Mechanical Engineering highlighted faculty excellence with an investiture ceremony at the end of September.
John Bollinger Chair of Mechanical Engineering & Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor Darryl Thelen welcomed the twelve faculty honorees, and colleagues, staff, friends, and family to the ceremony and reception in recognition of their scholarly and educational achievements. Executive Associate Dean and Arthur F. Hawnn Professor David A. Noyce and Associate Dean for Advancement Cathleen Walters joined the festivities on behalf of the College of Engineering.
Learn about each honoree’s research and teaching interests in the Fall 2022 investiture program.
Peter Adamczyk
Mead Witter Foundation Professorship
Mark Anderson
Consolidated Papers Professorship
Krishnan Suresh
Mead Witter Foundation Professorship
Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng
Consolidated Papers Professorship
Christian Franck
Bjorn Borgen Professorship
Kate Fu
Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Professorship
Sage Kokjohn
Jean and Phil Myers Professorship
Dan Negrut
Bernard A. & Frances M. Weideman Professorship
Greg Nellis
William A. and Irene Ouweneel-Bascom Professorship
Tim Osswald
Kuo and Cindy Wang Professorship
Xiaoping Qian
Elmer R. and Janet A. Kaiser Professorship
Dave Rothamer
Robert Lorenz Professorship
In addition to the named professorships, Prof. Thelen also recognized four ME faculty who were recently promoted. Congratulations to Associate Professor Lianyi Chen, Associate Professor Wenxiao Pan, Associate Professor Alejandro Roldán-Alzate, and Full Professor Mario Trujillo.
Thank you to all for the work you do each day with your students and your research that makes the Department of Mechanical Engineering exceptional.












Featured image: Darryl Thelen with Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Associate Professor Kate Fu