Six ASME Nominees Named for the 2017 New Faces of Engineering ...

Six ASME Nominees Named for the 2017 New Faces of Engineering ... Six ASME Nominees Named for the 2017 New Faces of Engineering ... Six ASME Nominees Named for the 2017 New Faces of Engineering Program Feb. 24, 2017 DiscoverE has named six ASME members and student members as the Societys finalists in the 2017 New Faces of Engineering program, which annually spotlights the important contributions early career engineers and engineering students are making to the profession and to society.The nominees representing ASME and the otzu sich societies taking part in this years New Faces of Engineering program were announced on Feb. 21 as part of DiscoverEs slate of Engineers Week activities. The final winners of each category will be announced in ASME News in April. Monica BlackThree members of ASME - Monica Black, Cynthia Sung and Emily Worinkeng - are ASMEs nominees this year in the New Faces of Engineering-Professional category, which recognizes the accomplishments of practicing engin eers up to the age of 30. ASME student members Meredith Burke, Kathryn DeAngelo and Zakai Olsen were named as the Societys nominees in the New Faces-College Edition program, which highlights the achievements of third-, fourth- and fifth-year engineering students.One of ASMEs New Faces-Professional nominees, Monica Black, is a mechanical engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport. As the Platform and Payload Integration Departments test and evaluation lead for shock testing and survivability, Blacks work includes composite materials research in support of her masters thesis on finite element analysis of submarine components and hands-on testing of new technologies. She is an active participant in community activities, such as volunteering in area science fairs and other local programs and planning lunch presentations as department representative for the areas New Professional Network. Black is currently pursuing a masters degree in mechanical engineering in appli ed mechanics at the University of Rhode Island. She received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2013. Cynthia SungCynthia Sung, Ph.D., ASMEs second New Faces-Professional finalist, is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and applied mechanics department at the University of Pennsylvania. Through her work, which incorporates artificial intelligence, engineering design and rapid fabrication, Dr. Sung aims to provide non-engineers with intuitive computational design and fabrication tools that will enable them to better understand and utilize robots. The tools she has developed enable people to personalize robots for their particular needs, and also allow robotic systems to be rapidly customizable for hazardous tasks including search-and-rescue operations in space. Sung received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University in 2011. She received both a masters degree and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Emily WorinkengASMEs third New Faces-Professional nominee, Emily Worinkeng, is an assembly and automation engineer at The Boeing Company in North Charleston, S.C., where she developed a safer and more efficient process for aligning and installing the flaps of airplane wings, which earned a meritorious invention award from the company. In addition, Worinkeng supervised a team that worked on an innovative accelerated curing system for the company, and managed several rate enabler projects involving Boeing 787 tail assemblies, engines and wings. She received a bachelors degree in physics and mathematics in 2011 from Berea College, Berea, Ky., and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University in 2013. Meredith BurkeMeredith Burke, one of the Societys three 2017 New Faces-College Edition finalists, is a mechanical engineering major at Southern Met hodist University. Burke, who also is majoring in math and art, plans to combine those interests with mechanical engineering into her own area of professional and personal expertise. Fusing these majors will cultivate my creativity and ingenuity to solve complex technical problems from a fresh interdisciplinary perspective, Burke wrote in her New Faces application. Burke has also been involved in a number of clubs and activities at SMU, serving as an ambassador for the universitys Lyle School of Engineering, secretary for its Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity chapter, and member of SMUs marching band, among other positions. Kathryn DeAngeloKathryn DeAngelo, also an ASME New Faces-College Edition nominee this year, is a mechanical engineering major at Pennsylvania State University. DeAngelo was inspired to become an engineer by her father, a petroleum engineer who would regularly share his work with the family. Her interest intensified in middle school and high school when she partic ipated in various STEM activities, including the annual BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Robotics Competition. Im anxious to get out in the real world to solve actual problems and learn how the professional world works, she wrote in her application. I cant wait to be able to call myself an engineer rather than just an engineering student. A student member of ASME since 2013, DeAngelo is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers, the Penn State University Engineering Club and the Penn State University Blue and White Society, among other groups. Zakai OlsenASMEs third College Edition finalist, Zakai Olsen, is a mechanical engineering major at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Olsen, who was home-schooled until college, points to his four years participating in the FIRST Lego League Robotics program as a pivotal experience that enabled him to work with a team of other home-schooled students in a competition involving robotics engineering - an area that es pecially appealed to him given his long-held interest in math and science. These years were crucial in developing my interest in math, science, technology, and engineering, he said in his application essay. When the time came to apply for college, there was no question in my mind as to what major I would be choosing. During his years as an engineering undergrad, Olsen has been also been busy helping his fellow engineering students by providing free, private tutoring services on subjects ranging from calculus and statics to differential equations and machine design. To learn more about the New Faces of Engineering program, visit http//discovere.org/our-programs/awards-and-recognition.