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Annual Newsletter Jeremy J. Michalek, Editor • Summer 2009

The Design En-gineering Division

(DED), established in1945, is one of thelargest and mostactive divisions of theAmerican Society ofMechanical Engineers

(ASME). DED has the vision of “covering theart, science, and application of design engi-neering and to facilitate transfer of designengineering technology between industry,academes and government through programsand publications.” Guided by this vision,DED has the mission to “develop, promote,encourage, and support its members andtechnical committees in their quest for tech-nical excellence and professional success intheir respective fields. DED provides the nec-essary processes and mechanisms to span newinitiatives and identify emerging technologiesthrough technical meetings, publications, andmember interest activities.”

DED publications, conferences and activ-ities are sponsored by its dedicated volunteermembers who contribute significantly to theirsociety and ensure its success by serving invarious DED technical committees. The divi-sion currently has the following thirteen tech-nical committees: (1) Design Automation; (2)Design Education; (3) Design forManufacturing; (4) Design Theory andMethodology; (5) Fastening and Joining; (6)Mechanisms and Robotics; (7) PowerTransmission and Gearing; (8) Reliability,Stress Analysis and Failure Prevention; (9)Vehicle Design; (10) Vibration and Sound;(11) Micro/Nano Systems; (12) MultibodySystems & Nonlinear Dynamics; and thenewest committee (13) Mechatronic andEmbedded Systems and Applications. Thesetechnical committees sponsor many of thedivision activities including conferences at theannual DED International Design Engine-ering Technical Conferences and Computersand Information in Engineering Conference(IDETC-CIE), which has grown over the lastfew years to be one of the most successfulASME conferences, attracting a large numberof eminent scholars, researchers and practic-

ing engineers from academia and industry.This international meeting, which is organ-ized by a group of dedicated volunteers andASME staff members, will be held this year inSan Diego, California. DED technical com-mittees promote design engineering scientificresearch and transfer of technology by spon-soring several excellent journals that include(1) the Journal of Computing andInformation Science in Engineering, co-spon-sored with the Computers and Informationin Engineering (CIE) Division; (2) theJournal of Computational and NonlinearDynamics; (3) the Journal of MechanicalDesign; (4) the Journal of Mechanisms andRobotics; (5) the Journal of Medical Devices,co-sponsored with the BioengineeringDivision; and (6) the Journal of Vibration &Acoustics. DED and its technical committeessponsor several prestigious awards that recog-nize eminent scientific contributions anddedicated member services. DED memberswho are interested in serving as members ofthe DED technical committees or becomingfamiliar with committee activities and opera-tions can visit the DED website: http://divi-sions.asme.org/ded/.

I would like to thank our outgoing Chair,Dr. Kazem Kazeronian for his dedicated serv-ice and skilful leadership. We were fortunateto have a very effective leader who will con-tinue his service to the division as the PastChair of the DED Executive Committee. Iwould like also to thank Dr. Judy Vance, theoutgoing Past Chair, for her excellent service

to the division. Kazem’s and Judy’s mentor-ship and advice are very much appreciated. Ilook forward to working with a group ofexcellent volunteers, Drs. Hamid R.Hamidzadeh, (Buddy) W. Clark, VijayKumar, and Zissimos Mourelatos, who serveas members of the DED ExecutiveCommittee. I would like to welcome Drs.Kurt Anderson, Wei Chen, and GeorgesFadel as the new members of the DEDExecutive Committee. DED operations andactivities are supported by a group of dedicat-ed ASME staff. I would like to thank allASME staff who provided DED with thesupport needed. In particular I would like tothank Mr. Richard Ulvila, Ms. LaShionPettiford, and Ms. Erin Dolan.

I am honored to have the opportunity toserve as the DED Chair, and I look forwardto having another successful year for our division. •

Message from the Chair • Ahmed Shabana, Design Engineering Division Chair

DED Newsletter – Wiki EditionOnce again, the wiki edition of this newsletter is available at http://ddl.me.cmu.edu/ddwiki/index.php/ASME_DED_Newsletter. The wiki edition contains full-length articles with links and additional information that did not fit in the print version. In thespirit of collaborative authorship, the wiki edition of the newsletter can be edited by anymember who wishes to provide additional information and/or links. •

Jeremy J. MichalekASME DED Newsletter Editor

Publicity and Newsletter Committee Chair

Inside

Message from the Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Greetings from the Past Chair . . . . . . . . . 2

Conference Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

IDETC-CIE 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Journal Activity Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Committee Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Executive Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . 8

My term as theChair of the

Design Division in2008-09 haspassed very quick-ly. It has been oneof the richest expe-riences of my pro-fessional life, and ithas been a privi-lege to serve on the

Executive Committee and have the opportu-nity to lead one of the most successful divi-sions in the ASME. It has been thrilling to seeso many of the Division members volunteer-ing countless hours of their time for the well-being of the community and for the cause ofadvancing Engineering Design. It has alsobeen a humbling experience to be able towork and exchange ideas with men andwomen who are national and internationalleaders in the field of Engineering Design.

During the 2008-09 year, the ExecutiveCommittee has worked hard to continue toadapt the Division to the growing needs of itsmembers and the rapid changes in the socie-ty. The markets have had significant adverseeffects on the Division’s financial account bal-ances. The DED custodial and operational(technical committees and awards) accountbalances have dropped by about 30%.Nevertheless, the Division continues to be invery good financial health, and we have beenable to continue to make strategic invest-ments in our community activities and inpeople.

