Lilly Elected ASME Fellow

The Board of Governors of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has elected Associate Professor Blaine Lilly to ASME Fellow status.  He is one of a select number of 3,350 Fellows awarded citations out of a total 137,000 ASME members.

Lilly has been teaching at The Ohio State University since 1994, and has been a member of the faculty in The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Integrated Systems Engineering since 1998.  He holds four degrees from Ohio State; a BA in English, a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering and is a journeyman tool and die maker.

Lilly has been a driving force in engineering education in areas of design and manufacturing and product design over the past two decades.  He has developed interdisciplinary curricula and extracurricular learning experiences, moving students from theory to practice, uniquely preparing them for success.

Lilly is currently a member of the University Senate for Ohio State’s College of Engineering and is a member of The Ohio State University Council on Academic Affairs.

About ASME Fellow Membership

The ASME Board of Governors confers the distinction of Fellow grade membership to candidates who have been nominated by their peers, and selected by the Fellow Review Committee with final approval of the Committee of Past Presidents.  These individuals are recognized for their distinguished career and engineering achievements.