REPORT OF THE OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, AND DIVISIONS for the
SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
June 3–5, 2013 The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
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SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS, INC. SEM 2013 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 3–5, 2013 | The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
SEM acknowledges the following council, committee and division chairs who have completed their terms as of June 5, 2013. President Ventura and the entire Executive Board thank these individuals for their generous contribution of time and effort on behalf of the Society. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Ryszard Pryputniewicz, Past President Wei-Chung Wang, Honors and Nominating Committees Cosme Furlong, Member K. Jane Grande-Allen, Member Paul Reynolds, Member EDITORIAL COUNCIL Todd Simmermacher, Member Nancy Sottos, Chair, International Advisory Board, Experimental Mechanics COUNCIL CHAIRS
Ryszard Pryputniewicz, Editorial Council TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Emmanuel Gdoutos, Technical Activity Council Bart Prorok, Chair, Biological Systems and Materials Gordon Shaw, Chair, MEMS and Nanotechnology
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
Steven C. Batterman Leslie Banks-Sills Kenneth W. Chase Wendy Crone William O'Donnell James De Clerck Marion Pottinger Christopher Jenkins Michael Tierney Sean Kohles John A. Weese Rodney May Guruswami Ravichandran Akira Shimamoto Masahisa Takashi Eisaku Umezaki Kristin Zimmerman
iii TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA - Annual Business Meeting (June 2, 2013) ...... 1 MINUTES - Annual Business Meeting (June 10, 2012) ...... 2 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ...... 6 REPORT OF THE TREASURER ...... 7 REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ...... 9 Committees: Nominating SEM Historian Honors SEM Education Foundation Fellows SEM Liaison USNC/TAM Past Presidents Membership
AGENDA - Editorial Council Meeting (June 4, 2013) ...... 15 MINUTES - Editorial Council Meeting (June 13, 2012) ...... 16 REPORT OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL ...... 17 Committees: E/T Advisory Group E/M International Advisory Board E/T Technical Editor E/M Papers Review
AGENDA - Technical Activities Council (June 5, 2013) ...... 28 MINUTES - Technical Activities Council (June 13, 2012) ...... 29 REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL ...... 29 Committees: Applications Model Validation & Uncertainty Education Research Quantification Biological Systems & Materials Optical Methods Civil Structures Testing Residual Stress Composite Materials Sensors and Instrumentation Dynamic Behavior of Materials Structural Testing Electronic Packaging Technical Committee on Strain Gages Fracture and Fatigue Thermal Methods Inverse Problem Methodologies Time Dependent Materials MEMS and Nanotechnology Western Regional Strain Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems Gage Committee
AGENDA - National Meetings Council (June 5, 2013) ...... 45 MINUTES – National Meetings Council (June 13, 2012) ...... 46 REPORT OF THE NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL ...... 49 AGENDA - Executive Board Meeting (June 5, 2013) ...... 54 MINUTES - Executive Board Meeting (June 14, 2012) ...... 55
iv AGENDA 2013 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 2, 2013 – 6:30 p.m. | The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Carlos Ventura)
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 10, 2012 Annual Business Meeting held in Costa Mesa, California (Carlos Ventura)
3. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx)
4. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers)
5. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2012 – 2013): 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 (Peter Ifju) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents b. Editorial Council (Ryszard Pryputniewicz) 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 (Nancy Sottos) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning d. Technical Activities Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) 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 (Carlos Ventura)
7. Election of National Officers for 2013 – 2014 (Carlos Ventura)
8. Goals and Appointments for 2013 – 2014 (Emmanuel Gdoutos)
9. Recognition of 25 and 50 year members (Carlos Ventura)
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. President’s Closing Comments (Carlos Ventura)
13. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Carlos Ventura, Chair
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 01 MINUTES 2012 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 10, 2012 – 6:30 p.m. | Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, California
1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Peter Ifju) President Ifju welcomed everyone to this year’s meeting.
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 10, 2012 Annual Business Meeting held in Uncasville, Connecticut (Peter Ifju) The minutes of the Costa Mesa 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 (2012 – 2013): 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 (Wei-Chung Wang) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents Wei-Chung Wang referred all to the printed report. c. Editorial Council (Kristin Zimmerman) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group Kristin Zimmerman referred all to the printed report. d. National Meetings Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning Carlos Ventura referred all to the printed report. e. Technical Activities Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) 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 Emmanuel Ggoutos referred all to the printed report.
6. Outgoing Executive Board (Peter Ifju) President Ifju presented outgoing Board Members Wei-Chung Wang, Ralph Brillhart, Wendy Crone, Ramón Rodriguez-Vera and, Douglas Adams with Certificates of Appreciation.
7. Election of National Officers for 2012 – 2013 (Peter Ifju) President Ifju 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 ...... Carlos Ventura 2012-2013 President-Elect ...... Emmanuel Gdoutos 2012-2013 Vice-President ...... Nancy Sottos 2012-2013 At-large Member 2012-2014 ...... Alberto Carpinteri At-large Member 2012-2014 ...... Kathryn Dannemann At-large Member 2012-2014 ...... James DeClerck At-large Member 2012-2014 ...... Charles Van Karsen
02 2013 OFFICERS REPORT 8. Goals and Appointments for 2012 – 2013 (Carlos Ventura) I would like to start my remarks by expressing my sincere thanks to you for bestowing upon me the honor to serve you as President of the Society for Experimental Mechanics for the 2012-2013 period. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you my vision and goals as your next president.
As I was preparing my remarks for this evening, I was considering the various ways to share with you my vision of SEM in the years to come. One question that I kept asking myself was, “is there a need to explore new directions for SEM, or shall we maintain the same direction that we have followed for so many years?” Clearly, the vitality and health of SEM relies on its membership, and if any new direction is to be explored, it has to be dictated by the members of the society. A primary role of the president and the board is to listen and determine ways to implement the wishes of the membership. I have come to the conclusion that my vision as the next president of SEM has to be consistent with the wishes of its own members.
