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Dan Gerbus was one of thirty-three students honored at the
Ninth Annual Outstanding Student of the Year Awards ceremony
held in January 2000 at the 79th Annual Meeting of the
Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, DC.
Dan received his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Cincinnati and his MS at the University of
Idaho, where he pursued a doctorate of philosophy in
mechanical engineering. Dan’s interests range from
analytical modeling and experimental mechanics to design and
CNC machining.
Dan was a participant and leader in
Idaho Engineering Works, an innovative model for
capstone design classes that focuses on human dynamics,
communication, teamwork, personal reflection, and
professionalism. As a teaching assistant for the mechanical
engineering senior capstone design course, he trained and
advised graduates and undergraduates in machine shop
equipment operation, project management, solid modeling,
team-based product design, and design for manufacturability.
These skills have led to successful student work on
projects funded under DOT’s University Transportation
Centers Program. These projects include the zero-emissions
race car, alcohol-water fuel engine conversion, two-stroke
engine test stand design, electrically- isolated power train
design, and most recently, the
FutureTruck 2000 competition.
Dan worked on the development of composite structure
design software and assisted fellow graduate students with
other NIATT-funded research, including genetic algorithms to
optimize composite materials, equation decoupling software,
and alcohol-water fuel igniter design.
In 1999, Dan presented his Master’s thesis on the
analysis and design of traditional archery bows at the
Regional ASME conference. Dan’s dissertation topic involved
optimized structural design and the complete fabrication of
an
electrically- assisted bicycle sponsored by NIATT. The
bike utilizes fuel cells and composite materials to optimize
the system. |
Dan Gerbus
2000 Student-of-the-Year
Outstanding
Graduate Students
2007--Matthew Benke
2006--Nathan Bradbury
2005--Yuri Meresczak
2004--Dan Cordon
2003--Philip Rust
2002--David Alexander
2001--Geoffrey Judd
2000--Dan Gerbus
1999--Paul Coffelt
1998--Andrew A. Miller
1997--Matthew Zoll |
