WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen outstanding members have
been chosen as SAE International Fellows for 2002.
The members will be honored at a special dinner on Monday, March 4 and
will receive their recognition at the SAE Honors Convocation and Luncheon on
Tuesday, March 5 at 11:45 a.m. in the Riverview Ballroom at the SAE 2002 World
Congress in Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan.
The Fellow grade of membership provides a way to recognize outstanding
engineering creativity and leadership of members and to enhance the status of
SAE's contributions to the profession and the public-at-large. It was
established as a prestigious and honorary grade to recognize individuals whose
technical or scientific achievements have brought about meaningful advances in
the fields of technology covered by SAE.
Since SAE began the Fellow program in 1975, it has selected only 442 of
nearly 84,000 members to receive the honor. Fellow candidates must be SAE
members for at least ten years and still be a voting member at the time of
election.
The 2002 Fellows are:
Ramesh K. Agarwal, William Palm Professor of Engineering, Washington
State University - Dr. Agarwal has made extensive contributions to
aerospace engineering, computation aerodynamics, flight mechanics and
control. He is recognized as an authority in advanced computational
mechanics.
Dennis N. Assanis, Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Michigan - Dr. Assanis has made significant contributions in the area of
engine process involving thermal and fluid processes in all types of IC
engines. He is known both nationally and internationally for his
research activities.
Nicholas P. Cernansky, Hess Chair Professor of Mechanics, Drexel
University - Dr. Cernansky's contributions to the field of combustion
science cover a broad range of topics, including air quality and
pollutant formation, fundamental investigations of hydrocarbon kinetics
mechanisms at low and intermediate temperature, and advanced combustion
systems such as HCCI.
Clifford C. Chou, Staff Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Company -
Dr. Chou recently accomplished leading-edge work development on CAE-
driven technologies in the rollover and front impact sensor applications
with cost savings and prototype test reductions.
Robert L. Evans, Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia -
Dr. Evans' work has focused on the role of combustion chamber design in
determining engine efficiency and performance, and on the development of
a novel partially stratified-charge engine combustion and control system.
Randy Frank, Automotive Marketing Manager, International Rectifier -
Mr. Frank is one of the original pioneers dedicated to the application of
electronics to automotive products and has been one of the driving forces
in the OEM and supplier community bringing electronics to the automobile
in a timely and reliable manner.
Ivan P. Ksenevitch, Vice President, Russian Academy of Engineering -
Dr. Ksenevitch has 34 patents to his credit related to machine building
and the training of experts in his field. He is presently working on
harmonizing and recognizing equivalency between U. S. and Russian
standards.
Ronald D. Matthews, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Combustion,
Sciences and Automotive Research Laboratories, University of Texas -
Professor Matthews is recognized for elucidating the mechanism of
hydrocarbon emissions in direct injection gasoline engines, and
developing on-board mechanisms of fuel modification to control cold start
and transient emissions.
John W. Melvin, President, Tandelta, Inc. - Dr. Melvin is recognized for
outstanding contributions to every aspect of automotive safety including:
generation of fundamental biomechanical knowledge on every major body
region; development of crash test dummies and injury assessment methods,
and engineering of adult and child restraint systems for racing and
passenger cars.
James "Robert" Mondt, CEO, JR Engineering - Dr. Mondt is an international
authority on systems and hardware for controlling automobile exhaust
emissions. He is also responsible for innovative designs of heat
exchangers for automotive gas turbine, Stirling engines, and A GM Steam
Car.
Thomas S. Moore, Vice President, Liberty and Technical Affairs,
DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Tom Moore demonstrates world-class
leadership in advancing technologies to meet the global automotive
challenges of the 21st century. Particularly noteworthy was the
introduction of magnesium transmission housing and the highly innovative
PN38 program at Ford.
John H. Roberts, Pratt & Whitney, Division of United Technologies - John
Roberts is an internationally recognized aerospace expert on In-Flight
Thrust Determination, accuracy analysis, and gas turbine engine
simulation & modeling, and facility/measurement system design.
Harold J. Schock, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State
University - Dr. Schock's work in quantifying flows in piston and rotary
engines has continued for more than twenty years and is documented in
more than 70 publications related to this topic. He attained a
remarkable status of an outstanding authority on in-cylinder flow
control.
Robert C. Stempel, Chairman, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. -
Mr. Stempel's accomplishments include: playing a key role in the
development of the exhaust catalytic converter/unleaded gasoline
combination, and strong encouragement and involvement in the electronic
computer-controlled fuel and ignition systems that minimized engine
emissions while reducing fuel consumption.
H. Robert Welge, Product Engineering Program Management Level 6, Boeing
Co. - Bob Welge has distinguished himself in his profession over a broad
range of disciplines ranging from subsonic inlet design to total
configuration studies for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft. He has
been a leader in the area of integration.
SOURCE Society of Automotive Engineers
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