Page 4 - ESM Connections: Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics Fall 2021 Newsletter

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Undergraduate spotlight (cont )
2021 graduate Andrew Tamis receives
research achievement award Andrew Tamis a a a a a a a 2021 graduate with dual bachelor’s degrees in in in in engineering science and and physics received
the the Douglas G and and Regina C C Evans Award for for Research Achievement in in in the the the the Schreyer Honors College for for his senior thesis “Mathematical Modeling of Cerebral Nitric Oxide Dynamics ” Tamis recently began studying at at at at Yale University
to to pursue a a a doctorate in physics Faculty news/honors/awards
Yang Yang Yang Yang joins engineering science and mechanics as as assistant professor
Yang Yang Yang Yang a a a a a a a a a a researcher in in the the field of structural materials and and electron microscopy joined the the Penn State Department of of of Engineering Science and and Mechanics as as an an an an an an assistant professor
on June 1 As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a part of of of Yang’s appointment he he also will serve as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a faculty member in in the the Materials Research Institute Yang’s research focuses on on on the the degradation
of structural materials in harsh environments such as high temperature mechanical deformation corrosion and and radiation damage He uses advanced electron microscopy to to study how microstructures and and defects in in materials respond to to to extreme conditions This research will help in in in the development of more robust materials to to be used in in structures such as bridges aircraft and advanced energy systems bit ly/yang-structural
Researchers awarded grant to advance geothermal energy science Parisa Shokouhi associate professor
of of of engineering science and and and mechanics and and and of of of acoustics at at at Penn State and and and her her team began their research in in in advancing geothermal energy science in in in 2017 with a a a a a a a a a a a grant from the the the the U S S Department of Energy’s Basic Energy Energy Sciences program program Now the the the program program has renewed the the the grant for a a a a a a a a a a total funding amount of nearly $1 2 million By
using seismic waves to to predict rock fracture properties Shokouhi Jacques Riviére assistant professor
of of engineering science and and and mechanics and and and the team will better understand how fluid flows through fractured
rock to to create more efficient methods of monitoring geothermal geothermal energy production bit ly/shokouhi-geothermal
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Prabhakaran Manogharan (left) doctoral doctoral candidate candidate in in in in in engineering science science and and and and mechanics and and and and Clay Wood (right) doctoral doctoral candidate candidate in in in in in geosciences run a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a series of tests on on fractured
rock using acoustic vibrations that simulate seismic activity Hear about careers in in in engineering science from faculty students and alumni bit ly/penn-state-esm
4 IMAGE: PROVIDED BY PARISA SHOKOUHI