F. Zandman

In May 1989 the SEM Executive Board formally established the Felix Zandman Award. The award honors Dr. Zandman for his extensive work with photoelastic coatings and his support of SEM. The recipient receives an award plaque. Also, a donation is given in the recipient’s name to the SEM Education Foundation.

The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of measurements or applications utilizing photoelastic coatings or strain measurement techniques. The selection will be based upon the best paper published by SEM or any other recognized journal which publishes photoelastic coatings or strain measurement techniques papers. Alternatively, a person who may not have published an outstanding paper, but has distinguished him or herself in other ways in the use of photoelastic coatings or strain measurement techniques may also be nominated. The first recipient to be recognized in 1990 was Alex S. Redner.

Award Guidelines      Award Nomination Form

 

2025 Recipient

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Outstanding contributions to the development and practical implementation of strain measurement techniques for evaluating residual stresses.

Adrian DeWald
Dr. Adrian DeWald is the President of Hill Engineering; a global leader in improving the performance of materials – delivering expertise in residual stress measurement, mechanical design, material testing, structural integrity, and service life extension. Adrian is a technical expert in residual stress measurement and simulation of residual stress effects on...
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The Society acknowledges the following individuals who were given the F. Zandman Award in the past.
 
2021 - Fabrice Pierron 2020 - Veronica Eliasson 2019 - Venkitanarayanan Parameswaran
2018 - Michael B. Prime 2017 - Ryszard Pryputniewicz 2016 - Peter Ifju
2015 - Wei-Chung Wang 2014 - Robert E. Rowlands 2013 - James P. Hubner
2012 - Krishnamurthi Ramesh 2011 - Emmanuel Gdoutos 2010 - Philippe Brailly
2009 - Terry Yuan-Fang Chen 2008 - Michel R. Taroni 2007 - B. (Bob) Ziv
2006 - John Curtis 2005 - Jon Lesniak 2004 - Eann A. Patterson
2003 - Ian J. Jones 2001 - Nathalie Plouzennec 2000 - Loic M. Dejardin
1999 - T.W. Corby, Jr. 1998 - Jose L.F. Freire 1997 - Samuel C. Gambrell, Jr.
1996 - Ronald Slaminko 1994 - Samuel C. Gambrell, Jr. 1993 - Jacek Stupnecki
1992 - Edward W. O’Brien 1991 - Wayne E. Nickola 1990 - Alex S. Redner