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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR � Jun Ni, Chair

Greetings to allManufacturingEngineering Division(MED) members! Asthe Chair of the2003-2004 MED

Executive Committee, I was asked to writea short message to share my thoughts withyou in the Division newsletter.

First, I would like to introduce to youthe new MED Executive Committeemembers: Scott Smith (Vice-Chair), DaveStephenson (Program Chair), Steven Liang(Secretary), and Michael Molnar(Incoming Member). Our staff fromASME is Noha El Ghobashy. Of course,the most important team members areyou, the volunteer MED members. Wewill count on your participation and help!

Since taking on the position of divisionchair last summer, I have been thinking agreat deal about who we are, what we doand what programs and services the Divisioncould provide to better serve its members.As the nation’s manufacturing activitiesebb, manufacturing engineering in its tra-ditional sense may not be a fashionableprofession these days. However, over theyears, manufacturing continues to be themajor indicator of the national economyas well as the global financial health. It hasvast impact on the quality of people’s lives.

Over the past several months, I haveattended a number of conferences andwalked away with one central theme:Manufacturing Matters! Various federaland state government agencies have againrealized the importance of manufacturing.For instance, in the state of Michigan whereI am from, the newly elected GovernorJennifer Granholm’s message to the state is“Manufacturing Matters in Michigan!” Atthe federal level, President George Bushrecently created a new position calledAssistant Secretary for Manufacturing inthe Department of Commerce to empha-size the importance of manufacturing.

We, the manufacturing professionals,should also think about the changing envi-ronment in manufacturing. The worldaround us has changed dramatically inrecent years. As technical professionals arewe changing fast enough? As a technicaldivision, is MED responsive enough to thechanging needs of its members? Here Iwant to use a famous quote from CharlesDarwin (1809-1882)

“It is not the strongest of the speciesthat survive, nor the most intelligent,but the ones most responsive to change.”

Recently, the MED has implemented anumber of new initiatives in order toimprove the quality of our programs (suchas technical symposia and publications), toreach out to a broader spectrum of MEDmemberships (not just academics, but alsoindustrial practitioners and students), andto create opportunities for more memberparticipation. The new initiatives include:

1. Restructure of the technical committees(TC). The new TC structure now cov-ers most MED members’ technicalinterests. The TCs are charged with theresponsibility of identifying and select-ing technical symposia topics coveringnot only the members’ core technicalareas of interest, but also the newemerging fields. The new TC structurewill allow more members to contributeto the division’s technical programs.

2. Participation in National ManufacturingWeek (NMW). To be more responsiveto our industrial members, MED activelyparticipated in NMW and offered manyhigh quality technical sessions. The goalsof these sessions were to disseminateinformation on the latest developmentsin manufacturing technology as well asto learn the real world concerns frompracticing engineers. MED also generat-ed some additional revenues for its par-ticipation. Thanks to Shiva Raman forhis leadership and hard work!

To further strengthen our future partici-pation at NMW, we have invited ourASME past president, William Weiblento jointly develop a strategic plan forMED’s NMW program. Bill has gra-ciously accepted our invitation and hasalready started to work on next year’sprogram with Shiva Raman.

3. MED Congress Program Committee.Instead of relying on one MEDExecutive Committee member to serveas the program chair, an MEDCongress Program Committee has beenin place for two years. The programcommittee has a chair, a vice chair, andmembers consisting of all TC chairs.Last year Jian Cao and Bill Endresserved as the Chair and Vice -Chair.This year Bill Endres and Lawrence Yaoare the Chair and Vice-Chair. This newstructure has proven to be very effective.It also allows active participation fromdifferent TCs.

In closing, I want to encourage everyMED member to actively contribute toand participate in our program activities.We need to respond to the changing needsof our members and we are soliciting newideas from every one of you. Please feelfree to send me any suggestions via email(junni@umich.edu). �

EDITOR: James Stori FA L L 2 0 0 3

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2004 IMECE in Anaheim, CACall for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Journal of ManufacturingScience and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Call For Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

IMECE 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MED Honors CommitteeActivity – 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Upcoming IMECE 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Committees 2003–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

ASME Federal Government Fellow . . . . . 7

2004 Japan–USA Symposium onFlexible Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MED Participation in National Manufacturing Week . . . . . . . . 8

