SHARMA NAMED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS

The American Society of Mechanics Engineers (ASME) announced that Professor and Chairman Pradeep Sharma has taken over as the eighth editor-in-chief of one of its flagship journals, Journal of Applied Mechanics.

MEGAN ROBERTSON EARNS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY FELLOW STATUS

Megan Robertson received the distinction for her work in polymer sustainability, including developing polymers from renewable resources, and exploring structure-property relationships of biobased polymers.

DEBORA RODRIGUES NAMED NSF PROGRAM OFFICER AT NSF

The U.S. National Science Foundation has chosen Debora Rodrigues as a Program Director under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act. Rodrigues has experience as a CAREER award winner and has earned NSF I-Corps grants.

NEW WAY TO HARVEST SOLAR ENERGY

Bo Zhao and his doctoral student, Sina Jafari Ghalekohneh, have created new architecture that improves the efficiency of solar energy harvesting to the thermodynamic limit.

NEW ICE-SHEDDING COATING 100X STRONGER THAN OTHERS

Hadi Ghasemi and doctoral student, Sina Nazifi, are reporting a new deicing spray in which detachment can be accurately controlled and accelerated.

SHPE STUDENT ORGANIZATION TAKES TOP HONOR

The University of Houston’s wing of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has earned a National Chapter of the Year for 2021–22 from the national leadership of the group.