National ASME Award Winners from the Central Indiana Section

C.T. SUN, Ph.D., Neil A. Armstrong distinguished professor, Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.), THE WARNER T. KOITER MEDAL for pioneering research in composite structural mechanics and damage tolerant materials; and for the creation of a worldwide generation of composite materials engineers, researchers and university faculty.

Michael Robert Steel, student, Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.), THE ARTHUR L. WILLISTON MEDAL for the paper “Solution Timeline for World Energy Needs.”

Yung C. Shin, Ph.D., professor, Purdue University, (West Lafayette, Ind.), THE BLACKALL MACHINE TOOL AND GAGE AWARD, for the paper “Thermal Modeling for Laser-Assisted Machining of Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Complex Features.”

Corporate Event Sponsors

IPL Harding Street Station Power Plant Tour, 10-May 2007

Hil-Rom Plant Tour, 16-October-2007

Rolls-Royce Energy Efficiency Educational Seminar, 5-March-2008

Outstanding Student Awards

Purdue University Gordon R. Pennock Award - Dan Hursh

IUPUI Hazim El-Mounayri Award - Brian Alano

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mallory North Award - Thomas Roberts