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Chair |
 Devdas M. Pai,
PhD, PE
Associate Director
Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures (CAMSS)
2007-08 Program Chair, ASEE Mechanical Engineering Division
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
(336) 256-1151 x2106
Location: 602 McNair Hall
E-mail: pai@ncat.edu
Education:
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; MS & Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Research interests:
- Manufacturing Processes: Metal/ceramic
machining, metal joining, polymeric composite RTM
- Testing of Materials Mechanical
and physical properties of metals and polymeric composites
- Instrumentation Forces and
vibrations in machining and forming processes
Membership:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Engineering Education
- Awards:
Outstanding Mech. Engineering Faculty, 1999, 1994, 1990 NC A&T
SU
- ASEE Conference on Industry
Education Collaboration Best Session Award, 1998
- Society of Automotive Engineers
Ralph Teetor Educational Award, 1996
- DeMund Memorial Academic Scholarship,
1985, Arizona State University
- Regents Academic Scholarship,
1984, 1986, Arizona State University
- Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma
& Sigma Xi Honor Societies
- President of India Gold Medal,
1982, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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Program
Chair Elect |
 Joseph J. Rencis, Ph.D.,
P.E.
Professor and Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Arkansas
204 Mechanical Engineering Building
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Education
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1985
M.S., Northwestern University, 1982
B.S., Millwaukee School of Engineering, 1980
Research Areas
- Multiscale Modeling
- Boundary Elements
- Finite Elements
- Engineering Education
Distinctions
Fellow of the ASME
Editorial Board of Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
Associate Editor of the International Series on Advances in Boundary
Elements
Vice Chair of the ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads
Committee
ABET Program Evaluator
Past Chair of the ASEE Mechanics Division
2002 ASEE New England Section Teacher of the Year
2004 ASEE New England Section Outstanding Leader Award
2006 ASEE Mechanics Division James L. Meriam Service Award
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Secretary-
Treasurer |
 Wayne
Whiteman, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Academic Professional
Director of the Office of Student Services
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
(404)-894-3204
(404)-385-4545 (fax)
wayne.whiteman@me.gatech.edu
Education
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
B.S., United States Military Academy, 1979
Background
Dr. Whiteman joined Georgia Tech after serving as an assistant,
associate, and full professor at the United States Military Academy
. During that time, Dr. Whiteman served as the Mechanical Engineering
Program Director for an undergraduate program with approximately
twenty-five faculty members in the fields of mechanical systems,
thermal sciences, aeronautical systems, and engineering design.
He also directed and served as a senior mentor at annual workshops
to improve teaching skills and enhance learning environments.
Research Areas and Descriptors
Vibrations, structural dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and engineering
education
Distinctions
Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Member, 2005
Georgia Institute of Technology Women in Engineering Faculty
Excellence Teaching Award, 2004
Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, 2001
Registered Professional Engineer in Virginia
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Bijan Sepahpour, DE, PE