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The MED Program at the 2004 IMECE(November 14 - 19, 2004, Anaheim, CA)will build on a broadened topical contentorganized under the new Technical Committee(TC) structure. The goal is to increaseinvolvement of the R&D communities ofacademia, industry and government agencies,in various areas of manufacturing scienceand engineering, expanding beyond the his-torical focus on processes. A complete list ofMED-sponsored symposia, including tech-nical focus and contact information, is pro-vided below with additional informationprovided on the following site: http://www.asme.org/divisions/med/call/imeccfp04.pdf.Authors should submit a text-only abstractby January 31st, 2004 via the ASMECongress website ONLY at http://www.asmeconferences.org/imece04, (to be launched inlate 2003). Suitability to the symposium topicwill be confirmed and subsequent due datesfor full papers, notification of acceptance,revised papers, and final acceptance will beposted on the same site, along with additionaldetails and updates. Authors may also consulthttp://www.asme.org/divisions/ med/call/ forupdates. For further information about anysymposium, please contact the respective co-organizers. No abstracts are to be submittedto the organizers below; all submissions willonly be accepted via the congress website above.For general information, please contact:Program ChairProf. Y. Lawrence Yao, Tel: (212) 854-2887E-mail: YLY1@columbia.edu,

Program Co-chairProf. Shivakumar Raman, Tel: (405) 325-3721E-mail: raman@ou.edu

Emerging Technologies inManufacturing (MED Division wide)Meso/micro/nano manufacturing processes/machines/tools, manufacture and processingof bio-materials, handling/fixturing/assemblyof miniature parts, advances in rapid manu-facture/repair of functional parts using hybridmanufacturing technologies, formation ofsubmicron/nanocrystalline microstructuresusing severe deformation processing methods.

Prof. Shreyes N. Melkote, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Tel: 404-894-8499Email: Shreyes.Melkote@me.gatech.edu

Dr. O. Burak Ozdoganlar, Sandia NationalLaboratory, Tel: 505-845-0427Email: obozdog@sandia.gov

Mechanics and Tribology of HighSpeed Machining (ManufacturingProcesses TC)The modeling and simulations of serrated(segmented, or saw-toothed) chip forma-tion; Material constitutive modeling at thehigh strain-rate and high temperature con-ditions; Characteristics of tool-chip interfa-cial friction; Effects of super-hard coatingsand coolants/lubricants; The modeling ofcutting forces and temperatures; The mod-eling of tool wear and tool life; Chip flow,chip curl, and chip-breaking mechanics.

Prof. Ning Fang, Department of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering, UMCTel: 1-435-797 2948Email: ning.fang@usu.edu

Dr. Juhchin Yang, Powertrain Operations,Ford Motor Company, Tel: 1-313-390-4279Email: jyang3@ford.com

Control of ManufacturingMachines, Processes, and Systems(Manufacturing Equipment TC)Precision material removal and deposition,Modular and reconfigurable software archi-tectures, Process control of machining andnon-traditional processes, Parallel (simulta-neous) manufacturing systems, Geometricand thermal error compensation, Manufac-turing system supervision, Multi-spindlesystems, High-speed contouring, Intelligentmanufacturing systems, Robust controltechniques, Deburring and finishing processes.

Dr. Robert G. Landers, University of Missouriat Rolla, Tel: (573) 341-4586Email: landersr@umr.edu

Dr. L. Ken L. Saunders, University ofColorado, Tel: (719) 262-3252Email: lksaunders@engineering.uccs.edu

The Influence of ProcessDynamics on TraditionallyMachined Surfaces(Manufacturing Equipment TC)Machining dynamics as it relates tomachined surface quality, Machined surfacefinish, Dimensional accuracy and featureerrors related to machining force, workpieceand/or tool dynamics, Variability in surfacequality due to effects of variability inprocess inputs, Sensor introduction into themachining environment, Part distortion or

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Advances in NontraditionalManufacturing (ManufacturingProcesses TC)Electromachining (EDM, ECM), BeamProcessing (Laser, Plasma), Finishing andDeburring Techniques, Surface Processing(Coating, Texturing), Electroforming, SurfaceIntegrity Issues Related to NontraditionalProcessing, New Industrial Applications ofNTM Processes, Environmental and SafetyIssues in NTM Processes, and HybridManufacturing Processes.

Prof. Robert E. Williams, University ofNebraska-Lincoln, Tel: 402-472-4755Email: rwilliams2@unl.edu

Dr. Bin Wei, Global Research CenterTel: (518) 387-6530, Email: weib@crd.ge.com

Material Forming: Design,Processing and Characterization(Manufacturing Processes TC)Traditional material forming process improve-ment and new forming process developmentfor new materials; Understanding and simula-tion /characterization capability enhancementat various scales; In-process quality improve-ment; Analysis of industry trends in R&Dand new technology development; Product/process design and optimization of materialforming at the manufacturing system level.

