CSEM Student Ju Liu wins Melosh Medal

[[CSEM Student Ju Liu has won the Robert J. Melosh Medal for the Best Student Paper on Finite Element Analysis. His paper, "A Thermodynamically Consistent Algorithm for Liquid-Vapor Phase Transitions in Complex Geometries," was reviewed by top scholars in computational mechanics and selected based on the quality of both the paper and his oral presentation. Liu’s advisor is ICES Professor Thomas J.R. Hughes.

Three of the six medal finalists were from ICES. The other two finalists were Michael Borden, a postdoctoral fellow, and Ernesto Lima, a CSEM visiting fellow. Read more.]]

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design journal devotes a special issue annually to the Melosh Competition. The competition has become one of the premier graduate student events in the broad area of mechanics.

Finalists are determined by the top six papers, and their student authors are invited to participate in the second phase of the competition, a symposium at Duke University. The symposium features lectures by members of the distinguished judging panel, as well as talks by all selected finalists.