REPORT OF THE OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, AND DIVISIONS for the
SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
June 8–11, 2015 Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, CA
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SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS, INC. SEM 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 8-11, 2015 | The Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA
SEM acknowledges the following council, committee and division chairs completing their terms as of June 11, 2015. President Sottos and the entire Executive Board thank these individuals for their generous contribution of time and effort on behalf of the Society. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Carlos Ventura, Past President G. Ravichandran, Chair, TAC Eric Brown, Member Christopher Niezrecki, Member C. Korach, Chair, Biological Systems & Materials Robert Rowlands, Member C. Ralph, Chair, Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials Linda Hanagan, Member D. Casem, Chair, Dynamic Behavior of Materials M. Keller, Chair, Education Committee COUNCIL CHAIRS A. Zehnder, Chair, Fracture & Fatigue Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair, Administrative Council M. Sasso, Chair, Inverse Problems Methodology Pete Avitabile, Chair, National Meetings Council S. Yoshida, Chair, Optical Methods J. Wang, Chair, Research Committee P. Reynolds, Chair, Applications ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL B. Antoun, Chair, Time Dependent Materials Peter Ifju, Chair, Honors and Nominating Committees J. Caicedo, Chair, Dynamics of Civil Structures B. Prorok, Chair, MEMS and Nanotechnology M. Benedetti, Chair, Residual Stress EDITORIAL COUNCIL R. Rowlands, Chair, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging Carlos Ventura, Chair, Editorial Council S. Atamturktur, Chair, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification for Structural Dynamics M. Mains, Chair, Modal Analysis/Dynamics Systems E.T. Wee Sit, Chair, Sensors and Instrumentation V. Wnuk, Chair, TCSG 25 AND 50 YEAR MEMBERS OF SEM The Society for Experimental Mechanics gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who have been members of the Society for 25 and 50 consecutive years. Each will receive a special certificate commemorating their dedicated support to SEM over the past quarter or half century. GOLD (50 YEAR) SEM MEMBERS SILVER (25 YEAR) SEM MEMBERS Franklin Appl William Anderson Abhijit Gupta Wesley Brill Peter Avitabile Hirotsugu Inoue Hal Brinson Charles Bakis Drew Nelson Michael Fourney Gopalakrishna Bhat Wolfgang Osten Samuel C. Gambrell, Jr. Jason Blough Hareesh Tippur Robert A. Heller Reto Cantieni P. Whitehead Wilbur E. Jorgenson John Gilbert Daniel T. Meisenheimer Jr Henry L. Sundberg, Jr. Bowden W. Ward, Jr.
iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA - Annual Business Meeting (June 7, 2015) ...... 3 MINUTES - Annual Business Meeting (June 1, 2014) ...... 4 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ...... 8 REPORT OF THE TREASURER ...... 10 REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ...... 12 Committees: Nominating SEM Historian Honors SEM Education Foundation Fellows SEM Liaison USNC/TAM Past Presidents Membership
AGENDA - Editorial Council Meeting (June 10, 2015) ...... 18 MINUTES - Editorial Council Meeting (June 4, 2014) ...... 19 REPORT OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL ...... 20 Committees: E/T Advisory Group E/M International Advisory Board E/T Technical Editor E/M Papers Review
AGENDA - Technical Activities Council (June 9, 2015) ...... 32 MINUTES - Technical Activities Council (June 5, 2014) ...... 33 REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL ...... 34 Committees: Applications Model Validation & Uncertainty Biological Systems & Materials Quantification Civil Structures Testing Optical Methods Composite Materials Research Dynamic Behavior of Materials Residual Stress Education Sensors and Instrumentation Electronic Packaging Structural Testing Fracture and Fatigue Technical Committee on Strain Gages Inverse Problem Methodologies Thermal Methods MEMS and Nanotechnology Western Regional Strain Gage Committee Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems Time Dependent Materials
AGENDA - National Meetings Council (June 10, 2015) ...... 54 MINUTES – National Meetings Council (June 4, 2014) ...... 55 REPORT OF THE NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL ...... 56 AGENDA - Executive Board Meeting (June 10, 2015) ...... 60 MINUTES - Executive Board Meeting (June 4, 2014) ...... 61
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 1 2 2015 OFFICERS REPORT AGENDA 2015 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 7, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. | Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA
1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Nancy Sottos)
2. Approval of Minutes of the 1, 2014 Annual Business Meeting held in Greenville, SC (Nancy Sottos)
3. Report of the Executive Director (Kristin Zimmerman)
4. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers)
5. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2014 – 2015): PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the written statements covering the basic information reported by the various committees are given in the bound booklet “Report of the Officers, Committees and Divisions” distributed at the meeting. a. Administrative Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents b. Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group c. National Meetings Council (Pete Avitabile) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning d. Technical Activities Council (G. Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/ Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research, Residual Stress, Sensors and Instrumentation, Structural Testing, Technical Committee on Strain Gages, Thermal Methods, Time Dependent Materials, Western Regional Strain Gage Committee
6. Outgoing Executive Board (Nancy Sottos)
7. Election of National Officers for 2015 – 2016 (Nancy Sottos)
8. Goals and Appointments for 2015 – 2016 (G. Ravichandran)
9. Recognition of 25 and 50 year members (Nancy Sottos)
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. President’s Closing Comments (Nancy Sottos)
13. Adjournment
Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of Nancy Sottos, Chair
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 3 MINUTES 2014 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 1, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. | The Hyatt Regency Greenville | Greenville, SC
1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos welcomed everyone to this year’s meeting.
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 2, 2013 Annual Business Meeting held in Lombard, IL (Emmanuel Gdoutos) The minutes of the Lombard Meeting were approved as supplied in the report.
3. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx) Tom Proulx referred everyone to the printed report.
4. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers) Jon Rogers referred all to his printed report.
5. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2014 – 2015): a. PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the written statements covering the basic information reported by the various committees are given in the bound booklet “Report of the Officers, Committees and Divisions” distributed at the meeting. b. Administrative Council (Peter Ifju) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents Peter Ifju referred all to the printed report. c. Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group Carlos Ventura referred all to the printed report. d. National Meetings Council (Nancy Sottos) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning e. Technical Activities Council (Guruswami Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research, Residual Stress, Sensors and Instrumentation, Structural Testing, Technical Committee on Strain Gages, Thermal Methods, Time Dependent Materials, Western Regional Strain Gage Committee Guruswami Ravichandran referred all to the printed report.
6. Outgoing Executive Board (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos presented outgoing Board Members Peter Ifju, Alberto Carpinteri, Kathryn Dannemann, James DeClerck and Chuck Van Karsen with Certificates of Appreciation.
7. Election of National Officers for 2014 – 2015 (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos announced that there were no additional nominations to the Executive Board received by the Secretary. In accordance with Article 9 Section 9 of the SEM Constitution Secretary Tom Proulx cast the vote of the Society in favor of the slate of members as proposed by the Nominating Committee.
The newly elected Executive Board members are: President ...... Nancy Sottos 2014-2015 President-Elect ...... Guruswami Ravichandran 2014-2015 Vice-President ...... Pete Avitabile 2014-2015 At-large Member 2014-2016 ...... Necati Catbas At-large Member 2014-2016 ...... Robert Goldstein At-large Member 2014-2016 ...... Daniel Rixen At-large Member 2014-2016 ...... Satoru Yoneyama
4 2015 OFFICERS REPORT 8. Goals and Appointments for 2014 – 2015 (Nancy Sottos) I am excited to begin my term as the next president of the Society of Experimental Mechanics. I am honored to serve the dedicated group of researchers, faculty, and students that that make up the society and share my passion for experimental mechanics. As I begin my term, I inherit a society in excellent health.
I would like to recognize the current SEM President, Prof. Emmanuel Gdoutos and thank him for his excellent service over the past year. I also would like to recognize the extraordinary service of Jon Rogers, who has served as SEM Treasurer for the past 12 years. Jon guided the society through some rocky financial times and his dedicated efforts helped lead us to the current financial stability we now enjoy as a society. A special plaque was created to recognize Jon and I hope you will join me in thanking him for his hard work and service to SEM. Although there are big shoes to fill, SEM is very lucky to have Kristin Zimmerman take over as Treasurer this year. I also would like to acknowledge the efforts of all society members who took time out of their busy schedules to serve on committees over the past year – it is your sustaining contributions that make this society so successful. It is customary for the incoming SEM president to outline their goals and agenda for the coming year. I thought it would be fun to intermix my goals and vision for the next year as a “Top 10” of the most exciting things for SEM members in 2014-2015. The first seven items I’ve identified represent examples of positive events or initiatives that are currently underway:
10. An outstanding 2014 Murray lecture presented by Prof. G. Ravichandran and an outstanding JSA Young Investigator lecture by Prof. Samantha Daly. Together these lectures recognize excellence of the most senior and accomplished members of SEM, as well as recognize the most promising next generation of our younger members. I encourage all SEM members to be active in putting forward nominations for these prestigious talks. 9. Scientific artwork featured on the SEM conference program. As you may have already noticed, the program for the 2014 feature images supplied by Prof. Ravichandran from his Murray Lecture. I hope to continue this trend for future meetings. 8. The SEM Annual Meeting has gone mobile. A new mobile App, which first debuted at IMAC, is available to download for following the conference program and planning your meeting schedule. Special thanks to Nuno for taking the lead on this development. It is important that we deliver conference content and correspondence using the most relevant and up- to-date technology. 7. A new publisher for Experimental Techniques. A new contract to publish ET has been negotiated with Springer. ET is an important resource for the SEM community and we hope this new publishing agreement will continue to grow and strengthen ET. 6. A new Editor for Experimental Mechanics. Hareesh Tippur’s term as Technical Editor will finish at the end 2015. Hareesh has done an excellent job leading EM and it will be critical over the next year to identify new potential candidates to fill his shoes and seamlessly transition the journal. 5. A new journal. The society will launch a new journal on dynamic properties of materials. Eric Brown has been instrumental in organizing this effort and will serve as the first editor. New initiatives such as this journal are important for expanding the society and meeting the scholarships needs of current members.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 5 4. New SEM awards. Thanks to the efforts and suggestions of the membership, SEM will likely initiate two new awards this year. These initiatives are important for recognizing the outstanding achievements of our membership. The final three items are essentially my goals for the coming year. 3. Expand of our base membership. Individual memberships have been gradually declining over the past five years. Although graduate student memberships are now at a high, the society needs a plan to expand our base membership smartly. I plan to work with the board and the Membership Committee chaired by Peter Ifju to reenergize recruitment of new members and improve retention of the current membership. I am an active member now because many years ago Arun Shukla reached out to me as brand new assistant professor and encouraged me to become involved with SEM. We have a lot to offer as a society and I challenge all of our members to reach out to potential new recruits. 2. Increase involvement of young researchers. Participation of graduate students and young researchers in SEM activities is critical for the future of the society. Many of my predecessors as President have had this same goal. The recent efforts to hold regional student conferences, the panels on junior careers, and new awards for young researchers are examples of successful programs that will continue to be supported. We should encourage participation of young researchers and new members in the Technical Divisions and open up new avenues to participate in the conference such as a well-organized poster session. 1. Energize the membership. As a society, we must ensure that we continue to meet the technical needs of our increasingly diverse, international membership. SEM conferences need to deliver a well-balanced portfolio of cutting edge research, applications, education and networking opportunities for the experimental mechanics community. Technical Divisions need to be vibrant and proactive to produce excellent sessions and tracks. The journals associated with SEM need to strive to publish the best new papers in the field. The society needs to remain flexible and support new initiatives from our members as experimental mechanics spans new disciplines. As President, I am happy to set an ambitious agenda on this front, but the bottom line is that we need to engage both seasoned and new members to be active and involved.
I hope that my Top 10 list reflects the most exciting activities and directions for the Society. I look forward to working with the Executive Board, the SEM staff and the membership towards achieving these goals.
My appointments for the coming year are: • Tom Proulx, as Secretary • Kristin Zimmerman, as Treasurer • Emmanuel Gdoutos, Immediate Past President, as Chair Administrative Council • Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran, President-Elect, as Chair of the Technical Activities Council • Peter Avitabile, Vice-President, as Chair of the National Meetings Council • Satoru Yoneyama, as Vice Chair of the National Meetings Council • Robert Goldstein, as Vice Chair of the Research Committee • F. Necati Catbas, as Vice Chair Technical Activities Council • Eric Brown, At-Large Board Member as Vice-Chair of Technical Activities Council • Linda Hanagan (IMAC), At-Large Board Member as Vice Chair of Editorial Council
6 2015 OFFICERS REPORT • Chris Niezrecki (IMAC), At-Large Board Member as Executive Board Representative to IMAC Advisory Board • Bob Rowlands, At-Large Board Member as Vice Chair of National Meetings Council • Daniel Rixen, At-Large Member of Honors Committee
In closing, I would like to thank the SEM staff, whose dedicated efforts keep the society and all of our sponsored activities running smoothly. We could not do it without them! I encourage you to contact me with ideas and suggestions about how the society can better serve its members. I look forward to an exciting and productive year!
9. Recognition of 25 and 50 year members (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos recognized the 25 and 50 year members of the Society and presented certificates to those present.
10. Old Business There was no old business.
11. New Business There was no new business
12. President’s Closing Comments (Emmanuel Gdoutos) A year ago in Lombard I assumed the duties and laid down the vision of my Presidency of the Friendly Society. Today, I would like to say how fortunate I am to have been at the helm of the Society for the past year. The collaboration with the members of the Executive Board (EB), the Executive Director and the staff of the Society have been rewarding and fruitful. It has been a memorable experience, a milestone in my professional career.
Our society continues to be strong and robust, and serves its members in the best possible way. Our financial situation is healthy. Our two flagship publications Experimental Mechanics (EM) and Experimental Techniques (ET) continue to thrive. They constitute the main forum of publication of papers of the experimental mechanics community. Our two conferences, IMAC and the Annual Conference, attract more than 400 participants each and more than 50 exhibitors in total. In the last IMAC conference in Orlando I participated 461 abstracts were submitted. We continue our collaboration and support of sister societies around the world. Our fall conference will take place this October in Beijing, organized by the Chinese Society of Experimental Mechanics.
It has been an exciting year to serve as President of the Friendly Society. It has been really a pleasure and honor. My heartfelt thanks go to the Executive Director Tom Proulx and the staff of the Society for their help and support, to the members of the EB and the members of the Society for their advice and support. I wish all the best for success to the incoming President. I am sure that the Friendly Society will continue to excel in the years ahead and serve the international experimental mechanics community in the best possible way.
13. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 7 REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KRISTIN B. ZIMMERMAN
In my role as Interim Executive Director, I submit this report 1. We welcome our new Managing Director David W. with honor and continuing support for the Society that has McThomas to the SEM. We formally began our search given so much during my 27 years of membership…and to process in December 2014 and are thrilled that David you over your years of membership I’m sure. has joined the SEM family. I will stay on as the Interim Executive Director through IMAC-XXXIV (2016) as With heartfelt acknowledgement, I submit this report David transitions into his new role. Please be sure to in the place of our former Executive Director, Thomas W. introduce yourself to David during the conference. Proulx. Our leader, mentor, friend, and constant sustaining force in nurturing the Society to where it is today…very 2. Launch of the new Thomas W. Proulx SEM solvent and growing in strength and purpose across many Development Fund. The fund is under our portfolio dimensions. of managed funds. It is not a restricted fund, but a growing fund with the intention to become a Financially, we are strong and growing with a healthy sustaining fund to support strategic areas of growth surplus, due in large part to the hard work of our staff, the for SEM. To date, the fund totals approximately growing participation from our membership in planning $4,000 and welcomes additional funds from our very outstanding content to our two key meetings each year, generous members. Stay tuned as we announce more our strong publications footprint with EM and ET, and regarding how to give to the fund in your own name the addition of our newest journal, Dynamic Behavior of or the name of another so the fund can continue to Materials, launched this past January under the guidance grow in perpetuity and in a very tax friendly manner. and leadership of Eric Brown. The foundational elements of our society are solid and we are ready to continue to 3. Our Newsletter, Experimentally Speaking… is now grow strategically as well as tactically in specific targeted online. As of March 2015, the newsletter is being areas. distributed through our members’ email address. The email includes a link to our website so you can read the I would like to mention a few things that have happened newsletter online, or download the color PDF file. If so far this year: you prefer to receive a hard copy by mail, contact SEM headquarters and we will be happy to mail you a copy.
4. Two new awards have been created: a. The SEM-MTDM Wolfgang G. Knauss Young Investigator Award to be launched in 2015. Candidates are selected by the award’s selection committee. b. The James W. Dally Young Investigator Award to be launched in 2016. Thank you all for submitting nominations for this prestigious award.
5. We are ramping up activities with the Membership Committee to learn all that we can regarding the value offered to our members. We need to better communicate the areas of value that include but are not limited to: a. Access to 16 peer reviewed Springer journals (estimated value in the thousands) b. A 35% discount on Wiley/SEM books c. Reduced conference registration fees d. Access to our global network of SEM members via the members only portion of the SEM website e. Ability to give philanthropically
8 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Our staff is none other than amazing! They have been my This marks year six with Springer publishing our conference mentor and supporter and are to be commended by all for proceedings. Feedback from Springer is extremely making the meetings to date such a success. Truth be told, positive. We want to be sure that all submitting authors they do ALL of the work…I simply stand at the ready to try know the areas of work published in the proceedings are to remove barriers that may cross their paths. also encouraged for publication in peer reviewed journals as indicated in the SEM copyright policy. The Springer Tom listed the following staff update in last year’s report…I proceedings volumes are sent to Elsevier to be included in thought it was worth restating and updating: SCOPUS and included in ISI.
Below lists each SEM staff member and the years of service We are grateful for the accomplishments of 2014 especially with SEM in 2015. amongst the extreme sadness and valuable gap left by the loss of our Executive Director, Tom Proulx. That said, Sharon Previs—31 we are not without challenges. In Tom’s words from last Joni Normandin—22 year’s report that are so poignant…”We need to continue Shari Matthews—14 to respect our past even as we look forward to the future. Jen Tingets—13 SEM has been successful because it was able to change with Nuno Lopes—2 the times. But, even more important, SEM has continued because our senior members embrace and mentor I think you will agree that the Society has some remarkably newcomers to the field and the Society. This tradition is loyal employees. It is just one small measure of the why we can refer to ourselves as “the friendly society”. We dedication the staff has to SEM. must continue to be the friendly society and offer everyone a chance to contribute. That will lead us forward.” This is the second year we have used the mobile app called Guidebook (for Android or Apple systems) with conference Respectfully Submitted, information. We are still on a steep learning curve regarding how best to exploit the attributes of this wonderful system of enabling information at your fingertips. Nuno Lopes handles all the details related to the app and we are very pleased with the reception from attendees to date. Please let us know what you think… especially how we can make the app better for you to use year round! Kristin
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 9 REPORT OF THE TREASURER JON ROGERS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSE, DECEMBER 31, 2014
Revenue Expense Membership $76,517 $118,863 Experimental Mechanics $216,193 $57,328 Experimental Techniques $21,839 $57,919 Publications $5,954 $57,416 Conferences $564,808 $542,510 Total $885,311 $834,036
Surplus: $51,405
Source of Revenue
Memb 8.6% EM 24.4%
Conf 63.8%
ET 2.5%
Pubs 0.7%
Financially 2014 was an excellent year for SEM. Total income Cash in our restricted accounts (Cloud, CSI Endowment, from operations was a surplus of $51,275 for 2014. This was Dally, DeMichele, Knauss, Nemat-Nasser, SEMEF, Taylor, primarily due to outstanding conference revenue and very and Theocaris) was $574,451 compared to $466,912 in 2013. well managed expenses throughout the year. Note: The restricted funds account increased significantly due to the addition of funds for two awards in 2014: The Our cash and savings at the end of 2014 was $367,838 James W. Dally Young Investigator Award; and the SEM- compared to $320,891 at the end of 2013. We do not have MTDM Wolfgang G. Knauss Young Investigator Award. any cash flow issues. While reserves are never as much as we would like, we continue to make progress in improving Overall, our results for 2014 were excellent. that situation.
10 2015 OFFICERS REPORT SEM DONATIONS SEM received tax-deductible donations in the amount of $157,773 to be applied to one of five funds throughout the year. The five funds are: SEM Education Fund ($3,770), SEM Development Fund ($2,596), SEM Building Fund ($130), CSI Endowment Fund ($30,678), James W. Dally Young Investigator Award ($22,200), D.J. DeMichele Scholarship Fund ($1,768) and the SEM- MTDM Wolfgang G. Knauss Young Investigator Award ($96,631). The CSI Endowment Fund is a new fund established by Correlated Solutions, Inc. with the goal “…to provide financial support to help facilitate student participation in the activities of the Society
The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. sincerely thanks all who have donated to an SEM fund. Your contributions are truly appreciated and will help the Society fulfill its mission.
SEM FUND CONTRIBUTORS 2014
Patron Level ($1,000 or more)
William Fourney James Lally Kristin Zimmerman
Benefactor Level ($500-$999)
James Dally Isaac Daniel Michael Fourney
Donor Level ($100-$499)
Archie A. Andonian Lothar Gaul Gary Schajer Thomas Carne Jack. K Mowry Stephen Seidlitz Matthew Cavelli Wolfgang Osten Michael Sutton Wendy Crone Carol Parssinen Mark Tuttle Kathryn Dannemann Fabrice Pierron Kazunaga Ueda Michael Forrestal Henry Pusey
Contributor Level ($1-$99)
Hillar Aben Jeffrey Helm Daniel Rixen Kusuma Agusanto George James Gordon Shaw, III Gennadii Boldyrev Edward Johnson Andrzej Staniek Robert Bonenberger Wilma Johnson Sigmund Stepaniak Roger Bradshaw Shailendra Joshi Kassiim Tarhini John Epstein Michael Luby Martin Tretheway Bill Fladung Michael Mains Charles Van Karsen Cosme Furlong Kenneth Miller Carlos Ventura Emmanuel Gdoutos Michael Prime J. Ronald Winter Paul Gloeckner Mark Proulx Anton Grillenbeck Ralph Rietz
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 11 ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL EMMANUEL GDOUTOS, CHAIR
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT Peter Ifju, Chair (2014)
The Nominating Committee completed its assigned duties at the 2014 SEM Annual Conference in Greenville, SC and reported on its recommendations for 2014-2015 SEM Officers and Executive Board to the then current Executive Board. The committee will next meet during the 2015 SEM Annual Conference in Costa Mesa, California to develop recommendations of outstanding nominees for 2016-2017.
Input to the Nominating Committee from the Society’s membership is both encouraged and solicited. The incoming committee chairs are: Peter Ifju, 2015 and Emmanuel Gdoutos, 2016.
Nominations for the 2015-2016 SEM Executive Board officers are: President –Guruswami Ravichandran; President-Elect – Peter Avitabile; and Vice President – Kathryn Dannemann. Executive Board Member’s At- Large nominees are: Gaetan Kerschen, Michael Mains, Ghatu Subhash, and Hareesh Tippur. These individuals are the official choice of the SEM Nominating Committee.
The Society’s bylaws also provide for alternative nominations. Article IX, Section 4, of the SEM constitution states that, “A member may also be nominated by written petition of at least 25 Individual Members of the Society, and submitted to the Secretary, together with the member’s consent to serve, if elected, at least 90 days prior to the Annual Business Meeting.” The Bylaws also provide that, if no additional nominations are submitted by the membership at large, the Secretary of the Society shall cast an affirmative vote on behalf of the membership at the Society’s Annual Business Meeting.
This information is posted on the SEM Website.
HONORS COMMITTEE REPORT Peter Ifju, Chair (2014)
The Honors Committee met during the 2014 SEM Annual Conference in Greenville, NC and identified outstanding recipients for SEM Awards, most of which will be presented at the 2015 SEM Conference in Costa Mesa, California. These awards and their recipients are:
Murray Medal & Murray Lecturer for 2015: ...... K. T. Ramesh JSA Lecture: ...... Gordon Shaw Lazan Award: ...... Michel Grediac Frocht Award: ...... John Lambros Tatnall Award ...... Wei-Chung Wang DeMichele Award: ...... Javad Baqersad Zandman Award: ...... Wei-Chung Wang Durelli Award: ...... Frank W. DelRio Nemat-Nasser Award: ...... Ares J. Rosakis Theocaris Award: ...... Fu-Pen Chiang Hetényi Award: ...... Andrea Leonard, Fernando Fraternali and Chiara Daraio Harting Award: ...... Mike Pyrkosz and Charles D. Van Karsen
The 2015 DeMichele Award and the Harting Award were both presented by Al Wicks at the IMAC-XXXIII Conference, which was held in Orlando, FL in February 2015. The Honors Committee will meet again in Costa Mesa, California during the 2015 SEM Annual Conference.
12 2015 OFFICERS REPORT FELLOWS COMMITTEE Ken Liechti, Secretary
The meeting was held at 5 pm on June 1, 2014 in Greenville, SC. It was called to order by Wei-Chung Wang (Vice Chair) due to the absence of the Chair, Rich Pryputniewicz who was ill. Also in attendance were Randy Allemang, Hareesh Tippur, Arun Shukla, Nancy Sottos, KT Ramesh, Fabrice Pierron, and Kenneth Liechti. There was a strong pool of 11 nominees for Fellow status. The case for each applicant was discussed separately. The Committee decided to recommend Hugh Bruck, Wendy Crone, Peter Ifju and Ghatu Subhash. All four were subsequently approved by Executive Board of SEM. Rich Pryputniewicz stepped down as Chair of the Committee of Fellows. He has been succeeded by Wei-Chung Wang. Randy Allemang agreed to be the new Vice Chair. There was discussion of potential new members of the Committee in view of the pending departures of Rich Pryputniewicz, Hareesh Tippur and Arun Shukla after the 2014 meeting. John Lambros, Archie Andonian and Wayne Chen were approached and agreed to serve in the class of 2015-2017. The possibility of other Fellows attending the Fellows Committee meeting was discussed. The consensus was that this is already allowed in a non-voting capacity and should be allowed to continue. Such Fellows are free to express their opinions but this should be done in a professional manner. Position Name Tenure Chair ...... Wei-Chung Wang ...... 2013-2015 Vice Chair ...... Randy Allemang ...... 2014-2016 Secretary ...... Kenneth Liechti Member ...... Nancy Sottos ...... 2013-2015 Member ...... Danny Rittel ...... 2013-2015 Member ...... KT Ramesh ...... 2014-2016 Member ...... Fabrice Pierron ...... 2014-2016 Member ...... John Lambros ...... 2015-2017 Member ...... Archie Andonian ...... 2015-2017 Member ...... Wayne Chen ...... 2015-2017
PAST PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE Mark Tuttle, Chair
The Past Presidents Committee is dedicated to serving the Society by responding to requests for assistance, but also by not giving unsolicited advice to current society officers.
The committee currently has two major activities. The first is to serve as reviewers and judges in the SEM International Student Paper Competition (ISPC). The second is to enjoy an annual Past Presidents Dinner. Both of the ISPC and the Past Presidents dinner were successfully completed during the 2014 SEM Conference held in Greenville, SC.
SEM HISTORIAN The Society is actively seeking someone to serve as Historian. Please contact Kristin Zimmerman if you have an interest or a nomination.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 13 SEMEF K. Zimmerman, Chair M. Sutton, Secretary
K. Zimmerman ...... Chair 2014-2015 P. Ifju ...... Vice Chair 2014-2015 Michael Sutton ...... Secretary 2014-2015 Bill Fourney ...... Treasurer 2014-2015 Tom Proulx ...... Chief Administrator 2014-2015 Highlights of the June 2014 Meeting and items for follow up during the June 2015 meeting:
Attendees: Peter Avitabile, Eric Brown, Gary Cloud, Mike Fourney, Bill Fourney, Jose Freire, Emmanuel Gdoutos, Jeffrey Helm, Peter Ifju, Kristin Zimmerman and Tom Proulx Discussion of SEM Student Regional Conferences Peter Ifju held the Southeastern conference at the University of Florida. There 26 talks by students and 32 attendees. A party at Peter’s home was held afterwards.
Discussion regarding the next Graduate Student Symposium, with either USC or NC State to host the conference. USC later agreed to host it, with Prof. Kidane being the organizer.
Samantha Daly at the University of Michigan held the Midwest conference on Memorial Day. There were 32 talks and 40 attendees.
There was a Northeastern conference two years ago, but apparently none this year.
Discussion ensued as to how SEM HQ should follow up with these students. Peter stated that an individual, customized follow up would be best.
Mike Fourney asked where new student members come from? One comment was that many come from these Graduate Student Meetings. Tom stated that 50% of the students that join from these conferences continue for a 2nd year.
Bill Fourney asked how many student competition participants become (true) SEM members? Tom Proulx responded that the membership committee is being reactivated and that he felt the number of members is in good shape.
Peter Ifju suggested that there should be some pressure on members of SEM to put together one or two additional meetings (e.g. Fall type). Estimated cost for attending would be between $500 and $600. When the question arose about places to have such additional meetings, the West Coast was mentioned. Mike Fourney noted that such a meeting was unlikely to be successful in the LA area.
Eric Brown suggested that we try to do something in the Midwest. It was suggested that there might be an opportunity to set up a regional schedule for additional meetings. It was also noted by attendees that there should be some way to give individuals organizing such events some type/form of credit.
14 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Intel West Competition Event Gary Foss, Ralph Brillhart and Mike Fourney were judges for the SEM part of the event. There were 1800 students, 1200 judges. The SEM judges narrowed down the list and gave 3 $1000 prizes, with a total of $5,000,000 in prizes awarded at the competition. Total cost to SEM is $6,000 per year.
