Transcript 14th US Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

14th US Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Blacksburg, VA
June 23 - 28, 2002
Symposium on
Contemporary Issues in Mechanics in Honor of the Contributions of
Millard F. Beatty
Organizers
Qing Jiang Mao S. Wu Eveline Baesu
Sponsored by:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
ASME Committee on Elasticity
ASME Committee on Electronic Materials and Technology
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Millard F. Beatty
Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1990 - 2001)
Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky (1967 - 1990 )
Dr. Millard F. Beatty, Fellow of the ASME, has a long and
distinguished career in research, teaching, professional service,
and academic leadership. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University,
he has served three universities since 1963: Universities of
Delaware, Kentucky and Nebraska-Lincoln. After twenty-three years
at Kentucky, in 1990 he assumed the chair position in the
Engineering Mechanics Department at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Under his leadership (1990-2000), the department evolved
rapidly into a center of mechanics research in the country. His
dedication, enthusiasm and standard of excellence have earned the
greatest respect and support from the faculty, and his mentoring of
junior faculty has been highly appreciated.
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Millard F. Beatty
Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1990 - 2001)
Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky (1967 - 1990 )
Dr. Beatty is an internationally recognized expert in nonlinear
elasticity, continuum mechanics and nonlinear vibrations. In recent
years, he has dedicated his research efforts to the study of stress
softening effects in rubberlike materials, nonlinear oscillations of
rubber suspension systems, and Bell-constrained materials. He has
published over ninety journal and book articles in these and other
areas. His research has been supported almost continuously by the
National Science Foundation since 1965, including topics such as
nonlinear elasticity and stability, mechanics of elastomers and
biological tissues, and the Mullins effect in hyperelastic materials.
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Dr. Beatty is a founding co-editor of the journal Mathematics and
Mechanics of Solids. He has also served as Chair in professional
societies such as the Society for Natural Philosophy and the ASME
Elasticity Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, and a Fellow of the American Academy of
Mechanics.
Format of the Symposium
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There will be four or more sessions.
Contemporary issues in mechanics will
be highlighted.
Full-length papers will be invited for
publication.
Updated information will be posted as
soon as available.
Contact Information
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Further information about the symposium can be
solicited from the organizers:
Qing Jiang, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of California at Riverside
(909) 787-2872, [email protected]
Mao S. Wu, Department of Engineering
Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(402) 472-2385, [email protected]
Eveline Baesu, Department of Engineering
Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(402) 472-2382, [email protected]