What are my goals during my term as President? Well, they are simple and very straight forward, but this does not mean that they are not challenging and that they will require well defined objectives to achieve.
Continue with the mission and current directions of SEM: Over the years we have seen important changes on how SEM manages it affairs and has responded to the needs of its members. Each of the past presidents has contributed in one way or another to this. As a consequence of these changes today we have a financially stable society with a many active members. We have been able to survive hard economic times and the lessons learned through the process should not be forgotten. So we have to strive to maintain this direction and be vigilant about the financial stability and wealth of SEM. I will ensure that this is the case. The Board will ensure the stability and financial growth of the society. I would be preposterous to say that I would achieve this by myself.
Promote growth of SEM: There are always emerging areas of technology that can be promoted and nurtured by SEM through conferences, publications and training. I would like to enlist the support of the Board and the members to identify those areas and to take the first steps into making SEM the society that will nurture and promote these areas. The result of exploring new endeavors is increased membership and greater international exposure of SEM as a vibrant society and as a source of unique knowledge and information.
Strengthen our links: Over the years we have forged links with other groups and sectors. We need to continue with these links and nurture them, and we also need to explore new links that would produce greater exposure of SEM to potential new members. The links with the industrial sector are part of the backbone of SEM and we should ensure that SEM is a “destination” for companies to present their products and develop long lasting customer relations with SEM members. The links with government institutions are also part of this backbone as SEM can serve as a great resource of incredible talent among its membership that could be of great benefit to government institutions responsible for maintaining the leadership of the country in issues related to technology and national security. The links with academic institutions and research institutions constitute a third component of this backbone. The continuity and existence of SEM relies on its continual renewal of its membership. Academic institutions, including high schools, technical schools and post-secondary institutions, should know about SEM and the benefits our society can provide to them. The more they know about what we do and what we represent, the more interested they will be in being part of SEM in one form or another. We are all here because we have something to share and because we want to learn more. We are driven by our need to learn, understand, and give something to others, and we have chosen SEM as the means to satisfy this need. Many SEM members have given a lot and because of this generosity, SEM is now what it is and what it represents since its birth in 1943. It is now my turn to ensure that SEM remains a vital and strong society for 70 years and also to ensure that it remains as the “Friendly Society.”
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 03 Before I conclude my remarks, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize all the generosity and dedication to the purpose of our society by the SEM Headquarters Staff, the Executive Board Members, all Committee Members, and especially all the SEM Members!
To continue the forward advance of the Society and to work with me, as the President, in making it happen, I would like to make the following appointments: 1. Tom Proulx as Secretary of the Society 2. Jon Rogers as Treasurer of the Society 3. Peter Ifju, Immediate Past President, as Chair of the Administrative Council 4. James De Clerck, is appointed to the Technical Activities Council 5. Charles Van Karsen, is appointed as the Board Liaison to the Education Committee 6. Nancy Sotos, current Vice President, is appointed for a 2-year term as Chair of the National Meetings Council 7. Kathryn Dannemann, is appointed for 2-years to the National Meetings Council
I am very enthusiastic and honored to work with this outstanding group of people and look forward to working with all of them during the next twelve months. I am looking forward to working with all of you during my presidency. Needless to say that if you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know.
Thank you
9. Recognition of 25 and 50 year members (Peter Ifju) President Ifju 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 (Peter Ifju) It seems like only yesterday when I took over as President of the Society for Experimental Mechanics. It has been an exciting and busy year with numerous conferences and meetings. I would like to summarize some of this year’s highlights and prepare you for coming events.
My tenure started with the Fall Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland which was hosted by the British Society for Strain Measurement (BSSM) and co-sponsored by SEM. The conference theme, “Advances in Experimental Mechanics – Integrating Simulation and Experimentation for Validation”, spanned three days and boasted 85 presentations including, two keynote lectures, invited talks for the best paper in the Journal of Strain as well as the prestigious Measurements Lecture. Margaret Lucas, Ian Patterson and Simon Quinn were excellent hosts and made all of the participants welcome. I must say that I was impressed by the organization, hospitality and venue of the conference. I was also impressed by the number of participants from North America as well as from Asia. I can’t wait until next year’s fall SEM sponsored conference which is being organized by Wei-Chung Wang and will be held at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan November 8-11, 2012.
In February, the IMAC Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics held in Jacksonville, Florida marked its 30th anniversary. There were nearly 300 papers presented in 63 sessions. Additionally, this year, we had a particularly strong exhibition featuring 35 vendors exhibiting their latest in application hardware, instrumentation, and software. Al Wicks from Virginia Tech and the other conference organizers put together a strong program. One of the most notable aspects of this conference was the number of young new faces that were present at the conference, suggesting that the conference is continually reinventing itself to serve the needs of industry and research in modal analysis.
04 2013 OFFICERS REPORT This spring saw a renewal of enthusiasm for local graduate student conferences. In past years the Southeast region held its Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics. This event not only was held in the Southeast (hosted by Mike Sutton at the University of South Carolina) but also in the northeast (hosted by Hugh Bruck and Bongtae Han at the University of Maryland). The South Carolina event was attended by 45 from the University of Florida, University of Alabama, North Carolina State, University of Alabama-Huntsville and three departments from the University of South Carolina. Talks spanned a broad range of topics including nano-materials and measurements, dynamic loading and measurements, mixed mode fracture; soft tissue biomaterial measurements, MAVs, static and dynamic composite measurements and luminescent photoelastic coatings. The Maryland event was attended by 40 participants from the University of Maryland, University of Delaware, Brown University, Columbia University, University of Rhode Island, and University of Maryland Baltimore County. Research presentations were delivered on a variety of areas involving experimental mechanics, ranging from the characterization of biological tissues to the control of microparticles using laser tweezers. Tom Proulx, our Society’s Executive Director and I attended both events. I would like to personally thank Mike and Hugh for being such good hosts. By all indications, it looks like next year the tradition will continue to pick up pace. Hopefully similar events will be spawned in the mid-west and western regions.
