Zhao ’95 PhD named Fellow of AAAS
Materials science and engineering alum Ji-Cheng “JC” Zhao ’95 PhD has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
Steadman ’88 joins board of directors for nanotech company Sixth Wave
Computer engineering alum Patricia Steadman ’88 has been added to the board of directors of nanotechnology company Sixth Wave, according to a press release.
Kaschak ’97 named Manufacturers Resource Center VP
Mechanical engineering alum Gene Kaschak ’97 has been named vice president, continuous improvement and leadership development strategy, for Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), according to a press release.
Finding his flow state in fluid dynamics
Although commercial flights weren’t that common in the Republic of Turkey 20 years ago, mechanical engineering alum Denis Aslangil ’15G ’19 PhD was no stranger to airplanes.
His mother’s family lived in France at the time, so as a child, he would fly regularly back and forth with her to visit. Those experiences sparked a lifelong curiosity about what he would come to know as fluid dynamics, the field that, in basic terms, studies the flow of gases, liquids, and plasmas.
Usta ’16G ’18 PhD joins Cleveland State University as assistant professor
Mechanical engineering alum Mustafa Usta ’16G ’18 PhD has joined the faculty of Cleveland State University as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. He was most recently a postdoctoral fellow and research faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Hajian ’14G ’18 PhD joins UMass Lowell faculty as assistant professor
Mechanical engineering alum Rozhin Hajian ’14G ’18 PhD has joined the faculty of UMass Lowell faculty as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
She was most recently a Future Faculty Fellow at Northeastern University after serving as a postdoctoral associate at Harvard University.
Wagenhoffer ’19 PhD joins Penn State Abington as assistant professor
Mechanical engineering alum Nathan Wagenhoffer ’19 PhD has joined the faculty of Penn State Abington as an assistant professor of engineering and computer science.
Wagenhoffer was most recently a research scientist at CRAFT Tech, a specialist consulting and software solutions company specializing in high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.
Recent MEM PhD graduates find success as tenure-track faculty
This fall, four recent mechanical engineering PhD graduates have started the next stage of their academic research careers as tenure-track faculty members.
Daskiran ’16G ’18 PhD joins Binghamton University as assistant professor
Mechanical engineering alum Cosan Daskiran ’16G ’18 PhD has joined the Binghamton University (SUNY) faculty as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Previously, Daskiran was a postdoctoral research associate at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), working on modeling and experimental studies of oil spills, including underwater jet flows and the spreading of oil slicks near the water surface with waves.
IEEE honors Wong '88 PhD with Andrew S. Grove Award
Electrical engineering alumnus and Stanford University professor H.-S. Philip Wong '88 is the recipient of the 2023 IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award in recognition of his "contributions to novel and advanced semiconductor device concepts and their implementation."