Alumnus Dr. Todd Rook Receives the 2006 Dean's Meritorious Service to Students Award

Dr. Todd Rook, a mechanical engineering alumnus, recently received the Dean's Meritorious Service to Students Award for 2006. This award recognizes an individual outside The Ohio State University community for exemplary service to students of the College of Engineering or the Knowlton School of Architecture.

Graduating with B.S.M.E., M.S.M.E., and Ph.D degrees from OSU, Dr. Rook is the Lead Analytical Development Engineer at the Aircraft Wheels and Brakes division of Goodrich Aerospace. His work includes advancing predictive modeling capabilities to aid in the integration of brake and landing gear systems. His research focuses on noise reduction, numerical techniques for nonlinear dynamics, and structural/acoustic intensity.

Dr. Rook has enriched the education of mechanical engineering students at OSU by mentoring undergraduates in capstone projects, while providing them with "real-world" design experience. He has provided guidance to graduate students whose research efforts have been published in academic journals, and he frequently gives presentations on ABET-related issues.

The Mechanical Engineering Department congratulates alumnus Dr. Todd Rook for his distinguished career with Goodrich Aerospace, and for receiving the 2006 Dean's Meritorious Service to Students Award.