Samimy Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Mohammad Samimy was presented the University Distinguished Scholar Award during a surprise visit by Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee at a department gathering this morning. The award is in recognition of Dr. Samimy's exceptional scholarly accomplishments and research activities. Also on hand for the surprise presentation were Vice President for Research Caroline Whitacre, Associate Vice President for Research Jan Weisenberger, College of Engineering Associate Dean Stuart Zweben, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chair K. Cheena Srinivasan, and other department faculty members. A reception in Dr. Samimy's honor immediately followed the award presentation.
The University Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes and honors six faculty members who demonstrate scholarly activity, research, or other creative works which represent exceptional achievements in their fields. Recipients of the award receive a $20,000 research grant and a $3,000 honorarium to pursue their scholarly activity. Dr. Samimy along with the other five faculty members chosen for the award will be publicly honored during an awards ceremony in April.
Dr. Samimy's research has focused on fundamental physical understanding of fluid flows in engineering applications using experimental and analytical tools. He has made significant contributions in several areas including compressible turbulence, flow/acoustic control, and laser based flow diagnostics. During the course of his career at Ohio State, Dr. Samimy has supervised approximately 75 doctoral, masters, and honors BS students and postdoctoral researchers. These students and researchers have collectively received roughly fifty national and university fellowships (including fellowships from NSF, NASA, the Air Force, and Navy, and Ohio Space Grant Scholarships, Ohio State University Presidential Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and single and multi-year Graduate Fellowships).
Dr. Srinivasan noted, "Mo Samimy exemplifies excellence in scholarship and research, of course, but couples it with an extraordinary dedication to mentoring his students for success." The University Distinguished Scholar Award, which was established in 1978, is supported by the Ohio State Office of Research. Recipients are nominated by their departments and chosen by a committee of senior faculty, including several past recipients of the award.
Dr. Samimy, who has been a member of the department since 1985, is a Fellow of the American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, the American Physical Society, the American Association For Advancement Science, and the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers. He is the second member of the department to receive the award since 2007.
