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The National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
What is a Career Award?
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that encourages the integration of education and research by faculty in the early phases of their academic careers. The program began in 1978 when the awards were then known as the Presidential Young Investigator Award or the Young Investigator Award. Today, the award supports junior faculty for approximately $50,000 a year for a five-year period.
PECASE Awards
The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) was established in 1996 to honor the most promising beginning researchers in the nation within their fields. Eight federal departments and agencies, including the National Science Foundation, nominate those who show exceptional promise for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. The award is presented at a ceremony in the White House.
Faculty Awards
| Cyrus Aidun, Professor |
Fluid Mechanics |
Advances in Surface Processing and Thin-Film Liquid Cooling (1992) |
| Yves H. Berthelot, Professor |
Acoustics and Dynamics |
Generation and Detection of Sound and Vibration with Laser Beams (1988) |
| Bert A. Bras, Professor |
CAE and Design |
Integrated Product and De- and Remanufacture Process Design (1996) |
| Jonathan S. Colton, Professor |
Manufacturing |
Intelligent Design and Manufacturing Systems (1989) |
| Suman Das, Associate Professor |
Manufacturing |
Solid Freeform Fabrication of Heterogeneous Multifunctional Devices (2003) |
| Levent Degertekin, Associate Professor |
Microelectromechanical Systems |
Quantitative Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy of Thin Films and Subsurface Interfaces (2004) |
| Ken Gall, Associate Professor |
Mechanics of Materials |
Micro-Nano Scale Deformation and Damage in Emerging Materials (2001 PECASE) |
| Andrés J. García, Associate Professor |
Bioengineering |
Hybrid Surfaces to Control Cell Adhesion and Function (2001) |
| Srinivas Garimella, Associate Professor |
Heat Transfer, Combustion, and Energy Systems |
Binary-Fluid Absorption Heat and Mass Transfer in Wavy Films and Droplets (1999) |
| Samuel Graham, Assistant Professor |
Microelectromechanical Systems |
Thermal Engineering of Nitride Semiconductors (2005) |
| David N. Ku, Huang Endowed Chair |
Bioengineering |
Development of Accurate Noninvasive Angiography (1987) |
| Kok-Meng Lee, Professor |
Automation and Mechatronics |
High Performance Precision Motion Control (1989) |
| Tim Lieuwen, Associate Professor |
Heat Transfer, Combustion and Energy Systems |
Acoustic Radiation from Premixed Flames: Fundamentals and Diagnostic Applications (2001) |
| Harvey Lipkin, Associate Professor |
Automation and Mechatronics |
Hybrid Control for Robotics (1987) |
| David L. McDowell, Paden Endowed Chair |
Mechanics of Materials |
Material Damage Under Cyclic Loading (1986) |
| G . Paul Neitzel, Professor |
Fluid Mechanics |
Studies in Hydrodynamic Stability (1984) |
| Suresh Sitaraman, Professor |
CAE and Design |
Implantable Medical Devices: A Process-Modeling Approach to High Reliability and Miniaturization (1997) |
| Marc K. Smith, Professor |
Fluid Mechanics |
The Finite-Amplitude Instability of Dynamic Thermocapillary Liquid Layers (1985) |
| Jeffrey Streator, Associate Professor |
Tribology |
An Investigation of Adhesion and Shear in Ultra-Thin Lubricant Films (1992) |
| Zhuomin Zhang, Associate Professor |
Heat Transfer, Combustion, and Energy Systems |
Spectral Directional Radiative Properties of Rough Si at Elevated Temperature (1999 PECASE) |
| Min Zhou, Professor |
Mechanics of Materials |
Modeling and Characterization of Microstructure-Induced Toughening in Ceramic Composites with Multiple Micro and Nano Size Scales (2000) |
| Cheng Zhu, Professor |
Bioengineering |
Cell Adhesion and Locomotion (1993) |
Alumni Winners
| Wei Chen (Ph.D. ME 1995) |
Associate Professor, Northwestern University |
1996 Award, Drs. Farrokh Mistree & Janet Allen, Advisors |
| Jorge E. Gonzalez (Ph.D. ME 1994) |
Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico |
1997 Award, Dr. William Z. Black, Advisor |
| Mardi C. Hastings (Ph.D. ME 1987) |
Marine Mammal Program Manager - Office of Naval Research |
1990 Award, Dr. Peter Rogers, Advisor |
| Ashley James (Ph.D. ME 2001) |
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota |
2005 Award, Dr. Marc Smith, Advisor |
| Kemper Lewis (MSME 1994, Ph.D. ME 1996) |
Associate Professor, SUNY at Buffalo |
1999 Award, Dr. Farrokh Mistree, Advisor |
| Gregory J. McDaniel (MSME 1990, Ph.D. ME 1992) |
Associate Professor, Boston University |
2000 Award, Dr. Jerry H. Ginsberg, Advisor |
| Matthew Miller (Ph.D. ME 1993) |
Associate Professor, Cornell University |
1997 Award, Dr. David L. McDowell, Advisor |
| Pamela Norris (MSME 1989, Ph.D. ME 1992) |
Professor, University of Virginia |
1995 Award, Dr. William J. Wepfer, Advisor |
| John Parker (MSME 1994, Ph.D. ME 1996) |
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky |
2000 Award, Drs. Holly Rushmeier & Kok-Meng Lee, Advisors |
| Laura Schaefer (MSME 1997, Ph.D. ME 2000) |
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
2003 Award, Dr. Samuel Shelton, Advisor |
| Tim Simpson (Ph.D. ME 1998) |
Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University |
2002 Award, Dr. Farrokh Mistree, Advisor |
| Susan Carlson Skalak (Ph.D. ME 1993) |
Associate Professor, University of Virginia |
1996 Award, Dr. Jonathan Colton, Advisor |
The Woodruff School
Mechanical engineering was the first degree-granting program established at Georgia Tech.On September 20, 1985, the School of Mechanical Engineering celebrated its centennial by assuming the name of one of its most distinguished alumni, Atlanta businessman and philanthropist, George W. Woodruff (Class of 1917). Today, the Woodruff School offers programs in mechanical engineering, nuclear and radiological engineering, medical physics, bioengineering, and paper science and engineering.The enrollment includes 1765 undergraduates and nearly 723 graduate students.Studies are directed by a full-time faculty of 92 professors, 26 research faculty, and six academic professionals, who are supported by 55 staff members.The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the only educational institution to be designated a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. William J. Wepferr
Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. Chair of the Woodruff School
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0405
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