors Council for the period of 2023-2025. Yang was selected based upon his academic reputation, expertise, and insights into the future of sensor technology. Yang’s experience with the world-renowned engineering organization is extensive. It includes his work as an editor of the IEEE Sensors Journal, his service on professional committees and as chair of several professional events.
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Nick Parziale Elected as Associate Fellow of AIAA |
Associate Professor Nick Parziale has been formally elected as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The prestigious election is awarded to those who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.
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Careers & Student Outcomes
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On February 23, 2023, four ME professors participated in “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” with the local middle school as part of National Engineers Week. Teaching Associate Professors Maxine Fontaine and Zahra Pournorouz along side, Assistant Professors Shima Hajimirza and Annie Xian Zhang spoke to about seventy 5th-8th grade girls in Jersey City. This event offered a chance for under-represented groups with limited exposure to engineering and STEM to learn about engineering, hear about student and professor’s journeys in STEM and learn about their current work in engineering. This annual event looks to show young girls what engineering is all about and inspire a future in STEM.
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Mechanical Engineering Department Hosts First Spring Fest for All ME Students, Staff, and Faculty |
On April 19, 2023, the Mechanical Engineering Department hosted its first ever Spring Fest. This event was open to all ME students, staff, and faculty. With games, food, prizes and more, the event was a great success.
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