Department News (Archive)
Ali Mohiti Asli Becomes the First MEE Student to Complete all M.S. Requirements
October 20, 2008
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Ali Mohiti Asli successfully defended his Master's thesis in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, becoming the first student to complete all requirements for the MEE M.S. degree: thesis and coursework. As the MEE program's first graduate, Mr. Asli will attend UNT's December 2008 commencement. Advised by Dr. Matthew J. Traum, Mr. Mohiti improved upon a technique to measure evaporative cooling and transport of water vapor through woven textiles. Applications of this research include more effective high performance garments for soldiers, first responders, and athletes. In addition to Dr. Traum, Dr. Reza Mirshams and Dr. Sandra Boetcher served on Mr. Asli's M.S. thesis committee. |
Murielle Dugay Successfully Defends the First MEE Master's Thesis
October 17, 2008
Murielle Dugay successfully defended her thesis. She will officially graduate at UNT's December 2008 commencement.
Egyptian Scholar Visits MEE Department to Participate in Research
July 1, 2008
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Dr. Walid Aissa, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Power at the High Institute of Energy in Aswan, Egypt, will be visiting the MEE Department for several months to work with Drs. Boetcher and Traum and their students on joint thermal fluid science and energy research efforts. Dr. Aissa won a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Missions Department of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, which will support his visit to UNT. |
Dr. Traum has been elected to Sigma Gamma Tau
May 13, 2008
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Dr. Matthew J. Traum has been elected to Sigma Gamma Tau, the honor society for aerospace engineering. He will initiate in June. According to the society's constitution, Sigma Gamma Tau's purpose is to "recognize and honor those individuals in the field of aeronautics and astronautics who have, through scholarship, integrity, and outstanding achievement, been a credit to their profession." Dr. Traum was elected to membership by the Sigma Gamma Tau chapter at UC Irvine, where he completed his B.S. in aerospace engineering. |
Dr. Traum received the SASI Fellowship
April 23, 2008
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Dr. Matthew J. Traum has been named a Transformative Instruction Fellow within UNT's multi-part Student Academic Success Initiative (SASI) for transforming undergraduate education. One of only 20 faculty to receive the SASI Fellowship, Dr. Traum will develop a hands-on design-and-build project to serve as the core component of his Department's MEEN 1110 "Mechanical and Energy Engineering Practice I" course. |
Dr. Traum Elevated to Full Member Status in Sigma Xi
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In November, Dr. Matthew J. Traum was elevated from Associate Member to Full Member within Sigma Xi, the National Scientific Research Society. Sigma Xi was founded to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation only, and full membership is conferred only upon those who have demonstrated noteworthy achievements in research. |
Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department Welcomes New Faculty Member from MIT
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Dr. Matthew J. Traum, formerly of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), arrived in Denton, TX on June 29, 2007 to begin his duties as a new UNT professor. Drawing upon his background in thermal fluid sciences, energy, aerospace, and nanotechnology, Dr. Traum has established his research laboratory, the Thermal Fluid Sciences (TFS) Group @ UNT, within the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department. Initial research within the TFS Group @ UNT will include studies of evaporative cooling using nano-pores. |
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