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“This massive steel casting supports the Saturn V space vehicle on the launcher and serves as a base for the release mechanism. Design of the casting by James D. Phillips (shown) won first prize in the 1965 steel casting design contest of the Steel Founders’ Society of America. Phillips is associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration center [MSFC] at Huntsville, Ala.”
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Credit: CAPCOM ESPACE website
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www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-4204/images/m287b.jpg
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In operation during the launch of Apollo 11:
Credit: Spacecraft Films/Mark Gray/YouTube
Astronaut on the International Space Station removes experiment chamber from its housing. Photo/NASA
Portrait of Siddhant Singh, mechanical engineering PhD student, at the Battery Lab in the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project on the North Campus of the University of Michingan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
This stained glass window sits high above the front entrance to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I am especially pleased with this photo, because I had to take it from about 70 meters (250 feet) away, without a tripod, 135mm at only 1/45 sec, and it still came out reasonably sharp at full resolution (check out the original size).
You can see most of the details in each pane. The silhouettes obscuring parts of the window are the organ pipes. I find it really amazing that the windows are held in place by the spidery thin structure made of STONE. It seems to me that it would crack and break over the years - typically, stone isn't very good for thin structural elements.
The Notre Dame de Paris was constructed over the years 1163-1285 (it took 122 years to build!). More than seven hundred years old, it is only the most recent of holy houses to occupy this ancient sacred ground. The Celts held their services on this island in the seine, and atop their sacred groves the Romans built their own temple to Jupiter. In the early years of Christianity, a basilica dedicated to St. Etienne was constructed around 528 by Childebert. A church in the Romanesque manner replaced the basilica, and this stood until 1163 when work began on the structure which stands today. One of the best representative works of gothic architecture.
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Coast Guard Academy cadets conduct their daily academic routine in McAllister Hall on campus, Feb. 9, 2018.
Several students work in the mechanical engineering lab and others get advice from professors.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin
Chetan Bhagat and Jaey Gajera together at Channel V 'Gumrah' Book Launch.
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Astronaut Mike Fincke pictured to the left of the Combustion Integrated Rack facility installed in the Destiny module of the ISS shortly after installation.
Photo: NASA
FLEX image sequence for a heptane droplet from the three
cameras corresponding to the times denoted by the dashed lines in the subsequent figure. The left column is from the HiBMS camera, the center column from the LLUV camera and the right column from the color camera. The ambient oxygen and nitrogen mole fractions were 0.18 and 0.72, respectively and the ambient pressure was 1.0 atm.
Coast Guard Academy cadets present designs ranging from medical devices designed to prevent pressure ulcer complications to propulsion shaft anti-roll bars designed for use on a heavy icebreaker such as the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star for the Mechanical Engineering department’s capstone projects, April 26, 2017.
These designs not only provide cadets with a solid set of skills, which can be utilized in the fleet, but also could make positive impacts on individuals outside of the Coast Guard.
Official Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Barger.
David Kwabi, mechanical engineering assistant professor, right, and Siddhant Singh, mechanical engineering PhD student, discuss the operation of an electrochemical flow cell designed to desalinate water at the Battery Lab in the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project on the North Campus of the University of Michingan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Kwabi is the primary investigator on this project which seeks to help with global water scarcity struggles. He and three mechanical engineering colleagues were award a ME Research Innovation Pilot grant as they continue working toward an energy-efficient electrochemical system to remove sodium chloride from brackish and sea water.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
David Kwabi, mechanical engineering assistant professor, right, and Siddhant Singh, mechanical engineering PhD student, discuss the operation of an electrochemical flow cell designed to desalinate water at the Battery Lab in the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project on the North Campus of the University of Michingan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Kwabi is the primary investigator on this project which seeks to help with global water scarcity struggles. He and three mechanical engineering colleagues were award a ME Research Innovation Pilot grant as they continue working toward an energy-efficient electrochemical system to remove sodium chloride from brackish and sea water.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
My uncle took this photo of me a couple of days ago before my convocation :)
PS: If you use the D700 (this might apply to other Nikon DSLR cameras) and you are dissatisfied with the skin tones (like I was for over a year!) change your Picture Control to Neutral and hue to minus one step (every thing else keep at zero, may be increase the sharpness a step or two). After I did this I was so happy with the skin tones I started using more of my JPEGs which means less RAW post processing!
