Engineering Mechanics Institute 2011 Northeastern University, Boston, MA June 2-4, 2011

WELCOME TO BANQUET AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Engineering Mechanics Institute 2011 Northeastern University, Boston, MA June 2-4, 2011

EMI 2011 AWARDS CEREMONNY

Engineering Mechanics Institute 2011 Northeastern University, Boston, MA June 2-4, 2011

Mindlin MedalThe Raymond D. Mindlin Medal recognizes outstanding research contributions to applied solid mechanics. ASCE membership is not a requirement

Leon M. Keer, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, NAE is awarded the 2011 Raymond D. Mindlin Medal, “for his outstanding contributions in research on the life prediction of materials in the vicinity of high stress concentrations and development of novel methods and solutions related to contact, fracture and wave propagation in solids.” Mindlin Medal Leon M. Keer

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Scanlan MedalThe Robert H. Scanlan Medal recognizes distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics based upon scholarly contributions to both theory and practice. The areas of achievement will generally be structural mechanics, wind engineering and aerodynamics.

Yozo Fujino, Ph.D., M.ASCE University of Tokyo, is awarded the 2011 Robert H. Scanlan Medal “for his contributions to the advancement of aerodynamics and dynamics, control, and health monitoring of bridges.”

Scanlan Medal       Yozo Fujino

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2010 Biot Medal The Maurice A. Biot Medal was established to recognize the lifetime achievement of Dr. Maurice A. Biot and is awarded to an individual who has made outstanding research contributions to the mechanics of porous materials.

Ph.D., Imperial College London, is awarded the 2010 Maurice A. Biot Medal, “for his outstanding contributions in applying poroelasticity to rock mechanics and flow in fractured media.”

Biot Medal  Robert W. Zimmerman

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2011 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research PrizeEstablished to recognize notable achievements in research related to civil engineering.

Ertugrul Taciroglu, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of California, is awarded the 2011 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize “for research in solid and structural mechanics, with emphasis on soil-structure interaction, system identification and multi-scale modeling and simulation.”

Ertugrul Taciroglu

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2011 EMI Leonardo da Vinci AwardEstablished to recognize outstanding young investigators early in their careers for promising ground-breaking developments in the field of Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Sciences as relevant to Civil Engineering, understood in the broadest sense.

Markus J. Buehler, Ph. D., Aff.M.ASCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is presented the 2011 EMI Leonardo da Vinci Award “for his pioneering research in the integration of atomistic simulation with methods of continuum mechanics, applied to the multi-scale modeling of the structure and mechanical behavior of biological and protein based materials."

Markus Buehler

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2010 ASCE Associate Editor AwardThe Associate Editor Award recognizes associate editors who have provided consistent and exemplary service to a particular journal or practice periodical or who have made a substantial unique contribution to the enhancement of ASCE’s publication activities. 

George Z. Voyiadjis, D.Eng., F.ASCE, Louisiana State University,is presented with ASCE’s Associate Editor Award. His research focuses on the damage mechanics of metals, metal matrix composites, and ceramics, with emphasis on theoretical modeling, numerical simulation of material behavior, and experimental correlations. Voyiadjis has more than 220 peer-reviewed journal articles and 17 books to his credit. He served as an associate editor of ASCE’s Journal of Engineering Mechanics from 1997 to 1999 and has been serving in that capacity since 2005. 

George Z. Voyiadjis

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OTHER 2011 AWARD RECEPIENTS

Zdenek P. Bazant, Ph.D., S.E., NAS, Hon.M.ASCE, NAE, the Maurice A. Biot Medal

W. Jason Weiss, Ph.D., P.E., A.M.ASCE, the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize

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Student Paper Competition 1 Award

Computational Mechanics (Profs. Loukas Kallivokas, Ertugrul Taciroglu)

• Colin McAuliffe, Columbia University

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Student Paper Competition 2 Award

Biomechanics, Biophysics, and Biomateriomics (Prof. Shaofan Li)

• Louis Foucard, University of Colorado

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Student Paper Competition 3 Award

Probabilistic Methods (Sanjay R. Arwade)

• Charles DeVore, Univ. Southern California• Brett A. Benowitz, Columbia Univ.

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STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION AWARD

Ankush Aggarwal (UCLA)

Babak Seyed Aghazadeh (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Brett Benowitz (Columbia University)

EMI2011Thank You! Our Exhibitorswww.neu.edu/emi2011

June 2-4, 2011, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

The Organizing Committee thanks our Exhibitors for their support, and urges all participants to visit the Exhibits and to discuss the Exhibitors’ products and services with them.

ADMEThttp://www.admet.com/

Campbell http://www.campbellsci.com/

OZ Opticshttp://www.ozoptics.com/

INFRASENSE, Inc.http://www.infrasense.com/

LeMessurier Consultantshttp://www.lemessurier.com

Olson Instruments, Inc.http://www.olsoninstruments.com/

Geokon, Inc. http://www.geokon.com/

Kessler Soils Engineering (KSE)http://www.kesslerdcp.com

Instron®http://www.instron.com/

Trilion Quality Systemshttp://www.trilion.com/

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Special Thanks ToConference Co-Chairs

• Professor Dionisio P. Bernal• Professor Jerome F. Hajjar

Technical Program• Dr. Yinghong Cao, Mingzi Deng, Nestor Polanco, Kenny Kwan Yang, Ezra Jampole

Check-in and Reception• Yiying Zhang, Mingzi Deng, Stacey Feldt, Alyson Stuer, Nicole Martino

Transportation and Housing• David Vines-Cavanau

Food• Yu Liu, David Vines-Cavanau, Yubo Zhang, Vitaliy Saykin

Audio/Video Support and Facilities • Alyson Stuer, Nicole Martino, Burcu Guldur, Aynur Hurriyet Sesen, Kenny Kwan Yang,

Néstor Polanco, Dong-Woo Seo, James Strout, Yiying Zhang, Hoa Liu, Xin Ma, Yifeng Lu, Yubo Zhao, Vitaliy Saykin

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THANK YOU