As discussion ensued, it was remarked that it was unlikely for SEM to get any members from this but it does increase the STEM pool of students. No one is over 18 yrs of age at the competition, with 30% US and 70% Foreign.
Eric Brown asked if we should advertise this event to current SEM members. Response was that this was not the way it works. The competitors must go through a process and winning at a lower level is required to get into the event.
A motion was made and passed to support the Intel West Event next year. Financial Discussion The current balance was given by Tom as being $50,949 (see attached page with full financials from SEM HQ). Expenses for the past year were reviewed. Old Business A discussion was initiated regarding the YouTube video concept that was brought forward last year. It was suggested that the idea be forwarded to the Educational Committee, with a description of the idea, which is to consider whether a program such as an SEM YouTube Challenge could be fleshed out and potentially supported by SEMEF in the future. New Business No new business was discussed Current Members and Officers of SEMEF Appointed members of the committee are as follows
Members Eric Brown ...... June, 2013- June, 2016 Bill Fourney ...... June, 2013- June, 2016 Jon Rogers ...... June, 2013- June, 2016 Randy Allemang ...... June, 2013- June, 2016
Michael Fourney ...... June, 2014- June, 2017 Kristin Zimmerman ...... June, 2014- June, 2017 Jeff Helm ...... June, 2014- June, 2017
Michael Sutton ...... June, 2012- June, 2015 Peter Ifju ...... June, 2012- June, 2015 Wei Chung Wang ...... June, 2012- June, 2015 Rich Pryputniewicz ...... June, 2012- June, 2015 Arun Shukla ...... June, 2012- June, 2015
Report prepared by K. Zimmerman based on minutes submitted by M. Sutton, and W. Fourney
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 15 U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS (USNC/TAM) Wendy Crone, SEM Representative on the USNC/TAM
The U.S. National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) met on May 1-2, 2015 at the National Academies building in Washington D.C. with Society for Experimental Mechanics representative Wendy Crone in attendance. USNC/TAM represents the interests of the United States in international scientific activities relating to the broad field of mechanics. USNC/ TAM activities include representing the U.S. at the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM). The last IUTAM General Assembly meeting was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 17-20, 2014.
USNC/TAM Chair, Wing Kam Liu, has been working with several federal agencies and society representatives to organize upcoming workshops sponsored by USNC/TAM on mechanics issues related to the NAE report “Making a World of Difference: Engineering Ideas into Reality.” The first USNC/TAM Workshop is being planned for October 7-9, 2015 on additive manufacturing with a tentative title of Predictive Theoretical and Computational Approaches for Additive Manufacturing (to be held at the National Academies Keck Center in Washington, D.C.).
The USNC/TAM also publishes periodic Reports on Recent Trends in Mechanics and organizes AmeriMech Symposia intended to promote interactions among researchers in an area of contemporary interest in the mechanics of fluids and solids. Four Amerimech workshops were held in 2014:
Dynamics of Metamaterials (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 2-4 April, 2014) Mechanics in Biology (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 22-23 May, 2014) Internal Waves in Fluids (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 9-12 June, 2014) Material Property Identification (University of Texas, Austin, TX, 8-10 December, 2014
Researchers interested in organizing an AmeriMech symposium are invited to submit proposals for future symposia.
The 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) will be held in Montreal, Canada, August 21- 26, 2016. (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/cs/groups/pgasite/documents/webpage/pga_152155.pdf)
The next U.S. National Congress on Theoretical & Applied Mechanics is being planned for Chicago, IL in 2018 (dates to be determined).
16 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 2014-2015 Kristin Zimmerman, Interim Executive Director
The first meeting of the Membership Committee was held during the SEM 2014 Annual Conference. President Nancy Sottos is leading the committee. A plan is being developed to both listen to and learn from the value added proposition specific to membership in the SEM.
Current membership statistics are as follows: (as of March 11, 2015)
March April May May May May May May May May May Category 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Dues Paying Individual Members 844 840 845 867 842 927 966 998 1043 1004 940 Graduate Students 316 334 304 269 237 208 193 177 142 115 140 Undergrad Students 33 33 34 36 36 60 20 27 54 53 67 Corporate Reps 66 65 65 63 63 77 80 82 72 80 80 Polish Chapter 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Sub Total 1,259 1272 1263 1250 1178 1272 1274 1284 1326 1267 1242
Non Dues Paying Honorary Members 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 Life Members 73 67 63 57 54 53 49 47 39 39 39 Retired Members 138 138 138 142 140 144 144 140 141 128 125 Comp/Exchange 88 88 89 90 92 100 101 103 103 106 Sub Total 231 303 299 298 294 299 302 297 292 279 279
Grand Total 1480 1575 1547 1548 1472 1571 1576 1581 1618 1546 1521
The data given above show that dues-paying membership levels for 2014 were basically the same over the past 4 years. We must continue to work hard to attract and retain members. We must continue to improve our member benefits and services. And, continue to find ways to better communicate the value of an SEM membership. Student Chapters
The current listing of active SEM Student Chapters include: Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi, India IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India University Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island CENIDET (Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan Tecnológico), Cuernavaca, Mexico University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Brazil Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan West Hartford, Connecticut University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
No new student chapters were formed in 2014.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 17 AGENDA EDITORIAL COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, June 10, 2015 – 10:00 a.m. | The Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE: C. Ventura, L. Hanagan, K. Zimmerman, H. Tippur, J. Helm, H. Espinosa
1. Approval of Agenda (Carlos Ventura)
2. Approval of Minutes of June 9, 2014 Editorial Council Meeting in Greenville, SC
3. Experimental Techniques (J. Helm) Status and any outstanding issues
4. Experimental Mechanics (H. Tippur) Status and any outstanding issues
5. Old Business
a. Status of New Journal
b. Status of ET contract
6. New Business
7. Adjournment
Prepared by Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of Carlos Ventura, Chair
18 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MINUTES EDITORIAL COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, June 4, 2014 – 10:00 a.m. | Hyatt Regency Greenville | Greenville, SC
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE: C. Ventura, L. Hanagan, K. Zimmerman, T. Proulx, H. Tippur, J. Helm, H. Espinosa. ATTENDEES: C. Ventura, K. Zimmerman, J. Helm, P. Reynolds, E. Brown, T. Proulx—Regrets: L. Hanagan
1. Remarks by the Chair 5. Experimental Mechanics (H. Tippur & T. Proulx) The chair welcomed all the members in attendance. Status and any outstanding issues: Pleased with the progress with ET & EM over the last 1. Advisory board: selection of a member to replace year, and very supportive of the proposed new journal. H. Espinosa as chair. 2. Discussion about possible structure of the roles 2. Approval of Agenda (C. Ventura) of Editor and Associate Editors, since there are The chair called for a motion to approve the agenda over 400 submissions to deal with for the meeting. Motion to approve by K. Zimmerman; 3. The goal is to keep processing time within 90 seconded by T. Proulx. All approved. Motion carried. days. But Springer is “article” driven, not “page” driven, so this will help the process 3. Approval of Minutes of June 4, 2014 Editorial 4. Peterson Award to be for best paper of new journal Council Meeting in Lombard, Ill. (proposed). Discussion about the Hetenyi Award. As there were not minutes from this meeting, C. Honors Committee will have to consider a proposal Ventura summarized the highlights of this meeting to review the criteria for these two awards. using his personal notes: 1. There are no outstanding issues from this meeting 6. Old Business 2. E. Brown was appointed to investigate the 6a. Status of New Journal (E. Brown) feasibility of creating a new Journal of Dynamic 1. The organization of the new journal is underway. Behavior of Materials Proposed 10 members for the Editorial Board and 3. Selection of publisher for ET. Try to reach an 7 for the Advisory Board agreement with SAGE first; if nothing happens 2. Proposed name: most likely Journal of Dynamic then negotiate with Springer. Behavior of Materials 4. Appointment of next editor of ET was discussed 3. Aiming for the first issue during the first quarter of 2015 4. Most likely to go with Springer and will know about 4. Experimental Techniques (J. Helm) this within the next month. T. Proulx working on this. Highlights of the status of ET and any outstanding 6b. Status of ET contract (T. Proulx) issues were presented by J. Helm. These included: 1. The ET contract is now in place, but need to 1. Currently approaching a new editor and publisher organize the transition process. 2. A downward shift of the Impact Factor (IF) for 2. The first issue with the new publisher will be in ET from 0.38 for 2012 is expected to improve for 2016 the next reporting period. Downloads of papers 3. We could start assigning paper to the “new log” have increased 19% in the US and 19% in the UK to expedite publication process 3. Concerns that have been addressed: The backlog 4. T. Proulx will work with P. Reynolds and J. Helm on needs to be addressed by the new publisher. The the transition process length of papers is not an issue with Springer. The speed of publication of articles has improved 7. New Business (T. Proulx) to 149 days, but the target is 45 days (from 1. The SEM webpage will be updated this year submission to first decision) 4. Advisory group will have to review aims and goals 8. Adjournment of ET, but should maintain flexibility The meeting was adjourned shortly after 11:30 a.m.
Prepared by Carlos Ventura, Chair
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 19 EDITORIAL COUNCIL CARLOS VENTURA, CHAIR
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES ADVISORY GROUP Kristin Zimmerman, Chair
Members of the E.T. Advisory Group:
Kristin Zimmerman ...... Chair Jonathan D. Rogers ...... Member-at-large Todd Simmermacher ...... Member-at-large Jane Grande-Allen ...... Member-at-large José Freire ...... Member-at-large Jeff Helm ...... E.T. Senior Technical Editor Paul Reynolds ...... Chair, Applications Committee Rich Pryputniewicz ...... Chair, Editorial Council Kristin Zimmerman ...... Acting Publisher, SEM
Report from the ET Senior Editor – Jeff Helm Impact factor is increasing after the dip it took when moving to the online system Downloads are trending upward too. International downloads rank as high as US Doing more up front filtering of articles has increased the number of rejected articles helping to slow down the backlog a bit. The remaining backlog can be taken care of with the switch to the new publisher (Springer), especially if we prepare the current backlog for launch with the Springer in January 2016 Paul Reynolds will become the new Senior Editor during the hand off to Springer at the end of 2015 The question of whether or not we can bundle the departments was raised. This is possible. We need to determine when, where to host, etc. Jeff mentioned using a word limit and a total of 8 figures in total to help streamline the article guidelines going forward Report from the Executive Director – Tom Proulx Continued discussion regarding backlog and how the switch to Springer Question was raised what to do with the departments as we switch to Springer ūū KZ made the motion to wrap up all departments at the end of 2015. Therefore we will still publish only technical articles (yes, we can still include technical notes – short papers) in the journal ūū We need to determine how to preserve the value that the departments have added to date to SEM. • Use the SEM website • Tom with consult with current publisher to determine how to use historical articles and current articles through 2015 on the SEM website Tom asked if we needed/wanted to change the aims and scope of the Journal. The decision was to keep them as is for the 2016 launch Old Business New AEs – Always looking for additional The Susan K Foss Outstanding Editor Award – Awarded to Kristin Zimmerman for 2014. This award is granted by the Senior Editor. It can be, but does not need to be, on an annual basis New Publisher Update – All set to go with Springer. We will be working closely with Springer in 2014 and 2015 to be ready to launch in January 2016 New Business Note – Always keep front and center that the role of the ETAG is: Strategic oversight
20 2015 OFFICERS REPORT EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES Jeff Helm, Senior Technical Editor
2014 Experimental Techniques Statistics
Listing Of Editors:
Senior Technical Editor: Associate Technical Editors: Jeffrey Helm (2015) François Barthelat (2014) Jason Blough (2014) Managing Editor Alfredo Cigada (2014) Nuno Lopes Cosme Furlong (2015) Paul Gloeckner (2016) Feature Series Editors: Bahram Khalighi (2016) Experimental Characterization of Active Materials Series: Dahsin Liu (2016) Nilesh Mankame Paul Reynolds (2016) Paul Alexander Mayank Tiwari (2016) Todd Simmermacher (2015) Dynamic Testing of Civil Engineering Structures Series: Xing Zhang (2015) Paul Reynolds Kristin B. Zimmerman (2015)
Instrumented Indentation Testing Series: Ibrahim Miskioglu
Message from the Editor:
This is my last year as editor of Experimental Techniques. It I thank you for all of your hard work to keep our journal has been an exciting five years for the journal. In January 2011 vibrant and growing. The future of the journal looks bright. the journal transitioned from being the members’ magazine I am sure that Paul Reynolds, the new editor, will do an to a standalone applications journal. It also transitioned outstanding job taking Experimental Techniques forward. from a mostly print journal to a mostly electronic one. Our Paul will also be overseeing yet another transition, as we impact factor is currently an all-time high of 0.58. None of change to a new publisher, Springer. Thank you for giving this would have been possible without the dedication of me this opportunity to serve our society. our Associate Editors and the guidance of Nuno Lopes.
Technical Articles Per Year 250 New Published Accepted 200
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0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 21 Submissions Received:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 New Submissions Received 97 133 124 156 225 181 163 151
Number of Pages Published:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Department 42 59 30 39 39 26 33 31 Technical 184 184 268 284 393 452 404 460 Feature 40 26 49 54 46 10 39 0 Total Article Pages 264 263 347 377 478 488 476 491 Total Issue Pages 452 424 496 496 489 501 493 501
Number of Articles Published:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 Department – – 10 12 12 12 12 12 Technical – – 38 38 55 50 42 51 Feature – – 5 5 5 2 3 0
Average Number of Pages Per Technical Article:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Pages – – 7.0 7.5 7.1 9.0 9.6 9.6
Days to Decision:
2011 2012 2013 2014 Median days to decision 87 83 71 33 Average days to decision 129 148 149 59
Decisions Made:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Decisions Made 135 252 223 306 329 309 246 216 Accept 45 56 63 77 72 69 56 58 Immediate Reject – – 6 6 63 58 66 63 Reject 28 46 31 41 50 48 38 38 Immediate Major Revise – – 14 17 14 7 1 2 Major Revise 36 76 49 61 64 61 46 27 Minor Revise 26 74 60 104 65 59 33 28 Acceptance Ratio 62% 55% 63% 62% 39% 39% 35% 38% “–“ = data not avail
22 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Online Stats:
As of April 22, 2015: Awaiting AE Assignment: ...... 10 Manuscripts in process (with AEs): ...... 26 Manuscripts out for revision (with author): ...... 3 Manuscripts published online: ...... 120
Oldest paper online, Early View, was published online in in July 2012 (that paper is slated for the July/August 2015 issue)
Of the 120 papers published Early View, 54 will publish in a 2014 issue.
Impact Factor:
2014 Impact Factor = 0.583
ISI Journal Citation Reports© Ranking 2013:
20/33 (Materials Science Characterization & Testing); 93/128 (Engineering Mechanical); 114/139 (Mechanics) **New impact factor will not be out until after the conference.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 23 EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS ADVISORY BOARD Horacio Espinosa, Chair
The IAB current board members are:
Randall Alamang (University of Cincinnati) Janice Barton (Univ. of South Hampton) Hugh Bruck (Univ. of Maryland) Isaac Daniel (Northwestern University) Horacio Espinosa (Northwestern University) C.T. Lim (National Univ. of Singapore) Eann Patterson (Univ. of Liverpool) Guruswami Ravichandran (Caltech) Nancy Sottos (Univ. of Illinois) Xioaping Wu from (Univ. of Science and Technology, China) Timothy C. Miller (Secretary), US Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
The board held its annual meeting on June, 2014 during the SEM Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC.
