Drucker Medal
Encyclopedia
The Daniel C. Drucker medal was instituted in 1997 by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
. The Drucker Medal is conferred in recognition of distinguished contributions to the fields of applied mechanics
and mechanical engineering
.
The award is given in honor of Daniel C. Drucker
, who was internationally known for contributions to the theory of plasticity
and its application to analysis and design in metal structures.
The recipient is given a medal and an honorarium.
International Applied Mechanics Division
(AMD), and the five recent past chairs of the AMD. Upon receiving recommendations from the international community of applied mechanics, the Committee nominates a single medalist every year. This nomination is subsequently approved by the ASME; no case has been reported that the ASME has ever overruled a nomination of the Drucker Medal Committee. See the list of current members of the Committee.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
. The Drucker Medal is conferred in recognition of distinguished contributions to the fields of applied mechanics
Applied mechanics
Applied mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics. Applied mechanics examines the response of bodies or systems of bodies to external forces...
and mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
.
The award is given in honor of Daniel C. Drucker
Daniel C. Drucker
Daniel Charles Drucker was an authority on the theory of plasticity in the field of applied mechanics. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1983. He taught at Brown University from 1946 until 1968 when he joined the University of Illinois as Dean of Engineering...
, who was internationally known for contributions to the theory of plasticity
Plasticity (physics)
In physics and materials science, plasticity describes the deformation of a material undergoing non-reversible changes of shape in response to applied forces. For example, a solid piece of metal being bent or pounded into a new shape displays plasticity as permanent changes occur within the...
and its application to analysis and design in metal structures.
The recipient is given a medal and an honorarium.
Nomination procedure
The Drucker Medal Committee consists of the five recent Drucker Medalists, the five members of the executive committee of the ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
International Applied Mechanics Division
Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division is a division in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . The AMD was founded in 1927, with Stephen Timoshenko being the first chair. The current AMD membership is over 5000, out of about 90,000 members of the ASME...
(AMD), and the five recent past chairs of the AMD. Upon receiving recommendations from the international community of applied mechanics, the Committee nominates a single medalist every year. This nomination is subsequently approved by the ASME; no case has been reported that the ASME has ever overruled a nomination of the Drucker Medal Committee. See the list of current members of the Committee.
Recipients
- 2011 John W. Rudnicki
- 2010 Rohan AbeyaratneRohan AbeyaratneRohan Abeyaratne is a Sri Lankan born American academic and engineer. The Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , he is currently the CEO & Director of the Singapore–MIT Alliance for Research and Technology and formerly the Head of the Department of...
- 2009 James R. Barber
- 2008 Thomas C.T. Ting
- 2007 Albert S. Kobayashi
- 2006 Alan NeedlemanAlan NeedlemanAlan Needleman was born in 1944 in Philadelphia, PA and is currently the Florence Pirce Grant University Professor of Mechanics of Solids and Structures at Brown University in Providence, RI. Professor Needleman received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, a M.S. and Ph.D. from...
- 2005 Robert L. TaylorRobert L. TaylorRobert L. Taylor, born in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1924, is the founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association Inc. as well as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Airpower Museum with which organization he shares ownership of Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa.For the majority of...
- 2004 Frank A. McClintockFrank A. McClintockFrank A. McClintock of Needham, Massachusetts, was an American mechanical engineer in material science. A pioneer in the study of ductile fracture, McClintock was an Emeritus professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Along with Ali S...
- 2003 Leon M. Keer
- 2002 George J. Dvorak
- 2001 Bruno A. Boley
- 2000 Philip G. Hodge, Jr.
- 1999 Ascher H. ShapiroAscher H. ShapiroAscher H. Shapiro was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He grew up in New York City. He earned his S.B. in 1938 and an Sc.D. in 1946 in the field of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
- 1998 Daniel C. DruckerDaniel C. DruckerDaniel Charles Drucker was an authority on the theory of plasticity in the field of applied mechanics. He was awarded the Timoshenko Medal in 1983. He taught at Brown University from 1946 until 1968 when he joined the University of Illinois as Dean of Engineering...
See also
- Applied Mechanics DivisionApplied Mechanics DivisionThe Applied Mechanics Division is a division in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . The AMD was founded in 1927, with Stephen Timoshenko being the first chair. The current AMD membership is over 5000, out of about 90,000 members of the ASME...
- American Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
- Applied mechanicsApplied mechanicsApplied mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics. Applied mechanics examines the response of bodies or systems of bodies to external forces...
- Mechanicians