M. M. Frocht

Mr. Max Mark Frocht was honored for his professional accomplishments by the 1967 initiation of the M.M. Frocht Award. The award recognizes “outstanding achievement as an educator in the field of experimental mechanics,” and is presented annually.

Dr. Frocht’s work on photoelasticity research on stress concentration factors and 3-D techniques and his two-volume treatise on photoelasticity is considered a classic and has been translated into Russian, Spanish, and Chinese. Its publication was credited with revitalizing interest in photoelasticity.

Dr. Frocht was a student of Steven Timoshenko and many of his own students have made important contributions to the field of experimental mechanics. He presented papers and lectures on photoelasticity and experimental stress analysis in all parts of the world.

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2024 Recipient

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In recognition of outstanding achievements as an educator in the field of experimental mechanics.

Michael Keller
Michael W. Keller received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa in 2001 and his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. After completing his Ph.D. he served as a Post-doctoral researcher in the Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona. After his postdoctoral appointment, he joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa in 2008, where he is currently a Professor and the Associate Dean for Research of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Over his career he has received numerous honors for research and teaching, including an NSF CAREER Award (2014), the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Award (2017), the University Teaching Award (2018), and the University Research Award (2021).

 
The Society acknowledges the following individuals who were given the M. M. Frocht Award in the past.
 
2023 - Krishnamurthi Ramesh 2022 - Wei-Chung Wang 2021 - Michael Mello
2020 - Junlan Wang 2019 - Martin W. Trethewey 2018 - Ghatu Subhash
2017 - Alberto Carpinteri 2016 - Lawrence N. Virgin 2015 - John Lambros
2014 - William L. Fourney 2013 - Wendy C. Crone 2012 - Sia Nemat-Nasser
2011 - Nancy Sottos 2010 - Eann A. Patterson 2009 - Fu-Pen Chiang
2008 - Ryszard J. Pryputniewicz 2007 - Michael A. Sutton 2006 - Isaac M. Daniel
2005 - David L. Brown 2004 - Albert Cardon 2003 - Ares Rosakis
2002 - David J. Ewins 2001 - Arun Shukla 2000 - Gary .L. Cloud
1999 - Peter K. Stein 1998 - Loren W. Zachary 1997 - Joseph Der Hovanesian
1996 - William N. Sharpe Jr. 1995 - Albert S. Kobayashi 1994 - Robert J. Sanford
1993 - Clyde E. Work 1992 - Ian M. Allison 1991 - James F. Doyle
1990 - John B. Ligon 1989 - Thomas W. Corby, Jr 1988 - Daniel Post
1987 - Robert E. Rowlands 1986 - W.F. Swinson 1985 - Kenneth G. McConnell
1984 - Christian P. Burger 1983 - C.W. Smith 1982 - T. Kunio
1981 - V.J. Parks 1980 - Cesar A. Sciammarella 1979 - Emmett E. Day
1978 - J.T. Pindera 1977 - William F. Riley 1976 - James W. Dally
1975 - D.K. Wright 1974 - R.D. Mindlin 1973 - Peter K. Stein
1972 - E.O. Stitz 1971 - Daniel C. Drucker 1970 - William M. Murray
1969 - Charles E. Taylor 1968 - Max M. Frocht