Department undergrads honored at Denman Research Forum

Buckeye engineers were celebrated as undergraduate researchers for their outstanding presentations at the 23rd annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. As one of the largest events of its kind in the country, the Denman Forum gives undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research, scholarship and creative activities to the Ohio State community and beyond.

This year, nearly 800 students from across the university presented their

projects on a wide range of disciplines. Fourteen engineering students received honors in their categories, including four students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Michael Lee, a mechanical engineering major, won first place in the materials engineering category for his work, “In-situ characterization of lithium-ion electrode polymers via atomic force microscopy.”

First place in the mechanical and aerospace engineering category went to aeronautical and astronautical engineering major Ian Chamberlain for his project, “Simulating UAV ingestion by a turbofan engine using LS-DYNA.” Mechanical engineering students Gene Li and Peter Vuyk took home second and third place prizes, respectively. Li presented “Finite Element Analysis of Nonlinear Silicon Micro-Cantilever-Polymer Systems,” while Vuyk’s project was entitled “Quantifying the Influence of Parametric Variations on the Effectiveness of Metamaterial Energy Dissipation Mechanisms.”

For a complete list of 2018 Denman Research Forum winners, visit the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry website.

Excerpts reposted with permission from the College of Engineering.