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Ernst Frankel, shipping expert and professor emeritus of ocean engineering, dies at 95
Ernst G. Frankel MME ’60, SM ‘60, professor emeritus of ocean engineering who served on MIT ... SM ‘60, professor emeritus of ocean engineering who served on MIT’s faculty for 36 years, passed away ... ’s faculty for 36 years, passed away on Nov. 18 at the age of 95. Frankel, who was also a former professor of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ernst-frankel-shipping-expert-and-professor-emeritus-ocean-engineering-dies-95-0Professor Emeritus Ali Argon, pioneer in the mechanics of materials, dies at 89
under Professor Egon Orowan. Argon received his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT in ... Ali S. Argon SM '53, ScD '56, the Quentin Berg Emeritus Professor of Mechanical ... Purdue University in 1952. He then enrolled in graduate school at MIT, where he studied materials science ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-emeritus-ali-argon-pioneer-mechanics-materials-dies-89Richard Wiesman, professor of the practice in mechanical engineering, dies at age 69
Richard M. Wiesman ’76, SM ’76, PhD ’83, a professor of the practice in the MIT Department of ... ’76, SM ’76, PhD ’83 served for many years as a professor of the practice in the MIT Department of ... professor of mechanical engineering. “We will miss him very much.” A technology innovator and leader who saw ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/richard-wiesman-professor-practice-mechanical-engineering-dies-age-69Richard "Dick" Lyon, acoustics expert and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dies at 89
Lyon joined the faculty at MIT, first as lecturer in 1963 and then as professor of mechanical ... until he retired from MIT in 1995. While a professor at MIT, Lyon founded two companies. In 1970, he ... Richard H. "Dick" Lyon PhD ’55, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, passed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/richard-dick-lyon-acoustics-expert-and-professor-emeritus-mechanical-engineering-dies-89Professor Emeritus Igor Paul, an expert in product design and safety, dies at 87
Professor Emeritus Igor Paul ’60, SM ’61, PhD ’64, an influential professor of mechanical ... (43).jpg: Igor Paul was a member of the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty from 1964 to 2003. ... today. Photo courtesy of the Paul family. Paul was a member of the MIT Department of Mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-emeritus-igor-paul-expert-product-design-and-safety-dies-87Faculty Research: Professor Kripa Varanasi
journal Nature co-authored by Kripa Varanasi, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, along ... with James Bird, a former MIT postdoc who is now an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at ... Droplets Break a Theoretical Time Barrier on Bouncing By David Chandler, MIT News Office Those ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-research-professor-kripa-varanasiThree professors named 2017 MacVicar Fellows
Three MIT professors have been selected as 2017 MacVicar Faculty Fellows, awarded for exceptional ... professor in 2014. Hughes says it’s “thrilling” to be selected as a MacVicar Faculty Fellow. “Teaching MIT ... associate professor. She earned tenure in 2015. “The MacVicar program exemplifies MIT’s deep commitment to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/three-professors-named-2017-macvicar-fellowsFaculty Research: Professor Rohit Karnik
– including MIT Professor Rohit Karnik, postdoc Sung Young Choi of MIT, and Jeffrey Karp, Associate Professor ... In a New Microchip, Cells Separate by Rolling Away Associate Professor Rohit Karnik in his lab. ... Photo Credits: MIT News Office by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office Cell rolling is a common mechanism ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-research-professor-rohit-karnikShih-Ying Lee, longtime mechanical engineering professor, inventor, and entrepreneur, dies at 100
Shih-Ying Lee, a longtime MIT mechanical engineering professor and expert in process control, ... personal achievements in his autobiography entitled, “From Tsinghua to MIT — My Journey from Education to ... first to India, then took a ship to the U.S. via South America. In 1942 he enrolled at MIT, where he ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/shih-ying-lee-longtime-mechanical-engineering-professor-inventor-and-entrepreneur-diesProfessor Emeritus Woodie Flowers, innovator in design and engineering education, dies at 75
