The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Professor of Biomechanics and head of the Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology in Austria, as the recipient of the 2021 Warner T. Koiter Medal.
The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Markus Buehler, Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering, MIT, as the recipient of the 2021 Daniel C.
The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Huajian Gao, Distinguished University Professor of the College of Engineering and College of Science, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, as the recipient of the 2021 Timoshenko Medal. This award, which includes a medal, a plaque, and an honorarium, will be presented at the Applied Mechanics Division Award
Dear Colleagues,
We mourn the death of Arthur Peter “Art” Boresi, professor emeritus of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and formerly of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who died February 15, 2021, at age 96 at Laramie.
Please find attached a tribute to Art, written by his colleagues James W. Phillips (UIUC), Richard J. Schmidt (U. of Wyoming) and Ken P. Chong (George Washington U).
Sincerely,
Yuri Bazilevs
Chair, ASME Applied Mechanics Division
The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is pleased to announce and congratulate
Dr. Yuhang Hu, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology;
Dr. Kathryn Matlack, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois; and
Dr. Ruike Zhao, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University
Applied Mechanics Reviews (AMR) is the flagship review journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with 2019 impact factor 6.733. Sponsored since its founding in 1948 by the ASME Applied Mechanics Division, AMR publishes long-shelf-life, state-of-the-art survey articles and retrospective reviews across all subdisciplines of applied mechanics and engineering science, including fluid and solid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamics and vibration, and applications.
Dear Prospective Participants,
The deadline for proposal submission for the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program has been extended to September 7th, 2020, 5pm EST (there will be no further extension beyond this date).
The details of the program, eligibility and proposal submission can be found at:
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached the new 2020 issue of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division Newsletter. Featured highlights include:
Hope you enjoy the update from our vibrant Mechanics community.
Best Regards,
With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the establishment of the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program, targeting university faculty engaged in research in theoretical and applied mechanics that are at the beginning of their academic careers.