The highlights of our achievements in thepast year are:

• Extending the Executive Committeemembership by creating two new positions,each with three year terms renewable for asecond term. These new executives will over-see the Division’s activities in Honors &Awards and Publications. I welcome Dr.George Fadel and Dr. Kurt Anderson, respec-tively, to these positions.

• A new technical committee, “TheMechatronic and Embedded Systems andApplications (MESA) Committee” has beenformally established in the Division, bringingthe number of technical committees to thir-teen. This committee, which had operated asa sub-committee of the Mechanisms andRobotics Committee for the past two years,provides a forum for technical discussions andinteractions on topics related to emerging

technologies in mechatronics and embeddedsystems that impact critical research and engi-neering issues. I congratulate Dr. HarryCheng, the current chair of this committee,and his colleagues for this major achievement.

• Development of the Special Committeeon Broadening Participation. The goal of theBroadening Participation committee is todevelop, implement, and oversee new andexisting activities aimed at broadening theparticipation of women and underrepresent-ed minorities in the activities of the DesignEngineering Division of the ASME. Dr. JudyVance spearheaded the formation of this com-mittee, and currently Dr. Janis Terpennychairs it. Look forward to their activities inIDETC-CIE 2009 in San Diego.

• Development of the Special Committeeon “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” tostart, monitor, support, coordinate and facili-tate the Division’s activities in this area. Dr.Jahangir Rastegar, a successful entrepreneurand innovator, has agreed to form and leadthis committee for the next three years.

• Development of the Special Committeeon “Enterprise Study and StrategicInitiatives”. This committee consists of indi-viduals experienced in organizational man-agement and strategies who will study thepractices of our Division as well as otherDivisions and Societies in order to provideadvice and counsel to the ExecutiveCommittee. Dr. Souran Manoocheri will bethe Chair of this committee for a three yearterm.

• In 2008-2009 we were again able tomatch the various award contributions madeby the technical committees in amounts up to$5000.

• We have supported an initiative by the2009 IDETC-CIE general conference chairsto develop activities targeting student partici-pation and experience in the conference.

• The Division has also provided supportfor a workshop just prior to the 2009IDETC-CIE in San Diego organized by theBroadening Participation Committee on“Effective Negotiations.” This workshop willaccommodate approximately 50 attendees.The purpose of this workshop is to provideprofessional development activities toenhance participants’ success as leaders. Thenetworking activities have the potential toform the core of an affinity group of future

efforts in broadening participation.

In 2008 The International DesignEngineering Technical Conferences andComputers and Information in EngineeringConference (IDETC-CIE) held in New Yorkwas very successful. The effort involved inconducting a successful conference of thismagnitude is truly amazing. Many thanks tothe 2008 IDETC-CIE general conferencechairs Dr. Souran Manoocheri and Dr.Jahangir Rastegar for a job well done.

The Division sponsors six technical jour-nals. These journals, technically and finan-cially, are in excellent shape. I sincerely thankall of the editors and associate editors of ourjournals for their efforts.

There are some new appointees to theDED leadership team. Dr. Irem Tumer nowheads the Government Relations Committee.Dr. Linda Schmidt is now the chair of theConstitution and Bylaws Committee in theDivision.

I want to specially acknowledge and thankDr. Judy Vance, the prior past DED chair, forher guidance and support and her valuableservice to the Division.

Over the past year I have had the privilegeof working with and benefiting from the wis-dom of a very strong executive committee:Dr. Ahmed Shabana, Dr. HamidHamidzadeh, Dr. William W. (Buddy) Clark,Dr. Zissimos Mourelatos, and Dr. VijayKumar. I welcome Dr. Kurt Anderson, Dr.Wei Chen, and Dr. George Fadel as the newmembers of the DED Executive Committee.

I also want to thank the ASME staff andin particular three capable individuals, Ms.LaShion Pettiford, Ms. Erin Dolan, and Mr.Richard Ulvila, for all of the support theyprovide the Division.

I congratulate Dr. Ahmed Shabana, theincoming chair of DED. We can rest assuredthat under his capable leadership the Divisionwill prosper and grow.

Finally, I want to thank all the Divisionmembers. Because of your selfless participa-tion in our technical committees, our generaland executive Committees, our standing andspecial subcommittees, our journals, ourawards, our conferences, our publications andnewsletters, and our services, this communityis alive and thriving. •

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTSGreetings from the Past Chair • Kazem Kazeronian, Immediate Past DED Chair

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CONFERENCE REPORTSIDETC/CIE 2009Kurt Anderson • George Flowers2009 IDETC-CIE General Conference Co-Chairswww.asmeconferences.org/IDETC09

On behalf of the ASME Design Engineering and Computers in Engineering Divisions, it isour great pleasure to invite you to attend and contribute to the ASME 2009 International

Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in EngineeringConference. The conference will take place August 30 – September 2, 2009, at the San DiegoConvention Center in conjunction with the Omni San Diego Hotel. San Diego is easily acces-sible from anywhere in the world and provides a near ideal combination of outstanding meet-ing facilities, beaches, beautiful California weather, and world famous attractions.

The 2009 IDETC/CIE will include plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and tutorials on dif-ferent topics related to engineering design. 1233 papers have been accepted for presentation.

