Two ASME Members Selected as New Faces of Engineering Winners
Two ASME Members Selected as New Faces of Engineering Winners
Earlier this month, ASME member Eduardo Barrientos, PhD, and 12 other early career engineers were selected into the 2015 class of the New Faces of Engineering-Professional program, which recognizes practicing engineers up to the age of 30 for their contributions to the engineering profession and society. In addition, ASME student member Angadbir Singh Sabherwal was named as ASME's winner in the 2015 New Faces of Engineering-College Edition category.
Barrientos and Sabherwal were among the six New Faces-Professional and College Edition finalists from ASME who were announced in February. The winners in each category were announced on April 2 by DiscoverE, which administers the program.
Dr. Barrientos is a senior researcher at the Vehicle Center of Sustainable Mobility at the Czech Technical University in Prague. A native of Venezuela, Barrientos is an expert in the field of and the impact of alternative fuels as well as a committed advocate of sustainability education.
A member of ASME since 2004, Barrientos is an active volunteer with the Society, currently serving as member of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Committee, the McDonald Mentoring Award Committee, and the Energy Conversion and Storage Team. He previously served in numerous ASME positions including vice president of the Affinity Communities Operating Board, member of the Knowledge and Communities Board, member and founder of the International Outreach Group, member of the Committee on Early Career Development and Committee on Student Development, and chair of the Universidad Simon Bolivar Student Section, among others. ASME has recognized Barrientos for his achievements with two prestigious honors: the ASME Charles T. Main Student Section Leadership Award and the Old Guard Early Career Award.
Barrientos received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Universidad Bolivar in Venezuela, and both a master's degree and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Sabherwal, ASME's New Faces-College Edition winner, is a third-year student at Iowa State University who is majoring in both mechanical engineering and economics and environmental studies with a minor in international studies. Sabherwal, who is originally from Chandigarh, India, has served as a teaching assistant and a research at Iowa State, and as an ambassador for the university's Minds of Tomorrow program, which provided grants to K-12 schools to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.
A member of the ASME student section at Iowa State, Sabherwal is active in community volunteer programs such as Students Helping Our Peers (SHOP), which organizes efforts including food and clothing drives, as well as Engineers Week activities with the university. He has received a number of honors, including the Global Karmaveer Puraskaar Award for environmental conservation and community service, the United Nations Special Youth Achievement Award, and the Live Green Awards for Excellence in Sustainability from Iowa State. ASME will award Sabherwal a $1,000 scholarship for being selected as the 2015 New Faces-College Edition winner.
To view profiles and videos of the 2015 New Faces of Engineering winners from all of the participating societies, visit www.discovere.org.
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