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.
2024 Recipient
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).
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 |