The majority of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of the report presented by the Journal of Experimental Mechanics editor, Hareesh Tippur. The consensus was that things were running smoothly and there was no need to make any changes.
There was a brief discussion about the new journal, edited by Eric Brown, but there were no data yet. It was felt that the new journal would not impact Experimental Mechanics in any negative way.
24 2015 OFFICERS REPORT EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS Hareesh V. Tippur, Editor-in-Chief, Auburn University (2015)
Associate Technical Editors (term ends in December)
Francois Barthelat, McGill University–Montreal (2016) Hongbing Lu, University of Texas at Dallas (2016) Eric Brown, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2015) Michael Mello, California Institute of Technology (2016) Vijaya Chalivendra, University of Massachusetts– Paul Reynolds, The University of Exeter (2016) Dartmouth (2016) Doron Shilo, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology (2015) Weinong Chen–Purdue University (2017) Ghatu Subhash, University of Florida–Gainesville (2016) Samantha Daly, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (2016) Parameswaran Venkitanarayanan, Indian Institute of Adrian DeWald, Hill Engineering, LLC (2016) Technology Kanpur (2016) Michel Grédiac, Universite Blaise Pascal–IFMA (2016) Junlan Wang, University of Washington (2015) Louis Hector, General Motors R&D Center (2015) Huimin Xie, Tsinghua University (2017) Francois Hild, ENS Cachan (2016) Satoru Yoneyama, Aoyama Gakuin University (2015) Vincent Ji, Université Paris–Sud 11 (2015) Francesco Lanza di Scalea, University of California– San Diego (2016)
SEM Executive Board Members at Large President Eric Brown, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Nancy R. Sottos, University of Illinois at Urbana- Linda Hanagan, Pennsylvania State University, USA Champaign, USA Christopher Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts President-Elect Lowell, USA Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran, California Institute of Robert Rowlands, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Technology, USA F. Necati Catbas, University of Central Florida, USA Vice President Robert V. Goldstein, Russian Academy of Sciences, Peter Avitable, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Moscow, Russia Treasurer Daniel Rixen, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany Jonathan D. Rogers, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Satoru Yoneyama, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Executive Director/Secretary, Kristin B. Zimmerman, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., USA Past President Emmanuel E. Gdoutos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Past President Carlos E. Ventura, University of British Columbia
Message from the Editor:
I would like to thank all our 2014 associate editors, guest As in the past years, the editorial committee has been editors and SEM staff for their valuable service towards updated. I would like to welcome Prof. Wayne Chen, Purdue maintaining the stature of Experimental Mechanics (EM) University, to the editorial committee for a three-year term. as a highly respected international journal. EM’s historical Many thanks to all the outgoing Associate Editors – Prof. reputation in the mechanics, material characterization, Annette Hosoi (MIT), Prof. Daniel Rittel (Technion) and Prof. and experimental methods community as a rigorously Ashkan Vaziri (NE University) – for their service to EM in the peer-reviewed journal continues. An outstanding slate past years. of associate editors and timely special issues are some of the other contributing factors besides a competitive turn- I will be completing my five-year term as the Editor-in-Chief around time to the continued strength of EM. The journal of EM at the end of this year. During this period I have been impact factor and the total number citations during 2014 very fortunate to collaborate with many EM colleagues have both increased. The submissions to the journal have and experts as associate editors, special issue editors, and been steady and are from across the globe despite a drop in reviewers in my effort to leave this flagship journal of SEM the acceptance rate. at a better place than when I started this journey. I believe
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 25 we as a team have largely succeeded in this regard. Over 15 months to less than 6 months. During this period seven the past five years, our annual submissions have grown by special issues have been published with two more currently nearly 75%, the acceptance rate has dropped from 45% in the works. Further, EM is now a truly international journal to 32%, the number of citations have increased from 1200 with approximately a third of its published articles coming to >3000, the impact factor has been on a gradual uptick from North America, Europe and Asia. annually (with the exception of 2011 outlier) and online- to-hardcopy publication time has dropped from approx.
Recent Special Issues:
Multi-Scale Experimental Mechanics Measurements Quantitative Visualization of Guest Editors: Bill Chao, Huimin Xie, and Yi-Lan Kang Dynamic Behavior Materials Published January 2014 (54:1) Guest Editors: Leslie Lamberson, Veronica Eliasson, Tusit Weerasooriya, Eric Brown Recent Advances in Digital Image Correlation In-progress Guest Editors: Mike Sutton and Francois Hild Published January 2014 (55:1) Composite Materials Subjected Infared Imaging and Thermomechanics to Extreme Conditions Guest Editors: Janice Barton and Andre Chrysochoos Guest Editors: Arun Shukla, James LeBlanc, Yapa Rajapakse Published April 2014 (54:4) In-progress
Submission Statistics Number of Submissions 14 13 12 12 12 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Fig. 1. Annual manuscript submissions to EM 1989-2014.
26 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Annual submissions from 1989 to 2014 are shown in Figure 1. The total number of submissions in 2014 was a very healthy 416. This represents slight drop (2%) relative to 2014 (427) but a 74% increase in submissions since 2009 (or over the past 5 years). As of April 10, 2014, there were 32 articles online waiting hardcopy publication.
EM has a substantial international interest and readership. This is reflected by submissions received from many different countries around the world. The worldwide breakdown of submissions in 2014 is shown Fig. 2. Europe, North America and Asia contribute to over 75% of the current submissions.
Manuscript Acceptance Country listed for first author 2014 and Publication South America India 3% Japan 5% 2% Korea 143 papers (1696 pages) published (1 special issue) 3% North America 2013 = 151 papers, 1807 pages, 1 special issues 20%
2012 = 134 papers, 1568 pages, 2 special issues China, Taiwan 2011 = 127 papers, 1577 pages, 1 special issue 18%
Europe Other 27% 402 new submissions received 22% 427 received in 2013 396 received in 2012 327 received in 2011
Fig. 2. Country listed for first author on 2014 submissions
Relevant statistics for manuscripts handled in 2014 are listed in Table 1 and compared to prior data from 2004-2014. The number of accepted papers in 2014 was 133. This represents an acceptance rate of approximately 32% relative to total 2013 submissions. This rate is slightly lower than 33% (132 papers) in 2013 and 37% (121 papers) in 2012. Further, in 2014 we have published more articles than accepted (151 vs. 133). As of April 2, 2015:
37 papers in process 27 papers out for revision 29 papers published online Issue 55:4 (April 2015) = most recent issue published online
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 27 Table 1. Acceptance and publication statistics for EM manuscripts handled in 2004-2014
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Published 77 66 70 74 69 76 127 127 134 151 143 Accepted 54 59 77 87 95 103 122 125 121 133 89 Rejected 62 56 70 115 85 115 129 219 237 255 244 Under Review* 60 27 41 67 53 57 47 43 60 65 37 Decisions made - - 269 349 350 388 460 335 395 602 662 (*as of April 2nd 2015; numbers change daily)
Table 2. Regional Distribution of Accepted* Papers in Recent Years
Region 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Europe 27% 31% 35% 48% 29% 43% 40% North America 46% 49% 48% 33% 41% 33% 34% Asia 23% 18% 15% 15% 21% 20% 21% Other 3% 2% 3% 4% 8% 5% 5% * based on submissions received during the year
IV. Review Statistics
Journal Turnaround Time This section includes submissions received by the journal office during the specified time period. The statistics are an indication of how long key activities are taking in the process.
Submission to Editor Assignment Average number of days between the date the manuscript was received and the first Editor was assigned. 0.8
Submission to Reviewer Invitation Average number of days between the date the manuscript was received and the first Reviewer was invited. 11.2
Submission to First Decision Average number of days between the date the manuscript was received and the first decision. 43.9
The above statistics shows that on average a first decision on received manuscripts is taken in less than 6 weeks. This has remained unchanged relative to 2013. The policy of sending reminders to ATEs, authors, and reviewers as well as a highly dedicated slate of ATEs and EM/Springer staff continue to contribute to this improving statistic.
28 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Decision Summary
A separate table is displayed for each Revision Number. Total Decisions is the number of decisions made by the Editor with final decision-making authority for each submission during the specified time period. The Average Time to Decision is the number of days between the date the manuscript was received by the journal office, and the date the final decision was made. For a Revision, the Average Time to Decision is the average number of days between the date the Revision was submitted to the journal office and the date the final decision was made.
Total Frequency Average Time Editor Decision Term Decisions of Decision to Decision
Original Submission Reject 46 11.5% 76.5 Reject but Encourage Resubmission 20 5% 69.5 Reject but encourage resubmission - Language 9 2.3% 2.6 Reject but Encourage Submission to another Journal 182 45.5% 6.3 Revise and re-submit as a Technical Note 10 2.5% 46.9 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 99 24.8% 86 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 34 8.5% 97.5 Total Editor Decisions 400 100% 45.9
Revision 1 Accept as is. 78 53.1% 30.4 Reject 10 6.8% 39.2 Reject but Encourage Submission to another Journal 1 0.7% 87 Revise and re-submit as a Technical Note 1 0.7% 140 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 19 12.9% 50.8 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 38 25.9% 45.8 Total Editor Decisions 147 100% 38.7
Revision 2 Accept as is. 43 75.4% 13.9 Reject 1 1.8% 54 Reject but Encourage Submission to another Journal 1 1.8% 30 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 2 3.5% 67 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 10 17.5% 20.8 Total Editor Decisions 57 100% 18
Revision 3 Accept as is. 8 80% 21.6 Reject 1 10% 177 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 1 10% 2 Total Editor Decisions 10 100% 35.2
Revision 4 Accept as is. 1 100% 33 Total Editor Decisions 1 100% 33
Revision 5 Accept as is. 1 100% 2 Total Editor Decisions 1 100% 2
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 29 Editor Assignment Summary
This section includes all submissions this Editor was assigned to during the specified time period. Note that an Editor could have been invited prior to the start of the time period, but the invitation must have been accepted during the time period.
Total Number Assignments Number of submissions assigned to the Editor during the time period. 618
Pending Assignments Number of assignments that are pending for this Editor. This includes submissions in this Editors New Assignments folder, or are somewhere in the review cycle, or have been assigned to another Editor. An assignment is no longer considered pending once this Editor has started the decision process (See Decisions in Progress below). 6
Decisions Made All submissions assigned to this Editor during the specified time period, for which this Editor has completed his decision. 611
Terminated Assignments This is the number of assignments for which this Editor was terminated. 1
Editor Performance Statistics
This section provides key indicators of turnaround time and Reviewer utilization for this Editor.
Average Time from Assigned to First Reviewer Assigned (Initial Submissions) Average number of days between this Editor being assigned and the first Reviewer being assigned for initial submissions only. The calculation is based on Editor assignments during the specified time period. Note that the journal office may invite the Reviewer; it does not have to be this Editor who actually invites the Reviewer. 14.5
Average Time from Assignment to First Reviewer Assigned (Revisions) Average number of days between this Editor being assigned and the first Reviewer being assigned for revisions only. The calculation is based on Editor assignments during the specified time period. Note that the journal office may invite the Reviewer; it does not have to be this Editor who actually invites the Reviewer. 6.6
Average Time from Assignment to Subordinate Editor Assignment (All Submissions) Average number of days between this Editor being assigned and a subordinate Editor being assigned. This calculation is for initial submissions and revisions. 1.6
Average Number of Reviewers per Submission Average number of Reviewers assigned to each manuscript while this Editor was the handling Editor. The calculation is based on submissions where the Editors decision was made during the time period, and counts only reviews that were complete at the time the decision was made. It includes Reviewers who may have been invited by someone else (e.g. journal staff) while this Editor was the Handling Editor. 2
Total Number of Reviewers Utilized Total number of Reviewers who completed reviews on submissions this Editor made a decision on during the specified time period. 671
Number of Unique Reviewers Utilized Total number of unique Reviewers who completed reviews on submissions this Editor made a decision on during the specified time period. 373
Time to Decision Average number of days from the time this Editor assumed responsibility for making the decision, to the date the decision was submitted. Calculation is based on decisions made by this Editor during the specified time period. 2.3
30 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Impact Factor
Impact factors for the past 15 years are plotted in Fig. 3.
Impact Factor
2013 1.567 2012 1.548 2011 1.522 2010 1.854 2009 1.542 2008 1.480 2007 0.980 2006 1.133 2005 0.930 2004 0.954 2003 0.691 2002 0.730 2001 0.600 2000 0.768 1999 0.562 1998 0.445
Figure 3. EM Impact Factor for 1998-2013.
2013 Impact factor for Experimental Mechanics edged up slightly and is a respectable 1.567. The number of citations (per ISI Journal Citations Report) is slightly up from the previous year (3019 vs. 2400).
The impact factors for a few other related journals are given in Table 3. Some of them show a drop in their 2011 impact factors from the previous year similar to that seen for EM.
Table 3. Comparison of Impact Factors of Some Optics/Mechanics Journals
Impact Impact Impact Impact Impact Journal Name Factor Factor Factor Factor Factor 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Int. J. Solids and Structures 1.809 2.066 1.857 1.871 2.030 J. Mech. and Physics of Solids 3.467 3.702 2.806 3.406 4.289 Mechanics of Materials 2.206 2.466 1.769 1.936 2.220 J. Appl. Mech. 0.915 0.617 0.949 1.041 1.395 J. Applied Physics 2.072 2.064 2.168 2.21 2.185 Applied Optics 1.763 1.703 1.748 1.689 1.649 Optics & Lasers in Engineering 1.103 1.567 1.835 1.916 1.695 Strain 1.083 1.000 1.103 0.619 0.916
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 31 AGENDA TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Tuesday, June 9, 2015 – 4:00pm-6:00pm | Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA
G. Ravichandran, Chair Jim DeClerck, Vice-Chair Eric N. Brown, Vice-Chair
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of June 4, 2014 Technical Activities Council meeting in Greenville, SC
3. Technical Division Activity Reports to include both Conference Programming activities and any other matters. a. Applications b. Education c. Research d. Biological Systems and Materials e. Civil Structures Testing f. Composite Materials g. Dynamic Behavior of Materials h. Fracture & Fatigue i. Inverse Problem Methodologies j. MEMS and Nanotechnology/ Electronic Packaging k. Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems l. Model Validation and Quantification for Structural Dynamics m. Optical Methods/Applied Photoelasticity n. Residual Stress o. Sensors and Instrumentation p. Structural Testing q. TCSG r. Thermal Methods s. Time Dependent Materials t. WRSGC
4. Old Business
5. New Business
6. Adjournment
Prepared by Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of G. Ravichandran, Chair
32 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MINUTES TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Wednesday, June 4, 2014 – 10:30 a.m. | Hyatt Regency | Greenville, SC
TAC committee chair Ravichandran called the meeting to order and thanked all of the TDs for coming and putting together an excellent meeting this year.