Every fourth year the Annual Spring Conference takes on a more international flavor, thus is deemed the International Congress. This year marks the 12th International Congress and will be held in Costa Mesa, California. The conference will span 5 days, starting on Sunday, June 10 and ending on Thursday, June 14. There are nearly 450 papers to be presented in 96 sessions. Additionally, this year, we have a particularly strong exhibition featuring 25 vendors. As usual, there is a series of pre-conference courses on Sunday. The Society’s premier lecture, the William M. Murray Lecture, will be presented by Professor Gary Cloud from Michigan State University on Tuesday, and the Journal of Strain Analysis Young Investigator Lecture will be presented by Chiara Daraio from Caltech on Monday. Since this is a congress year, we will also have two plenary talks by Wei-Chung Wang (our former President) of National Tsing Hua University, and Robert V. Goldstein from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Other highlights include the Annual SEM International Student Paper Competition as well as a Student Poster Session. There will also be a panel on Junior Career Development in Industry and Research Labs, as well as a panel discussion on High-Rate Imaging. I invite you to attend the All Society Awards Luncheon on Wednesday. Additionally, we will host a pizza lunch on Tuesday to promote participation in our technical divisions.
In closing, it has been a very busy year. Our society is as healthy as ever. Our staff is efficient and friendly, so please take the time and thank them for their hard work. Certainly, they make my job much easier and enjoyable.
13. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Peter Ifju, Chair
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 05 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THOMAS W. PROULX
Once again we have had an “interesting” year. Last Our journals continue to thrive. EM continues to be our year’s XII International Congress was an outstanding shining star but ET is beginning to make its presence felt. We success. Everyone enjoyed being back in Costa Mesa. have completed the overall redesign of the publication and When we returned from Costa Mesa our newest staff our backlog is at record levels. That is one of the issues we member, Alessandra de la Vega, resigned to pursue other need to work on. There is still room for both of our journals opportunities. We were able to replace her rather quickly to grow and we must keep up our efforts. with Jocelyn Sedlor and things were again looking up. Jocelyn brought additional skills in the desktop publishing Finally, our partnership with Springer for our Conference world which expanded our capabilities. Proceedings is beginning to show some promise. In 2011 and 2012 there have been over 55,000 downloads of IMAC In November, Jen and Will Tingets welcomed the arrival of and SEM proceedings papers combined. We are receiving their daughter, Samantha Lynne. I have to say that my joy a small amount of royalties but, of more importance, we at becoming a Pépère was somewhat tempered by the fact are making the work available to a broader base of people. that my Conference Manager would be on maternity leave for 6 weeks! We managed to survive the time and got out of As you will see in the Treasurer’s Report, the year 2012 was a New York just before the last major snow storm of the year. financial success ending with a surplus of ~$45K. Our cash Samantha seemed to enjoy her first SEM Conference but flow remains good and we have consolidated the bulk of our Mother and Grandmother took some time to recuperate. restricted funds into a single brokerage account.
IMAC XXXI in Garden Grove, CA was a great success. As you can see, 2012 has been a year of difficulties and Attendance was the highest at any IMAC since 2005. The accomplishments. We are not without challenges. But, technical program was excellent and the venue superb. we have a solid base. We need to continue to respect our Unfortunately, upon our return from IMAC Jocelyn left SEM past even as we look forward to the future. SEM has been to care for a sick family member. We have been very lucky successful because it was able to change with the times. to hire Nuno Lopes to replace Jocelyn. He brings excellent But, even more important, SEM has continued because computer skills and we hope will be a long term member our senior members embrace and mentor newcomers to of our staff. the field and the Society. This tradition is why we can refer to ourselves as “the friendly society”. We must continue In April 2013 we recognized Joni Normandin who celebrates to be the friendly society and offer everyone a chance to her 20th year with SEM. You need go no further than the contribute. That will lead us forward. Exhibit Hall at our meetings to see the success of her efforts in one of the areas she handles: Thank you Joni, for 20 years of excellent efforts and results.
06 2013 OFFICERS REPORT REPORT OF THE TREASURER JON ROGERS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSE, DECEMBER 31, 2012
Revenue Expense Membership $77,349 $115,119 Experimental Mechanics $232,441 $55,312 Experimental Techniques $21,237 $55,586 Publications $21,562 $61,269 Conferences $524,506 $539,963 Total $877,095 $827,249
Surplus: $49,856
Source of Revenue
Financially 2012 was a good year for SEM. Total income Cash in our restricted accounts (SEMEF, Taylor, DeMichele, from operations was $49,856 versus a deficit of $10,766 for etc.) was $435,011 compared to $356,900 in 2011. As 2011 and a budgeted surplus of $42,525. of March 2013, the majority of these funds (~$385,000) have been combined in a single brokerage account for Our cash and savings at the end of 2012 was $271,505 investment purposes. compared to $263,974 at the end of 2011. We do not have any cash flow issues. While reserves are not as much as we would Overall, our results for 2012 were excellent and we are still like, we continue to make progress in improving that situation. in solid financial shape.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 07 SEM DONATIONS
SEM received tax-deductible donations in the amount of $5,940 to be applied to one of five funds throughout the year. The five funds are: SEM Education Fund ($1,659), SEM Development Fund ($1,343), SEM Building Fund ($38), CSI Endowment Fund ($2,450) and, D.J. DeMichele Scholarship Fund ($450). 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.” In addition to its own contributions, CSI will match any individual donations received through 2013.
