The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University is proud of the many achievements of its faculty. The varied honors, accomplishments, and research show the focused, hard-working, and dedicated nature of the faculty who make up the team-oriented department. A recent photo shoot highlighted achievements during 2008-2009. 

Tonghun Lee

awarded an Air Force Grant. He is one of 39 engineers and scientists chosen as part of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's Young Investigator Program.

Tamara Reid Bush

co-principal investigator for the Advancing Diversity through Alignment of Policies and Practices research, supported by a $3.98 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation.

Jongeun Choi

received a 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

Dahsin Liu

elected a fellow of the American Society for Composites.

Manoochehr Koochesfahani

Associate Dean for Graduate, Studies and Faculty Development, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Ranjan Mukherjee

elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, bringing the number of ME faculty named
ASME fellows in this association to 12.