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Ezekiel Merriam selected for a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship
ME Undergrads create "unbreakable" bridge
Devotional by Ryan Holmes: God's communication system far superior to man's technology
Supermileage Vehicle Presentation at ASME Conference
Student receives Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

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Mechanical engineering alum receives Young Leadership Award (January 12, 2010)
	Gregory S. Christensen, a 1995 graduate of BYU’s Mechanical Engineering Department, was awarded the 2009 Young Leadership & Excellence Award from the Automotive Hall of Fame. The awards ceremony was held at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan on...
ME professor awarded $1.8 million research grant (December 3, 2009)
	BYU Mechanical Engineering professor Scott Thomson was recently awarded a five year, $1.8 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Thomson’s project will investigate the influence of subglottic anatomy on voice production. The grant has subcontracts through BYU to...
Outstanding technical paper award goes to ME professor (December 2, 2009)
	Dr. Christopher A. Mattson was recently awarded the Jack Spergel Memorial Award for Outstanding Technical Paper at the International Wire and Cable Symposium Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The paper, entitled “Recent Developments in the Design and Optimization of Constant Force...
BYU sponsors 2nd annual Nephi's Steel Bow Competition (November 30, 2009)
	PROVO, Utah -- About 33 BYU students made a Book of Mormon story a reality Friday at the second annual Nephi's Steel Bow Competition. These students designed, made and shot off steel bows, experiencing for themselves the difficulties of the ancient American prophet Nephi in making an effective
Birthday party of the decade (November 30, 2009)
	After months of planning, plotting and scheming, colleagues and ex-students of BYU Mechanical Engineering Professor Brent Adams finally launched the birthday party—also known as an honorary symposium—a week of celebration and camaraderie at the Materials Science and Technology...
Undergrad wins second place in poster competition (November 19, 2009)
	BYU Mechanical Engineering senior Oliver Johnson won second place at a competition sponsored by the Department of Energy for its interns at the national labs. The Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERCh) was held at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 8-9,...
AIAA Foundation awards 3rd place to BYU team (November 19, 2009)
	The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the winners of the 2008-2009 AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition. A team from BYU’s Mechanical Engineering department won third prize for their design.
Engineers without Borders program travels to Peru (September 14, 2009)
	Several members of BYU’s Chapter of Engineers without Borders recently returned from a humanitarian service trip to Peru. The team of students represented several departments in the Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. The group included three ME students, one ECEn, one ChE, one MET...
2009 ASME International Design Engineering Conferences (September 10, 2009)
	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Design Engineering Conferences (IDETC) held their annual meeting in San Diego, California August 30-September 2, 2009. Over ten different conferences operate as part of the IDETC, with attendance at approximately 1300.
University award given to ME professor (September 10, 2009)
	Dr. Brian Jensen, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the Young Scholar Award at the annual University Conference on August 25, 2009. The Young Scholar award is given to junior faculty to encourage and acknowledge outstanding promise and contribution, and is...