Flowers on his work in FIRST. After earning his PhD, Flowers joined MIT’s faculty as assistant professor ... remained an active member of the MIT community as professor emeritus up until his death. Flowers mentored ... Alexander Slocum ’82, SM ’83, PhD ’85, all of whom are professors of mechanical engineering at MIT. Flowers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-emeritus-woodie-flowers-innovator-design-and-engineering-education-dies-75Faculty Research: Professor Tonio Buonassisi
Communications by MIT graduate student Jonathan Mailoa, associate professor of mechanical engineering Tonio ... Chandler, MIT News Office Researchers have tried a variety of methods to develop detectors that are ... limitations. Now, a new system developed by researchers at five institutions, including MIT, could eliminate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-research-professor-tonio-buonassisiFaculty Research: Professor Harry Asada
Ford Professor of Engineering in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, says the group’s design ... Engineering Light-Activated Muscles by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office Many robotic designs take ... terrain like cheetahs. Photo credit: MIT News Office Now, scientists at MIT and the University of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-research-professor-harry-asadaProfessor Alberto Rodriguez presents work on robotic extrinsic dexterity
Alberto Rodriguez, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and incoming graduate student ... robotic hands. Friday, July 11, 2014 Department of Mechanical Engineering blue ALBERTOR@MIT.EDU ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-alberto-rodriguez-presents-work-robotic-extrinsic-dexterityIra Dyer, professor emeritus of ocean engineering, dies at 91
Ira Dyer, professor emeritus of ocean engineering, died peacefully at his home on Oct. 9 at the ... prominent scientists, and he served as head of MIT's Department of Ocean Engineering (which later ... nurtured. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and studied at MIT under the GI bill ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ira-dyer-professor-emeritus-ocean-engineering-dies-91Professors Ghoniem and Kellogg honored as Committed to Caring
MIT professors Ahmed Ghoniem and Katherine “Kate” Kellogg have been selected as the most recent ... Committed to Caring seeks to recognize and celebrate MIT faculty members who go above and beyond to make an ... Graduate students nominate faculty who have made a difference in their lives during their time at MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professors-ghoniem-and-kellogg-honored-committed-caringProfessor Emeritus Peter Griffith, a pioneer in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, dies at 94
Peter "Pete" Griffith ScD ’56, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at MIT and ... a teaching fellow until that time. That same year, Griffith came to MIT and worked as a research assistant ... until 1954, when he became an instructor. In 1956, Griffith earned his ScD from MIT, where he then ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-emeritus-peter-griffith-pioneer-heat-transfer-and-fluid-mechanics-dies-94Lifetime Achievement: Professor John Heywood
engines. His work with Professor James Fay and Professor James Keck in the MIT Sloan Automotive Laboratory ... Heywood (left) in the Sloan Automotive Lab, with Professor James Keck (right). Photo courtesy of MIT ... JHEYWOOD@MIT.EDU Horizontal Professor John Heywood is one of the most highly regarded names in internal combustion ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/lifetime-achievement-professor-john-heywoodFaculty Spotlight: Professor Ioannis V. Yannas
In 1969, Professor Ioannis V. Yannas was an expert on fibers and polymers at MIT when Dr. John F. ... Professor Ioannis V. Yannas was an expert on fibers and polymers at MIT when Dr. John F. Burke approached ... Achievement by Alissa Mallinson Professor Ioannis V. Yannas Photo courtesy of Professor Yannas In 1969, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-spotlight-professor-ioannis-v-yannasTalking Shop with Professor David Gossard
Photo credit: Tony Pulsone Professor David Gossard (PhD ’75) has been a faculty member of the ... tendency has directed a lot of his attention throughout his decades as a MechE professor. He was one of the ... 2.03x, debuted on edX this past October. What inspired you to be one of the first professors to teach an ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/talking-shop-professor-david-gossardTalking Shop: Professor Steven Dubowsky
Research group develops affordable water purification systems for remote villages. Professor ... Steven Dubowsky Professor Steven Dubowsky received his bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic ... Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, and serves as director of ...
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