Prof. Xin Wu, Wayne State UniversityTel: 313-577-3882Email: xwu@eng.wayne.edu

Dr. Z. Cedric Xia, Scientific ResearchLaboratories, Ford Motor CompanyTel: 313-845-2322, Email: zxia@ford.com

Advances in Materials JoiningTechnology (ManufacturingProcesses TC)New joining technology development,Influence of material properties on joiningprocess and joint quality, Interactions ofjoining with other manufacturing processes,Innovation in joining quality testing,Joining process monitoring and control,Joining process simulation, Residual stressevolution and reduction

Prof. Hongyan Zhang, The University ofToledo, Tel: (419) 530-6019Email: hozhang@eng.utoledo.edu

Dr. Sankaran Subramaniam, Research andAdvanced Engineering, Ford Motor CompanyTel: (313) 621-2385Email: ssubram3@ford.com

2004 IMECE IN ANAHEIM, CA - CALL FOR PAPERS � Larry Yao, IMECE 2004 Program Committee Chair

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Call for Paperscontinued from page two

cracking caused by machining processesrelieving or inducing residual stress.

Dr. Brian P. Mann, University of FloridaTel: 352-392-4550, Email: bmann@ufl.edu

Dr. David N. Dilley, Manufacturing ProcessAnalysis, General Motors PowertrainTel: 248-857-4982Email: david.dilley@gm.com

Configuration Design andManagement for ManufacturingEquipment (ManufacturingEquipment TC)Development and application of modularmachines and devices, Methodologies fordesign of modular machines and devices,New design concepts of reconfigurableautomation equipment, Modular machineinterface design and implementation(mechanical design), Simultaneous mechan-ical/control design for reconfigurableautomation equipment, Configurationmanagement for reconfigurable automationequipment, Economic (life-cycle) models ofreconfigurable automation equipment.

Dr. Zbigniew J. Pasek, University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor, Tel: 734-763-9976Email: zbigniew@umich.edu

Dr. Jairam Manjunathaiah, Lamb TechniconMachining Systems, Tel: (586) 497-6126Email: jmanjunathaiah@lambtech.com

Distributed Automation forManufacturing Systems(Manufacturing Systems TC)Distributed Automation Frameworks,Methodologies and Implementations,Distributed Numerical Control Systems,Distributed Control of Discrete EventSystems., Distributed Control of FlexibleManufacturing Systems and Cells, Mixed-Initiative Distributed Control inManufacturing, Integrated Environmentsfor Design of Distributed AutomationApplications, Distributed and Agent-BasedImplementation of Process and ProductionPlanning Functions.

Prof. Placid M. Ferreira, University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign, Tel: 217-333-0639E-mail: pferreir@uiuc.edu

challenges in meso-scale machine tool man-ufacturing, Predictive Process Metrology:Development of measurement methods toprovide in-situ, real-time, or process inter-mittent information, such as machinedynamics, thermal measurements duringmaterial removal, dynamic high tempera-ture-high strain rate material response,Surface Metrology trends including nan-otechnology, semiconductor applications.

Santosh Ranganath, Delphi Corp.Tel: 586-323-1771Email: santosh.ranganath@delphi.com

Prof. Shivakumar Raman, University ofOklahoma, Norman, Tel: 405-325-3721Email: raman@ou.edu

Prof. Edward Morse, University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte, Tel: 704-687-3345Email: emorse@uncc.edu

Advanced Condition Monitoringand Maintenance Technologies(Life Cycle Engineering TC)Sensors and signal processing algorithms,Equipment condition and processes moni-toring, Diagnosis and prognosis methodolo-gy, CBM system design and optimization,Maintenance action scheduling based onCBM and Reliability life models, Industrialcase studies.

