School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Newsletter 2017

May 2017

Keeping up with Kory Mechanical engineering major Kory O’Connor is a man in motion: “Since I was a kid, I have loved taking things apart and figuring out how they worked.” | READ MORE | Rising to the challenge For Xiaopeng Bi, teaching is both a passion and a privilege. He is known for bringing real-world projects into his classroom. | READ MORE |

Researchers develop recycling for carbon fiber composites A research team for the first time has developed a promising way to recycle the popular carbon fiber plastics that are used in everything from modern airplanes and sporting goods to the wind energy industry. | READ MORE | Rocketing to success As she gazes out her office window, NASA aerospace engineer Amy Felt looks out on the legendary launch pad at Kennedy Space Center: “I made a point of riding in both elevators just so I could say I’ve ridden in the same elevator as Neil Armstrong.” | READ MORE |

PLUS… Researchers develop environmentally friendly soy filter MME student named a Goldwater Scholar Lynn receives Eminent Faculty award Harnessing hydrogen Read More: The SPRING 2017 issue is available as a downloadable PDF.

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