1. Vote to approve the agenda: Approved
2. Vote to approve the minutes from the 2013 TAC: Approved
3. Committee Reports Applications Committee (Paul Reynolds) Inverse Problems (Marco Sasso) Working to update and rewrite bylaws. Considering Looking to change short courses and split into multiple more vendor driven how-to presentations MEMS & Nano (Bart Prorok) Education Committee (Jeff Helm) Looking at the status of the TD. What was a robust 4 Michael Keller will be the new chair and Raman Singh day meeting is now down to a 2 day meeting. Seems will be the new vice-chair. New panel on “midcareer to be struggling on the MEMS side: government professional development” in addition to the “academic participants not able to travel and MEMS transitioning early career” panel. Talked about the student regional to production. Looking to add additive manufacturing. conferences. Talked about the student paper Look to develop a new roadmap for next year. Looking competition, what happens to students not accepted? to get SEM to get on NSF Fast Lane to get money Discussed Social Media: i.e. the general YouTube session. with the university taking overhead. Maybe a joint session/short course with Bio on nano-indentation of Research Committee (Eric Brown) biological materials. Was having issues getting full Developing a new Video competition. Proposing TCs papers submitted. consider opportunities for Advanced Manufacturing/ Additive Manufacturing. Bio TD (Pablo Zavattieri) Optical Methods (Sanichiro Yoshida) The TD has 64 talk and 1 keynote this year. Proposing Composite Materials (Carter Ralph) 3 new sessions next year. Doing well. Proposing 7 to 10 sessions, had 22 people at TD meeting. Proposing a best paper award. Infrared Imaging (Robert Rowlands) TD wants a track next year. Janice Barton plans to run Dynamic Behavior (Dan Casem) short course again. Changing TD name to “Thermal 49 attendees to the TD meeting. Proposing 13 topics for and Infrared Methods”. 2015. Looking to do a keynote next year, continue the high-speed imaging, and add new user facility discussion. Time Dependent Materials (Jerry Qi) Bonnie Antoun will take over as Chair. New student Fracture and Fatigue (Alan Zehnder) paper award this year, working through details. Had TD had 12 sessions this year. Looking to add a new 4 keynotes. New award named for Wolfgang Knauss. fracture of multifunctional materials.
4. Concluded Review of TD Reports
5. Old Business No old business
6. New Business No new business
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 33 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL G. RAVICHANDRAN, CHAIR
APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Chair: Paul Reynolds (University of Exeter) Chair: Vice Chair: Dr Madhu Kirugulige (Goodyear) Michael W. Keller, Associate Professor, The University of Tulsa
Review of 2013-14 Activities Objectives: Continue to Market and Grow the Society for Applications Sessions at Experimental Mechanics in the areas of EM/ET Education and Training. Use EM/ET Publications including journals, SEM Annual 2014 proceedings, books, monographs, vendor partnerships Session 04: Applications and classroom materials to Market SEM. Monitor Session 11: Technology Applications I growth via New Membership, increased Meeting Session 18: Technology Applications II Participation, student conferences, the SEM Student Applications committee meeting with SEM Annual Paper Competition, the ET Education Feature Series, attendees (9 people in attendance) Tutorials, Career Panels and Conference Sessions.
Applications Committee Outcomes and Subject Areas (2014): Meeting at SEM Annual 2014 Co-sponsored two Technology Application sessions. The current by-laws were considered by the Supported the Student Paper and Poster Competitions applications committee at the IMAC and SEM Annual (winning papers are peer reviewed and submitted for meetings. They were deemed to the out of date and publication in ET). revised suggested By-Laws are being drafted. Most of this work was done during the SEM Annual meeting. Sponsored two Student Regional Conferences. One These revisions will be completed by the Chair and conference was hosted by Peter Ifju in the Southeast circulated to the committee meeting attendees for Region and the second conference was hosted by comment. Sam Daly in the Midwest region. These conferences had a combined 75 participants with approximately Key areas of activity for the Committee are envisaged 55 papers presented. as follows: Co-sponsored a panel discussion on industrial/ ūū Organization and review of national meeting sessions government lab careers for graduate ūū Training activities: instigation of preconference students and interested parties. courses and tutorial sessions during conferences ūū Publications: to identify gaps in current provision Subject Areas Planned (2015): and instigate the development of such documents Continue sponsoring Technical Application sessions. Institute a new session: Education in Experimental Committee Structure for 2013-2015 Mechanics to highlight educational and classroom Chair – Prof Paul Reynolds (University of Exeter) approaches for teaching experimental mechanics topics. Vice Chair – Dr Madhu Kirugulige (Goodyear) Initiated a mid-career development panel to complement the junior faculty career panels. Implement an SEM video session. Suggested Focus Areas for 2015 and future years: Stay aligned with ET Feature Series and support ET’s Educational Focus. Continue support for regional, student SEM conferences. How do we convince more members to actively support the educational mission of SEM and the Education Committee? Improve poster session at SEM conferences, with an emphasis on equality with student presentation competition. Continuing exploring social media and videos as potential outlets for SEM educational content.
34 2015 OFFICERS REPORT RESEARCH COMMITTEE Eric Brown, Chair, [email protected] Peter Ifju, [email protected] Raman Singh, [email protected] Helena Jin, [email protected] Jennifer Jordan, [email protected] Sharlotte Kramer, [email protected] Peter Avitabile, [email protected] Nancy Sottos, [email protected]
Discussion
1. Began meeting by noting apologies:Junlan Wang, V. Chair, and Todd Simmermacher, Secretary
2. Sharlotte Kramer volunteers to take notes in Todd’s place
3. Old Business Review: (a) R.C. has sponsored the Panel on Junior • Idea: Open the YouTube medium to the entire society Career Development in Industry and National – 1-minute snapshots of abstracts of papers at Laboratories, organized by Sharlotte Kramer, to the conference that could be linked to in the be held on Wednesday, June 4th from 6-7 PM Guidebook of the conference as an option (b) Next SEM Annual Conference, the Education for authors to promote their oral papers. Committee will sponsor the Panel on Junior – The 1-minute videos could promote the Career Development in Academia. SEM conference and potentially help with (c) New Journal Discussion: membership (links to the abstracts would be • Last year’s meeting brought up discussion available on the SEM website to show what about a new journal in the area of Dynamic topics were discussed at the conference). Behavior of Materials and the impact of that – There were some voiced concerns about on the society and its journal. the level of participation. • This year, Eric Brown is heading up the effort of – Peter Avitabile volunteered to be an starting this journal as the editor and is leading a advocate for this YouTube idea. meeting about the new journal on Wednesday, – There was a brief mention of there being a June 4th from 9-10 a.m. video abstract competition. (d) Social Media Discussion • Brief Discussion about what SEM may need to • YouTube and its uses for video presentations do differently in the future at its conferences to • Idea: Use YouTube as the medium for Student accommodate virtual participation Papers that were not selected for the oral (e) Increasing participation in the R.C. and action presentation, with perhaps a prize from SEMEF, items that we have done this year to address that but selection of judging criteria is necessary • Need to invite someone from TAC (Eric Brown and there needs to be champion of this idea fills that role now) • Invite the TD chairs (this was done) • Better integration of the R.C. meeting announcement into the schedule (This year, meetings have been written in line with the session talks and is listed in the Guidebook App)
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 35 4. New Business (a) Growth Area: Additive Manufacturing - We have • Video vs. Video + Audio: Most people agreed several members involved in this area and this that either option would be acceptable, so we touches upon SEM technical areas such as residual would need the logistic solution to having stress, porosity and damage that affect fracture audio as an option and fatigue, bio applications, and composites. • Content of Videos: We have the options to This was considered a good opportunity for sponsor experiment / paper-style videos and growth by the R.C. also informational videos in experimental (b) Growth Area: Fluids in Experimental Mechanics - mechanics The boundaries between solids and fluids are being • Suggestion: Open the videos to the general blurred by molecular dynamics, fluid-structure body, but give them a time-limit (perhaps interaction research, vascular systems, etc. The issue 3-minutes) and see what comes out of this in the past for getting involvement from the fluids • Comments: the vendors may want to show a community has been generating the critical mass of video from an SEM member who is using their 1-2 sessions at a conference. Another issue has been product for the work pulling people away from existing conferences. This • Summary / Action Items regarding Videos: is perhaps easier to do at IMAC. – Broader context of using video to promote (c) Growth of SEM’s online presence: SEM: get a subcommittee together, headed • Suggestion: online competitions for videos on by Peter Avitabile and Raman Singh, to mechanics topics discuss the details of the videos • We need a subcommittee to look into video – Offer videos as a presentation option as a medium for technical content when for next year in the call for papers in linked with a professional society. APS video September - there needs to be a discussion competition (video only, no audio) has been a of how to submit the videos to SEM (size successful model of video and format issues), who is going • Suggestion: convert the idea of having poster to review the submissions (most likely the sessions for the general SEM conference into TDs), and how do we set guidelines for the video competition or video session videos (suggestion: the 3-minute thesis • Video Competition: Not just for students; competition model) perhaps the TDs can give a best video award • Posed Question: Should the videos be video only or video plus audio? • 1-minute Abstracts: These should be submitted before the conference and listed on the website & the Guidebook App • Logistically, videos would not be difficult to implement at the SEM conference - a dozen video screens could be placed in the exhibit hall, bringing more people into the exhibit hall • Comment: There is a stigma placed on anything we may give to a student who was not selected for an oral presentation in the ISPC, whether that be a poster or a video. Perhaps we should not link the videos to the student paper competition • Suggestion: Give everyone the options of an oral presentation, poster presentation, or video • Comment: There needs to be a mechanism for SEM to control the content of the videos, but we would still like to use the free tool of YouTube.
36 2015 OFFICERS REPORT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: Chad Korach, University of Mount Union Vice-Chair: Pablo Zavattieri, Purdue University Secretary: Arjun Tekalur, Michigan State University Past Chair: Francois Barthelat, McGuill University Student Coordinator: MariAnn Sullivan, Auburn University
TD Focus: Bio TD Meeting Notes - 6/3/2014
Research and analysis of how mechanical loads interact with Attendance sheet was passed around. the structure, properties and function of living organisms and their tissues. Pablo Zavattieri, Vice-Chair of the Bio TD, opened the meeting of the 4th Symposium on Biological Systems and The Biological Systems and Materials Division has been Materials, which was very successful. There was essentially focusing on embracing and serving the duality of its full coverage through the 3 days of the meeting. We had membership, which consists of many established members very successful sessions. In particular, the bio-inspired of the society and the field of theoretical and applied materials sessions attracted many people. mechanics who are developing research programs focusing on biological systems and materials, as well as numerous The planning for the 5th Symposium (2015) was underway researchers from the biological sciences who are adopting at the time of the meeting. It was discussed that the division the experimental and analytical techniques of mechanics. needed to reach out to other divisions for joint sessions. There was a discussion on plans for at least several sessions on Soft Tissues, Hard Tissues, Biomimetic materials, Inverse Methods in Biomimechanics (perhaps in collaboration with the Inverse Problem Methodology Division), Bioprinting- Additive Manufacturing, Bio-reactors and lab-on-a-chip, Biomems (with the MEMS division).
The committee discussed the appointment of a new Secretary (Arjun Tekalur, from Michigan State University) and the student coordinator (MariAnn Sullivan from Auburn University).
Meeting adjourned.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 37 DYNAMICS OF CIVIL STRUCTURES DIVISION Chair: F. Necati Catbas, University of Central Florida Vice Chair: Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina Secretary: Kelly Salyards, Bucknell University
Attendees
Necati Catbas ...... University of Central Florida ...... [email protected] Martin Turek ...... University of British Columbia ...... [email protected] Carlos Ventura ...... University of British Columbia ...... [email protected] Arcan Yanik ...... Istanbul Technical University ...... [email protected] Trevor Haskett ...... RWDI ...... [email protected] Michael Wesolowsky . . . . . Swallow Acoustic ...... [email protected] Julia Graham ...... RWDI ...... [email protected] Brad Pridham ...... Novus Environmental ...... [email protected] Eric Hernandez ...... University of Vermont ...... [email protected] Young-Jin Cha ...... MIT ...... [email protected] Luigi Carassale ...... University of Genova, Italy ...... [email protected] Shamim Pakzad ...... Lehigh University ...... [email protected] Paul Reynolds ...... Exeter University ...... [email protected] Ben Barben ...... Penn State ...... [email protected] Alfredo Cigada ...... Politecnico Di Milano, Italy ...... [email protected] Matthew Whelan ...... University of North Carolina, Charlotte . . . [email protected] Ramin Madarshahian . . . . . University of South Carolina ...... [email protected] Marcello Vanali ...... Universita degli studi di Parma, Italy . . . . . [email protected] Juan Caicedo ...... University of South Carolina ...... [email protected] Richard Christenson ...... University of Connecticut ...... [email protected] Oral Buyukozturk ...... MIT ...... [email protected] Albert Ortiz ...... University of South Carolina ...... [email protected] Ruben Boroschek ...... University of Chile ...... [email protected] Salam Rahmatalla ...... University of Iowa ...... [email protected] Tong Wang ...... Nanjing University of Aero. and Astro. . . . . [email protected] Stana Zivanovic ...... University or Warwick, UK ...... [email protected] Vito Racic ...... University of Sheffield, UK ...... [email protected] Kirk Grimmelsman ...... University of Arkansas ...... [email protected] Osman Ozbulut ...... University of Virginia ...... [email protected] Kelly Salyards ...... Bucknell University ...... [email protected] Meeting Minutes:
Theme for IMAC 2015: Balance between simulation and testing
1. Introductions – Recommendation to offer short courses online TD Chair Catbas opened the meeting and introductions prior to conference were made. – Concern of incorporation of structural health monitoring education in typical curricula or 2. Minutes of previous meeting conference. Planned in 2013 to organize a Motion to accept meeting minutes from 2013 Winter short workshop/panel discussion for IMAC Meeting by Ventura, seconded by Reynolds. 2014 related to practical aspects of SHM and several case studies (not necessarily research- 3. Discussion of committee mission, purpose and oriented.) Continued interest for IMAC 2015. objectives/Membership and recruitment Identify individuals with existing materials • Ventura provided short overview of committee history to offer educational session. Need collective and encourages involvement in all levels of SEM effort, share responsibility and workload. • Necati would like to improve student attendance and pre-conference short courses
38 2015 OFFICERS REPORT 4. Summary of IMAC 2014 participation 6. Other business: • 68 organized sessions in the conference – 13 • Experimental Techniques – Reynolds serving as organized by Dynamics of Civil Structures TD editor (beginning June 2015) (20%) – New publisher from Wiley to Springer • ~75 papers presented within these 13 sessions (upcoming) • Shooting for 30% next year – Backlog of papers already present (>1 year), • Need more volunteers to organize sessions in the how to manage? future – Special issues or special series for the future – please forward ideas to Paul (Paul will email request) 5. Activities for 2015 – Proposed future: less than 3 months of backlog • Educational session/workshop/tutorial: Martin would be ideal Turek, Jerry Lynch? Vince Chiarito? (Check with – ET history: developed from newsletter to SEM on posting presentation online – either magazine to journal synchronized or later?) Relate topics in session to • Awards – Best paper award related to Civil IMAC theme. Structures • Educational session for course development: 8 TD – Catbas attended Executive Session to learn members already teaching courses on structural about procedure for TD award; Follow up with dynamics / testing - Pakzad Tom Proulx to determine procedures • Pridham – Session on design of facilities for ultra- – Nominations – cannot nominate your own sensitive equipment; drawing from both industry paper; looking for feedback from anyone who and research attended a good presentation this year; • Racic and Zivanovic – Session on human-induced • Guidelines/standards for dynamic testing: how to vibrations of civil structures proceed? • Ventura proposed that the TD commit to X • Elections for TD leadership: all 3 positions open number of sessions on bridges, X number of – Nominations sessions on structural identification of civil 1. Chair – Juan Caicedo structures, etc. (Bridges – Cunha?) 2. Vice Chair – Shamim Pakzad • Problem session – encourage industry 3. Secretary – Kirk Grimmelsman professionals to participate? (IMAC-wide); Be – Elections – single nominations confirmed prepared with “problems” or representative case – Thanks to all officers studies? • SEM has several awards that any member can • Develop database of case studies; Share data for be nominated. Procedure is currently being common interest or benchmark study. streamlined. • Caicedo – polling TD for interest in shared dataset on human-structure interaction or other shared datasets, preferably from real structure. Possible datasets include: damaged structure, SHM. (request session to follow/align with TD meeting). TD members to send short email description of dataset that could be made available to TD. (Caicedo/Catbas) • Caicedo – Session on model updating in civil structures
Meeting adjourned 1:25 pm. Next meeting of TD will be February 3, 2015.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 39 COMPOSITE, HYBRID AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: W.C. Ralph Vice Chair: P.R. Thakre Secretary: R.P. Singh
Overview The Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials technical division has grown in almost every metric over the last two years, most notably in the number of presentations, organizers, and members. The division has organized its first ever symposium this year. A collaborative session with the Fracture and Fatigue division will be included in the Annual Conference. Activities in 2014 and 2015 The division organized the first International Symposium on the Mechanics of Composite and Multifunctional Materials for the Annual Conference. Included in the symposium are ten sessions, including Multifunctional Materials, Digital Imaging of Composites, Damage Detection & Non- Destructive Evaluation, Fatigue & Fracture of Composites, Additive Manufacturing, Hybrid Materials, Novel Composites, Nano and Particulate Composites, Advanced Composite Applications, and Manufacturing & Joining of Composites. This includes one session co-sponsored by the Fracture and Fatigue Technical Division. Also included are keynote addresses by Prof. Greg Carman of UCLA, Dr. James Thomas of the Naval Research Lab, and Prof. Scott White of the University of Illinois.
