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University of Arkansas researchers,
in partnership with a local company will develop a probe for future planetary rovers that will help scientists study the history of the solar system by examining the properties of layers of material beneath the surface of the moon, Mars, comets and other planetary bodies. Scientists at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences and officials of Space Photonics Inc. received a $403,000 grant from the Planetary Instrumentation Development branch of NASA, which will allow them to create an optical probe that can be used to determine the composition and amount of ice beneath the surface of a planetary body.
The initial success of last week’s graduate research symposium in mechanical engineering should provide momentum as a recruiting tool and a showcase of the range and quality of student research, says the department head. “It was a big success. It gives us a foundation for growth and improvement,” Joseph J. Rencis, professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, said.
At the Student Involvement & Leadership Award Ceremony held on April 17, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was awarded the Outstanding Professional Registered Student Organization of the Year, and the chapter president, Thet Soe, was awarded the Outstanding Professional Registered Student Organization Member of the Year.
Alley began his career with Westinghouse in Baltimore,
Maryland and worked there from 1968 – 1974. In 1974 he joined ACS & Associates in Ft. Worth, Texas. He continued his educational endeavors in 1976 by completing an MBA at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. From 1976 until 1979 he served as vice president of Galloway & Herron, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Dallas. Then in 1979 he co-founded Con-Real Support Group, a construction and real estate firm. He continues to serve the company as executive vice president. He is a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Council.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –
The University of Arkansas College of Engineering announced Thursday, Jan. 18, that Ronald L. Rardin, a renowned professor and researcher in industrial engineering, has been named as the inaugural incumbent of the John and Mary Lib White Systems Integration Chair in Industrial Engineering.
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