A brief list of the participating conferences are:• 35th Design Automation Conference (DAC)

• 33rd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MECH)

• 29th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)

• 22nd Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)

• 21st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)

• 20th Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference (RSAFP)

• 14th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)

• 11th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies (AVTT)

• 7th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC)

• 6th Symposium on International Design and Design Education (DEC)

• 3rd International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)

• 2009 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA09)

• ASME Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)

The IDETC-CIE 2009 Opening Reception will take place at Petco Park with the Padres.The reception will consist of a barbeque (vegetarian options will be available) and a San DiegoPadres baseball game (souvenir hats are planned), Monday evening August 31, 2009. Petco Parkis immediately adjacent to the conference hotel (with a connecting “sky bridge”), so trans-portation shall not be an issue.

Matthew Parkinson of Penn State has joined the conference organization effort and is aid-ing us in our effort to enhance the student expe-rience. Current activities include, but are notlimited to: student breakfast; student mixer/reception; student scavenger hunt; promotion ofstudent involvement and attendance at awardsluncheons (this includes subsidizing a block ofstudent luncheon tickets as funds allow).

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego! •

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IDETC-CIE 2008Souran Manoochehri Jahangir Rastegar2008 IDETC-CIE GeneralConference Co-Chairs

The 2008 ASME InternationalDesign Engineering Technical

Conferences (IDETC) and Computersand Infor-mation in EngineeringConference (CIE) took place duringAugust 3-6, 2008 at the New YorkMarriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in NewYork City. According to the organizersand many attendances, the conferencewas a great success. We surpassed ourprojections for registrations and papersubmissions as well as exceeded our rev-enue and financial targets. Overall papersubmissions to the conferences were out-standing. The conference planning wason track and as planned. The IDETC-CIE Conference Chairs organized a verysuccessful and memorable evening of acruising dinner reception in New YorkHarbor on Monday night. In additionthere was a reception organized forSunday evening for the conference organ-izers and close participants and an after-noon reception on Tuesday for all confer-ence participants.

The 2008 IDETC-CIE received 842papers submitted to all eight participat-ing conferences. 654 papers were accept-ed and scheduled for the technical pre-sentations. There were 169 scheduled ses-sions including one general plenary andsix keynote sessions. Dr. Adnan Akay,Director of Civil and MechanicalSystems Division of NSF, delivered thegeneral conference welcome keynote lec-ture. There were 44 poster presentationsand nine scheduled tutorials and work-shops sponsored by the participatingtechnical committees and conferences.We had seven exhibitors at the confer-ence and eight teams of StudentMechanism Design competitions withtwelve Student Essay Competitionssponsored by ASME and NSF.

We would like to take this opportuni-ty to express our thanks again to confer-ence and symposium chairs, programchairs, and all those who helped in theorganization of this conference. Most ofall, we would like to express our thanks toall authors, reviewers, and all other con-ference participants. Special thanks is alsodue to the ASME staff for organizing sucha successful conference. • San Diego Omni HotelSan Diego Convention Center

Computational and NonlinearDynamics Subhash C. Sinha, JCND Editor

The Journal of Computa-tional and Nonlinear

Dynamics (JCND) is a quar-terly journal that provides aforum for the exchange of newideas and applications in com-putational rigid and flexible

multi-body system dynamics and all aspects(analytical, numerical and experimental) ofdynamics associated with nonlinear systems.Last year, Associate Editors Om PrakashAgrawal, Kurt Anderson, Olivier Bauchau,Hamid Lankarani , John McPhee and AhmedShabana were re-appointed to a second threeyear term to serve in the general area of multi-body system dynamics. Professors BalaBalachandran, Alain Berlioz, HarryDankowicz, Al Ferri, Christophe Pierre,Giuseppe Rega, Werner Schiehlen, and LawrieVirgin will also continue serving as AssociateEditors in the areas related to dynamics andvibrations of nonlinear systems. Professor J. A.Tenreiro Machado of the University of Porto,Portugal has been appointed as an AssociateEditor for papers related to fractional dynam-ics, robotics, and control. Professors DanNegrut and Olivier Bauchau are working on aspecial issue on Multi-disciplinary High-per-formance Computational Multibody Dynamics.

I encourage you to choose JCND as themedium of dissemination of your research ifit falls within the scope of the Journal. Allmanuscripts must be submitted electronically

through the journal tool of ASME. Pleasetake a look at the journal web sitehttp://journaltool.asme.org. JCND is indexedin Science Citation Index Expanded, JournalCitation Reports/Science Edition andCurrent Contents/Engineering Computingand Technology starting from the first issue ofJanuary 2006. All of us associated with theJCND are committed to a fair and rapidreview process. And, please contact me direct-ly if you have any comments or suggestions.Email: ssinha@eng.auburn.edu. •

Mechanical DesignPanos Y. Papalambos, Editor

The Journal of MechanicalDesign (JMD) serves the

broad design community as thevenue for scholarly, archivalresearch in all aspects of designactivity. JMD has traditionallyserved the ASME Design

Engineering Division and its technical com-mittees, but it welcomes contributions fromall areas of design with emphasis on synthesis.Example topics include:

• Design automation, including design rep-resentation, virtual reality, geometric design,design evaluation, design optimization, riskand reliability-based optimization, designsensitivity analysis, system design integration,ergonomic and aesthetic considerations, anddesign for market systems

• Design of direct contact systems, includingcams, gears and power transmission systems

• Design education

• Design of energy, fluid, and power handingsystems

• Design innovation and devices, includingdesign of smart products and materials

• Design for manufacturing and the lifecycle, including design for environment,DFX, and sustainable design

• Design of mechanisms and robotic systems,including design of macro-, micro- and nano-scaled mechanical systems, machine compo-nent, and machine system design

• Design theory and methodology, includingcreativity in design, decision analysis, designcognition, and design synthesis

The connecting thread among all these top-ics is the emphasis on design, rather than justanalysis. Design scholarship is based on care-ful analysis models, whether physical, compu-tational, or behavioral, and has design intent: cre-ating something in the physical world we livein, rather than just analyzing what is happen-ing in it. •Medical DevicesArthur Erdman, Co-Editor

The Journal of MedicalDevices (JMED) is an

exciting new venture offeredby ASME with Co-Editors Dr.Arthur Erdman, MechanicalEngineering and Dr. GeraldMiller, Biomedical Engineering.

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JOURNAL ACTIVITY REPORTS

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IDETC-CIE 2010Pierre Larochelle • General Conference Chair, Florida Institute of Technology, pierrel@fit.eduAndrew Murray • Technical Program Chair, University of Dayton, Andrew.Murray@notes.udayton.edu

The 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conferencewill take place during August 15-18, 2010 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal. The conference is the flagship interna-

tional meeting for Design Engineering and includes the following conferences:• 36th Design Automation Conference (DAC)• 34th Annual Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)• 30th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)• 22nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)• 15th Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Conference (DFMLC)• 7th Symposium on International Design and Design Education (DEC)• Special Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB) Technical papers describing research results are solicited for the 2010 IDETC-CIE, which will also

include plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and tutorials on topics related to engineering design and com-puters in engineering. These conferences provide a unique forum for the sharing of recent research resultsas well as networking with friends and colleagues. Industry participation is particularly encouraged so thatthe conferences may provide opportunities for fruitful exchanges between the research and industrial com-munities. The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel is centrally located in the heart of downtown Montréalnear McGill University and École de Technologie Supérieure. Several subway stations nearby provide easyaccess to all parts of the city. We look forward to welcoming you to Montréal in August, 2010!

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Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel

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This journal offers an important opportunityto our biomedical and design community todescribe innovative devices used in the clinicand the laboratory that cannot be easily pre-sented in other journals or venues. Papers inthis Journal are expected to focus on appliedresearch and development of new medicaldevices or instrumentation. The Journal willpublish papers on devices that improve diag-nostic, interventional, and therapeutic treat-ments. Of particular interest are novel devicesthat allow new surgical strategies, new meth-ods of drug delivery, or other devices that areintended to reduce the complexity, cost, oradverse results of health care. Significant bio-mechanical, clinical, or engineering content isexpected.

The Design Innovation paper category isencouraged for reporting about novel devicesfor which there may be less extensive clinicalor engineering results. Papers are invited forsubmission to the Journal of Medical Devicesin the following suggested categories: newmedical sensors/actuators, orthopedic devices,cardiovascular devices, rehabilitation devices,neurological devices, bioheat transfer devices,medical instrumentation, image guided inter-vention/treatment, endoscopic/laparoscopic

devices, minimally invasive devices, humanperformance/force assessment, tissue engineereddevices, drug/cell delivery systems, medicalrobotics, medical device design processes,medical device manufacturing, human factorsin medical devices, and sports biomechanicsrelated to devices. The March 2009 issue willmark two full years of this Journal. We encour-age you to submit a paper or subscribe to thejournal: http://www.asme.org. •Vibration & AcousticsKon-Well Wang, Editor

The purpose of the Journalof Vibration and Acoustics

(JVA) is to serve as a vehicle forthe communication of originalresearch results of permanentinterest in all areas of vibrationand acoustics. Papers publishedby the journal are full-length

articles of depth. The journal also presentsTechnical Briefs, which are intended to serve asa means for the rapid communication of recentdevelopments in an abridged form. Examples ofspecific topic areas covered include, but are notlimited to: vibration of continuous and lumpedparameter systems; linear and non-linear vibra-

tions; random vibration; modal analysis;mechanical signatures; structural dynamics andcontrol; vibration suppression; vibration isola-tion; passive and active damping; machinerydynamics; rotor dynamics and vibration;acoustic emission; noise control; machinerynoise; structural acoustics; fluid-structure inter-action; aeroelasticity; and flow induced noiseand vibration.

We are increasing the number of associateeditors (AEs) to maintain reasonable AE work-load and reduce paper handling/review time.Recently, Professor Bogdan Epureanu from theUniversity of Michigan, Professor AlanPalazzolo from Texas A&M, Professor MassimoRuzzene from Georgia Tech, Professor Steve Shawfrom the Michigan State University, Professor TomRoyston from the University of Illinois Chicago,and Professor Jiong Tang from the University ofConnecticut were appointed as new AEs.

I would like to encourage you to submityour research papers in vibration and acousticsto JVA. I also want to take this opportunity tothank all the authors, reviewers, associate editorsand staff members who have contributed tomake the past year another good one for JVA.Please feel free to contact me regarding anyissues related to the Journal. I always welcomeideas and suggestions. •

Design AutomationFrank Liou, Committee Chair

The ASME DAC promotes research anddisseminates knowledge in four key areas

related to Design Automation: (1) DesignRepresentation, (2) Design Optimization, (3)Design Evaluation, and (4) Design Integration.

For the 2008 ASME IDETC, 174 paperswere submitted to the Design AutomationConference, of which 126 papers were accept-ed. These papers were presented in 28 techni-cal sessions in 3 parallel tracks at the confer-ence. Dr. Byeng D. Youn, Pingfeng Wang,Zhimin Xi, and Artemis Kloess received theFord Motor Company Best Paper Award fortheir paper entitled, “Bayesian ReliabilityAnalysis with Evolving, Insufficient, andSubjective Data Sets.”

Our DAC Keynote Speaker, Dr. DavidGorsich (U.S. Army TARDEC), shared hisexperiences and discussed the condition-based maintenance (CBM) and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) of groundvehicles. Our Industry Liaison, Mr. JoeDonndelinger (General Motors Corporation),organized a panel of experts from industrywho shared their experiences on the use ofcommercially available software solutions forautomated design integration, analysis, andoptimization in industrial settings.

We continue to attract many applicants toserve on the DAC Executive Committee. In

2008, Dr. Kemper Lewis (University atBuffalo – SUNY) was elected to serve on theExecutive Committee as the Special SessionsPaper Chair for the 2008 ASME IDETC -Design Automation Conference. He joinsCommittee Chair Dr. Frank Liou,Conference Chair Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou,Program Chair Dr. Zissimos P. Mourelatos,and Industry Liaison Mr. David Dietrich. Dr.Timothy W. Simpson is the Committee’s PastChair, and Dr. Horea Ilies (University ofConnecticut) maintains the websites for ourconference and committee http://cdl.engr.uconn.edu/asmeda. •Design EducationGul Kremer, Committee Chair

In comparison to other conferences underthe IDETC umbrella, the Symposium on

International Design and Design Education isin its infancy stage, but in a growth mode.Our participation in IDETC 2009 will markthe 6th year for us. Despite this fact, howev-er, we report an increased interest.

Last year, DEC had 23 technical papers inaddition to 5 student papers featuring thebest submissions to the recently revised YoungDesign Engineer’s Paper Competition. ForDEC 2009, we have received 33 submissions(an increase of 10%) for technical papers inaddition to 6 Young Design Engineer’s PaperCompetition submissions. For DEC 2009,

the Conference Chair is Peter Jones, and theProgram Chair is Dirk Schaefer. Recently, wehave identified three themes to increasinglytake the center stage in our conferences fortheir impact on design education: (1) inter-disciplinary design, (2) globalization, and (3)creativity and innovation. The SixthSymposium on International Design andDesign Education will feature sessions onthese topics along with sessions on best prac-tices, service focused design, and design edu-cation via distance learning. We have severalparallel efforts targeting an increased rigor inthe technical paper submissions. First, as atechnical committee we have proposed a“Best DEC Paper” award. Through thisaward we will recognize the author(s) for theirimplementation of rigorous research methodson design education and international designtopics. This award proposal is currently underreview at the division level. Secondly, ourcommittee has participated in securing nom-inations for the Design Education AssociateEditor for the Journal of Mechanical Design(JMD). We hope to see DEC papers toappear in JMD more frequently. In the nearfuture, we aim to grow our visibility underthe IDETC umbrella as we believe that designeducation and international design (our cen-tral topics) relate to all other sister confer-ences. Accordingly, we hope to strengthen ourcollaborative efforts.

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If you have ideas/suggestions in thisregard please contact one of the DEC officers.Our current officers are: Gül Kremer, Chair;Phil Doepker, Associate Vice Chair and Chairof the International Activities Subcommittee;Jeffrey Mountain, Vice Chair; Mike Keefe,Secretary; and Al Karvelis, Treasurer. We areseeking nominations for the Program Chairposition for the 2010 conference. Thoseinterested in learning more about opportuni-ties within DEC are asked to contact GülKremer (Penn State) at gkremer@psu.edu. •Design for Manufacturing Edward Morse, Committee Chair

The primary activity of the DFMTechnical Committee is organizing the

Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle(DFMLC) Conference at the ASME IDETC.In recent years, the conference organizershave worked to increase the scope of thepapers presented at the conference, especiallyin the areas of design for environment andother life cycle concerns. Peter Sandborn andMarcos Esterman organized the 2008 DFMLCconference. Forty four papers were submitted,and 33 were accepted. The DFM TechnicalCommittee had our official face-to-face meet-ing during the meeting in New York.

The 2008 DFMLC conference Best PaperAward went to Christopher Williams,Farrokh Mistree, and David Rosen, for theirpaper “Functional Classification Frameworkfor the Conceptual Design of LayeredManufacturing Technologies.” This award waspresented by the program chair, MarcosEsterman, to Farrokh Mistree and ChristopherWilliams at the DED Awards Lunch.

For the 2009 DFMLC conference in SanDiego, Marcos Esterman will be the confer-ence chair and Shun Takai will be the paperschair. Also at the 2009 DFMLC conference,we will have our first sessions dedicated toEntertainment Engineering, under the guid-ance of John Wesner and Dan Cook.