Prof. C. James Li, Aerospace and NuclearEngineering, RPI, Tel: 518-276-6192Email: Lic3@rpi.edu

Dr. Suk Hwan Choi, GE Gas Turbines(Greenville), L.L.C, Tel: (864) 254-4598Email: sukhwan.choi@ps.ge.com

Environmental Issues in theProduct Life-Cycle (Life CycleEngineering TC)Product take-back, Inverse Manufacturing,Product lease/servicizing, Integrated ProductPolicy, Value recovery instead of materialrecovery, Waste reduction/elimination dur-ing material acquisition, manufacturing,use, and end-of-life, Greening SupplyChain, Extensible Life-Cycle Models, andDecision-making Methodology and SupportTools in the area. �

Prof. J. W. Sutherland, Michigan,Technological University, Tel: 906-487-3395,Email: jwsuther@mtu.edu

Prof. H.C. Zhang, Texas Tech UniversityTel: 806-742-4853Email: Hzhang@coe.ttut.edu

Dr. M.C. Jothishankar, AdvancedManufacturing Technology, Rockwell Collins,Inc., Tel: 319-295-2111Email: mcjothis@rockwellcollins.co

Computational Geometry inDesign and Manufacturing(Manufacturing Systems TC)CAD/CAM and NC machining, High speedmachining and NC tool path optimization,Geometric processing and modeling fordesign, analysis, visualization, process plan-ning and manufacturing, Shape interroga-tion and feature identification for design,planning and manufacturing, Complex sur-face design and machined surface erroranalysis, Geometric analysis and machiningdynamics for machined surface quality.

Prof. Yuan-Shin Lee, North Carolina StateUniversity, Tel: 919-515-7195Email: yslee@eos.ncsu.edu

Dr. Michael Bieterman, The Boeing CompanyTel: 425-865-3862Email: michael.bieterman@boeing.com

Reliability of ManufacturingSystems (Quality and Reliability TC)Physics-based models of reliability, Reliabilityanalysis techniques, Reliability case studiesand reliability data bases, Standards andprocedures for reliability prediction, Deter-ministic and stochastic models of machinereliability, Condition based maintenance,Accelerated testing of system reliability,Reliability growth and improvement mod-els, Signal processing methods for reliabilityanalysis, Multi-sensor fusion and meta-analy-sis for reliability applications, ReliabilityOptimization, Design for Reliability.

Prof. Ghanashyam Joshi, P.E., SouthernUniversity, Tel: (225) 771-5917E-mail: joshi1@engr.subr.edu

Dr. Alkan Donmez, ManufacturingMetrology Division, National Institute ofStandards and Technology, Tel: (301) 975-6618E-mail: alkan.donmez@nist.gov

Surface Quality — Modeling,Analysis and Measurement(Quality and Reliability TC)Recent trends in Engineering and Co-ordi-nate Metrology, Meso and Nano Scalemetrology: Development of advanced smartsensors including application of wireless,micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS),power-scavenging technologies and metrology

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JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING � Kornel F. Ehmann, Technical Editor – JMSE

It was with pleasure that I assumed theresponsibility of Technical Editor of one ofthe most reputed journals in the field ofmanufacturing in March of 2002. Since thattime, the journal has advanced steadfastlythrough the transition of a new Editor andthe transition of using a new, online reviewsystem. JMSE began accepting online sub-missions in October of 2002 on the ASMEwebsite http://journaltool.asme.org. I shouldnote that we no longer accept hardcopy sub-missions because of the availability of theonline system. Authors may submit theirmanuscripts electronically in PDF format.

The transition to using the online sys-tem has been very smooth and everyone hasbeen very supportive, including authors,reviewers, associate editors, and the ASMETechnical Office. I would like to thank allof these individuals for their support andpatience during the transition to using theonline review system. Currently, there areabout 220 papers in the system and we arewell on our way to reaching more than 200submissions for the year 2003. The journalhas not had more than 200 submissions inone year since 1994.

Despite the good news of the increasedsubmissions, I would like to remind every-one that JMSE is behind its peers in termsof its impact factor. A major reason for thelow impact factor is the long review time forpapers submitted to the journal. It is impor-tant that the review time be shortened. Toaccomplish this, I encourage all membersand reviewers of JMSE to expedite thereview process.

To help with improving the journal, Iam pleased to announce the addition ofthree new associate editors this year – JianCao (Northwestern University), C. James Li(Rensselaer Polytechnic University), andKamlakar Rajurkar (University of Nebraska-Lincoln). Professor Cao will cover the areaof sheet forming and control. Professor Liwill cover the area of monitoring/diagnos-tics and control of manufacturing processes.And finally, Professor Rajurkar, who servedtwo terms as an associate editor for JMSEpreviously, has agreed to serve a new termand will cover the area of non-traditionalmanufacturing. Associate editor terms thathave ended in the past year are Yusuf Altintasof the University of British Columbia,Mohamed Elbestawi of McMaster University,Richard Furness of Ford Motor Company,and Michael Wang of the University ofMaryland. The journal now has 17 associate

editors. On behalf of everyone, I would liketo welcome our new associate editors and tothank those whose terms have expired dur-ing my tenure as the Editor.

