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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Following years of energy-saving successes at Naval Base Guam, the Navy is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsvilles Resource Efficiency Manager Program.

Huntsville Centers REM program improves installation energy programs by developing site energy and water plans that achieve energy efficiency, reduction, security and resiliency through sustainable and renewable resources. REMs, contracted energy management experts, help energy managers increase energy awareness, collect data for reporting site energy use and management and achieve energy goals and mandates.

REMs have been working with energy managers at Naval Base Guam for over six years to conduct building audits, identify energy conservation measures and develop project documentation for third-party financed energy projects, said Russell Moebes, REM Program project manager.

They saw the energy savings and projects that have come out of Guam, so they shared those success stories within the Navy and wanted to get REMs out to other installations to help meet their energy goals as well, said Moebes.

Huntsville Centers REM Program now has contracts to provide 16 total REMs to Navy Atlantic, Navy Pacific and Navy Far East. Each contract has four unexercised option years and additional unexercised optional REMs if installations need additional support with larger integrated project development.

Not only are these contracts going to result in cost savings for the Navy, they are also focused on improving energy resiliency, so installations can self-sustain their critical missions, said Moebes.

For more information about Huntsville Centers Resource Efficiency Manager Program, visit https://www.hnc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490651/energy-division-resource-efficiency-managers/.

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Right to left, top: Shen, Curry and Squires. Bottom: Melton and Paulus

The Department of Industrial Engineering is excited to announce the arrival of five new additions to its award-winning faculty. With a commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation in the field, these new faculty members bring a wealth of expertise and fresh perspectives that will enrich the department's academic environment.

Haoming ShenShen joins the department as an assistant professor. He holds a Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering, a master's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to his graduate studies, he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University. Shen actively engages in diversity, equity and inclusion events and received the Rackham Professional Development DEI Certificate.

His research focuses on data-driven decision making under uncertainty and its applications in power grids, transportation systems and robotics. By leveraging limited information in data, he uses tools from stochastic optimization and integer programming to study how to make well-informed and strategic decisions in complex and uncertain environments. Shen has received the Rackham Engineering Graduate Fellowship, and his research was recognized with an honorable mention in the 2022 INFORMS Optimization Society Best Student Paper Competition.

Rob CurryAn alumnus of the department, Curry joins the department as an assistant professor. He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Clemson University, his master's in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Florida and his bachelor's in industrial engineering from the U of A. Before joining the U of A, he was an assistant professor in the Mathematics Department at the United States Naval Academy for the past five years.

Curry's research involves methodology for modeling and solving large-scale network optimization models having applications in defense settings, sensor networks and cyber-physical infrastructure settings. His work has been published in high quality journals such as IISE Transactions, Networks and Naval Research Logistics, and his research has been sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. His teaching experience and interests lie in linear and integer programming, network optimization modeling and algorithms, and applied probability and statistics.

Alice SquiresSquires joined the department in May as a teaching professor contributing to the Master of Science in Engineering Management and Operations Management programs. She received her Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, and she holds an MBA from George Mason University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.

She has served as author, editor, manager, professor and systems engineer with 40 years of combined experience in industry and academia. Squires is the founder of the INCOSE's Empowering Women Leaders in Systems Engineering Initiative (see incose.org/EWLSE). She is an INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Practitioner with Acquisition, a PMI Project Management Professional and an ASEM Certified Professional Engineering Manager. IEEE-USA published her e-book Dandelion Wishes: A World Where We Collaborate as Equals (Book 21) in 2018 that describes her engineering journey.

Squires was co-editor and co-author of the 2019 INCOSE Insight Diversity in Systems Engineering themed edition, the 2022 INCOSE published Letters to My Younger Self: How Systems Engineering Changed My Life e-book and the 2022 Springer Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership: Practical Research from Women Leaders book.

Kerry MeltonMelton joined the department as a teaching associate professor. He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and management from Oklahoma State University. Before joining the U of A, he was an adjunct professor for the Supply Chain Department and Operations Management program at the U of A. He also worked in industry for 25 years at J.B. Hunt Transport, Walmart Inc. and FM Corporation.

Melton's teaching experience is in operations management, forecasting and inventory analytics, supply chain and transportation strategies, engineering economic analysis, engineering statistics, manufacturing processes and data analytics. His research area is in supply chain management focusing on transportation and logistics systems. More specifically, he investigates how to plan and develop more cost-efficient methods to improve distribution networks using heuristics and mixed integer programming. His research is featured in the International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering and the International Journal of Supply Chain Management.

