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Allen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor of Mechanics and Materials
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Biography:
Zhigang Suo earned a bachelor degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1985, majoring in Engineering Mechanics. Upon earning a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science from Harvard University, in 1989, Suo joined the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara, and established a group studying the mechanics of materials and structures. The group moved to Princeton University in 1997, and to Harvard University in 2003. Suo teaches courses in solid mechanics and applied mathematics. His research centers on the mechanical behavior of materials and structures. With Teng Li, Suo co-founded iMechanica, the web of mechanics and mechanicians. In 2015, iMechanica has over 20,000 registered users. He is a member of the Executive Committee (2005-2010, Chair 2010) of the Applied Mechanics Division, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and is a member at large of the US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2006-2012).
Awards and Honors:
Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineering
Prager Medal, Society of Engineering Sciences
Distinguished Alumni Award, Xian Jiaotong University (2010)
Humbolt Research Award (2009).
Midwest Mechanics Seminar (2008/2009).
Member, the US National Academy of Engineering (elected 2008).
Zhu Kezhen Distinguished Lecturer, American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation, 2008.
South West Mechanics Lecture Series (SWMLS), 2006.
Special Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics, Applied Mechanics Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001.
Eric Reissner Medal, International Conference on Computational Engineering and Science, 2000.
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Engineering Council, Princeton University, 1999, 2000.
Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994.
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Germany, 1994.
Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1992.
Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation, 1990.
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