The purpose of the Technical Division on Inverse Problems shall be to provide maximum technical benefits to its members by:

a) Providing a forum or exchange of information on inverse problems approaches, from full field measurements, in experimental mechanics.
b) Advancing inverse problems technology through timely exchange and dissemination of information.
c) Planning and coordinating, in cooperation with others, the inverse problems activities of the Society.
d) Assisting in the promotion of uniform terminology in inverse problem documentation.
e) Providing improved technical interaction between scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users of inverse problems approaches.
f) Promoting and/or organizing special sessions, symposia, short courses, workshops, manuals or monographs.
g) Interacting, assisting and cooperating with other committees, societies, associations or organizations on the topic of inverse problems.

Jaime F. Cárdenas-García
University of Texas at Brownsville
jaime.cardenas@utb.edu

Fabrice Pierron

Ecole Superieure d'Arts et Metiers (ENSAM)

fabrice.pierron@chalons.ensam.fr

Yu-Lung Lo
National Cheng Kung University
loyl@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Technical Division Bylaws

INVERSE PROBLEM METHODOLOGIES-Updated May 2007

The Technical Division (TD) on Inverse Problem Methodologies within the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) exists to promote inverse problem methodologies as a mainstream methodology that allows a systematic approach to practical experimental solid mechanics problems with the intent of naturally integrating experimental, analytical and numerical techniques.

Current activities include:

• An Inverse Problem Methodologies (IPM) Introductory Course emphasizing the Virtual Fields Method
• The organization of an IPM track in the 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition which includes several sessions.
• The editing of a Special Experimental Mechanics issue on IPMs.
• Continuing the development of a web page. Proposed activities: Identify key conferences and post them; Identify Inverse Problem Methodologies research groups and post their websites
• Publish a practical introduction to IPM in Experimental Techniques
• Publish a monograph under the auspices of SEM that reviews the basic aspects of  IPM and its practical applications by international practitioners.