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 2012
Patron Level ($1,000 or more)
Bill Y.J. Chao
Benefactor Level ($500-$999)
Michael Fourney Albert S. Kobayashi
Donor Level ($100-$499)
John Cafeo Robert Rowlands Thomas Carne Gary Schajer Weinong Chen Stephen Seidlitz Howard Gaberson Masahisa Takashi Jack K. Mowry Mark Tuttle Daniel Post Kazunaga Ueda Ryszard Pryputniewicz
Contributor Level ($1-$99)
Hillar Aben Richard H. Homewood Ralph Shoberg Robert Bonenberger George James William Springer Eric Brown Edward Johnson Sigmund Stepaniak Matthew Cavalli Lloyd Lazarus, P.E. Kassim Tarhini Yung-Mien Chen Jesus Lopez Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur Thomas Dudderar Wolfgang Luber Martin Trethewey Jonathan Epstein Ramji Manoharan Charles Van Karsen Noel Frederick Yasushi Miyano Luis Augusto Veloso Cosme Furlong David Nickel Carl Voorhees Emmanuel Gdoutos Wolfgang Osten Junlan Wang Paul Gloeckner Michael Prime Wei-Chung Wang Anton Grillenbeck Ralph Rietz Yun-Che Wang Jeffrey Helm Daniel Rixen Michael Zervas
08 2013 OFFICERS REPORT ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL PETER IFJU, CHAIR
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT Kristin Zimmerman, Chair (2012)
The Nominating Committee completed its assigned duties at the 2012 SEM XII International Congress in Costa Mesa, California and reported on its recommendations for 2013-2014 SEM Officers and Executive Board to the then current Executive Board. The committee will next meet during the 2013 SEM Annual Conference in Lombard, Illinois to develop recommendations of outstanding nominees for 2014-2015.
Input to the Nominating Committee from the Society's membership is both encouraged and solicited. The incoming committee chairs are: Wei-Chung Wang, 2013, and Ryszard Pryputniewicz 2014.
Nominations for the 2013-2014 SEM Executive Board officers are: President – Emmanuel Gdoutos; President-Elect – Nancy Sottos; and Vice President – Guruswami Ravichandran. Executive Board Member nominees are: Eric Brown, Linda Hanagan, Chris Niezrecki, and Robert Rowlands. 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 was published in the December 2012 issue of Experimentally Speaking…. It was also posted on the SEM Web site.
HONORS COMMITTEE REPORT Kristin Zimmerman, Chair (2012)
The Honors Committee met during the 2012 SEM Congress in Costa Mesa, CA and identified outstanding recipients for SEM Awards, most of which will be presented at the 2013 SEM Conference in Lombard, Illinois. These awards and their recipients are:
Murray Medal & Murray Lecturer for 2015: . . . . . Guruswami Ravichandran JSA Lecture: ...... Yong Zhu Brewer Award ...... Randy Mayes Lazan Award: ...... Gary S. Schajer Frocht Award: ...... Wendy C. Crone Tatnall Award ...... Jose Freire DeMichele Award: ...... Charles R. Farrar Zandman Award: ...... James P. Hubner Nemat-Nasser Medal: ...... Horacio Espinosa Theocaris Award: ...... Ares Rosakis Durelli Award: ...... Ioannis Chasiotis Hetényi Award: ...... K. Kim and S.H. Daly Harting Award: ...... K. Dai, S. Chen, W. Qi, E. Conner, J. Erdle and C. Galloway
The 2013 DeMichele Award was presented by SEM President Carlos Ventura at the IMAC-XXXI Conference, which was held in Garden Grove, CA in February 2013. The Honors Committee will next meet in Lombard, Illinois during the 2013 SEM Annual Conference.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 09 FELLOWS COMMITTEE Ken Liechti, Secretary
The Committee met at 5:00 pm on June 10, 2012 in Costa Mesa, CA. The meeting was called to order by Chair Arun Shukla. Also in attendance were G. Ravichandran (Vice Chair), Mike Sutton, Randy Allemang, Hareesh Tippur, Rich Pryputniewicz and Ken Liechti.
Nominees for Fellow status were : Archie Andonian, Leslie Banks-Sills, David Brown, David Ewins, Cosme Furlong, Terry Chen, John Lambros, Hongbin Lu, Fabrice Pierron, K. T. Ramesh, K. B. Zimmerman (2) were the nominees for this year. The case for each applicant was discussed separately. The Committee decided to recommend Ramesh, Brown, Lambros and Pierron for consideration by the Board for promotion to Fellow status. All four were subsequently approved by SEM.
Arun Shukla stepped down as Chair of the Committee of Fellows. He has been succeeded by. G. Ravichandran. Rich Pryputniewicz agreed to be the new Vice Chair. There was discussion of potential new members of the Committee in view of the pending departures of Horacio Espinosa, Igor Emri and Mike Sutton after the 2012 meeting. Nancy Sottos, Danny Rittel and Wei Chung were approached and agreed to serve in the class of 2013-2015.
Mike Sutton noted that nominations for Fellows are currently due by December 1 each year. In view of the fact that all other nominations for awards are due by April 15, he recommended that the same date hold for nominations to Fellow. After some discussion, this passed unanimously.
Position Name Tenure
Chair ...... G. Ravichandran ...... 2011-2013 Vice Chair ...... Rich Pryputniewicz ...... 2012-2014 Secretary ...... Ken Liechti ...... Member ...... Eann Patterson ...... 2011-2013 Member ...... Randy Allemang ...... 2011-2013 Member ...... Hareesh Tippur ...... 2012-2014 Member ...... Arun Shukla ...... 2012-2014 Member ...... Nancy Sottos ...... 2013-2015 Member ...... Danny Rittel ...... 2013-2015 Member ...... Wei Chung ...... 2013-2015
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 following persons served as reviewers and judges during the 2012 ISPC:
Kristin Zimmerman, Chair ...... (SEM President 1995-1996) Randy Allemang ...... (SEM President 2003-2004) José Freire ...... (SEM President 2004-2005) Jon Rogers ...... (SEM President 2000-2001)
The second activity of the Past Presidents Committee is to enjoy an annual Past Presidents Dinner. Both of these activities were successfully completed during the 2012 SEM Conference held in Costa Mesa, California.
SEM HISTORIAN
The Society is actively seeking someone to serve as Historian. Please contact Tom Proulx if you have an interest or a nomination.