David PaulusPaulus joins the department as a professor of practice. For the past nine years, he has been a clinical associate professor in engineering and technology management at Washington State University. For the previous 10 years, he was an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University and both an M.S. in industrial engineering and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is a Professional Engineer in the state of Arkansas, a Certified Professional in Engineering Management and a Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional.

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Mukul Talaty, assistant professor of engineering and another of Denniss mentors, credits him for taking full advantage of all the Abington engineering program offers.

We provide students with a solid foundation in critical thinking, a structure for lots of practice in real-life problem-solving, and a hands-on introduction to the design process as well as less tangible things like how to work effectively in teams, how to self-assess andovercome deficits, time management, and knowing when to ask for help versus when to try to figure things out on your own, he said.

Talaty said Dennisis a great example of how dedication and perseverance lead to success.

Clifford grew by working hard, applying himself, sticking with it when things didn't go as he expected, and pushing himself to be better. He always had a great attitude, and Clifford wasn't afraid to reach out for help when he needed it, he said.

All of the engineering faculty, consider students to be like family we are always there if theyneed us, Talaty said.

Early on, Dennis settled on the same career choice as his dad, who is an engineer in India. Joining the robotics team at Philadelphias Central High School solidified his interest in STEM, and Abington was the only university he applied to for his bachelor's degree.

Abington is close to home, and I received a full scholarship. It was a great experience, and its a smaller campus so you can get more involved and get to know faculty, he said.

The Penn State Abington engineering program is accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). The first two years focus on foundational engineering coursework, which can be completed at Abington or Penn State Brandywine. The next two years of advanced engineering coursework are completed at the modern, multimillion-dollarengineering facility at Penn State Great Valley.

Penn State Abington provides an affordable, accessible and high-impact education to its diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a world-class research university. With more than 3,100 students, Penn State Abington is a residential campus that offers bachelors degrees in 25 majors, undergraduate research, the Schreyer Honors College, NCAA Division III athletics and more.

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WARRINGTON Carroll Engineering Corp. is expanding its presence in the region with the opening of its newest office location. The company, headquartered in Warrington, Bucks County, has opened an office in Easton, 101 Larry Holmes Drive, Suite 201.

The strategic expansion underscores Carroll Engineerings unwavering commitment to its valued clients in the Lehigh Valley and Northampton County regions, the company said in a press release announcing the new location. By establishing a presence in Easton, the company said it aims to enhance its service delivery and foster stronger relationships with its clientele.

Eastons vibrant community is a perfect fit for our growth trajectory. This new office not only brings us closer to our clients in the region but also allows us to be an active participant in the communitys development, Thomas A. Gockowski, president of Carroll Engineering, said in a statement.

Carroll Engineering Corp. was founded in 1973, and has grown to become one of the largest consulting engineering, planning, and surveying firms in the Greater Philadelphia region, according to information on its website. The company provides professional services that include: water facilities engineering, wastewater engineering and municipal engineering to a variety of authority, municipal, public and private clients throughout the region.

In addition to Warrington, Bucks County and the new Easton office, the company has offices in King of Prussia, Montgomery County; Malvern, Chester County; and Hillsborough, Somerset County, N.J.

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A first-year graduate student in MITs Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) in 2007, Tim Rupert was prepared to present research at a Materials Research Society conference in Boston, his first presentation since joining the lab of Professor Chris Schuh.

The slides were all ready, the story was all ready I practiced it, and I was ready to go, says Rupert, now a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of California at Irvine. And then the Saturday before my Monday talk, I was doing some microscopy and found something really cool but it totally changed my story. And when I say totally, I mean, it went from a yes to a no.

Surprised and worried that weeks of work had just been upended, Rupert shared the findings with his advisor. Instead of responding with dismay about the upcoming presentation, Schuh was excited to dig into the data, find out what it meant, and rework the story last-minute.

He was very calming, Rupert said. It really helped me go from stressed to excited about the results.

The anecdote of even-tempered mentorship is typical among recollections about Schuh, who was recently named dean of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. Current and past students describe a tough but dedicated advisor with an abiding interest in their work and future success.

But a committed and inspiring educator is just one of the descriptors students and faculty members alike use to describe Schuh. Having served in DMSE for 21 years nine of them as department head Schuh is also remembered as a world-class scientist, an effective administrator, a repeat entrepreneur, and a generous and collaborative colleague.

A multidimensional brilliance

Like many here at MIT, Chris is brilliant. But whats unique about Chris is the multidimensionality of his brilliance, says Jeffrey Grossman, the Morton and Claire Goulder and Family Professor in Environmental Systems and former department head of DMSE. He can make contributions and operate at this extraordinary level in many different ways.

Schuhs expertise is metallurgy, a classical field to which Schuh brought loads of innovation. Members of his research lab made nanostructured nickel-tungsten coatings, which improved the durability and performance of many metal component surfaces. Lab members also developed nanocrystalline alloys that can be processed rapidly in large forms, with improved strength for structural applications such as military vehicles, and a ceramic-based material that can toggle between different shapes.

Schuhs research has led to several companies, including Xtalic Corp., which commercialized his labs process for producing the metallic wear-and-corrosion-resistant coatings now used in the connectors of electronic devices worldwide. Other spinouts are additive manufacturing company Desktop Metal and Foundation Alloy, a metal parts production company co-founded with former student Rupert.

As department head from 2011 to 2020, Schuh is credited with big initiatives that expanded the size, clout, and prestige of DMSE. For one, he transitioned the department from a centralized office arrangement; previously, the department shared human resources and finance functions with the Department of Chemical Engineering. Under his leadership, Schuh built DMSE headquarters from the ground up, including hiring key staff.

Schuh increased the size of the faculty and acquired more physical space for offices and labs. He also launched successful fundraising campaigns, secured fellowship funding for first-year graduate students, and rolled out successful online materials science courses. He put our department at the cutting edge of MIT, Grossman says.

Caroline Ross, the Ford Professor of Engineering and interim head of DMSE, says Schuhs success as an administrator owed in large part to his skill for building agreement among co-workers.

He managed to accomplish a lot because he was good at listening, says Ross. He took people's thoughts and feelings into consideration and found a way to make his ideas work for the majority of people so that he could get a consensus for what he wanted to do.

Tough love

When asked how he does it all, Schuh is modest.

The secret is I do things that I enjoy. Ive always gravitated toward activities that seem like fun, Schuh says. That goes for research, teaching, academic leadership, or entrepreneurship. I did those things because they seemed like they were the right things to do at the time for pushing the science and the technology forward and, and by extension, pushing the community forward, pushing the department forward.

That Schuh enjoys the roles he fills, especially those of researcher and educator, is evident to the students hes advised over the years. Veera Panova, a current graduate student in Schuhs research group, says every meeting with him is a productive and positive experience.

Hes excited about the work were doing, Panova says. I think his excitement fuels us to do better and continue pushing through the challenges and really dig deep and figure out what is at the heart of the problem or the question that we're trying to answer.

(The Schuh Group, which is relocating with Schuh, has already started taking on new individuals from Northwestern. Schuh will advise most MIT students in the group remotely until they matriculate.)

Shiyun Ruan, a graduate student in Schuhs group from 2005 to 2010, says it was that same sense of optimism that drove her even in times of uncertainty.

I would go into his office and say, I got crappy data, and he would always encourage me to look for the pony in the mud, says Ruan, principal technical program manager at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a fusion power company spun out of MIT in Devens, Massachusetts. But hes also tough he sets his standards high. Hes not going to say, Oh, because you have completed X years you can graduate. He really makes sure that every student that graduates from his group meets his good enough standard.

Tough is another oft-repeated word people whove worked with Schuh use to describe him but its not a criticism; its an acknowledgement of the high expectations he has of them.

When hes tough, its about the science, says Eliana Feygin, another graduate student in Schuhs research lab. Its never in a mean spirit at all. Its very much like, I think you need to think more about this. I think you need to dig deeper into this.

Returning to roots

With his move to Northwestern, Schuh is returning to his alma mater he earned his PhD there in 2001. Theyre in a very exciting moment where they have a new president, they have new leadership, and they have a genuine excitement about growing engineering, Schuh says.

With a materials engineer at the helm of McCormick, Schuh sees the chance to put materials at the rightful center of engineering disciplines. Materials science naturally integrates with every other discipline, with mechanical engineering for mechanical devices, with electrical engineering for electronic devices, with biomedical engineering, with civil engineering, with all of the other engineering disciplines, Schuh says. So leadership having a perspective from materials, it makes sense to me because it's a discipline that can connect and does connect very effectively with all those other disciplines. Im excited about that opportunity.

That said, leaving MIT and DMSE isnt easy.

Many of the faculty have been my friends for now over 20 years. I'm leaving my best friends behind, and that is very challenging for me, Schuh says. But that's tempered by the fact that they will still be my friends. Ill just be not as physically close to them.

Ross, the interim head of DMSE, reflects on the type of person Northwestern is getting.

Hes a real colleague, someone who collaborates and listens. Hes a first-class scientist. He's done fantastic work in metals, she says. Then she laughs and continues, And we have to watch out. They have a really good department already. It's only going to get better with him joining it.

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