Participation has increased over the past two years. 48 presentations are scheduled and 10 sessions are programmed, both of which surpass the previous two years. Active membership has continually grown to 24. Perhaps most encouraging, the number of session organizers has grown to 15, an increase of 50% over the past two years.
The division plans to focus on continuing a healthy level of membership and participation through the TD lunch session, recruitment of session organizers, and communication with members throughout the year.
40 2015 OFFICERS REPORT DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: Daniel Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Vice-Chair: Jamie Kimberley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Secretary: Leslie Lamberson, Drexel University
2014 Meeting Minutes
Tuesday June 3, 2014 | Hyatt Regency, Greenville, South Carolina
Attendance: 54
The meeting opened by electing Leslie Lamberson as the 4. Low Impedence Materials new secretary of the TD. Paul Moy Duan Cronin Dan Casem thanked the previous chair, Bo Song (not present) for his service. All those in attendance introduced 5. Geomaterials themselves and signed in. He then discussed the business Bradley Martin – AFRL Eglin of the TD, most notably that the best paper award would Xu Ni – University of North Texas, Denton continue in 2015 and that the TD policy of requiring at least an extended abstract would continue (no “oral only” 6. Dynamic Micro/Nano papers). This policy is at the request of SEM. Jamie Kimberley Katheryn Dannemann It was decided that instead of a keynote speaker for 2015 a new session of invited talks centering around various user 7. Shock Blast facilities would be organized (e.g., Dynamic Compression Addis Kidane Sector at the Advanced Photon Source). The reason for this George Sunny – AFRL, [email protected], center is to inform the high rate mechanics community of [email protected] the existence of these resources, their capabilities, and the Veronica Eliasson – USC, [email protected] processes for conducting research there. 8. Composites Eric Brown briefly discussed the new journal he will be Mark Pankow – [email protected] editor of focusing on high rate solid mechanics (title TBD). W. Carter Ralph – [email protected] This journal will be of great interest to TD members. 9. Invited Talk/Large Scale Shared Facilities In response to questions from those in attendance Dan Eric Brown Casem briefly discussed Army Research Lab’s new open Jennifer Jordan – [email protected] campus initiative, a mechanism to facilitate interactions between ARL researchers and academia. 10. Hybrid Experimental/Computational Tusit Weerasooryia The following potential sessions and organizers were K.T. Ramesh proposed for 2015. 11. Industrial Applications 1. Material Response Steve Mates – NIST Jamie Kimberley Dan Casem 12. Fragmentation/Dynamic Fracture Daniele Bortoluzzi - [email protected] 2. Quantitative Visualization Pascal Forquin – [email protected] Leslie Lamberson Leslie Lamberson Tusit Weerasooryia
3. Novel Testing Techniques Timothy Walter, Aberdeen, [email protected]
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 41 FRACTURE AND FATIGUE DIVISION Chair: Alan Zehnder Vice-Chair: Jay Carroll Secretary, Abstract Chair and Editor: Shuman Xia
The goal of the Fracture and Fatigue Division is to promote and support within SEM issues that deal not only with fracture and fatigue of materials, but also failure, damage evolution, novel materials and the influence of microstructure on failure phenomena. Activities include organizing sessions, symposia, short courses, and reports and publications on these topics.
The division met in Greensville, South Carolina during the 2014 SEM summer meeting and discussed the previous and upcoming activities. 22 division members and interested participants attended the meeting.
1. Fatigue & Fracture sessions were organized for 2. The TD members have continued to be active in the 2014 Annual Conference through a general proposing sessions for the 2014 annual meeting. call for papers and through specific suggestions Sessions were organized as follows, through by TD members: specific suggestions by TD members and those • Mixed Mode Fracture I: sessions that evolved through the general call: Emphasis on Modeling • Application of Full-Field Imaging Methods to (A. Zehnder, E. Kim) – 5 papers Fracture and Failure – Jay Carroll & Allison Beese • Mixed Mode Fracture II: & Shuman Xia Emphasis on Experimental Measurements • Microscale and Microstructural Effects on (A. Zehnder, E. Kim) – 4 papers Mechanical Behavior (perhaps divided up into • Full-Field Measurements of Fracture Nanoscale Effects, MEMS, Microstructure) – Jay (J. Carroll) – 6 papers Carroll & Sam Daly • Microscale and Microstructural Effects on • Modeling & Verification of Fracture and Fatigue – Mechanical Behavior I: Nanoscale Effects Brett Davis & Matt Cavalli (J. Carroll, A. Zehnder) – 4 papers • Multi-Functional and Multi-Physics Materials for • Microscale and Microstructural Effects Energy Applications – Shuman Xia on Mechanical Behavior II: MEMS • Composites – Matt Cavalli & reach out (J. Carroll, A. Zehnder) – 4 papers to composites committee • Microscale and Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior III: Microstructure These activities will be presented in the next annual TD (J. Carroll, A. Zehnder) – 6 papers report. • Shape Memory Alloys (J. Carroll, A. Zehnder) – 3 papers • Fracture and Fatigue of Composites I 3. The paper review committee for the 2015 Annual (M. Walter, S. Tekalur) – 4 papers Conference is: Jennifer Carter (Case Western) and • Fracture and Fatigue of Composites II Allison Beese (Penn State) (M. Walter, S. Tekalur) – 4 papers • Fracture and Fatigue for Engineering Applications (J. Carroll) – 5 papers • Wave-Based Techniques in Fracture and Fatigue I (J.Carroll) – 2 papers • Wave-Based Techniques in Fracture and Fatigue II (J.Carroll) – 3 papers
42 2015 OFFICERS REPORT INVERSE PROBLEM METHODOLOGIES DIVISION Chair: M. Sasso Vice-Chair: S. Bossuyt Secretary: S. Kramer
The Technical Division (TD) on Inverse Problem Methodologies (IPM) within the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) exists to promote inverse problem methodologies to approach practical experimental solid mechanics problems by a synergic use of experimental, analytical and numerical tools.
Prof. F. Pierron organized a full-day short course on the Virtual Fields Method before the 2014 SEM Annual meeting. There were 11 participants this year, and Prof. Pierron intends to organize the course again next year, since demand for this course seems to be holding steady. The late afternoon session of the VFM course will be held in common with the DIC course.
There were two sessions in 2014 SEM Annual meeting entirely devoted to inverse problems: session #23 (Inverse Problems and Hybrid Techniques) and session #54 (Optical Methods for Inverse Problems). 10 papers have been presented during the sessions, with an overall good attendance.
The TD members have continued to be active in proposing sessions for the upcoming 2015 Annual Conference. Out of the 4 proposed, 3 sessions are actually programmed:
Inverse Problems Methodologies Inverse Methods in plasticity Non-homogeneous Parameters Identification
A total amount of 15 papers will be presented.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 43 MEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL DIVISION Chair: Bart Prorok, Auburn University Vice-Chair: LaVern Starman, Air Force Institute of Technology Secretary: Jenny Hay, Agilent Technologies Past Chair: Gordon Shaw, NIST TD Focus:
To provide a forum for an up-to-date account of the advances in the field of MEMS and Nanotechnology and to promote an alliance of governmental, industrial, and academic practitioners.
TD Activities:
2014 Annual Meeting: Upcoming 2015 Annual Meeting The TD organized the 16th International Symposium The TD will hold its 16th International Symposium on MEMS on MEMS and Nanotechnology. There were 35 papers and Nanotechnology at the upcoming annual meeting presented in 8 sessions including 2 keynote speakers: Prof. in Costa Mesa. The program currently has 28 papers George Pharr from the university of Tennessee spoke on organized into 8 sessions. There are 2 keynote speakers: “Probing the Mechanisms of Small-Scale Plasticity with Prof. George Pharr from the University of Tennessee will Nanoindentation” and Professor Marszalek spoke on speak on “Probing the Mechanisms of Small-Scale Plasticity “Nanospring Behavior of Polysaccharides, Proteins and with Nanoindentation” and Prof. Marszalek from Duke Nucleic Acids.” The two Best Paper Awards were given to: University who will speak on “Nanospring Behavior of Professional Level – R. Bradshaw of the of the University Polysaccharides, Proteins and Nucleic Acids.” of Louisville for their paper on “Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis of Bistable Buckled Inclined Beams,” Dr. LaVern Starman, Air Force Institute of Technology will and Student Level – Garth Blocher of Worcester Polytechnic assume the TD Chair position. Institute for their paper on “Development of an Infrared Direct Viewer Based on a MEMS Focal Plane Array.” Miscellaneous The MEMS/Nano TD had discussions on the future direction The TD had agreed to temporarily merge with the Electronic of the TD given that some of our traditional base members Packaging TD until such time as the TD reconstitutes itself. have eroded. Five years ago we could fill up the program As such, a session on Electronic Packaging was organized of a 4-day conference, but today that has been reduced for the 16th ISMAN at the upcoming annual meeting in to 2 days. We attribute this to: (1) MEMS are now in their Costa Mesa. The TD officers have been active in soliciting commercialized state and very few universities are involved funds from the National Science Foundation to support in MEMS-based research. We have several government student attendance at the symposium. lab members who are actively involved in MEMS research; however, recent travel restrictions have kept them away from the meeting. (2) The TD traditionally captured most of the nano-based talks in past years. However, in recent years these sessions have been moving into related TDs. The TD set a goal for members to develop new angles and directions for the TD to bolster our conference program. This will be the major focus of the TD meeting this year in Costa Mesa.
44 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MODAL ANALYSIS/DYNAMIC SYSTEMS DIVISION Chair: Michael Mains Co-chair: Jason Blough Secretary: Jenni Rinker
Purpose, History, Open Positions, Dynamics of Multi-physical Systems Papers and Sessions Next year’s theme The Modal and Dynamic Systems TD helps to organize Modeling a vibration test, including the the next IMAC. This is our chance to see what we want electrodynamics of the shaker added to IMAC for the coming year.
We have offered the Basics of Modal Analysis for the Basics of Modal Analysis for New/Young Engineer for 20 years. These two sessions the New Young Engineer have been consistently well attended. Add a lecture/presentation on calibration and metrology – Chad Walber Historical Perspective Rotor Dynamics Course ūū Volunteered by Brian Damiano, and he currently has William Bonness suggested that we have a session with approval from his division a Historical Perspective. Milestones in Modal, history of Modal Parameter Estimation Notes re-write major ideas, oral history of the field. ūū Completed in time for 2015 and will complete re-write of the notes. mlm: Robert Coppolino organized a session this year Tim Marinone has offered to help with the session entitled “A Brief History of Analytical and Experimental Structural Dynamics” – Session 10, paper numbers: 54, 76 and 297. In 2014 there was also a Session with the same title. Vibro-Acoustics Session Session 40 with papers 60, 66, 298, 132 and 364. Organized by Jim DeClerck Testing of Structures created by Additive Manufacturing
Session suggested by Jason Blough. There is lots of variability in 3D printed parts.
Lecture on Teaching to Students
Teaching Modal/Best Practices Specific Problem – Round Robin – Tom Matarazzo Matt Allen wrote a nice paper on this subject in 2013: paper 311 mlm: Two sessions of papers and presentations at IMAC 32 organized by Anders Brandt: 311, 259, 297, 290, 174, 34, 55, 139, 184, 33, 335, 352 + panel discussion.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 45 MODEL VALIDATION OPTICAL METHODS DIVISION AND UNCERTAINTY Chair: Sanichiro Yoshida, Southeastern Louisiana University QUANTIFICATION DIVISION Vice Chair: Luciano Lamberti, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Secretary: Ming-Tzer Lin, National Chung Hsing Uni- Chair: Sezer Atamturktur, Clemson University versity, Taiwan Vice Chair: Tyler Schoenherr, Sandia National Labs Secretary: Rob Barthorpe, University of Sheffield Historian: Zhu Mao, University of California, San Diego 1. (1) The TD meeting was very well attended. We had Past Chair: Todd Simmermacher, Sandia National Labs total of 26 attendees from widely represented areas.