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At the end of my studies I want to gave thanks to the following people:
1) First, I would like to thank my heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. You see, God is really great, but the amazing thing is that He expresses His greatness through love and wisdom. In 2003 when I graduated from high school I was just a lost young man in a big scary and strange world. I knew nothing about life, I knew nothing about love or women, I knew nothing about higher education...needless to say I didn’t know much about anything. But the one thing I wanted to know is God, and to see Him work in my life.
My average in grade 13 (last grade of high school) was 93% and I had taken all the courses I liked, that means: science (physics, chemistry) and math (calculus, algebra, etc). So when the teachers at my high school found out I haven’t applied to any university they were stunned! So my concerned teachers arranged for me to meet with a counsellor to talk about my future. So I went to the appointment and the counsellor talked to me about the importance of higher education and a successful career in life. I remember her finally asking why I wasn’t planning to go to university and I simply replied something like, “God has a plan for my life, but I don’t know what it is. He has a plan for my career, but I don’t know what it is. I can’t move ahead if I don’t know His will. I want to find my God-given talents so I know what to study.” I still remember the look on her face as if I was delusional, she simply raised her eyebrows and didn’t blink--she just stared at me for a couple of seconds and the appointment was over.
That same summer I prayed to God to give me a job as I had applied to few general labour positions, just any job and I remember it was a Sunday night when I cried out to Him. I was new in Canada, no job, no money, no close family members, no friends, no plans for the future (except to know God’s will for my life, to witness Him work in my life, and to obey Him), and I just wanted to find a work, any work. Monday morning I got a call to a warehouse where I worked for the next four years.
I didn’t know if I was going to work in the warehouse all my life, or if God will show me His will for my career and I will go back to finish school. I didn’t know anybody who God spoke to them in regard of something, so I was just hoping and believing that the same God who spoke in the Bible, and who said He has a plan for our lives, will speak to me and will tell me what His plan is! Anyway, I prayed daily to know God’s will and I worked there really like I was going to work there forever—I wasn’t going to budge to the left or right until I knew God’s will (I was so desperate to see Him work in my life like I read He did in the life of Joseph.) Of course, I got criticized from everyone I knew: family, relatives, classmates who were still in contact with me. People just didn’t understand.
I am telling you this because while people thought I was working at the wrong place, God knew what He was doing. You see, in my teens I loved building remote controlled cars and building mechanical devices but as I moved to Canada I forgot about my passion for mechanical things. People also didn’t help: they kept telling me to become a pharmacist like my grandfather, or a doctor, or an engineer because those professions are so esteemed in society. But I just wanted to be loved and accepted by someone for who I was; sadly, that’s almost impossible in the Middle Eastern society. To almost all Middle Easterners: you are what you do and how much money you make. So God put me in a warehouse, and people thought it was a random warehouse, but it wasn’t. My boss (a Chinese man) was an awesome manager—someone I truly enjoyed working for because he was easy going (but firm when needed), generous, and wasn’t trying to prove anything (like he had power over us or anything like that, he just did his job and we did ours). My boss noticed my love for mechanical things, and sometimes he would ask me to fix things--like a paper shredder that stopped working, or put together the new conveyor system we just purchased--and so I started to feel that old love for mechanical things. I realized how happy I was when I was working on something mechanical. And even though people wanted me to be in university at that time, studying just whatever, God had placed me in a warehouse where He knew He could use the manager to ignite in me my love for the talents He has given me.
That’s why I tell young people, “You have to give God a chance. You have to be patient. You have to obey. Don’t just rush and be restless. Rest in the Lord no matter where you are. Trust Him. Moving ahead of His timing is terrible. Disobedience is terrible. You don’t know how many people and for how long you will affect negatively by your disobedience. You don’t know how close you are to obtaining God’s best...wait, trust, and obey.”
So three years later, in 2006, I was actually ready to go back to school. Which was a miracle because God did so much work in me: He strengthened me mentally, and He matured me emotionally. I knew what I wanted to study but I wanted to hear God—I had came so far I didn’t want to rush ahead of His will now. So one morning, after opening the warehouse, I was alone in the kitchen drinking coffee and reading my In Touch daily devotional and I felt so heavy in my heart and I blurred out the words for the first time, “God, I want to become a mechanical engineer, but I need to hear from You first.” I closed my daily devotional and opened my pocket Bible and I started reading Psalm 20 and it was like He was speaking to me, I finally came across verse 4 which said, “May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” I knew that He had given me the go ahead sign.
