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Lambros Named ASME Fellow

Professor John Lambros makes the third AE faculty member this year to have achieved the status of Fellow within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Sixty Years and Going Strong

Emeritus Prof. Harry H. Hilton reached a remarkable milestone in September 2009 — his 60th continuous year at the University of Illinois.

College Honors Archambault

The university, college, and Department of Aerospace Engineering welcomed Colonel Lee J. Archambault, BS 82, MS 84 AE, a distinguished United States Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut, back to campus during the Foundation weekend Oct. 2-4.

AE undergrad wins National Student Role Model Award

AE undergraduate Joseph Gonzalez has been selected as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ National Student Role Model of the Year

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Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibrations Lab

Faculty Researchers: Location: Phone: Website:
Professor L. A. Bergman Room B420
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory 		217-244-8819  www.ae.uiuc.edu/lndvl/

Description of Research:

Co-directed by Prof. L. A. Bergman (Aerospace Engineering) and Prof. A. F. Vakakis (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Aerospace Engineering). Recent experiments conducted in this laboratory have focused on the rapid targeted transfer of energy between potentially complex subsystems and nonlinear energy sinks ("energy pumping") under various kinds of excitations and on the effects of mechanical joints on the global dynamics of built-up structures. Both programs complement analytical and numerical investigations being carried out by the same research group and involve undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and international visitors. Support for student participation and/or equipment purchases has come from AFOSR, ONR, NSF, Sandia National Laboratories, and NASA.