At this time, the February, May andAugust 2003 issues have been published.The February issue has 21 papers and atechnical brief, for a total of 180 pages. TheMay issue has 24 papers and a technicalbrief, for a total of 216 pages. The Augustissue has 26 papers and a technical brief, fora total of 233 pages. The total JMSE pageallocation is 900 pages. There are 71 papersand three technical briefs in the three issues,which is a total of 629 pages.

And finally, I would like to mentionthat a special issue on “Micro/Meso-scaleMechanical Manufacturing” is being organ-ized for the August 2004 issue of JMSE.The Guest Editors are Professor KuniakiDohda of Gifu University in Japan,Professor Jun Ni of the University ofMichigan, and one Guest Editor from

Europe who will be appointed shortly. Thesubmission deadline is February 1, 2004and reviews will be completed by June 1,2004. All papers will be peer reviewed fol-lowing the same stringent standards asapplied to regular papers submitted to thejournal. An announcement for the specialissue will appear in the November 2003issue of JMSE.

Overall, the journal is doing well. I ampleased to see an increase in the number ofsubmissions and I encourage everyone toexpedite the review process. The new onlinereview system is very convenient to use andmakes it much easier to track papers. Thisshould help reduce the time for reviews.And finally, I would like to remind everyoneof the special issue on “Micro/Meso-scaleMechanical Manufacturing” being organizedfor the August 2004 issue.

On behalf of the Editorial Board, Iwould like to thank everyone for their con-tinued support of the journal. �

CALL FOR NOMINATIONSM. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing, Medal of ASME International/SME

The M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME is awarded to anindividual who has had significant, direct influence and responsibility for improv-ing the productivity and efficiency (either by research or by implementation ofresearch) of manufacturing operation(s). This award was established in 1986 inhonor of M. Eugene Merchant.

We encourage you to submit a complete nomination package for an individualyou feel is worthy of this honor to the M. Eugene Merchant ManufacturingMedal Committee of ASME International/SME. All submissions should be for-warded to the committee secretary.The nomination deadline is January 15th, 2004

To download and fill out a nomination form, please visit: http://www.asme.org/ honors/ms71/forms.doc/achNomFrm.doc

For ASME International Honors Policies, please visit:http://www.asme.org/honors/ms71/index.html

For a list of M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medalists, please visit:http://www.asme.org/honors/ms71/saa/eugene.html

Committee Chair Committee SecretaryRanga Komanduri, Ph.D. Noha El-GhobashyMechanical & Aerospace Engineering ASME InternationalOklahoma State University Manager, Engineering Programs

New York, NY 10016Tel: 212-591-7787Fax: 212-591-7671Email:elghobashyn@asme.org

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MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DIVISION HONORS COMMITTEE � Barney Klamecki, Honors Committee Chair

The Manufacturing Engineering Divisionadministers two awards; the William T. EnnorManufacturing Technology Award and theBlackall Machine Tool and Gage Award.

The William T. Ennor ManufacturingTechnology Award was established in 1990by the Production Engineering Division (nowManufacturing Engineering Division) ofASME in honor of William T., "Bill", Ennorwho was the Assistant Director of Researchat the Alcoa Aluminum Research Laboratories.The award recognizes "one (or a team of )individual(s) who has (have) developed orcontributed significantly to the developmentof an innovative manufacturing technology,the implementation of which has resulted insubstantial economic and/or societal benefits.

The 2002 William T. Ennor Manufac-turing Technology Award was given to RangaKomanduri "For his seminal contributionsto various fields in manufacturing, namely,conventional machining, high speed machin-ing, ultraprecision machining, grinding, dia-mond coatings and multiple nanocoatingson cutting tools, finishing advanced ceramicssuch as silicon nitride balls and rollers forhybrid bearings, molecular dynamics simula-

and demonstration of the control system.Formal presentation of these awards

was made at the 2002 InternationalMechanical Engineering Congress andExposition. The 2003 Blackall and EnnorAwards will be presented at the 2003 IMECE.

