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Special Events MONDAY

MELVILLE MEDAL HONORARY MEMBER
Qiang Ma Professor Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ph.D., Fellow
Tsinghua University Washington University
Yihui Zhang, Ph.D., Member
Tsinghua University For pioneering high-impact research contributions to
computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer; for innovative
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS MEDAL contributions to mechanical engineering education; and for
Charbel Farhat, Ph.D., Fellow meritorious service to the mechanical engineering profession
Stanford University
HONORARY MEMBER
WORCESTER REED WARNER MEDAL Professor John W. Cipolla, Ph.D., Fellow
Michael P. Païdoussis, Ph.D., Fellow Northeastern University
Mcgill University
For distinguished contributions to the mechanical engineering
HENRY R. WORTHINGTON MEDAL profession, particularly for expanding the scientific knowledge
Yu-Tai Lee, Ph.D., Fellow of thermofluids, emphasizing mathematics-based education,
Retired and enhancing the value of ASME through dedicated service
Naval Surface Warfare Center to the Center of Education

ME/MET Department Heads Forum HONORARY MEMBER
Sponsored by: Mechanical Engineering and Technology Professor Michael F. Modest, Ph.D., Fellow
Department Head Committees University of California, Merced

1:30pm–3:30pm For pioneering and impactful scholarly contributions in the
Florida Ballroom 1–4, 2nd Floor, Tampa Marriott Waterside fields of radiative heat transfer and laser machining of
ceramics; for excellence in educating and training future
The Department Heads Forum is an annual event at the ASME generations of engineers and scientists; and for dedicated
Congress for mechanical engineering and mechanical service to the profession
engineering technology department heads. The forum is a
chance to learn about some of the latest research funding MELVIN R. GREEN CODES & STANDARDS MEDAL
developments, curricular innovations, accreditation issues, and Paul D. Edwards, Fellow
upcoming ASME Center for Education activities. WECTEC Global Project Services Inc.

Honors Reception For championing ASME Standards and Certification efforts,
Sponsored by: Committee on Honors particularly the development of new products including the
CA-1 Standard–Conformity Assessment Requirements and the
5:30pm–6:30pm Parts Certification Program; and for outstanding contributions
Grand Ballroom Foyer, Tampa Marriott Waterside through service on numerous ASME technical and conformity
assessment committees
All registered attendees are invited to attend this reception and
meet this year’s Honors Awards Recipients. GUSTUS L. LARSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Professor Evelyn N. Wang, Ph.D., Fellow
Honors Assembly Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6:30pm–7:30pm
For outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering
Grand Ballroom E&F, Tampa Marriott Waterside within 10 to 20 years following graduation

All registered attendees are cordially invited to attend the 2017 RALPH COATS ROE MEDAL
ASME Honors Assembly. This multimedia program celebrates Professor Adrian Bejan, Ph.D., Fellow
some of today’s leading engineers, educators, entrepreneurs, Duke University
and innovators. This year’s Honors Awards Recipients are:
For permanent contributions to the public appreciation of the
ASME MEDAL pivotal role of engineering in an advanced society through
Professor Zděnek P. Bažant, Ph.D., Fellow outstanding accomplishments as an engineering scientist and
Northwestern University educator, renowned communicator and prolific writer
For developing a statistical theory of the strength and lifetime
of quasibrittle structures of random material properties, HOOVER MEDAL xiii
verifying it with experimental evidence and demonstrating its John Staehlin, P.E., Member
relevance to structural safety; and for formulating a kinetic Volunteers for Medical Engineering
energy release theory for material comminution into particles of
random sizes under extreme strain rates For accomplishments as an engineer, inventor, and the founder
of the not-for-profit volunteer organization, “Volunteers for
Medical Engineering,” that creates special-purpose assistive
devices to enable physically-disabled persons to achieve
greater independence and improve their quality of life