Huang honored

Yong Huang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering was named the Branimir F. von Turkovich Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer for 2006 by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The award is conferred in recognition of significant achievements and leadership in the field of manufacturing engineering as a young engineer. Yong is one of 13 recipients nationwide. Last year Huang received the very prestigious ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award for his paper, Modeling of CBN Tool Flank Wear Progression in Finish Hard Turning. Huang's co-author was Steven Liang of Georgia Tech. The Blackall award was established in 1954 for best paper or papers in the area of machine tools, gauges, or dimensional instruments.

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