News Releases: 2008

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Ezekiel Merriam selected for a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship
ME Undergrads create "unbreakable" bridge
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Governor honors ME professor (December 8, 2008)
	Dr. Brent Adams, Dusenberry Professor of Engineering in BYU’s Mechanical Engineering Department, has received the State of Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology. This award is given in recognition of career achievements and accomplishments in science research, education, and...
Students take on Mars Rover Challenge (November 25, 2008)
	By Mark Hartman for the Daily Universe It won't actually travel to the Red Planet, but several BYU students are getting a glimpse into the future of space exploration.
Modern Nephites: Engineering students build steel bows for shooting competition (November 24, 2008)
	By Mark Hartman and Cecily Lemmon for the Daily Universe In a unique twist on applying lessons in the scriptures to our lives, the Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted a steel bow archery competition on Friday. The competition was the result of the weeks, and in some cases months, of work...
BYU Engineering students compete in Payload Drop (November 14, 2008)
	By Mark Hartman for the Daily Universe Mechanical Engineers and students gathered Thursday evening to watch small vehicles zip around the Garden Court as part of the Payload Drop competition. The competition was hosted by the BYU chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The group...
BYU professor travels to Air Force Research Lab (October 31, 2008)
	BYU Mechanical Engineering Professor, Dr. Scott Thomson, travelled to Dayton, Ohio this summer to study flapping wing aerodynamics at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Dr. Thomson worked for two months, from June through August, creating computational models of air flow around models of flapping...
Quentin Aten's great experience with BYU Grad Studies (October 7, 2008)
	Quentin Aten's complex project required the collaboration of mentors from both biology and mechanical engineering.
Student recognized for paper (August 27, 2008)
	Peter Halverson, a PhD student at Brigham Young University, won 2nd place in the Graduate division of the 2008 ASME Student Mechanisms Design Competition for his entry about contact-aided compliant mechanism based spinal arthroplasty.
BYU team wins award for design (August 26, 2008)
	A Capstone team from BYU was awarded third place in the ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition at the recent ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference. The conference was held in Brooklyn, New York, on August 3-6th. Finalist included four teams from the U.S. and China. The team, who is named...
ME student and professor receive award for paper (August 18, 2008)
	Undergraduate student Sterling Anderson and ME Professor Dr. Brian Jensen of Brigham Young University received the “Compliant Mechanisms Award: Applications” in recognition of a prize winning paper. The award is presented annually to the authors of the best paper demonstrating an...
Behind the wheel of the 2008 BYU formula racer (July 25, 2008)
	The BYU Formula Race Car competed in Fontana, California at the Auto Club Speedway, against 90 vehicles from colleges around the world. This year in its third year of participation in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers West competition, the BYU racer placed in the top ten in the design...