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

Peter Ifju
Peter Ifju is the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Excellence Term Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Florida. He received a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering Science in 1992, an M.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 1989, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1986 all from Virginia Tech. He also performed a Post-Doc at NASA Langley Research Center in the Mechanics of...
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