K-State professor new national chair of mechanical engineering department heads

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

K-STATE PROFESSOR NEW NATIONAL CHAIR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HEADS

MANHATTAN -- Mohammad Hosni, Kansas State University professor and head of the department of mechanical and nuclear engineering, has been elected chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Executive Committee of Mechanical Engineering Department Heads.

He will assume his first duties at the 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Congress, Nov. 5-10, in Chicago, Ill. The two-year appointment also includes a position on the board of directors, Center for Education, for the professional society.

The committee, made up of nearly 245 mechanical engineering department heads nationwide, operates under the charge of encouraging communication, collaboration, and innovation in education among faculty leaders and allied programs worldwide.

"I am excited to serve the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in this capacity," Hosni said. "To have the opportunity to play a leadership role in issues facing department heads and affecting engineering education as a whole is truly an honor. It is a challenge that I accept with both humility and positive anticipation."

Prior to his appointment as department head, Hosni served as director of the K-State College of Engineering's Institute for Environmental Research from 1993 to May 2001. His area of expertise is thermal and fluid sciences, and he remains actively involved in research projects conducted at the institute.

Hosni has published more than 80 technical reports and articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and has given a number of invited talks and keynote speeches at national and international conferences. His numerous professional recognitions include the Myers-Alford Teaching Excellence Award in 1997 and Research Excellence Award in 2001, both from the College of Engineering. He also received K-State's Presidential Award for Outstanding Department Head in 2005.

A recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in 2003 from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, he also is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Founded in 1880, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a nonprofit educational and technical organization with a worldwide membership of 125,000.