The TD enjoyed a successful year with a strong presence at 2. (2) Election of TD secretary at 2014 annual conference. IMAC XXXIII. In total the TD was responsible for 7. – Ming-Tzer Lin from National Chung Hsing University Taiwan is elected to be secretary of In 2015, priority was given to students to better adver- optical methods TD. tise the MVU&Q Best Paper Award. And, the TD launched – Sani Yoshida is moved up to be chair and Luciano a LinkedIn group to act as discussion board throughout Lamberti is moved up to be a vice chair for Optical the year. methods TD.
During the TD meeting, following sessions were discussed: 3. The Optical Methods track at 2014 conference was very successful. It has total of 14 sessions and 64 talks. The sessions are well attended. Sessions/Courses Proposer Uncertainty Quantification in Babak Moaveni 4. TD invites Professor Dayakar Penumadu, Head of the Structural Dynamics (2 sessions) Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as keynote Decision making Angel Urbina speaker to attract researchers normally outside SEM (Round table discussion) community.
Robustness to Lack of Knowledge Scott Cogan 5. For 2015 annual conference, TD continues to organize a track “Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Markov Chain Peter Green Mechanics”. Monte Carlo Techniques (a) The track has total of 16 sessions, 73 talks from the following main topics: MVUQ Roundtable Ken Hu • Optical Methods for Measurements at the Round Robin Exercises: Overview Micro/nano-scale • Bio-engineering and bio-mechanics Surrogate Modeling: TBD • Opto-acoustical Methods in Experimental Tools and Applications Mechanics • Opto-acoustic emissions from fracture and plasticity • Advanced methods for frontier applications • Development in image correlation • DIC applications in challenging environments • Volumetric imaging and correlation • DIC uncertainty quantification and development • Advanced algorithm for optical methods • Novel optical methods for strain stress analysis
(b) TD invited three keynote speakers to represent different areas in optical methods
46 2015 OFFICERS REPORT RESIDUAL STRESS DIVISION SENSORS AND Chair: Matteo Benedetti (University of Trento, Italy) INSTRUMENTATION DIVISION Vice Chair: Gary Schajer (University of British Columbia) Chair: Evro T. Wee Sit The Residual Stress Technical Division (RSTD) focuses on Vice Chair: Gary C. Foss experimental techniques for residual stress measurement Vice Chair: Chad Walber and experimental characterization of residual stress effects Vice Chair: Patrick L. Walter on the performance of materials and engineering systems. Activities include organizing sessions, symposia, short At IMAC XXXIII the Sensors and Instrumentation Group courses, and reports and publications on these topics. The sponsored 18 tutorial presentations over 2 days dealing division meets each year at the SEM Annual Conference. with such diverse topics as data acquisition, high temperature sensors, cabling, calibration, sampling The RSTD met in Greenville, SC, during the 2014 SEM Annual synchronization, and optical measurements. Most of the Meeting and discussed the previous and upcoming activities. presentations are now available on our S&I webpage at Thirteen division members and interested participants SEM.org. attended the meeting.
1. Residual stress sessions at the 2014 Annual Conference were organized through a general call for papers and through specific suggestions by TD members: • Advances in Residual Stress Measurement Methods – 4 papers • Residual Stress Effects on Material Performance – 5 papers
The number of sessions and papers presented was lower than usual because of the proximity of the 9th European Conference on Residual Stresses, one month later.
2. The RSTD organized an award competition for the best paper/presentation in a Residual Stress session at the SEM Annual Meeting. Matteo Benedetti coordinated the judging process. The winner, announced at the all society awards banquet, was Dr. Bart Winiarski, Manchester University, UK, for his paper “Mapping Intragranular Residual Stresses by the Micro-slot Cutting Method”.
3. At the 2014 Annual Conference, a half-day short course “ESPI Techniques for Surface Deformation Measurements and Residual Stress Analysis” was presented by Sanichiro Yoshida, Gary Schajer, Tomohiro Sasaki and Theo Rickert. Seven participants attended.
4. The RSTD members proposed four sessions for the 2015 annual meeting, as follows: • Advances in Residual Stress Measurement Methods -- 5 papers • Residual Stress Modeling I -- 4 papers • Residual Stress Modeling II -- 4 papers • Residual Stress Measurements by Hole-Drilling – 4 papers
The TD will provide a Best Paper award for the 2015 conference papers.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 47 INFRARED IMAGING AND THERMOMECHANICS DIVISION Chair: Prof. Rachel Tomlinson, University of Sheffield, UK ([email protected]) Vice-Chair: Rachael Waugh, University of Southampton, UK ([email protected])
1) Thermography pre-conference short courses a. Held in 2014 in Greenville, SC by Janice Barton at SEM 2014 b. Scheduled for 2015 in Costa Mesa, CA by Simon Quinn & Rachael Waugh
2) Demonstration equipment at 2015 SEM annual conference Stress Photonic, Madison, WI, USA s will demonstrate their new TSA systems at 2015 Costa Mesa, CA meeting
3) Special issue of Experimental Mechanics A special issue of issue of Experimental Mechanics has been organized on Infra-red Imaging and Thermomechanics by Andre Chrysochoos and Janice Dulieu-Barton and will appear this year’s vol. 55, number 4.
4) Promoting the Technical Division A plan was formed to identify the locations of TSA and IR systems and to target groups to promote the TD
5) 2015 Costa Mesa Meeting Two sessions with a total of eight presentations are scheduled.
48 2015 OFFICERS REPORT TIME DEPENDENT MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: Bonnie Antoun, Sandia National Laboratories Vice-Chair: Alex Arzoumanidis, Psylotech, Inc. Secretary: Merideth Silberstein, Cornell University
Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2014, Greenville, SC
Attendees
Jevan Furmanski ...... ExxonMobil ...... [email protected] Hongbing Lu ...... UT Dallas ...... [email protected] Merideth Silberstein ...... Cornell ...... [email protected] Jason Cantrell ...... U of Florida ...... [email protected] Russ Mailen ...... NC State ...... [email protected] Alex Arzoumanidis ...... Psylotech ...... [email protected] Bonnie Antoun ...... Sandia National Labs ...... [email protected] Jerry Qi ...... Georgia Tech ...... [email protected] Alireza V. Amirkhizi ...... UMass Lowell ...... [email protected] Rani Sullivan ...... MSU ...... [email protected] Jonathan Tanks ...... University of Virginia ...... [email protected] Takenobu Sakai ...... Saitana University ...... [email protected] Chandler Benjamin ...... University of Wisconsin ...... [email protected] William “Bill” Briers ...... DuPont ...... [email protected] Ken Liechti ...... UT Austin ...... [email protected] Steve Arnold ...... NASA Glenn ...... [email protected] Sudheer Bandla ...... OK State ...... [email protected] Arun Srinivasa ...... TAMU ...... [email protected] Gaetano DeMonaco ...... “Feobzico II” Naples ...... [email protected] W. G. Knauss ...... Cal Tech ...... [email protected] Rick Hall ...... AFRL ...... [email protected] Yasushi Miyamo ...... Kanazawa Institute of Technology ...... [email protected]
1. Introductions – Jerry welcomes TD members 4. Minutes: Jevan moved to approve minutes. Arun seconds. 2. Minutes from June 4, 2012 passed out a. Jerry requested approval 5. This year’s symposium b. Minutes read while Jerry made a couple of a. 42 papers. 7 sessions. 4 keynotes. announcements i. John Shaw’s morning keynote went very well. Full room, ~50 attendees. 3. Two announcements: ii. We look forward to Arun this afternoon. a. New award: Wolfgang Knauss Young Investigator b. 4 Day program this year, running Tuesday to end Award. of Thursday i. First year for the award i. A concern was voiced about Thursday. ii. Starting from August 1st, we are taking ii. Tom Proulx, SEM executive secretary, stopped nominations. by with explanation iii. October 31 (?) nominations end iii. The only reason for the extra days is, because iv. 40 years or younger we were out of time slots. v. Cannot nominate self iv. Next year, we can try to change things, but it vi. Contribution in time dependent field will may not change. vii. Jerry can send you nomination forms b. Student best paper competition. i. This year is the first time ii. Judges be sure to scan and send to Jerry, or give him the results iii. This year 7 students applied
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 49 6. Jerry requested feedback for session organization. 9. Sessions for next year Continue keynotes. a. Ken Liechti asked which sessions had good a. Shortened title: everyone happy? responses i. Rick Hall said to be careful about making it i. Only 1-2 papers on granular materials too vague, because people might give papers ii. Jerry gave one bio talk to another TD from other areas. “I’m the guy that had the old b. Metallic Materials good title.” c. We should look at manufacturing papers. ii. Description helped prevent papers from other i. We got no papers. areas. This wasn’t really a problem. ii. Should we be using the works “Additive iii. We joked that Rick wasn’t here, so we made it manufacturing”? short. Jerry asked group if current title OK. iii. Keep advanced manufacturing, really iv. So long as key words are included in the important. description, the group agreed a shorter title is iv. Keep Advanced Manufacturing, and change better and we will keep it the same. Additive Manufacturing. KML agreed, “bang b. Jerry asked if anyone had any other suggestions. on.” The group gave none. d. Active materials e. Constitutive models for time dependent materials 7. Student Paper Competition had 2 sessions a. 7 applied, one award, but recognize second and f. Materials for energy and harsh environment third applications 1 and 2 b. Slides were to be sent 2 weeks before, but many g. Viscoelastic behaviors and viscoelasticity students did not h. Manufacturing – 3 papers c. It is possible this requirement stopped some i. Characterization for time dependent material student participation properties d. Jerry asked if we should remove this 2 week i. 3 sessions requirement, recognizing people modify slides at ii. mainly experimental. last minute. j. Bio proposed last year, only one submission. e. Guidelines could be more clearly posted Transferred to bio session. f. Ken Liechti: i. we need to promote the competition better 10. Track titles changed from announcement based ii. Continue with them sending deck 2 weeks in on what we received. List ideas so people see advance buzzwords, but likes changing titles as we see what g. They can still tweak the after sending it in advance comes in. h. Wolfgang Knauss: We must motivate the professor before motivating the student i. We hope next year all presenting students compete
8. Two major things a. Plan for year b. Elect a Secretary i. Bonnie will be chair soon, Alex up to vice chair. ii. Jevan nominated Merideth Silberstein c. Merideth Silberstein i. Cornell professor ii. Coming for 5 years. iii. Already chairing numerous sessions iv. Unanimous vote v. Rick pointed out Merideth has been really active and will be good choice.
50 2015 OFFICERS REPORT 11. Assigning Track Responsibility: 12. Keynote speakers 1. Time dependent granular materials – now part of a. Stick with 3 or 4. dynamic behavior b. Jerry started with a list of 10 people and pursued 2. Effects of inhomogeneity –Rick, Alireza them one by one, until we have 3 or 4. 3. Extreme Environments – already harsh c. Please let us know if you have ideas for keynote environments – Alireza does again, w/Alex addresses. 4. Metallic Materials – Bonnie & Hongbing d. No financial support provided. 5. Visco-elastics and plasticity e. Keep in mind next year is in California, making it 6. Damage fracture fatigue – Jevan easier to get someone from California. 7. Nanoscale Testing is now characterization at different scales – Hongbing 13. Anything else? 8. Mechanics of Advanced Manufacturing – Rick a. If you would like to pass along a complaint to the and Jerry Technical Advisory Council, talk to Bonnie & Jerry, 9. Time dependent biomaterials – very few people, who are presently attending a meeting just keep it, keeping in mine there is a whole b. Ken: tissue track. Merideth. i. Wolfgrang and Igor started mechanics of time 10. Interfaces & Interphase? Should it go in fracture? dependent materials. Combine with 2. Maybe Effects of inhomogeneity ii. Ken is now editor. and interfaces. iii. Please send papers to the journal. 11. Standardization iv. Particularly trying to increase participation a. Alireza pointed out we never invited the of US contingent. –will get published “very keynote quickly”. b. Ken suggested that no one stepped up, so no c. Rick value KML. i. We did not tie papers to MTDM. c. We can ask Igor if he want to set up a session. ii. In the past, we talked to Tom Parell – Requested d. Wolfgang suggested maybe fits more into a minimum 2 page paper. ASTM iii. It is OK to submit a full paper to SEM, and also e. Rick pointed out SEM is a research organization submit to MTDM. and questioned, is there really a drive to iv. People feel queasy, so we made it 2 pages. We develop standards? call it an extended abstract. v. These abstract is printed in proceedings through Springer. vi. Bonnie said we should check on that for clarification. d. What is the backlog in experimental mechanics? i. Hongbing: In the past, backlog for experimental mechanics over one year, now it is between 3 and 6 months. ii. They do not have a plan to cut it down further in Experimental Mechanics. iii. We need to support MTDM. iv. Our TD was started by Wolfgang & Igor, as was the MTDM.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 51 WESTERN REGIONAL STRAIN GAGE COMMITTEE (WRSGC)
The WRSGC held two Test and Measurement conferences in 2014. The winter conference was held March 24-26 in Greenville, South Carolina at the Westin Poinsett Hotel. The program included the Executive Board meeting, Chairman Welcome, Host Welcome, six technical papers, sponsor’s seminar, general business meeting, a workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided a tour of the General Electric Greenville Manufacturing Plant, Combustion & Mechanical Labs. The Arrangements Chairman was Greg Brown and Program Chairman was Jeff Stubbs.
