Solid Mechanics Prizes
Professor Vikram Deshpande
University of Cambridge
Department of Engineering
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1PZ
United Kingdom
email: vsd20@cam.ac.uk
He has combined novel experiment and theoretical insights to make seminal advances in solid mechanics, from the design of micro-architectured materials to the modelling of soft, biological and active materials.
Professor Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Graz University of Technology
Institute of Biomechanics
Stremayrgasse 16/2
8010 Graz
Austria
email: holzapfel@tugraz.at
For pioneering transformative and seminal advances in the mathematical and computational biomechanical modelling of the nonlinear solid mechanics of several soft biological tissues, especially artery and heart tissues.
Professor Jean-Jacques Marigo
Ecole Polytechnique
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides
F-91120 Palaiseau
France
email: jean-jacques.marigo@polytechnique.edu
For his outstanding contributions to the rational analysis of deformable solids and structures, in particular to the variational modelling of dissipative evolution, resulting in novel and powerful approaches to damage and fracture.
Erik van der Giessen
University of Groningen
Department of Applied Physics
Materials Science Center
Nijenborgh 4
9747 AG, Groningen
The Netherlands
email: E.van.der.Giessen@rug.nl
For his seminal contributions in the field of solid mechanics from macroscopic continuum plasticity to computational micro-mechanics, especially multi-scale plasticity of metals and for being a warm and inspiring teacher.
Norman A. Fleck
Cambridge University
Engineering Department
Trumpington Street
Cambridge, CB2 1PZ
UK
email: naf1@eng.cam.ac.uk
For his crucial role in the worldwide upsurge of interest in strain-gradient plasticity and for his equally important influence in many other areas of the micromechanics of solids.
Pierre Ladevèze
L.M.T. Cachan
61 Avenue du Président Wilson
94235 Cachan Cedex
France
email: ladeveze@lmt.ens-cachan.fr
In recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions to the mathematical and computational aspects of a broad range of topics in solid mechanics, including the verification and validation of computer models for nonlinear dynamic systems, the modeling of damage in composite material structures with direct application to aeronautic and space structures, computational multi-scale methods, high performance computing and simplified methods for industrial applications.
John R. Willis
University of Cambridge
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP)
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge, CB3 0WA
UK
email: J.R.Willis@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Prof. John Willis has been awarded the EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Prize for his outstanding scientific contributions to the mathematical aspects of a very wide range of phenomena in solid mechanics, including the effective properties of non-linear composites, bounding methods, elasto-dynamic fracture, dislocation theory, size effects in plasticity and homogenisation theory, and for his unique ability to work on practical problems by generating new mathematical foundations.
Viggo Tvergaard
In recognition of his profound, seminal contributions to the field of solid mechanics and ductile damage, his long and invaluable support to the mechanics community and EUROMECH in prominent roles, and his leadership as the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids for a sustained period of more than 25 years.
Solids
Werner Schiehlen
Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics
University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
email: werner.schiehlen@itm.uni-stuttgart.de
Prof. Werner Schiehlen has been awarded the EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Prize for his outstanding scientific contributions in a broad spectrum of Solid Mechanics; in particular for his work in Technical Dynamics, including Linear and Nonlinear Deterministic and Random Vibrations, Multibody System Dynamics in general, and Satellite as well as Vehicle Dynamics as special fields.
Franz Ziegler
Institut für Hochbau und Technologie
Technische Universität Wien
Karlsplatz 13 / E2063
1040 Wien
Austria
email: franz.ziegler@tuwien.ac.at
For his outstanding contributions at the very frontier of research in a remarkably broad spectrum of solid mechanics; in particular for his work in wave propagation in layered and random media, vibrations of structures, and stochastic dynamic processes; furthermore for the impact of his research on multifield problems including interactions between thermal, piezoelectric and mechanical fields, as well as fluid-structure interaction problems, and for his ingenious and outstanding results of lasting importance in engineering mechanics, e.g., in earthquake engineering and geomechanics.