Timoshenko Medal
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: | $2,500 , bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Applied Mechanics Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | September 15 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Timoshenko Medalists
| 1957 | Stephen P. Timoshenko |
| 1958 | Arpad L. Nadai Sir Geoffrey Taylor Theodore von Karman |
| 1959 | Sir Richard Southwell |
| 1960 | Cornelius B. Biezano Richard Grammel |
| 1961 | James N. Goodier |
| 1962 | Maurice A. Biot |
| 1963 | Michael James Lighthill |
| 1964 | Raymond D. Mindlin |
| 1965 | Sydney Goldstein |
| 1966 | William Prager |
| 1967 | Hillel Poritsky |
| 1968 | Warner T. Koiter |
| 1969 | Jakob Ackeret |
| 1970 | James J. Stoker |
| 1971 | Howard W. Emmons |
| 1972 | Jacob P. Den Hartog |
| 1973 | Eric Reissner |
| 1974 | Albert E. Green |
| 1975 | Chia-Chiao Lin |
| 1976 | Erastus H. Lee |
| 1977 | John D. Eshelby |
| 1978 | George F. Carrier |
| 1979 | Jerald L. Ericksen |
| 1980 | Paul M. Naghdi |
| 1981 | John H. Argyris |
| 1982 | John W. Miles |
| 1983 | Daniel C. Drucker |
| 1984 | Joseph B. Keller |
| 1985 | Eli Sternberg |
| 1986 | George R. Irwin |
| 1987 | Ronald S. Rivlin |
| 1988 | George K. Batchelor |
| 1989 | Bernard Budiansky |
| 1990 | Stephen H. Crandall |
| 1991 | Yuan-Cheng B. Fung |
| 1992 | Jan D. Achenbach |
| 1993 | John L. Lumley |
| 1994 | James R. Rice |
| 1995 | Daniel D. Joseph |
| 1996 | J. Tinsley Oden |
| 1997 | John R. Willis |
| 1998 | Olgierd C. Zienkiewicz |
| 1999 | Anatol Roshko |
| 2000 | Rodney J. Clifton |
| 2001 | Ted Belytschko |
| 2002 | John W. Hutchinson |
| 2003 | Lambert B. Freund |
| 2004 | Morton E. Gurtin |
| 2005 | Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt |
| 2006 | Kenneth L. Johnson |
| 2007 | Thomas J.R. Hughes |
| 2008 | Sia Nemat-Nasser |
| 2009 | Zdenek P. Bazant |
| 2010 | Wolfgang Knauss |
| 2011 | Alan Needleman |
| 2012 | Subra Suresh |
| 2013 | Richard M. Christensen |
| 2014 | Robert M. McMeeking |
| 2015 | Michael Ortiz |
| 2016 | Ray W. Ogden |
| 2017 | Viggo Tvergaard |
| 2018 | Ares Rosakis |
| 2019 | J. N. Reddy |
| 2020 | Mary C. Boyce |
| 2021 | Huajian Gao |
| 2022 | Michael A. Sutton |
| 2023 | Guruswami Ravichandran |
| 2024 | Pierre M. Suquet |
| 2025 | Norman A. Fleck |