Because it was too late to start university that year I had to apply for the next year, 2007. Interestingly when I contacted the university I found out that they only accept high school transcripts that are 4 years old or less. I was stunned when I found this out because if God had waited more one year to speak to me, or if I had refused to listen to Him or disobeyed Him, then I would’ve had to repeat my high school courses again! But God, as usual, knew what He was doing and His timing is always perfect.
I want to add one more thing. When I obey God I try to avoid any distractions because I am a human, a very weak human for that matter, so I know when I obey Him I better focus on Him and let Him take care of the rest. And so I didn’t worry about my high school diploma would soon become invalid to apply to university--well because I didn’t know--but God’s timing was perfect. Like I said, let God take care of the details, your job is to obey Him. When I applied to university I followed the same strategy: I didn’t bother with anything that was irrelevant to obeying God. My job was to finish my four years of studying to become a mechanical engineer. I didn’t research if there are jobs for mechanical engineers, I didn’t research how much mechanical engineers make (I didn’t have an idea until fourth year!), I didn’t research the market trend...I didn’t do any of that, why? Because I didn’t want to put obstacles in my way of obeying God. God has given me a talent and my job was to be faithful to Him. God did not call me to become a market researcher, a wealthy man, or some other type of engineer where I could make more money!
(I am not saying researching God’s will is a sin because the Bible definitely encourages making wise decisions. But sometimes researching things gives us things to worry about, things that will weaken our faith and our resolve to obey God.)
I remember my brother-in-law (a Christian too) asking me if there were jobs for mechanical engineers in Toronto. I answered, “It doesn’t seem there is a strong market for mechanical engineers.” He said, “Why didn’t you become an electrical engineer then? They make better money and there is demand for them.” I answered, “Because God’s will for me is to become a mechanical engineer. I am not worried about finding a job. His will for me is to get an education. If He wants me to work as a mechanical engineer then He will find a job for me.” He told me, “Good for you if you believe this.” Of course, I truly believed that. I don’t believe God throws things at you all at once. Remember, the Christian life is a journey taken one step at a time: first, obey Him in this, then see Him work, then obey Him in the next step, and then see Him work again, and so on.
So I thank our Lord, Jesus Christ, for His work in my life in those 4 years and His continuing work in my life. Our heavenly Father was also the only one who never condemned me for being “just” a general labourer and forklift driver. He never belittled me, or looked down on me. He simply loved me like I needed. If it wasn’t for God’s love and His work in my life me then today I would be just a miserable person loathing myself, my life, my family and my culture, with no aim in life. But He matured me, changed me, and led me to His will because He is good, great, wise, just and loving.
2) Second, I would like to thank Dr. Charles Stanley of In Touch Ministries. It’s through his teachings of the Word of God I was able to learn about waiting upon the Lord, obedience, faith and trust. I never had a good Christian example in my life so I kind of adopted Dr. Stanley as my spiritual mentor through the In Touch magazine and radio and TV programs. Through his loving attitude, fatherly voice, honest and practical teachings I have learned the most important lessons in my life.
One day, while I was still working in the warehouse, as I was listening to Dr. Stanley he said something to the likes of, “God has give you given talents, and it’s your job to get the required skills to be to express these talents though a profession. To get those skills you probably need to get a college degree...” And since I always appreciated Dr. Stanley’s words I took his advice to heart: I determined I would go to college/university as soon as I knew God’s will! Those words lifted so much pressure off of my chest, because before I was afraid if I get a post-secondary degree then my wife will only want to marry me because of how much money I make or because of my social statues—which is a very common practice in the Middle Eastern culture. But then I started praying telling our heavenly Father that whatever He wanted me to be I will become even if it meant to become something society doesn’t esteem (like a garbage man). By the way, at my work in the warehouse I did a lot of dirty cleaning and it was often a very dirty work environment. I told our Lord that whatever I will study I will study for Him—to be faithful to my God-given talents—and not for any other reason.
So what I learned from Dr. Stanley is that I don’t have to know somebody to make a huge impact in their lives. I don’t have to be handsome, muscular, rich or smart (I am not saying Dr. Stanley is not!)—all I have to be is obedient to God to make an everlasting (spiritual) impact on people. Those people don’t have to be my family, friends, or even people I live around—they could be people I connect to through radio waves just like Dr. Stanley did with the In Touch radio program! So live a godly life, be obedient, and speak the truth (not a watered down version but the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ) with love (with love doesn’t mean you should water down the truth, but it means don’t be judgemental).