Complete nomination packages for the2004 Ennor Manufacturing TechnologyAward and Blackall Machine Tool and GageAward must be submitted before January, 2004to the Manufacturing Engineering HonorsCommittee. Nomination forms and lists ofpast recipients are available at:www.asme.org/divisions/med and click onHONORS & AWARDS.

The Division Honors Committee willprovide help in preparing nominations if therequest is received before December 1, 2003.

With regard to Fellow nomination,ASME has recently streamlined the SocietyFellow nomination process, shortening thetime between nomination and possibleapproval. The nomination procedure, appli-cation forms and a list of fellows are avail-able at www.asme.org/member/fellow. TheMED Honors Committee can be called onfor any help required. �

tion of nanometric cutting and nanotribolo-gy, and thermal and tribological aspects ofvarious manufacturing processes includingmachining, grinding, polishing, welding,and laser surface heat treatment."

The Blackall Machine Tool and GageAward was established in 1954 by Frederick S.Blackall, Jr., Fellow and 72nd President of theSociety. The Award is given to the best paper(s)clearly concerned with or related to the designor application of machine tools, gages, ordimensional measuring instruments, submittedto ASME for presentation and publication.

The recipients of the 2002 BlackallMachine Tool and Gage Award are C.Doumanidis and Y-M. Kwak for their paperGeometric Modeling and Control by Infraredand Laser Sensing in Thermal Manufacturingwith Material Deposition, ASME Journal ofManufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol.123, 2001, pp. 45-52. This paper includes ananalytical model of material and thermaltransfer of metal deposition, use of the modelto describe molten metal puddle characteris-tics in terms of process parameters, experi-mental validation of the model in welding,development of a closed-loop control system

IMECE 2002 � Jian Cao and William Endres, MED Program Committee, IMECE 2002

MED sponsored or co-sponsored a total of 30 sessions and two special events atIMECE2002, with 80 papers in 10 symposia and 8 panel sessions. A special event“Securing a Successful Academic Career”, organized by Prof. Jack Hu of theUniversity of Michigan and sponsored by MED, received considerable attentionamong attendees at the IMECE 2002. This event, together with MED contributionsof two sessions in the Nano track and two sessions in the MEMS track, helped pro-mote the visibility of MED amoung the other ASME divisions. The details of thesymposia and the panel sessions can be found in the Fall 2002 MED Newsletter andon the MED web page. Congratulations to John A. Malluck and Shreyes N.Melkote of Georgia Tech for receiving the Best Paper Award, and to James Stori ofUIUC and Michael Bieterman of Boeing for receiving the BOSS (Best Organizer ofSymposium or Session) award. Last, but certainly not least, congratulations to D.Kennedy and J. Chinn fromLake Superior University forplacing first in the StudentManufacturing DesignCompetition. �

2002–2003 MED ExecutiveCommittee Chair Amit Bagchi

and 2003–2004 ExecutiveCommittee Vice-Chair

Scott Smith Congratulate 2002 MED Student Design

Competition Winners.

Dr. M. EugeneMerchant introducedDr. Ranga Komunduri,the keynote speaker and2002 William T. EnnorMedalist at the MEDawards dinner.

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The Manufacturing Engineering Divisionwill sponsor/co-sponsor 26 sessions at the2003 International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition (November 16-21,2003, Washington, DC). Eighty papers willbe presented in 17 traditional paper sessionsand one poster session. In an effort toimprove the value of the MED program andcapitalize on the personal interaction thatthe congress makes possible, two roundtablesessions and two laboratory-fresh sessions

are scheduled. “Roundtable” sessions pro-vide a forum for a group having a commoninterest in a topic to discuss and brainstormfuture directions and the practical utility ofcurrent findings. “Laboratory-fresh” sessionsprovide a forum for presentation of results“harvested” very recently, likely after thepaper deadlines, perhaps only weeks beforethe conference. Other MED activitiesinclude two student design competition ses-sions and two expert panel sessions. All

MED members are invited and encouragedto attend the general membership meetingWednesday from 8:15 pm – 9:30 pm, alsothe MED dinner at 7:00 pm. For moredetailed information, please contact theProgram Chair, Prof. William Endres (wjendres@mtu.edu, 906-487-2567) or theProgram Co-chair, Prof. Y. Lawrence Yao(yly1@columbia.edu, 212-854-2887).�

UPCOMING IMECE 2003 (NOVEMBER 16-21, 2003, WASHINGTON, DC) �

William Endres, 2003 Program Committee Chair

Executive Committee 2003 - 2004ChairJun Ni The University of Michigan Tel : 734-936-2918Fax: 734-936-0363Email: junni@engin.umich.edu