Winter Test and Measurement Conference Program
Day 1 Day 3
Executive Board Meeting General Business Meeting
Day 2 TEDS Standardization for Strain Gages and Bridge Sensors Chairman Welcome Greg Mosen, Boeing Test & Evaluation, Andy Hickson, Jason Christopherson – MTS Boeing Test & Evaluation, Norm Englund, Boeing Test & Evaluation Host Welcome Bert Stuck – GM of Component and Development Test, TEDS Integrated Transducer Electronic Data Sheet GE Power & Water Bernd Gunther, HBM Greg Brown – Engineering Manager, GE Power & Water Tour: Real Time Monitoring and GE Power & Water, South Carolina, Mechanical Lab Model Validation during Testing Rob Eaton – Dyna Works The summer conference was held September 8-10 in Niagara Falls, NY at the Seneca Casino and Hotel. The Micro/Nano Thin Film Strain Sensors program included the Executive Board meeting, Chairman HongSeok Choi, Clemson University, Assistant Welcome, Host Welcome, five technical papers, sponsor’s Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering seminar, general business meeting, workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the High Temperature Strain Gage Failure Analysis committee. The attendees were provided a tour of the PCB Zach Snyder, General Electric Power & Water Piezotronics facility and labs. Domenic El-Achkar served as both Arrangements and Program Chairman. Rugged Miniaturized Dynamic Strain Gage Signal Conditioner Mario Arceneaux, General Electric Power & Water, Doug Firth, Precision Filters
Sponsor’s Seminar
Hostile Environments Workshop Moderator – Vince Wnuk, HPI
52 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Summer Test and Measurement Conference Program
Day 1 Day 3
Executive Board Meeting General Business Meeting
Day 2 Automotive Durability Testing using Quartz Piezoelectric Force Sensor vs. Strain Gage Sensors Chairman Welcome Bob Metz - PCB Piezotronics Jason Christopherson – MTS Threaded Fastener Testing and Analysis Methods Host Welcome Jeff Drumheller – PCB Load and Torque
Jeff Case, Vice President of Michigan Operations, PCB Tour: Load & Torque (A PCB Group Company) PCB Piezotronics facility Domenic El-Achkar – Technical Director of PCB Load & and machine shop, Depew, NY. Torque
High Temperature Weldable Strain Gage Domenic El-Achkar, Vice-Chairman, WRSGC, April 14, 2015 Jonathan Couch - GE Greenville
A Renaissance in Rotor Telemetry Systems for Strain Gage Measurements John Reschovsky – Accumetrics
Back to the Basics “Stress Analysis Surface Prep, Adhesives, and Gage Selection Parameters” Tom Rummage – Micro - Measurements|VPG
Sponsor’s Seminar
Hostile Environments Workshop Moderator – Vince Wnuk, HPI
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 53 AGENDA NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL June 10, 2015 – 11:00 a.m. | Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA USA
Pete Avitabile, Chair Robert Rowlands, Vice-Chair Kathryn Dannemann, 2nd Vice-Chair
1. Approval of Agenda (Pete Avitabile)
2. Approval of Minutes of June 4, 2014 National Meetings Council in Greenville, SC
3. Chair’s Report (Pete Avitabile) 3.1 Preliminary report on 2015 Annual Meeting
4. Technical Activities Council’s report for the 2015 SEM Annual Conference (Guruswami Ravichandran)
5. Exhibits Committee Report (Kristin Zimmerman for Joni Normandin)
6. Progress Report on IMAC (Kristin Zimmerman) 6.1 2016 – Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL 6.2 2017 – Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, CA. 6.3 2018-19 – Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL
7. Facilities Report on Future Annual Conferences (Kristin Zimmerman) 7.1 2016 – Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista 7.2 2017 – Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, IN 7.3 2018 – In process…Need Ideas
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of Pete Aviabile, Chair
54 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MINUTES NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL June 4, 2014 – 11:00am. | Hyatt Regency Greenville | Greenville, SC USA
Attendees:
Nancy Sottos (Chair), Jeff Helm, Peter Ifju, Eric Brown, Jon Rogers,Kristin Zimmerman, Kathryn Dannemann, Tusit Weekrasooriya, Tom Proulx, Jen Tingets
1. Nancy Sottos called the meeting to order and the agenda was approved
2. Minutes of June 5, 2013 National Meetings Council in Lombard IL were approved
3. Chair’s Report for 2014 Annual Meeting was given by Nancy Sottos The Greenville venue is excellent (Tom was right). A total of 384 papers appeared in the final program for the 2014 annual meeting. On-site registration has been good and the total number of attendees is 425-450. The new conference app is a hit. Courses offered at the meeting went well but the Saturday class was canceled. Food at hotel is good but kept running out. Vegetarian options not very good. Some meeting rooms were too small – e.g. the Gardenia Room where the student paper competition was held.
4. The Technical Activities Council’s report was presented by G. Ravichandran TD meetings were well attended. Tables were full and much pizza was consumed.
5. The Exhibits Committee Report was given by Tom Proulx for Joni Normandin. Exhibiting companies for the Annual meeting were down slightly in contrast to IMAC. Overall, vendors were happy with venue.
6. The Progress Report on IMAC was presented by Tom Proulx. IMAC 2015 will be at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando again. Everything is on track.
7. The Facilities Report on Future Annual Conferences was given by Tom Proulx. The 2015 meeting will be back at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. The 2016 meeting will be at Lake Buena Vista in Orlando. The 2017 meeting will be in the Midwest – Tom want ideas to consider.
8. New Business Peter Ifju, Jeff Helm and Eric Brown presented a proposal from SEM EF for the addition of technical video sessions at the Annual Meeting. See written proposal for details. SEM EF wants to judge the videos and give a first prize. A pilot session is proposed for the 2015 meeting in Costa Mesa.
9. Adjourn
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 55 NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL PETE AVITABILE, CHAIR
MEETINGS 2015 IMAC-XXXIII: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics January 31 – February 1, 2015, Preconference Courses February 2-5, 2015, Conference Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida Theme: Balancing Simulation and Testing
Three Courses were offered: One-day Courses Theory and Experimental Identification of Linear Time Periodic Systems & CSLDV By: Matthew S. Allen, Dario Di Maio
Nonlinear System Identification in Structural Dynamics By: Gaëtan Kerschen, Keith Worden
Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification:Theory, Computational Tools, and Applications By: Costas Papadimitriou, Babak Moaveni
Over 470 attended the conference with a format of 7 parallel sessions (63 sessions in total) over 4 days.
The Exhibits were a huge success and we held one reception in the Exhibit Hall. We also launched a “Visit the Booths” activity which resulted in prizes totaling $2,000.
2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 7, 2015, Preconference Courses June 8-11, 2015, Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, California Theme: Experimental Mechanics Spanning Multiple Scientific and Engineering Disciplines Tracks: Track 1 – Dynamic Behavior of Materials Sponsored by: Dynamic Behavior of Materials TD Organizers: D. Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; J. Kimberley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Leslie Lamberson, Drexel University
Track 2 – Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials Sponsored by: Time Dependent Materials and Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials TDs Organizers: A. Arzoumanidis, Psylotech; B.R. Antoun, Sandia National Laboratories; M. Silberstein, Cornell University; A. Amirkhizi, University of California at San Diego; J. Furmanski, ExxonMobil; H.J. Qi, Georgia Institute of Technology; H. Lu, University of Texas-Dallas; R.B. Hall, Air Force Research Laboratory Track 3 – Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics Sponsored by: Optical Methods and Applied Photoelasticity and Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging TDs Organizers: S. Yoshida, Southeastern Louisiana University; L. Lamberti, Politecnico di Bari; M-T Lin, National Chung Hsing University
56 2015 OFFICERS REPORT Track 4 – Experimental and Applied Mechanics Organizers: P. Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; R. Rowlands, University of Wisconsin; S. Yoneyama, Aoyama Gakuin University
Symposia: 16th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology Sponsored by: MEMS and Nanotechnology TD Organizers: B.C. Prorok, Auburn University; L.A. Starman, Air Force Institute of Technology; J.L. Hay, Agilent Technologies; G.A. Shaw, III, National Institute of Standards and Technology
5th International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials Sponsored by: Biological Systems and Materials TD Organizers: C. Korach, State University of New York at Stony Brook; P. Zavattieri, Purdue University; S.A. Tekalur, Michigan State University
International Symposium on the Mechanics of Composite and Multifunctional Materials Sponsored by: Composite, Hybrid & Multifunctional Materials TD Organizers: W. C. Ralph, Southern Research Institute; P. Thakre, Dow Chemical; R. Singh, Oklahoma State University
One-Day Courses: Virtual Fields Method By: F. Pierron, University of Southampton, UK
Digital Image Correlation By: P. Lava, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
Infra-Red Thermography in Experimental Mechanics By: S. Quinn, assisted by R. Waugh, University of Southampton, UK
MEETINGS 2016 IMAC-XXXIV: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics January 23-24, 2016, Preconference Courses January 25-28, 2016 Conference Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida Theme: Dynamics of Multiphysical Systems: From Active Materials to Vibroacoustics
SEM XIII International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 5, 2016, Preconference Courses June 6-9, 2016, Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Lake Buena Vista, Florida Theme: Dynamic Behavior: Integrating Experimental Mechanics MEETINGS 2017 IMAC-XXXV: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics January 28-29, 2017, Preconference Courses January 30-February 2, 2017 Conference Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, California SEM International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 11, 2017, Preconference Course June 12-15, 2017, Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 57 EXHIBITS COMMITTEE Joni Normandin, Exhibit Manager
SEM Annual Conference
Exhibit Statistics for 1990-2015:
Year ...... # Exhibiting Companies 2015 ...... 22 (as of 5/15/2015) 2014 ...... 20 (as of 3/27/2014) 2013 ...... 22 (as of 5/13/2013) 2012 ...... 27 (as of 4/23/2012) 2011 ...... 28 (as of 4/8/2011) 2010 ...... 23 2009 ...... 16 2008 ...... 22 2007 ...... 22 2006 ...... 20 2005 ...... 21 2004 ...... 23 2003 ...... 17 2002 ...... 21 2001 ...... 18 2000 ...... 19 1999 ...... 29 1998 ...... 19 1997 ...... 29 1996 ...... 26 1995 ...... 26 1994 ...... 25 1993 ...... 30 1992 ...... 20 1991 ...... 28 1990 ...... 13
2014 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition, Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
In general SEM Exhibitors were pleased with the show. There were many positive comments made regarding the Greenville location. Once again SEM Exhibitors stated that the Exposition area has just about no traffic during session times while the coffee and dessert breaks do bring in a good crowd.
2015 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition, Hilton Orange County, Costa Mesa, California
Due to the many comments about the SEM Annual Exposition area having extremely low activity except for the break times coupled with the positive response from the IMAC-XXXIII Exhibitors regarding having an evening reception in the Exposition Area, I sent out a survey to confirm that the SEM Annual Exhibitors would also feel great benefit from having the Tuesday night reception being held in the Exposition area. I have never experienced such an enthusiastic response from SEM Exhibitors! The results were 100% “yes” a reception in the hall will add to the value of the show. I also received positive response to offering the SEM Exhibitors the opportunity to present in the “Technology Application Sessions.” All 12 slots were filled quickly.
58 2015 OFFICERS REPORT IMAC
Exhibit Statistics for 1990-2015:
Year ...... # Exhibiting Companies . . #Exhibit Spaces Purchased 2015 ...... 39 ...... 56 2014 ...... 37 ...... 51 2013 ...... 41 ...... 54 2012 ...... 33 ...... 44 2011 ...... 36 ...... 47 2010 ...... 41 ...... 53 2009 ...... 45 ...... 59 2008 ...... 51 ...... 66 2007 ...... 44 ...... 66 2006 ...... 44 ...... 60 (MTS canceled 4 spaces) 2005 ...... 48 ...... 64 2004 ...... 54 ...... 71 2003 ...... 46 ...... 66 2002 ...... 49 ...... 72 2001 ...... 51 ...... 71 2000 ...... 51 ...... 69 1999 ...... 48 ...... 67 1998 ...... 52 ...... 69 1997 ...... 48 ...... 64 1996 ...... 50 1995 ...... 30 1994 ...... 13 (Hawaii Location) 1993 ...... 28 1992 ...... 30 1991 ...... Canceled due to Gulf War 1990 ...... 40
2015 IMAC-XXXIII, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
If this is possible, I heard even more positive comments at 2015 IMAC-XXXIII than I did at 2014 IMAC-XXXII! Several IMAC Exhibitors stated “it was the best IMAC show to date.” The Monday Evening Welcome Reception being held in the Exposition area was definitely a main driver for these positive comments. The IMAC Exhibitors were even more pleased with the 2015 Reception because we listened to their suggestions and spread out the food in the back of the room. The exhibitors were also very fond of the Thursday morning breakfast in the Exposition area. The brand new “Visit the Booths” program was a favorable addition to the show. Several exhibitors mentioned that they had anticipated that the attendees would just pop by, ask for their sheet to be initialed and take off. However, they found that this was not the case, the majority of attendees coming by to get their sheet initialed stayed and engaged in productive conversation regarding the exhibitors’ products/ services.
2016 IMAC-XXXIV, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Due to the success of IMAC-XXXIII, most exhibitors were very eager to sign up for IMAC-XXXIV. Many of them have checked with me to be sure that the Monday Evening Reception and Thursday Morning Breakfast will once again be held in the Exposition area. We plan to once again run the “Visit the Booths” program with several suggested modifications!
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 59 AGENDA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 10, 2015 – 3:00 p.m. | Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA
1. Approval of Agenda (Nancy Sottos)
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 4, 2014 Executive Board Meeting (Nancy Sottos)
3. Comments by President (Nancy Sottos)
4. Report of the Executive Director (Kristin Zimmerman)
5. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers)
6. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees 6.1 Administrative Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, SEM Past Presidents, USNC/TAM, and SEM Education Foundation. 6.2 Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group. 6.3 National Meetings Council (Pete Avitabile) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning. 6.4 Technical Activities Council (Guruswami Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research, Residual Stress, Sensors and Instrumentation, Structural Testing, Technical Committee on Strain Gages, Thermal Methods, Time Dependent Materials, Western Regional Strain Gage Committee
7. Old Business
8. New Business
9. President’s Closing Comments (Nancy Sottos)
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of Nancy Sottos, President
60 2015 OFFICERS REPORT MINUTES EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 4, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Greenville | Greenville, NC USA
1. Approval of Agenda (Emmanuel Gdoutos) The agenda was approved.
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 5, 2013 Executive Board Meeting (Emmanuel Gdoutos) The minutes were approved.
3. Comments by President (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos indicated the meeting is going quite well. He thanked everyone for their efforts and participation.
4. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx) Overall the meeting has gone quite well. There have been some issues with the hotel that the Staff is addressing.
5. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers) Nothing new to report.
6. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees 6.1 Administrative Council (Peter Ifju) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, SEM Past Presidents, USNC/TAM, and SEM Education Foundation.
All committees met and discharged their duties. The Honors Committee has recommended that the Executive Board approve the establishment of the James W. Dally Young Investigator Award. The Board approved unanimously. A new Membership Committee has been established and has met for the first time. The Board unanimously approved the recommendation of the Committee of Fellows that Wendy Crone, Ghatu Subhash, Hugh Bruck and, Peter Ifju be elected as Fellows. The Board approved unanimously.
6.2 Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group.
All committees met and discharged their duties.
ET is making progress but has a longer than desired time to print and is working towards the new contract with Springer.
EM is beginning the process to find a new Editor to take over from Hareesh Tippur when his term ends next year. At that time recommendations will be made to address the current workload for the Senior Editor. The EM Editorial group recommends that the Honors Committee consider converting the Peterson Award to an award for the best paper in the new journal.
JDBM is making good progress.
2015 OFFICERS REPORT 61 6.3 National Meetings Council (Nancy Sottos) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning.
All committees met and discharged their duties. The current conference is highly successful and attendees have been quite happy. The App is seen as a very good addition. Peter Ifju, Jeff Helm and, Eric Brown are working on obtaining submissions for a video session for the 2015 Annual Conference. It is intended that this replace th3e idea of a poster session. 6.4 Technical Activities Council (G. Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research, Residual Stress, Sensors and Instrumentation, Structural Testing, Technical Committee on Strain Gages, Thermal Methods, Time Dependent Materials, Western Regional Strain Gage Committee
All committees met and discharged their duties. The TD Lunch session continues to work very well as a start to planning the next meeting.
7. Old Business None
8. New Business None
9. President’s Closing Comments (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos thanked everyone and handed off to Nancy Sottos.
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Carlos Ventura, President
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