3) Third, I would like to give special thanks to my mom. No human has loved me half as much as she loves me! For all my life she served me, guided me (as best as her human wisdom knew), and provided me with everything she could to make me happy and comfortable. She is truly a super mom! If I ever become half as good a parent as she is then I will consider myself a very, very successful father! I truly don’t understand how she can love so sacrificially. Whenever I ask her what I can do for her in return she says, “Be happy—that’s my greatest reward.” Of course, I also would like to thank my mom for her continuous prayers.
Of course, my dad, my sister, and family and friends wished me good too, and prayed for me, so I want to thank them too.
4) Finally, I would like to thank Canada and the University of Toronto. Canada is truly a great country, and the University of Toronto helped me financially a lot too. I also had some wonderful professors, TAs, and classmates. So thanks everyone :)
(Toronto, ON; summer 2011.)
Daniel Penley, Graduate Student Research Assistant in Mechanical Engineering, tries to verify lithium metal, solid-state batteries which use a solid electrolyte instead of the currently used flammable liquid electrolyte, inside the Battery Fabrication and Characterization User Facility at the Phoenix Memorial Laboratory at 2301 Bonisteel Blvd, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI on Friday May 7, 2021.
The University of Michigan is researching ways to harness abundant materials for battery production, or reuse older materials to relieve the disproportionate pressure placed on countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo for cobalt or the Philippines for nickel.
Photo: Robert Coelius/University of Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
Rachel Schwind, mechanical engineering PhD candidate, demonstrates operation of the rapid compression facility in studying siloxane combustion chemistry in the G.G. Brown building on North Campus at the University of Michigan on October 4, 2019.
Siloxanes are an environmentally benign family of chemicals entering our waste streams through everyday products. These chemicals affect the combustion of biogas harvested from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities, prompting engine manufacturers to impose limits on the use of siloxane in their systems.
Margaret Wooldridge, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of mechanical engineering, worked with Schwind to study how siloxane affects the combustion of biogas in order to take advantage of its positive combustion properties and prevent any negative effect on engine performance.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/University of Michigan Engineering
U-M dancers Claire He, Shea Carponter-Broderick and Olivia Johnson perform a “physics-constrained improvisation” titled Kármán Vortex Street inside the Duderstadt Building Video Studio on North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. on March 21, 2019.
Supported by the University Musical Society and ArtsEngine, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jesse Capecelatro and choreographer Veronica Stanich created Kármán Vortex Street with a cast of nine trained dancers and eleven student volunteers for those who seek another entry point to fundamental concepts in fluid mechanics.
In fluid dynamics, a Kármán vortex street (or a von Kármán vortex street) is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices, caused by a process known as vortex shedding, which is responsible for the unsteady separation of flow of a fluid around blunt bodies.
Photo by Robert Coelius/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
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Andrew Gayle, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Research Assistant, and Alexander Hill, a Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Instructor, monitor a new reactor designed to produce ammonia for fertilizer without relying on fossil fuels.
The National Science Foundation has awarded U-M researchers $2 million to offset the required fossil fuels that are currently burned during the catalytic process of ammonia production with solar power. That method, known as the Haber-Bosch process, is now the largest contributor of greenhouse gases from an industrial chemical process - as much as 2 percent of global emissions.
Photo: Robert Coelius/University of Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
Braden Gandee, 12, receives an installation of an addition to his wheelchair that a University of Michigan ME450 team designed for him that will allow for him to play soccer with his brother and classmates at school.
Gandee was born with cerebral palsy and has been limited to a wheelchair, often running over the soccer ball instead of pushing it forward when he tried to play with his brothers and classmates. A team of U-M engineers in ME450, a capstone senior course for undergraduates, designed an addition that will allow Gandee to dribble and kick and a soccer ball.
Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Zhaodan Kong's Cyber-Human-Physical Systems Lab studies the interaction between humans, machines and AI for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), agriculture, space and neural engineering applications.
Victor Piglowski, Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering, sands down the epoxy mixed with Cabosil holding together the 11th version of Mfly’s regular class plane (in this case, it’s fuselage) inside the Wilson Student Team Project Center on North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI. Thursday, January 26, 2019.
M-Fly is a Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace (SAE) and Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Aircraft Design team at the University of Michigan dedicated to promoting opportunities for students to practice applying their knowledge to aerospace projects outside the classroom.
Photo: Robert Coelius/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing