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ARCHIBALD TO OVERSEE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE JUDGING |
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February 11, 2008
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Mark Archibald has been selected as a chief judge for the “Human Powered Vehicle Challenge” competitions, sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The competitions will be in April and September.
Human Powered Vehicles are aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles that may be used on land, in the water or the air. The vehicles judged in the challenge are only land-based and are assessed on design, safety and performance. The first stage of the competition is the preparation of a comprehensive design report. The second part of the competition includes design presentation and performance events held over a weekend where the vehicles race against one another in time trials and an endurance event.
Archibald, a faculty member at Grove City since 1996, has been a judge for the competitions for the past few years. As chief judge, he will recruit the judging team for each competition, evaluate and recommend rule changes, and oversee the safety and judging of each event.
Each year, there are three competitions. This year, the West competition will take place at the University of Nevada in Reno April 18-20, the East competition will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 25-27 and the final Latin American competition will be in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Sept. 24.
A native of Alabama, Archibald earned his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and his master’s in mechanical engineering and Ph.D. in philosophy from Virginia Tech. After completing his graduate work, he worked at Volvo-GM Heavy Truck Corporation in Dublin, Va.
In 1994, he moved to Puerto Rico to teach engineering design and mechanics courses at Turabo University’s school of engineering. He also worked on curriculum development and academic policies, and helped establish a research program for the recently created school.
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