The Timoshenko Medal was established in 1957 and is conferred in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics. Instituted by the Applied Mechanics Division, it honors Stephen P. Timoshenko, world-renowned authority in the field, and it commemorates his contributions as author and teacher.
| Form of Award: |
$1,500, Bronze Medal, Certificate and Travel Expense not to exceed $1,500 to attend the meeting presentation |
| Limitation(s): |
None |
| Administrative Responsiblility: |
Applied Mechanics Division |
| Nomination Deadline: |
October 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: |
Special Award Committee Chair |
| Special Award Committee Chair: |
Z. Suo 617-495-3789 suo@deas.harvard.edu |
| Awarded By: |
Committee on Honors (COH) |
| Technical Divisior or Other Sponsor: |
Applied Mechanics Division |
TIMOSHENKO MEDALISTS
| 1957 |
Stephen P. Timoshenko |
1978 |
George F. Carrier |
2002 |
John W. Hutchinson |
| 1958 |
Arpad L. Nadai |
1979 |
Jerald L. Ericksen |
2003 |
Lambert B. Freund |
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Sir Geoffrey Taylor |
1980 |
Paul M. Naghdi |
2004 |
Morton E. Gurtin |
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Theodore von Karman |
1981 |
John H. Argyris |
2005 |
Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt |
| 1959 |
Sir Richard Southwell |
1982 |
John W. Miles |
2006 |
Kenneth L. Johnson |
| 1960 |
Cornelius B. Biezano |
1983 |
Daniel C. Drucker |
2007 |
Thomas J.R. Hughes |
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Richard Grammel |
1984 |
Joseph B. Keller |
2008 |
Sia Nemat-Nasser |
| 1961 |
James N. Goodier |
1985 |
Eli Sternberg |
2009 |
Zdenek P. Bazant |
| 1962 |
Maurice A. Biot |
1986 |
George R. Irwin |
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| 1963 |
Michael James Lighthill |
1987 |
Ronald S. Rivlin |
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| 1964 |
Raymond D. Mindlin |
1988 |
George K. Batchelor |
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| 1965 |
Sydney Goldstein |
1989 |
Bernard Budiansky |
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| 1966 |
William Prager |
1990 |
Stephen H. Crandall |
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| 1967 |
Hillel Poritsky |
1991 |
Yuan-Cheng B. Fung |
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| 1968 |
Warner T. Koiter |
1992 |
Jan D. Achenbach |
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| 1969 |
Jakob Ackeret |
1993 |
John L. Lumley |
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| 1970 |
James J. Stoker |
1994 |
James R. Rice |
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| 1971 |
Howard W. Emmons |
1995 |
Daniel D. Joseph |
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| 1972 |
Jacob P. Den Hartog |
1996 |
J. Tinsley Oden |
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| 1973 |
Eric Reissner |
1997 |
John R. Willis |
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| 1974 |
Albert E. Green |
1998 |
Olgierd C. Zienkiewicz |
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| 1975 |
Chia-Chiao Lin |
1999 |
Anatol Roshko |
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| 1976 |
Erastus H. Lee |
2000 |
Rodney J. Clifton |
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| 1977 |
John D. Eshelby |
2001 |
Ted Belytschko |
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