10 2013 OFFICERS REPORT SEMEF K. Zimmerman, Chair M. Sutton, Secretary
K. Zimmerman ...... Chair 2012-2013 P. Ifju ...... Vice Chair 2012-2013 Michael Sutton ...... Secretary 2012-2013 Bill Fourney ...... Treasurer 2012-2013 Tom Proulx ...... Chief Administrator 2012-2013
Highlights of the June 2012 Meeting and items for follow up during the June 2013 meeting:
Attendees: Michael Sutton, Jeffrey Helm, Wei Chung Wang, Kristin Zimmerman, Rich Pryputniewicz, Peter Ifju, Eric Brown, Michael Fourney, William Fourney, Chuck Taylor, Thomas Proulx, John Rogers, Carlos Ventura
SEM Student Regional Conferences (SRCs) for 2011-2012
Two conferences were held:
Southeastern SRC was held at USC with 45 attendees and 25-28 presentations. Profs Sutton, Chao and McNeill provided organizational support, and partial financial support was provided by Correlated Solutions Inc. A full write- up was presented in a recent Experimentally Speaking publication. Northeastern SRC was held at University of Maryland with 40 attendees and 25 presentations. Profs. Hugh Bruck and Bong-tae Han provided organizational support.
For 2013, it is expected that the Southeastern SRC will be held at NC State, Northeastern SRC at URI, Midwestern SRC at U. Michigan and Western SRC is uncertain but may be at U. Washington.
INTEL-ISEF Competition
In 2012, ISEF was held in Pittsburgh, PA. There were 1500 invitees, and the three SEM judges selected 19 finalists that were in the broad area of experimental mechanics. The 19 finalists each gave a 15 min presentation about their project, with SEM prizes of $2500, $1500 and $1000 given to the 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place awardees, respectively. The grand prize champion for the entire ISEF was a 15 year old who received a $75,000 prize for technology that dramatically improves the identification of pancreatic cancer in patients.
Status of the SEMEF budget.
Current budget is $51,732.83. SEMEF spent ~$7,100 last year supporting ISEF, two SRCs and Soc. for Science and Public.
Typical donation amounts are on the order of $4,000 Balance in the account - varies from $30,000 to $60,000. Options for increasing SEMEF income; ūū Matching grant requests, where industry and/or individuals provide 1 to 1 matching funds for each individual contribution to SEMEF (successful in past) ūū Box to be checked on SEM form, giving $28 to SEMEF.
The group discussed the donation by Correlated Solutions, Inc. which will support the student competition, removing this expense from the SEMEF. Thus, the question was asked, “What are the new ideas for the role of SEMEF?”
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 11 Potential New Roles of SEMEF
Should SEMEF support/encourage development of experimental mechanics educational materials for high school students?
A few options were noted:
High School students need to become involved in experimental mechanics in university laboratories. reinvigorate university/local experimental mechanics chapters. Having a group of students interested in the same area is a good way to build broader interest. Encourage student interest even if we have active local faculty. As a positive example, Bill Fourney remarked on AIAA regional conferences and how they worked well. By using the fact that honors college students are required to do a project at UMd, they were able to build an active student chapter by combining the Ugrad students with MS and PhD students. It was agreed that local faculty interest is the best way to build strong student chapters. And, local chapters would be strengthened by having successful regional SRCs.
Discussion Items:
SAMPE, ASME and other organizations receive industrial support to host local conferences or support local chapters. Finding young faculty to maintain and grow such activities is difficult due to Tenure and Promotion considerations.
How could the SEM enhance the potential for recruiting faculty to have active local student chapters? Could we develop an “SEM Faculty Educator of the Year” Award for those faculty members that have active chapters and good SRCs?
Development of educational kits for HS and Middle School students that have experimental mechanics experiments is an area that SEMEF could develop. Different kits for different levels, with recognitions that the return on investment is not monetary but is recognition that we should help STEM efforts by being part of a “do good things” effort. This type of activity was widely supported, though noted that it needed a Champion to ‘make it happen.’
The Education Committee might consider supporting the aforementioned idea since it has been effective in finding someone who has a neat idea, and then helping the individual(s) get it done. So, continuing to reach out and identify individuals with ideas that fit the vision would be a good approach for the Educational Committee.
Follow up for 2013
The Education Committee will take on the task of looking into the idea of developing educational experimental kits.
Continuing Support for INTEL-ISEF? The expenditure of up to $6,000 from the SEMEF in the 2013 budget to finance the ISEF competition awards was approved. All agreed that this event offers great visibility for SEM.
12 2013 OFFICERS REPORT Members
Eric Brown ...... June, 2010- June, 2013 Bill Fourney ...... June, 2010- June, 2013 Ravi Chona ...... June, 2010- June, 2013 John Rogers ...... June, 2010- June, 2013 Randy Allemang ...... June, 2010- June, 2013
Michael Fourney ...... June, 2011- June, 2014 Stu Schwartz ...... June, 2011- June, 2014 Kristin Zimmerman ...... June, 2011- June, 2014 Jeff Helm ...... June, 2011- June, 2014
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
U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS (USNC/TAM) Guruswami Ravichandran, SEM Representative on the USNC/TAM
The United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics met in Washington, D.C., on 26th and 27th April 2013. The meeting was called to order by Chair Stelios Kyriakides. On the first day five keynote talks were presented to discuss the status and future of engineering research in general and theoretical and applied mechanics research in particular. The talks were given by,
Dr. Lawrence C. Schuette, ONR Director of Innovation and Acting Director of Research presented a talk that reviewed the various programs and the research being funded by ONR and answered question.
Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee made an oral presentation of the highlights of the research budget of DOD and priorities and outlook for funding in the future, and answered questions.
Mr. Kent F. Perry, VP, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America presented a talk on “Hydraulic Fracturing: An Historical and Impact Perspective.” Mr. Perry discussed the timeline of various technologies and advances that has been made in the last six decades.
Dr. Dmitry I. Garagash, Dalhousie University, Canada, presented a talk on “Overview of Hydraulic Fracturing and Injection-induced Seismicity.” Dr. Garagash discussed mechanics of hydraulic fracturing from a modeling perspective and the associated challenges.