The committee officers for 2008-2009 areEdward P. Morse (Chair), Kazu Saitou (Vice-Chair), and Peter Sandborn (Secretary). Thefollowing persons have represented the DFMcommunity as AEs for ASME journals: JeffreyW. Herrmann is an Associate Editor for theJournal of Mechanical Design (JMD); andSatyandra K. Gupta is an Associate Editor forthe Journal of Computing and InformationScience in Engineering (JCISE). For moreinformation, please contact Edward P. Morseat 704-687-8342 or emorse@uncc.edu. •Design Theory and MethodologyMichael J. Scott, Committee Chair

The mission of the Design Theory andMethodology Committee is to facilitate

and enhance the development of design theo-

ries and the methods that grow from them.For IDETC 2008 we received 97 papers,

of which 47 were selected for presentation;ten of the accepted papers had an industrycollaborator and 20 were from internationalauthors. The 2008 DTM Best Paper Awardwent to Ian Tseng, Jarrod Moss, JonathanCagan, and Kenneth Kotovsky for their paper,“Overcoming Blocks in Conceptual Design:The Effects of Open Goals and AnalogicalSimilarity on Idea Generation.” TheCommittee would like to thank Li Shu andBob Paasch for their able service as ConferenceChair and Papers Chair, respectively. For IDETC2009, Bob Paasch will serve as Conference Chairand Dan McAdams as Papers Chair.

New officers for the two-year term begin-ning on July 1, 2009 were elected at theannual committee meeting at IDETC 2008.Li Shu of the University of Toronto will serveas Chair, and Janis Terpenny of Virginia Techas Vice-chair. Dan Frey of MIT will serve asboth Secretary and Webmaster.

The DTM Committee welcomes the par-ticipation of all who are interested. For moreinformation, visit the Committee’s website athttp://function.device.mst.edu/asmedtm. •Fastening and JoiningEndel V. Iarve, Committee Chair

The Fastening and Joining TechnicalCommittee of Design Engineering

Division serves ASME members and otherswho are interested in novel developmentsrelated to fastening, welding, and adhesivejoining of polymeric, metallic, ceramic andother advanced materials and structures.Particular areas of interest include design andmanufacturing, cost-effective and rapid join-ing methods, nanotechnology and innova-tions in adhesive bonding, dynamic behaviorand long term durability of joined structures,nondestructive evaluation and characteriza-tion, industrial applications, and case studies,as well as many others. The committee spon-sors symposiums with a specific theme at theannual International Mechanical Engine-ering Congress and Exposition. The themefor the 2009 IMECE in Lake Buena Vista,Florida is “Joining Technologies for AdvancedMaterials and Structures” The organizers forthis symposium are Dr. Endel V. Iarve, Dr.Thomas J. Whitney of The University ofDayton Research Institute, Dayton OH andDr. Timothy Breitzman, Air Force ResearchLaboratory, WPAFB OH. The committeecurrently has about twelve active membersand welcomes experts and distinguishedresearchers from industrial and academicfields to participate in the activities of the com-mittee. If you are interested in joining the com-mittee or need further information, pleasecontact Dr. Endel Iarve, University of DaytonResearch Institute, Dayton OH 45469-0060,

phone (937) 255-9094; fax (937) 258-8075; e-mail: endel.iarve@wpafb.af.mil. •Micro- and NanosystemsLaxman Saggere, Committee Chair

The Micro and Nanosystems (MNS)Technical Committee was established in

July 2005. Its mission is to promote researchand development activities related to advance-ment of microsystems and nanotechnologywithin the broad scope of the DesignEngineering field. The committee is comprisedof 21 elected members (including officers) withrepresentatives from academia, nationalresearch labs, and industry. The committee offi-cers for 2008-2009 are Laxman Saggere(Chair), Arvind Raman (Vice-Chair), andGloria Wiens (Secretary).

As one of its main activities, the committeesponsors and organizes the annual InternationalConference on Micro and Nanosystems(MNS). After two successful conferences in2007 and 2008 with increasing participation,the committee is now organizing its 3rdInternational Conference on Micro andNanosystems as part of the 2009 IDETC. Withover 70 papers accepted to the conference, the2009 MNS conference will have even largerparticipation than the previous two. ProfessorsGloria Wiens and Edward Berger are serving asthe Conference Chair and Program Chair,respectively, for the 2009 conference. The MNSconference provides researchers and practition-ers in the MEMS/ NEMS field a unique forumfor exchange of technical and scientific infor-mation on current and emerging issues indesign, manufacturing, dynamics and mechan-ics of micro- and nano-scale systems throughinteractive oral/poster presentations, keynotelectures and panel discussions involving expertsfrom industry and academia as well as represen-tatives from federal funding agencies. Thekeynote lectures at the 2007 and 2008 MNS con-ferences were given by Dr. Kurt Petersen(SiTime), NAE Memeber, and Professor AlbertP. Pisano (Berkeley), NAE Memeber, respectively.

The 2008 MNS Best Paper award went toMatthew S. Johannes, Daniel G. Cole, andRobert L. Clark for their paper titled“Enabling Soft Lithography using an AtomicForce Microscope.” This year, the committeeestablished a new division-level award calledthe Micro- and Nano Systems (MNS)Innovator Award that will be presented begin-ning at the 2010 MNS conference to an indi-vidual for a major innovative contribution tomicro/nano systems engineering.

