Conference History
Annual Conference History
| Year | Dates | Theme and Venue | City | State | SEM President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | June 3–6 | SEM 2024 Annual Conference Hilton Vancouver Washington |
Vancouver | WA | Raman Singh–Oklahoma State University (OSU) |
| 2023 | June 5–8 | SEM 2023 Annual Conference Rosen Plaza Hotel |
Orlando | FL | James P. De Clerck–Michigan Technological University |
| 2022 | June 13–16 | SEM 2022 Annual Conference Omni William Penn Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh | PA | Eric N. Brown–Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 2021 | June 14–17 | SEM 2021 Annual Conference Virtual |
— | — | Daniel Rixen–Technical University of Munich (Germany) |
| 2020 | September 14–17 | SEM XIV International Congress Virtual |
— | — | John Lambros–University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2019 | June 3–6 | Expanding the Boundaries of Mechanics Peppermill Resort and Spa |
Reno | NV | Wendy Crone–University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2018 | June 4–7 | SEM’S 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Past Accomplishments and Exploring New Frontiers in Experimental Mechanics Hyatt Regency Greenville |
Greenville | SC | Kathryn A. Dannemann–Southwest Research Institute |
| 2017 | June 12–15 | Challenges in Experimental Mechanics Hyatt Regency Indianapolis |
Indianapolis | IN | Peter Avitabile–University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| 2016 | June 6–9 | Dynamic Behavior: Integrating Experimental Mechanics Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista @ Walt Disney World Resort |
Orlando | FL | Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran–Caltech |
| 2015 | June 8–11 | Experimental Mechanics Spanning Multiple Scientific and Engineering Disciplines Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa |
Costa Mesa | CA | Nancy Sottos–University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| 2014 | June 2–5 | Bridging Multiple Length and Time Scales Hyatt Regency Greenville |
Greenville | SC | Emmanuel Gdoutos–Democritus University of Thrace |
| 2013 | June 3–6 | SEM at 70: From Photoelasticity to DIC and Beyond The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center |
Lombard | IL | Carlos Ventura–University of British Columbia |
| 2012 | June 11–14 | Measurement Challenges for New Structures and Materials Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa |
Costa Mesa | CA | Peter Geza Ifju–University of Florida |
| 2011 | June 13–16 | Experimental Mechanics in the Age of Modeling and Simulation Mohegan Sun |
Uncasville | CT | Ryszard (Rich) J. Pryputniewicz–Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| 2010 | June 7–10 | Experimental Mechanics of High Performance Systems Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center at Historic Union Station |
Indianapolis | IN | Kristin B. Zimmerman–Environment, Energy and Safety Policy, General Motors Corporation, Beijing, China |
