Rolf Mueller, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Rolf Mueller, Virginia Tech associate professor of mechanical engineering, receives the Friendship Award of the People’s Republic of China from Zhang Dejiang, vice-premier of China, during a ceremony in the Great hall of the People in Beijing. Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Use with announcement of Dr. Mueller's Friendship Award of the People’s Republic of China License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.