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Experimental Mechanics of History
| Mandelbrot has passed away last week. A very interesting mathematician, who received tenure from Yale only at 75, he has introduced fractals also in fracture mechanics. |
| Benoit Mandelbrot, Father of Fractals, Dies at 85 |
I feel honoured to share this news that, Dr. Vikram deshpande of cambridge University engineering department is appointed as Professor, effective October 1. He is quite a inspiration to people like me who work in solid mechanics.His contribution to this area is immense and i really feel happy for his acheivements and many more to come.
My heartiest congragulations to him
It is with the deepest sadness that I inform you that Professor Jerrold E. Marsden passed away on September 21.
http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~marsden/
It is with great sadness that I report the passing away of Prof. Don Carlson. The link below describes his life and work.
http://mechse.illinois.edu/content/news/article.php?article_id=410
Qian Weichang passed away on 30 July 2010.
He was 98.
Qian, a pioneer in mechanics and applied mathematics in
modern China, was one of the three famous "Qians" in China's science and
technology field. He was well known alongside Qian Xuesen, the father
of China's space program, and Qian Sanqiang, a nuclear physicist who
oversaw the development of China's nuclear program.
Xiaodong Li, of the University of South Carolina, has graciously agreed to be a new Editor of the iMechanica Journal Club. iMechanica has now over 20,000 registered users. Xiaodong is one of the earliest active users (user number 48), and has played a large role in shaping the development of iMechanica. He has been advocating for strong participation from experimentalists, and for highlighting significant applications of mechanics.
Professor Yonggang Huang is selected to receive the 2010 Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award.
Vladimir Arnold died on 3rd of June 2010 in Paris, just 9 days before his 73rd birthday.
I am sure many mechanicians know him by his books, such as
