Message From the Department Head Nadine Aubry
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“There are few people who support our young students as
enthusiastically as Harry Shimp, while also providing much-needed financial support to MechE that helps them pursue their dreams.
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eople sometimes ask me if it’s difficult to produce a 20-page depart- ment newsletter every six months. My answer is that it’s remarkably easy! There’s always a wealth of news about the ongoing achieve- ments of the faculty, alumni, and students in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering. In fact, I often receive important updates just as the newsletter is going to
press. For example, you’ll have to wait until our Fall edition to learn the details of the new NSF CAREER Award that was just won by Assistant Professor Jessica Zhang and the new ONR Young Investigator Award won by Assistant Professor Carmel Majidi. In this issue, you can read about a host of other faculty honors, including the diverse achievements of Professor Metin Sitti, profiled in our Spring feature story. With his growing start-up business, his newly published textbook, his interdisciplinary collaborations, and the many competitive grants that support his innovative research, Professor Sitti truly exemplifies the dynamic nature of today’s MechE faculty members. Along with the other stars profiled in our “Faculty News” section on pages 5-9, Sitti is bringing global attention to both MechE and Carnegie Mellon.
The “Alumni News” section (pages 10-13) showcases the remarkable accomplishments of alum Harry Shimp, who has made his mark as a pilot, engineer, consultant, and venture capitalist. By attending Carnegie Mellon and earning a graduate degree in MechE, Shimp was carrying on a family legacy, and he has a tremendous love for our University and our Department. There are few people who support our young students as enthusiastically as he does, while also providing much-needed financial support to MechE that helps them pursue their dreams. I am honored to feature Harry Shimp in this issue of Carnegie Mech.
I hope you’ll consider sending a note or an e-mail, letting me know about your latest news. I would welcome the opportunity to share your own story with the global MechE community in the next issue of Carnegie Mech.•
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Faculty News Zhang Develops 4-D Diagnostic Tools
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Alumni News Harry Shimp: A Family Tradition
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Student News Success by Design: Student Expo
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