The MNS committee Chair, LaxmanSaggere, represented the DED in the Micro/Nanosystems Track as the Track Co-Chair atthe 2007 IMECE. He was recently appointedby the DED to a three-year term beginning2009 as the DED representative to the ASMETechnical Communities’ NanotechnologyCouncil. For more information about the

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MNS committee or opportunities to partici-pate in the MNS activities, please contactLaxman Saggere (UIC) at e-mail:saggere@uic.edu; phone: (312) 413-1031, orvisit the MNS committee website athttp://www.uic.edu/depts/me/mns/ •Mechanisms and RoboticsGordon Pennock, Committee Chair

The Mechanisms and Robotics Commit-tee has the mission of promoting

advances in research and education in the the-ory, design and applications of mechanisms,machines, robots and mechatronic systems.Areas of interest include: kinematics anddynamics of mechanisms, analysis of roboticsystems, design of linkages, cams, gears, trans-missions, bio-inspired machines, mechatron-ics, compliant mechanisms, and micro andnano machines. The flagship conference forthis committee is the Mechanisms andRobotics Conference, which is the largestconference in the ASME IDETC. The mainjournal for this committee is the Journal ofMechanisms and Robotics. (In recent years, itwas the Journal of Mechanical Design). This pastyear, 2008-2009, was another very active yearfor the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee.A summary of the main highlights are as follows:

• The committee was responsible for theoversight and organization of the 2008Mechanisms and Robotics Conference whichconsisted of keynote presentations, sympo-siums featuring technical papers, and studentdesign competitions.

• The committee recognized Dr. ClémentGosselin, Director of the Robotics Laboratoryat Laval University, Canada, with the DEDMechanisms and Robotics Committee Awardfor cumulative contributions to the field ofmechanism design and theory.

• The Mechanisms and Robotics committeehas worked diligently on establishing a newjournal which would focus on the central mis-sion of the committee. The new journal isentitled the ASME Journal of Mechanismsand Robotics, with Dr. J. Michael McCarthy,University of California, Irvine, as the found-ing editor. The first volume of this journalappeared in February of this year.

• The committee established a new websitewiki site that reflects the breadth of our activ-ities and the excitement that exists in ourcommunity. The server is provided by theUniversity of Pennsylvania through ProfessorVijay Kumar. An alternative address for thewebsite is http://alliance.seas.upenn.edu/~asmemr/cgi-bin/pmwiki. It is now possible tohave several people (or all of the committeemembers) update the content of this site.

• The committee has also established an ASMEMechanisms & Robotics Video Web-Portal.

Submissions to this YouTube channel can bemade through Video sub-committee website. •Multibody Systems and NonlinearDynamicsKurt Anderson, Committee Chair

The mission of the Technical Committeeon MSND is to foster experimental,

symbolic, computational and analytical activ-ities pertaining to multibody systems andnonlinear dynamics and control and otherrelated areas. The committee consists ofmembers from academia and industry. Oneof the main activities of the committee is toorganize the Biennial InternationalConference on Multibody Systems,Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (ICM-SNDC) at IDETC. At the upcoming 7thICMSNDC the D’Alembert Award for sig-nificant contribution to the field ofMultibody Systems will be presented toProfessor Edward Haug (Emeritus) ofUniversity of Iowa. Similarly, the LyapunovAwards for significant contribution to thefield of Nonlinear Dynamics will go toProfessor Philip Holmes of PrincetonUniversity. The upcoming 7th ICMSNDC,to be held in San Diego CA, will hold a newstudent paper competition. Students workingin the fields of multibody systems, nonlineardynamics and control are encouraged to sub-mit papers to this competition. The studentmust appear as the first author on the paperto be considered. The MSND technical com-mittee is also closely affiliated with the ASMEJournal of Computational and NonlinearDynamics. Under the leadership for ProfessorSubhash Sinha, this journal is flourishing. •Power Transmission and GearingAhmet Kahraman, Committee Chair

The primary activity of the PTGCommittee is organizing the ASME

Power Transmission and Gearing Conferenceat the ASME IDETC. It organizes a larger-scale international conference every four yearsand a smaller mostly domestic conference inbetween. The committee is currently organiz-ing one of its smaller conferences that will beheld as part of the 2009 IDETC. Dr. AhmetKahraman and Dr. Avinash Singh will serve asthe Conference and Technical ProgramChairs, respectively. A total of 48 papers havebeen received for this conference on topicssuch as design, dynamics, durability, manu-facturing and tribology of gears and powertransmission systems. A paper review com-mittee has been formed for processing thesedraft papers. The PTG Committee met sever-al times over the last six months to review andupdate the by-laws of the Committee thatwere in effect since the early 1990s. Theupdated PTG by-laws have been posted on its

newly designed website. For more informa-tion on the PTG Committee and its forth-coming activities, please contact Dr. AhmetKahraman (kahraman.1@osu.edu) or visitour website at http://www.asmeptg.org. •Vibration and Sound Chris Rahn, Committee Chair

