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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State mechanical engineering professor Mark F. Horstemeyer is a newly appointed fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Recognizing his significant achievements in the field, the designation brings to 16 the number of faculty members within the university's Bagley College of Engineering who are fellows in their respective professional societies.
"I am humbled to be a part of this very prestigious group of individuals who have achieved such success in their research careers," said Horstemeyer, who holds an endowed chair in solid mechanics in the MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems.
Widely known for his work on microstructure property modeling, Horstemeyer oversees multi-scale research related to cradle-to-grave modeling of automotive and trucks components and systems. He joined the faculty in 2002.
Horstemeyer and Bagley College colleague James C. Newman Jr., an aerospace engineering professor and former National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist, head a team that is using a new high-performance microscope for cutting-edge, defense-related research. Their tests are designed to predict the fatigue life of aircraft and vehicular materials.
Earlier in his career, Horstemeyer spent 15 years in California working on weapons projects at the Sandia National Research Laboratories. While there, the 1995 Georgia Institute of Technology doctoral graduate won a prestigious award for his work in modeling and design of automotive components.
"This is a great honor for Mark in recognition of his service to ASME and the Bagley College of Engineering," said Dean Kirk Schulz.
Fellows of the 120,000-member ASME have had either 10 years of active practice and 10 years of active corporate membership in the national society, or 20 years of active practice and five years of active corporate membership.
Founded in 1880, ASME is a nonprofit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering, and allied sciences. It conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations.
Prior to his doctoral work, Horstemeyer received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University in 1985 and a master's degree in engineering mechanics from Ohio State University in 1987. He has published more than 130 journal articles, conference papers and technical reports during his career.
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