The 2007 Awards of Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), administers 5 awards. The 2007 recipients are
Assad Oberai wins the 2007 Special Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics
Assad Oberai wins the 2007 Special Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics. The Award will be presented at the Applied Mechanics Annual Dinner, during the ASME Congress, 11-15 November 2007, in Seattle.
On digitizing and editing figures
Recently I have observed that if I don't perform a routine task for a few months, I tend to forget the steps needed in the process. I have to relearn the process and that's a waste of time. The intention of this blog post is to provide a list of tips for my use which can also be of use to other Linux users. I like free software. Most of the software on this list can be downloaded from SourceForge or some such place.
Professor T.H. Lin passed away
A message from Woody Ju. It is with deepest sadness and sorrow that I inform you that Professor T.H. Lin, our kindest role model and gentleman, passed away on June 18, 2007; he was 96 years old. Prof. Lin worked until last Friday.
He is survived by his sons (Prof. Robert Lin of UC Berkeley, Prof. Jim Lin of UCSD) and his daughter (Rita).
7th International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials
The seventh conference in the Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials series (www.fatiguedamage.elsevier.com) will be held once again in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, 14-19 September 2008. Hyannis is situated on the historic Cape Cod peninsula just 90 minutes from either Logan International Airport (Boston, MA) or TF Green Airport (Providence, RI).
3rd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis
Following successful meetings in Lisbon and Toronto in 2004 and 2006, Elsevier will be running the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (www.icefa.elsevier.com) in the beautiful town of Sitges in July 2008. Sitges is situated on the coast of Catalunya, Spain, just a short distance from Barcelona International Airport.
