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2020 Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Applied Mechanics Reviews Paper Award - Mohammad Farazmand and Themis Sapsis

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The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is pleased to announce and congratulate Dr. Mohammad Farazmand, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at NC State University and Dr.

2020 Warner T. Koiter Medal – Professor Anthony Waas

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Anthony Waas, Richard A. Auhll Department Chair and Felix Pawlowski Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, as the recipient of the 2020 Warner T. Koiter Medal. This award includes includes a medal, a plaque, and an honorarium.

2020 Daniel C. Drucker Medal - Professor Glaucio Paulino

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Glaucio H. Paulino, Raymond Allen Jones Chair & Professor of Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials, Georgia Tech, as the recipient of the 2020 Daniel C. Drucker Medal. This award includes a medal, a plaque, and an honorarium.

2020 Stephen P. Timoshenko Medal - Professor Mary Boyce

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Mary C. Boyce, Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor, Columbia University, as the recipient of the 2020 Timoshenko Medal.  This award includes a medal, a plaque, and an honorarium.

Shuman Xia is the recipient of the 2020 Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the outcome of the 2020 competition for the Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. The recipient of the 2020 award is Professor Shuman Xia, from Georgia Tech. This award is given annually to rapidly emerging junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics. The intent of the award is to promote the field of mechanics, especially among young researchers.

2020 Journal of Applied Mechanics Award - Shengqiang Cai

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The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is pleased to announce and congratulate Prof. Shengqiang Cai, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, as the 2020 recipient of the Journal of Applied Mechanics Award. This award includes a certificate and an honorarium.

2020 Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award – Professor Pol D. Spanos

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Pol D. Spanos, Lewis B. Ryon Professor in Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, as the recipient of the 2020 Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award. This award includes a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium.

2020 Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award – Professor Narayana R. Aluru

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Narayana R. Aluru, Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as recipient of the 2020 Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Division Award. This award includes a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium.