F. G. Tatnall

The F.G. Tatnall Award, established in 1967, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding service contributions to the Society through participation on ad hoc and standing committees and/or in elective and appointed positions. The award citation reads, “for long and distinguished service to the Society.”

Nominees are sought from the general membership.

Award Guidelines      Award Nomination Form

 

2022 Recipient

Picture of Paul Reynolds

In recognition of long and distinguished services to the Society.

Paul Reynolds
Paul Reynolds had a distinguished 23-year academic career at the Universities of Sheffield and Exeter, during which time he carried out world-leading research into vibration serviceability of civil engineering structures and structural vibration control, with more than 160 publications in this field. In January 2022, Paul moved out of academia to take up the position of CEO of FSD Active Ltd, a company he founded in 2020 to commercialise active mass damping technology for building floors and other structures. Paul has also been a founding director of Full Scale Dynamics Ltd since 2008, a specialist consultancy carrying out testing, monitoring analysis and design work in the area of civil engineering vibration, and he remains an Honorary Professor at University of Exeter.
Paul has been an active member of SEM for more than two decades, serving on the Editorial Boards of Experimental Techniques since 2008 and Experimental Mechanics since 2011, also serving as Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Techniques from 2016-2020. He has also served on the Honors Committee, Applications Committee and as a Member At Large of the Executive Board.

 
The Society acknowledges the following individuals who were given the F.G. Tatnall Award in the past.
 
2021 - Ioannis Chasiotis 2019 - François Hemez 2018 - Jeffrey D. Helm
2017 - Michael A. Sutton 2016 - Hareesh Tippur 2015 - Wei-Chung Wang
2014 - Kristin B. Zimmerman 2013 - Jose L.F. Freire 2012 - Arun Shukla
2011 - Edwin O’Brien 2010 - Emmanuel E. Gdoutos 2009 - Mark E. Tuttle
2008 - Emmett E. Day 2007 - Jon D. Rogers 2006 - Gary L. Cloud
2005 - William T. Bean, Jr. 2004 - Christian P. Burger 2003 - Elizabeth A. Stelts
2002 - Robert Schwarz 2001 - James W. Dally 2000 - William L. Fourney
1999 - Robert F. Sullivan 1998 - Lloyd J. Lazarus 1997 - C.W. Smith
1996 - Michael E. Fourney 1995 - Susan K. Foss 1994 - James W. Dalley
1993 - John B. Ligon 1992 - William N. Sharpe, Jr. 1991 - Clarence G. Chambers
1989 - Stuart E. Swartz 1988 - Peter K. Stein 1987 - Boniface E. Rossi
1986 - David L. Willis 1985 - Hal F. Brinson 1984 - R.L. Johnson
1983 - Charles E. Taylor 1982 - Clarence A. Calder 1981 - Earl I. Riegner
1980 - Paul H. Adams 1979 - Richard H. Homewood 1978 - Clyde E. Work
1977 - A.E. Johnson, Jr. 1976 - C.C. Perry 1975 - L.J. Weymouth
1974 - Fred C. Bailey 1973 - Albert S. Kobayashi 1972 - M.M. Leven
1971 - J.H. Meier 1970 - Ferdi B. Stern 1969 - C.R. Smith
1968 - Frank G. Tatnall