The Technical Committee on Vibrationand Sound (TCVS) provides leadership

for promoting research and disseminatingknowledge in all areas related to mechanicalvibration, acoustics, dynamics and controls.The TCVS membership consists of represen-tatives from academia, government, andindustry. One of its main activities is theorganization of the Biennial Conference onMechanical Vibration and Noise, which is apart of the odd-year ASME IDETC. In addi-tion, TCVS sponsors reviewed paper sessions,lectures and panel sessions at the annualIMECE and other conference venues. Furtheractivities related to disseminating informationinclude biannual interactions with the ASMEJournal of Vibration and Acoustics when theEditor reports to the committee. In 2008,TCVS co-sponsored the Nonlinear andAdaptive/Passive Controls (NDPAC) Symposi-um at the inaugural Smart Materials, AdaptiveStructures, & Intelligent Systems Conferenceand had members and friends participating inIMECE. TCVS members Chris Rahn, NaderJalili, Brian Mann, and Jiong Tang helpedorganize the NDPAC Symposium. AtIMECE, TCVS members Bogdan Epureanuand Dumitru Carunthu organized sessionswith over 100 papers. In 2009, TCVS is againsponsoring the vibrations conference atIDETC with former TCVS Chair GeorgeFlowers co-chairing the conference andTCVS member Dane Quinn as TechnicalProgram Co-Chair. Over 200 papers havebeen accepted to the vibrations conference.For more information, please visit the TCVSwebpage at: http://divisions.asme.org/ded/Vibration_Sound.cfm or contact ProfessorChris Rahn, Department of Mechanical andNuclear Engineering, 150A HammondBuilding, Penn State University, UniversityPark, PA 16802; phone (814) 865-6237; fax(814) 863-7222; e-mail: cdrahn@psu.edu. •Honors and Awards Georges M. Fadel, Committee Chair

The following people received ASMESociety Awards and Design Division

Awards at the 2008 IDETC:Dr. Alexander H. Slocum, MIT: Machine

Design Award “for breakthrough machinerydesigns and technologies that have extendedthe limits of machine tools and systems, andfor educating a generation of design engineers

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through his landmark books and innovativeteaching;”

Dr. Kosuke Ishii, Stanford University,Ruth & Joel Spira Outstanding DesignEducator Award for “leadership of theStanford course series on Design forManufacturability and for being extremelyinfluential in the creation of similar courses atother universities. He has educated many stu-dents through the course series, both on cam-pus, and at distant learning sites. A number ofcompanies have licensed the courses for pres-entation in-house. He has also graduatedmany doctoral students who now teach thematerial in academia and industry;”

Dr. Krishna Gupta, University of Illinoisat Chicago: Abbott Award “for his threedecades of outstanding and distinguishedservice, his valuable leadership and his wis-dom. He has generously devoted considerabletime and effort to the Division’s success andwelfare;” and Dr. Kenneth Waldron, StanfordUniversity: Abbott Award “for his innovative

leadership and devoted service to theDivision, to the international design engi-neering community, and the profession”.

The DED H&A Committee asks that youidentify a qualified candidate for an awardand submit a nomination. The deadline forreceipt of nomination materials is February 1for the Society and Division Awards; it ishelpful in planning when a potential nomina-tor gives some early notice about a nomina-tion to the Chair of the DED H&ACommittee. The information about theASME DED awards is available within theASME website, along with the nominatingprocedures and forms. For a specific question,please feel free to contact Georges Fadel atfgeorge@clemson.edu or at (864)656-5620. •Student AffairsMatt Parkinson, Committee Chair

We are committed to integrating stu-dents into the ASME DED communi-

ty. In particular we would like the students tobecome aware of the breadth of researchactivities in the DED and familiar with thepeople conducting them. To this end, the2008 DETC featured a Scavenger Hunt inwhich students completed activities such asattending a technical committee meeting,asking a question in a session, and ponderingtheir future. Special thanks to the many fac-ulty that participated—they were exception-ally gracious. Also thanks to the event spon-sors TechSmith, GM, ASME, ScreenSteps,Missouri S&T, and the OPEN Design Lab.

Things to look forward to: 1) The organ-izing committee has worked to make the con-ferences particularly engaging for studentsand early career professionals; 2) the studentwebsite will be completely revamped this year,improving usability and content; and 3) the2009 IDETC will feature a more fierce ver-sion of “the Hunt,“ so come ready. •

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ChairAhmed A. Shabana, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical &Industrial Engineering842 W. Taylor St. (M/C 251)University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL 60607-7022(312) 996-3600shabana@uic.edu

Vice Chair / TreasurerHamid Hamidzadeh, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical Engineering3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN 37209-1561(615) 963-5387hhamidzadeh@tnstate.edu

IDETC ExecutiveVijay Kumar, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical Engineeringand Applied MechanicsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6315(215) 898-3630kumar@me.upenn.eduSecretary

Technical Committee /IMECE ExecutiveWilliam W. Clark, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical Engineeringand Material ScienceUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15260(412) 624-9794wclark@pitt.edu

SecretaryWei Chen, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical Engineering2145 Sheridan Road, Rm A216Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL 60208-3111(847)491-7019weichen@northwestern.edu

Publications ChairKurt Anderson, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospaceand Nuclear Eng.Jonsson Engineering Center,rm4006, 110 8th StreetTroy, NY 12180(518)276-2339anderk5@rpi.edu

Honors and Awards ChairGeorges Fadel, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringClemson UniversityClemson, SC 29634-0921(864)656-5620fgeorge@clemson.edu

Past ChairKazem Kazeronian, Ph.D.Dept. of Mechanical Engineering191 Auditorium Road, Unit-3139The University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT 06269-3139(860) 486-2251kazem@engr.uconn.edu

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