1999 Features Archive

"Clean Diesel" Technology Wins R&D 100 Award

A device to improve efficiency and performance of diesel engines, developed by Ramesh Poola and Raj Sekar, has won a 1999 R&D 100 award, given annually by R&D Magazine to the 100 most significant technical products of the year. (More...)

Argonne Researchers Share 1998 PNGV Medal

Argonne's Shabbir Ahmed, Michael Krumpelt, and Romesh Kumar are among a team of government and industry scientists who are being honored for their work toward making fuel-cell vehicles a reality. On March 17, 1999, Presidential Science Advisor Neal Lane, acting on behalf of Vice President Gore, presented the 15 researchers with Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) Medals. (More...)

Argonne Researcher Honored for Outstanding Tribology Achievements

Ali Erdemir, of Argonne's Energy Technology Division, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). To receive this honor, society members must practice the science and engineering profession of tribology for 20 years, maintain membership in the society for at least 10 years, and be nominated by the STLE Fellows Committee. Fellows must also demonstrate outstanding personal achievements in the fields of tribology or lubrication engineering. (More...)

Strengthening the Bond: DaimlerChrysler Plant Adopts Argonne Weld Monitor

DaimlerChrysler's new state-of-the-art Indiana Transmission Plant in Kokomo, Indiana, is abandoning its current laser weld monitoring systems in favor of a new technology pioneered by researchers at Argonne. (More...)

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