Vice-ChairKevin Scott Smith University of NC at Charlotte Tel : 704-687-4103Fax: 704-687-3246Email: kssmith@uncc.edu

Secretary/TreasurerSteven LiangGeorgia Institute of Technology Tel : 404-894-8164Fax: 404-894-9342Email:steven.liang@me.gatech.edu

Program Chair David A. StephensonGM Corp. Tel : 734-481-7886Fax: 734-481-7876Email:dave.stephenson@gm.com

Incoming MemberMichael F. Molnar, PECummins Engine Co. Tel : 812-377-3025Fax: 812-377-5764Email: molnarm@asme.org

Manufacturing Technical GroupOperating Board (MTGOB)RepresentativeAmit BagchiNational Inst Of Stand & TechTel: 301-975-3638Fax: 301-975-2147Email: bagchia@asme.org

Technical CommitteesLife Cycle EngineeringWalter W. Olson The University of Toledo Tel: (419) 530-8227Fax: (419) 530-8206 Email:wolson@pop.eng.utoledo.edu

James Li Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tel: (518) 276-6192 Email:lic3@rpi.edu

Quality/ReliabilityS. Jack HuUniversity of Michigan Tel : (734) 936-2921Fax: (734) 936-0363 Email:jackhu@umich.edu

Tom Kurfess Georgia Institute of Technology Tel: (404) 894-0301 Email:tom.kurfess@me.gatech.edu

Manufacturing Systems James StoriUniversity of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Tel : 217-244-7762 Fax: 217-244-6534

Email: jastori@uiuc.edu

Shane Y. HongColumbia University Email:sh295@columbia.edu

Manufacturing EquipmentPhilip Bayly Washington UniversityTel : (314) 935-6081Fax: (314) 935-4014Email:pvb@me.wustl.edu

Robert Landers University of Missouri Tel : (573) 341-4586Fax: (573) 341-6899Email:landers@umr.edu

Manufacturing ProcessesShreyes Melkote Georgia Institute of Technology Tel : (404) 894-8499Fax: (404) 894-9342Email:shreyes.melkote@me.gatech.edu

Robert Williams University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tel : (402) 472-4755Fax: (402) 472-2410Email:rwilliams2@unl.edu

ASME StaffNoha S. El-GhobashyASME International Tel : 212-591-7787Fax: 212-591-7671 Email:elghobashyn@asme.org

Administrative CommitteesHonors Committee ChairBarney E. KlameckiUniversity of MinnesotaTel: 612-625-0703Fax: 612-625-9395Email: klamecki@me.umn.edu

Advisory CommitteeAmit BagchiNational Inst Of Stand & TechTel: 301-975-3638Fax: 301-975-2147Email: bagchia@asme.org

Jay LeeUniv. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tel : 414-229-4126Fax: 414-229-6958Email: jaylee@uwm.edu

John Sutherland Michigan Technological University Tel : 906-487-3395Fax: 906-487-2822Email: jwsuther@mtu.edu

Gloria J. WiensUniversity of FloridaTel : 352-392-0806Fax: 352-392-1071Email: gwiens@ufl.edu

Richard J. FurnessFord Motor CoTel : 313-592-2605Fax: 313-592-2211Email: rfurness@ford.com

Long Range Planning CommitteeAmit BagchiNational Inst Of Stand & TechTel: 301-975-3638Fax: 301-975-2147Email: bagchia@asme.org

Richard J. FurnessFord Motor CoTel : 313 592-2605Fax: 313 592-2211Email: rfurness@ford.com

Nominating CommitteeJun NiUniversity of MichiganTel : 734-936-2918Fax: 734-936-0363Email: junni@engin.umich.edu

Communication CommitteeJohn Roth Penn State University Tel : 834-898-7567Fax: 834-898-6125Email: jtr11@psu.edu

Web LiaisonZJ PeiKansas State University Tel : 785-532-3436Fax: 785-532-3738Email: zpei@ksu.edu

Newsletter Editor James StoriUniversity of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Tel : 217-244-7762 Fax: 217-244-6534 Email: jastori@uiuc.edu

Journal of Manufacturing Scienceand Engineering (JMSE/JEI)Technical EditorKornel Ehmann

Northwestern UniversityTel : 847-491-3263 Fax: 847-491-3915 Email:k-ehmann@northwestern.edu

