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November 04, 2009
UNLV's Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Woosoon Yim, chair of the department of mechanical engineering, has received the highest honor from the American Society of Mechanical Engineering(ASME). Yim was name as a 2009 Fellow.
http://www.asme.org/governance/honors/fellows/fellows_listing.cfm?fellowshipyear=2009&startrow=81
Professor Woosoon Yim has made significant contributions to the engineering profession through research and education. He used his expertise in dynamic system modeling and control to the areas of robotics, smart material, and biomimetic system development.
He has been active in developing flexible manipulator system, soft polymer actuator, and shock/vibration isolators using a novel biased-magnetorheological elastomar.
He has authored/co-authored more than 100 technical papers. He joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1987, and is currently chair of the mechanical engineering department of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Ph.D. (1987), University of Wisconsin-Madison
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