Applied Mechanics Division Student Competition

The ASME AMD Division sponsors the Applied Mechanics Division Student Competition in Track 7 and Track 12, generously funded by the Haythornthwaite Foundation. Full-time students working on a project, thesis, or dissertation that is at a readiness for presentation at IMECE are encouraged to apply. 

Participants should submit an abstract (maximum of 500 words, including references and figure captions, and up to 2 images) describing their research to the two points of contact listed below by April 15, 2024, which should have its major focus on an applied mechanics topic. Abstracts should be submitted as a pdf titled “LastName_FirstName.pdf” and include at the top of the document the applicant’s name, institution, and current academic position (not included in the word limit). Finalists will be announced in May.

A $1,000 travel award will be awarded to each finalist to help defray the costs of attending IMECE 2024 in-person. Finalists must present their papers at a special session held at IMECE 2024 where final judging and selection will be made for the following awards: First Place: $500, Second Place: $300, and Third Place: $200. 

Points of Contact:  

Sam Daly, University of California Santa Barbara, samdaly@ucsb.edu

Francesco Pellicano, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, francesco.pellicano@unimore.it