Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ASME The purpose of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A. S. M. E.) is the advancement of mechanical engineering. It is a national honorary society open to all junior and senior mechanical engineers who arc in good standing with the department. This year's activities of the Tech division of A. S. M. E. include a Smoker, at which the members were shown technical movies; also, several meetings were sponsored by the Pittsburgh section of mechanical engineering graduates and conducted at the Bureau of Mines. Speakers at these sessions included the Head of the Bureau of Placements at the University of Pittsburgh, the Manager of Training at Westinghousc, and a representative from the Carncgic-Illinois Corporation. The Tech division also sponsored the national student conference where outstanding papers of students were read to the group, prizes awarded, and a banquet and dance held. The officers of A. S. M. E. for 1949-JO were: William Leone, Honorary Chairman; William Fields, Student Chairman; Frank Becker, Vice-Chairman; and Charles Gerding, Secretary-Treasurer. Iota Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma has kept the traditions of the fraternity alive over the past year and has continued growing, both in number and in spirit. The national mechanical engineering honorary fraternity was established in 1930, and the past year can be ranked high among its many other successful ones. The purpose of Pi Tau Sigma is twofold: To foster the high ideals of the engineering profession, and to stimulate the engineering student’s interest in his community, his profession, and himself. The organization also serves to establish a close bond of friendship among its members. The fraternity’s members arc chosen from among the junior and senior students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering on the basis of engineering ability and interest, scholastic record and personality. PI TAU SIGMA

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DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING D. W. VER PLANCK FACULTY ROW 1 —c. Willey, D. Saylor, D. Ver Planck. . Oi-terle, C. Tyler. ROW 2—W. Slokey. T. Walker, A. BliesJetl. W. McKee, W. Forestall, W. Leone. This year the Department of Mechanical Engineering has continued to modify and integrate the freshman and sophomore courses in accordance with the Carnegie Plan. This shifting of the curriculum has as its goal an increase in the strength of work in fluid mechanics and better continuity. Such courses as the sophomore Elements, E-JOS, the thrcc-scmcstcr Machine Design, and two Fluid Mechanics courses were introduced as replacements for less efficient courses in these fields. Another addition to the laboratory apparatus were two Wcstinghouse steam turbines which arc complete miniature electric generating units. A relocation of laboratory equipment has also been effected this year. During Homecoming the department featured an open house at which students demonstrated and explained the operation of the experimental equipment of the department. The faculty ranks have been boosted by the addition of three assistant professors holding doctors’ degrees; they arc: William F. Stokcy, Walton Forstall, Jr. and Clarence M. Tyler, Jr.

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DEPARTMENT of METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING ROBERT F. MEHL The Metallurgical Engineering Department at Carnegie tries to inculcate the student in well-directed habits and ambitions that will help him in the process of becoming a metallurgist,” wrote Dr. Robert F. Mehl, head of the department and director of the Metals Research Laboratory. With this aim in view, the department has added a new senior course to the curriculum. This course is designed to couple the principles of the basic sciences and metallurgy with an introduction to integration with other branches of engineering and with the economic aspects of associated industries. The department plans to take over the former Civil Engineering spaces in Engineering Flail and modernize it with new and efficient student and research laboratories. In addition, the department plans to more than double the present space for its graduate and sponsored research. The Metals Laboratory is currently working on the use of radioactive tracers in the study of metallurgical reactions. Carnegie is one of three activities in the Pittsburgh area conducting research in this particular field. This past year the faculty of the Metallurgical Department took an active part in the Metals Congress in Cleveland. FAC U LT Y ROW 1—C. Dubel, R. Mr hi, W. Pbilbrook. . l.uJewig. ROW 2—F. Rhinet, C. Derge, M. Htwkn, G. Pound, D. Vun Winkle.