Listed in this post are the speeches given upon receiving the Timoshenko Medal. Every November, at the Annual Applied Mechanics Dinner, the medalist of the year delivers a speech. Taken together, these speeches provide a long perspective of our field, as well as capsules of the lives of extraordinary individuals.
It is my pleasure to solicit nominations for the "Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty". This award, launched in 2012, 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. While interdisciplinary work that bridges mechanics with physics, chemistry, biology and other disciplines is encouraged, the ideal awardee will demonstrate clear inspiration from mechanics in his/her research.
It gives me great pleasure to announce the outcome of the 2024 competition for the Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. 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. The selection committee consisted of: K. Ravi-chandar (UT Austin), Huajian Gao (Brown University), G.
Dear Colleague,
If you have an account on Bluesky posting about mechanics and academic life, please reach out to me
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If you are already there, please reach out. I hope in time, there will be a community of mechanicans on Bluesky sharing posts and thoughts about their academic lives and research.
Best wishes,
Oliver
World-renowned mechanician, Professor Freund at Brown University passed away on October 3, 2024. He was a member of the US National Academy of Sciences/Engineering and made significant contributions to mechanics research and the scientific community. Moreover, Prof. Fruend mentored many outstanding Ph.D. students including Prof. Yang Wei at Zhejiang University and my mentor Prof. Ares Rosakis at the California Institute of Technology. His famous works include two books: Dynamic Fracture Mechanics, Thin Film Materials co-authored with Subra Suresh.
It is my pleasure to solicit nominations for the "Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty". This award, launched in 2012, 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. While interdisciplinary work that bridges mechanics with physics, chemistry, biology and other disciplines is encouraged, the ideal awardee will demonstrate clear inspiration from mechanics in his/her research.
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Andre Pineau in Paris yesterday. I happened to be one of ~100 PhD students he graduated over the course of his career.
It gives me great pleasure to announce the outcome of the 2023 competition for the Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. 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. The selection committee consisted of: K. Ravi-chandar (UT Austin), Huajian Gao (Brown University), G.
The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to congratulate Professor Diego Misseroni, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, as the recipient of the 2024 Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award.
The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to congratulate Professor Xue Feng, Changjiang Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, as the recipient of the 2024 Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award. This award, which includes a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium, will be presented at the AMD Honors and Awards Banquet, during the 2024 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2024), to be held during November 17 – 21, 2024, at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR.