Dr. Dan Mote, President Elect, National Academy of Engineering made an oral presentation on various ways to increase the public’s awareness of engineering by highlighting the contributions of the profession and impact on the society.
The 17th U. S. National Congress in will be held at Michigan State University, June 14-19, 2014.
The detailed minutes of the meeting are on the USNCTAM web site.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 13 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 2012-2013 Tom Proulx, Executive Director
Current membership statistics are as follows: (as of May 12, 2013)
May May May May May May May May May May Category 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Dues Paying
Individual Members 845 867 842 927 966 998 1043 1004 940 949 Graduate Students 304 269 237 208 193 177 142 115 140 76 Undergrad Students 34 36 36 60 20 27 54 53 67 64 Corporate Reps 65 63 63 77 80 82 72 80 80 90 Polish Chapter 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Sub Total 1263 1250 1178 1272 1274 1284 1326 1267 1242 1194
Non Dues Paying
Honorary Members 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 Life Members 63 57 54 53 49 47 39 39 39 37 Retired Members 138 142 140 144 144 140 141 128 125 123 Comp/Exchange 88 89 90 92 100 101 103 103 106 183 Sub Total 299 298 294 299 302 297 292 279 279 352
Grand Total 1562 1548 1472 1571 1576 1581 1618 1546 1521 1546
The data given above shows that dues-paying membership levels for 2013 were basically the same as 2012. We must continue to work hard to attract and retain members. We must continue to improve our member benefits and services.
STUDENT CHAPTERS
The current listing of active SEM Student Chapters include: IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India University Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island CENIDET (Centro Nacional de Investigación y Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Desarrollo Tecnológico), Cuernavaca, Mexico Michigan Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Brazil University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi, India
14 2013 OFFICERS REPORT AGENDA EDITORIAL COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 4, 2013 – 4:00 p.m. | The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE: R. Pryputniewicz, K. Zimmerman, T. Proulx, J. Rogers, H. Tippur, J. Helm, N. Sottos.
1. Approval of Agenda (R. Pryputniewicz)
2. Approval of Minutes of June 13, 2012 Editorial Council Meeting in Costa Mesa, California.
3. Experimental Techniques (J. Helm) Status and any outstanding issues
4. Experimental Mechanics (H. Tippur) Status and any outstanding issues
5. Old Business
6. New Business
7. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Ryszard Pryputniewicz, Chair
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 15 MINUTES EDITORIAL COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – 10:30 a.m. | Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, CA
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE: K. Zimmerman (Chair), T. Proulx, J. Rogers, S. Swartz, H. Espinosa, J. Cafeo, N. Sottos.
Not available.
16 2013 OFFICERS REPORT EDITORIAL COUNCIL RYSZARD PRYPUTNIEWICZ, CHAIR
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES ADVISORY GROUP 2013 Annual Report | Kristin Zimmerman, Chair
Members of the E.T. Advisory Group:
Kristin Zimmerman ...... Chair Jonathan D. Rogers ...... member-at-large Todd Simmermacher ...... member-at-large Jeff Helm ...... E.T.Senior Technical Editor; Chair Education Committee Paul Gloeckner ...... Chair, Applications Committee Rich Pryputniewicz ...... Chair, Editorial Council Thomas W. Proulx ...... Publisher, SEM
Highlights from the June 2012 Meeting and Recommendations for 2013:
Remarks by Chair, K. Zimmerman:
Pleased with the evolution and growth of ET over the past decade and very interested in developing and deploying a strategic plan forward.
Remarks by E.T. Senior Editor, J. Helm:
All appears in good shape. There is still a need for additional AEs. Rejection rate of papers ~ 50%, while the submittal rate is up 70%. The impact factor continues to climb (currently at 0.5)
Remarks by Publisher, T. Proulx:
Overall happy with the quality and growth of ET, but still room for strategic improvement.
Discussion/Recommendations:
Associate Editors for E.T.: We need to recruit a few more AEs – we should at least consult with our TD chairs and track chairs. We need to keep in mind our role as an advisory group. The key elements being: ūū Serve as an external “audit” body to monitor the quantity and the quality of the technical content of the publication and the performance of the Senior Technical Editor (STE). ūū Recommend to the STE potential Associate Editors. ūū Be available as a resource to the STE for advice and recommendations. Assist the editors in the solicitation of manuscripts as needed Recommend to the Senior Editor potential Special Issue topics and guest editors Rejection process continues to look for new approaches to be tested ETAG should meet face to face 2x per year if possible (IMAC/Annual)
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 17 EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES Jeff Helm, Senior Technical Editor
2012 EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES STATISTICS
LISTING OF EDITORS: Senior Technical Editor: Feature Series Editors: Jeffrey Helm (2015) Experimental Characterization of Active Materials Series: Nilesh Mankame Associate Technical Editors: Paul Alexander Jason Blough (2014) Tsuchin Phillip Chu (2013) Dynamic Testing of Civil Engineering Structures Series: Susan K. Foss (2012) Paul Reynolds Paul Gloeckner (2013) K. Jane Grande-Allen (2013) Instrumented Indentation Testing Series: Bahram Khalighi (2013) Ibrahim Miskioglu Dahsin Liu (2013) Paul Reynolds (2013) Mayank Tiwari (2013) Kristin B. Zimmerman (2012) Technical Articles Per Year
New Published Accepted
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 New Submissions Received 97 133 124 156 225 181
Number of Pages Published:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Department 42 59 30 39 39 26 Technical 184 184 268 284 393 452 Feature 40 26 49 54 46 10 Total Article Pages 264 263 347 377 478 488 Total Issue Pages 452 424 496 496 489 501
18 2013 OFFICERS REPORT Number of Articles Published:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Department 10 12 12 12 Technical 38 38 55 50 Feature 5 5 5 2
Decisions Made:
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Decisions Made 135 252 223 306 329 183 Accept 45 56 63 77 72 9 Immediate Reject - - 6 6 63 56 Reject 28 46 31 41 50 37 Immediate Major Revise - - 14 17 14 6 Major Revise 36 76 49 61 64 44 Minor Revise 26 74 60 104 65 31 “-“ = data not avail
Average Days from Submission to Decision:
2011 2012 Avg. days to first decision 74 61 Avg. days to final decision 129 62
Online Stats:
As of April 24, 2013: Awaiting AE Assignment: ...... 14 Manuscripts in process (with AEs): ...... 70 Manuscripts out for revision (with author): ...... 8 Manuscripts published online: ...... 124 Additional Manuscripts pending online publication: ...... 7
Oldest paper online, Early View, was published online in November 2010 (that paper is slated for the March/April 2012 issue)
Feature Series in Process: Impact Factor:
Experimental Characterization of Active Materials Series 2010 Impact Factor = 0.257 Nilesh Mankame, Paul Alexander
Dynamic Testing of Civil Engineering Structures Series ISI Journal Citation Reports© Ranking 2011: Paul Reynolds 28/32 (Materials Science Characterization & Testing); Instrumented Indentation Testing Series: 108/122 (Engineering Mechanical); Ibrahim Miskioglu 127/132 (Mechanics)
**New impact factor will not be out until after the conference.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 19 EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS ADVISORY BOARD Nancy Sottos, Chair
The IAB has returned to full membership, with current board members:
Randall Alamang (University of Cincinnati) Janice Barton (Univ. of South Hampton) Hugh Bruck (Univ. of Maryland) Iassac Daniel (Northwestern Univ) 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
Horacio Espinosa was selected as the new IAB chair and will The issue of acronym use in EM was also discussed. Over take over after the 2013 annual SEM meeting. the past year, the EM Instructions for Authors was reviewed and several changes implemented to clarify the acronyms The board held its annual meeting on June 11, 2012 during should not be used in the title and all acronyms must be the SEM Conference at the Hilton Orange County/Costa defined upon first use in the manuscript. Mesa, CA. Overall the IAB feels EM is running smoothly under the leadership of Editor Hareesh Tippur. At the 2011 IAB meeting, the board decided unanimously that the outgoing EM editor should be formally recognized The backlog of papers for publication in EM was discussed. at the SEM Annual meeting. In 2012, H. Espinosa was the The current backlog to appear in print is about 9 months first to receive this recognition. has improved over last year but remains an issue that needs to be closely monitored. The review criteria for the EM Peterson and Hetenyi Awards and dissemination of the winning papers will be discussed Impact factor (IF) was also discussed. At the time of the at this year’s IAB meeting. The goal is to increase the impact meeting, EM IF reached a high of 1.854 (for 2010). The of these awards. 2011 value announced later in the summer was lower, back down to 1.522. Since 2004, EM has experienced similar cyclic increments with an overall upward trend. Further investigation of why the IF cycles would be prudent.
20 2013 OFFICERS REPORT EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS Hareesh V. Tippur, Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Hareesh V. Tippur, Auburn University (2015) Associate Technical Editors (term ends in December)
Eric N. Brown, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2015) Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia (2013) Michel Grédiac, LaMI (2013) Doron Shilo, Technion – Israel Institute of Louis Hector Jr., General Motors R&D Center (2015) Technology (2015) François Hild, ENS Cachan (2013) Ashkan Vaziri, Northeastern University (2014) Annette (Peko) Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Parameswaran Venkitanarayanan, Indian Technology (2014) Institute of Technology Kanpur (2013) Vincent Ji, Université Paris – Sud11 (2015) Murat Vural, Illinois Institute of Technology (2013) Jeffrey W. Kysar, Columbia University (2013) Junlan Wang, University of Washington (2015) Hongbing Lu, University of Texas at Dallas (2013) Huimin Xie, Tsinghua University (2014) Arup Maji, University of New Mexico (2013) Sotoro Yoneyama, Aoyama Gakuin University, (2015) Paul Reynolds, University of Sheffield (2013) Alan T. Zehnder, Cornell University (2013) Daniel Rittel, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2014)
International Advisory Board
Nancy R. Sottos (Chair), University of Illinois at Isaac M. Daniel, Northwestern University, USA Urbana-Champaign, USA Horacio Espinosa, Northwestern University, USA Timothy C. Miller (Secretary), US Air Force C.T. Lim, National University of Singapore Research Laboratory, USA Eann Patterson, University of Liverpool, UK Randall J. Allemang, University of Cincinnati, USA Guruswami Ravichandran, Caltech, USA Janice Barton, University of Southampton, UK Wu Xiaoping, University of Science and Hugh Bruck, University of Maryland, USA Technology of China, China
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 21 SPECIAL ISSUES AND GUEST EDITORS: Sandwich Structures Infared Imaging and Thermomechanics Guruswami Ravichandran and Yapa Rajapakse Janice Barton and Andre Chrysochoos Published January 2012 (52:1) To be published in January 2014 (tentative) 1st rec’d 2/23/2010 1st rec’d 2/25/2013; currently receiving submissions Dynamic Behavior of Materials Recent Advances in Digital Vijay Chalivendra, Bo Song, and Kathryn Dannemann Image Correlation Published April 2012 (52:2) Mike Sutton and Francois Hild 1st rec’d 12/27/2010 Planned for spring/summer 2014 Likely to receive submissions later in spring, 2013 Experimental Mechanics of Transparent Armor Materials Experimental Mechanics in Energy Sector Ghatu Subhash Pradeep Guduru Published January 2013 (53:1) No submission received so far 1st rec’d 1/29/2012 Initially planned for spring 2014 Multi-Scale Experimental Mechanics Measurements Bill Chao, Huimin Xie, and Yi-Lan Kang To be published in Summer 2013 1st rec’d 4/1/2012
SUBMISSION STATISTICS Number of Submissions
Fig. 1. Annual manuscript submissions to EM 1989-2012.
