Warner T. Koiter Medal
The Warner T. Koiter Medal, established in 1996, is bestowed in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of solid mechanics with special emphasis on the effective blending of theoretical and applied elements of the discipline, and on a high degree of leadership in the international solid mechanics community.
The award was funded by the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, to honor Warner T. Koiter for his fundamental work in nonlinear stability of structures in the most general sense, for his diligence in the effective application of these theories, his international leadership in mechanics, and his effectiveness as a teacher and researcher.
| Form of Award: | $2000, bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Applied Mechanics Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | September 15th |
| Nomination Sent To: | M. Taher Saif |
| Phone Number: |
217-333-8552 |
| E-mail: | saif@illinois.edu |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
WARNER T. KOITER MEDAL RECIPIENTS
| 1997 | Warner T. Koiter | 2011 | James G. Simmonds |
| 1998 | Viggo Tvergaard | 2012 | Erik Van der Giessen |
| 1999 | Charles R. Steele | 2013 | Norman A. Fleck |
| 2000 | Giulio Maier | 2014 | Guruswami Ravichandran |
| 2001 | Wolfgang G. Knauss | 2015 | Kaushik Bhattacharya |
| 2002 | James K. Knowles | 2016 | Pedro Ponte Castañeda |
| 2003 | David R.J. Owen | 2017 | Wei Yang |
| 2004 | Zenon Mróz | 2018 | M. Taher A. Saif |
| 2005 | Raymond W. Ogden | 2019 | K. T. Ramesh |
| 2006 | Pierre Suquet | 2020 | Anthony M. Waas |
| 2007 | C.T. Sun | 2021 | Gerhard A. Holzapfel |
| 2008 | Richard D. James | 2022 | Vikram Deshpande |
| 2009 | Stelios Kyriakides | ||
| 2010 | Nicolas Triantafyllidis |