Student Design Contest (2003)David A. StephensonGM Corp. Tel : 734-481-7886Fax: 734-481-7876Email: dave.stephenson@gm.com

2003 National Manufacturing WeekChairShivakumar RamanUniversity of Oklahoma Tel : 405-325-4350Fax: 405-325-7555Email: raman@ou.edu

2003 Congress Program CommitteeChairWilliam J. EndresMichigan Tech University Tel : 906-487-2567Email: wjendres@mtu.edu

2004 Congress Program CommitteeChair Y. Lawrence Yao Columbia UniversityTel : 212-854-2887Fax: 212-854-3304Email: yly1@columbia.edu

Student Design Contest (2004)Steven Y. LiangGeorgia Institute of Technology Tel : 404-894-8164Fax: 404-894-9342Email: steven.liang@me.gatech.edu

COMMITTEES 2003–2004

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ASME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FELLOW

Michael F. Molnar, P.E., of Franklin, Ind., (andthis year’s MED Executive Committee incomingmember) was selected to serve as an ASME fed-eral government fellow. He began his one-yearterm last month at the Office of Science andTechnology Policy (OSTP) in Washington.

Molnar will contribute his knowledge of manufacturing engineer-ing while serving on the staff of the director of OSTP, JohnMarburger, who serves as science advisor to President George W.Bush. Molnar will focus on issues related to U.S. manufacturingcompetitiveness and industry policy, as well as government-to-industry technology transfer effectiveness. Prior to his appointment,Molnar worked as director of manufacturing technology for CumminsInc., where he was responsible for manufacturing research anddevelopment for the world's largest producer of commercial dieselengines over 50 horsepower. Molnar, a member of ASME since1985, currently serves on the executive committee of ASME'sManufacturing Engineering Technical Division and is an advisor tothe Society's Council on Member Affairs. He also served a term asvice president of the ASME Central Region. —ASME News �

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MED PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL MANU-FACTURING WEEK � Shiva Raman, University of Oklahoma

MED organized a total of 16 sessions within NMW 2003 at Chicago’sMcCormick Place. The sessions largely fell within two tracks: Manufacturingand Industrial Automation; and Enterprise IT, Supply Chain, and LogisticsManagement. The MED sessions were held over four days and varied sig-nificantly in attendance. Sessions on Lean Manufacturing, a Paperless future,Rapid Tooling, and Prototyping generated the most interest. One area lack-ing coverage in NMW as pointed out by attendees was Six Sigma Quality.

We plan to institute a chair / co-chair organizational structure forNMW 2004. This would enable a greater continuity of programmingthrough a two-year rotation. We hope to increase the level of industryparticipation as both session organizers and speakers. Anyone who mightbe interested in contributing to organizational efforts for NMW 2004 isencouraged to contact Shiva Raman (raman@ou.edu). �

NMW04February 23–26, 2004

McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois

ASME and MED are back at NMW04 with an even extended conference program.

4 days, 12 tracks…This includes over 150 sessions to update your skills andlearn the latest from experts about Automation, Manufacturing,

Enterprise IT, Design,Technology Transfer and Executive Management.

For full details on the technical conference and exhibition visithttp://www.asme.org/events/ and click on NMW04.

2004 JAPAN-USA SYMPOSIUM ON

FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION � Thomas R. Kurfess

Planning is currently underway for the 2004 Japan-USASymposium on Flexible Automation to be held July 19-21,2004 in Denver, Colorado, USA.The schedule for paper submission and publication is as follows:

• Paper Submission Deadline: 29 November, 2003

• Notification of Paper Acceptance: 16 February, 2004

• Camera Ready Manuscript Due Date: 17 March, 2004

The official 2004 JUSFA web site is now up and running at: http://www.engr.du.edu/jusfa/.

All submissions will be electronic and should be sent to: jusfa@precision.me.gatech.edu.

Additional information, including the announcement and call forpapers may be accessed at: http://precision.me.gatech.edu/jusfa

Currently, the Symposium has over 20 interest areas listedat the above web site. Areas include many traditional topics inautomation and manufacturing as well as new and emergingissues such as Nano-Scale Systems, Wireless Systems, E-Manufacturing, and Environmentally responsible productsand processes.

Questions may be sent to the above email address, or youmay contact Prof. Kurfess directly. Anyone who has a particularinterest in organizing a session should contact Prof. Kurfess assoon as possible. �

Thomas R. KurfessGeorgia Institute of Technology • tom.kurfess@me.gatech.edu