22 2013 OFFICERS REPORT Annual submissions from 1989 to 2012 are plotted in Country listed for first author 2012 Figure 1. The total number of papers submitted in 2012 was 396, the highest since 1989. This represents a 21% increase in submissions over 2012 (327), the highest up to that point since 1989. The increase is likely attributed to special issue publications and perception of the journal in the mechanics and materials community. The improvement in turn-around time, addition of new ATEs to an already strong group may have contributed to this positive trend as well. As of March 4, 2013, there were 56 articles online, waiting hardcopy publication. This is a significant drop in the number (88) of online publications at this time last year due to increased articles per issue.
EM has a substantial international interest and readership. This is reflected by submissions received from many different countries around the world. The majority of submissions in 2012 were from Europe (33%) with Asia (26%, includes India) and North America (24%) in the second and third place, respectively. Figure 2 shows the break down by country listed for first authors on 2012 submissions. Fig. 2. Country listed for first author on 2012 submissions.
MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION
2012 = 134 papers (1568 pages) published (2 special issues) 2011 = 127 papers (1577 pages) published (1 special issue) (9 Issues) 2010 = 127 papers (1393 pages) published (3 special issues) (9 Issues) 2009 = 76 papers, 900 pages, 2 special issues (6 issues)
Relevant statistics for manuscripts handled in 2011 are listed in Table 1 and compared with prior data from 2001-2011. The number of accepted papers in 2011 was 125. The acceptance rate is approximately 38% relative to 2011 submissions. This rate is slightly lower than 43% (122 papers) in 2010, and 43% (103 papers) in 2009.
As of March 4, 2013:
60 papers in process 28 papers out for revision 56 papers published online 6 papers being typeset/proofed Issue 53:2 (February 2013) = most recent issue published online
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 23 Table 1. Acceptance and publication statistics for EM manuscripts handled in 2002-2012
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Published 59 50 77 66 70 74 69 76 127 127 134 Accepted 53 54 54 59 77 87 95 103 122 125 121 Rejected 37 61 62 56 70 115 85 115 129 219 237 Under Review* 133 100 60 27 41 67 53 57 47 43 60 Decisions made - - - - 269 349 350 388 460 335 395 (*as of March 4th 2013; numbers change daily)
Table 2. Regional Distribution of Accepted* Papers in Recent Years
Region 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Europe 27% 31% 35% 48% 29% North America 46% 49% 48% 33% 41% Asia 23% 18% 15% 15% 21% Other 3% 2% 3% 4% 8% * 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. 1.1
Submission to Reviewer Invitation Average number of days between the date the manuscript was received and the first Reviewer was invited. 12.1
Submission to First Decision Average number of days between the date the manuscript was received and the first decision. 33.3
The above statistics shows that on average a first decision on received manuscripts is taken in less than 6 weeks (33.3 days). This is slightly lower than 39.3 days during 2011. 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.
24 2013 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
Decision Summary Reject 38 10.2% 62.2 Reject but Encourage Resubmission 25 6.7% 39.4 Reject but Encourage Submission to another Journal 174 46.6% 4.8 Revise and re-submit as a Technical Note 3 0.8% 1.7 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 92 24.7% 68.2 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 41 11% 65.1 Total Editor Decisions 373 100% 35.2
Revision 1 Accept as is. 64 44.1% 24.7 Reject 14 9.7% 29.4 Reject but Encourage Resubmission 1 0.7% 5 Reject but Encourage Submission to another Journal 2 1.4% 37.5 Revise and re-submit as a Technical Note 1 0.7% 2 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 16 11% 51.9 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 47 32.4% 66.3 Total Editor Decisions 145 100% 41.5
Revision 2 Accept as is. 45 75% 13.9 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 3 5% 44.7 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 12 20% 27.9 Total Editor Decisions 60 100% 18.2
Revision 3 Accept as is. 8 66.7% 6 Reject 1 8.3% 4 Revise Manuscript with Major Edits 1 8.3% 7 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 2 16.7% 11.5 Total Editor Decisions 12 100% 6.8
Revision 4 Accept as is. 1 50% 1 Revise Manuscript with Minor Edits 1 50% 4 Total Editor Decisions 2 100% 2.5
Revision 5 Accept as is. 1 100% 5 Total Editor Decisions 1 100% 5
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 25 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. 593
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). 12
Decisions Made All submissions assigned to this Editor during the specified time period, for which this Editor has completed his decision. 581
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. 10.1
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. 9.0
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. 1.1
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. 1
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. 598
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. 362
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. 1.3
26 2013 OFFICERS REPORT IMPACT FACTOR
Impact factors for the past 15 years are plotted in Fig. 3.
Impact Factor
1.522 1.854 1.542 1.480 0.980 1.133 0.930 0.954 0.691 0.730 0.600 0.768 0.562 0.445 0.343
Figure 3. EM Impact Factor for 1997-2011.
Impact factor for Experimental Mechanics continues to be a respectable 1.522 despite a drop relative to 2010. The number of citations (per ISI Journal Citations Report), however, is up from the previous year (2359 vs. 2372) even though the number of articles published dropped from 127 to 123. A journal reputation factor, called the Eigenfactor, continues to show an increasing trend (0.00475 in 2009, 0.00509 in 2010, 0.00614 in 2011). Experimental Mechanics ranks 4th of 32 in Impact Factor for 2010, and 3rd of 32 at 2.006 in the 5-Year Impact Factor, in the Journal Citation Report’s Category of Materials Science, Characterization and Testing.
The impact factors for a few other related journals are given in Table 3. It seems reasonable to aspire for an impact factor in the range of 1.7-2.0. Appointment of prominent, committed and visible associate editors and members of the editorial board, publication of special issues on subject matters of national and international interest, and free access to on-line publication of award winning articles and special issues are some of the avenues being explored. Table 3. Comparison of Impact Factors of Some Optics/Mechanics Journals
Journal Name Impact Factor Impact Factor Impact Factor Impact Factor 2005 2009 2010 2011 Int. J. Solids and Structures 1.289 1.809 2.066 1.857 J. Mech. and Physics of Solids 2.764 3.467 3.702 2.806 Mechanics of Materials 1.895 2.206 2.466 1.769 J. Appl. Mech. 0.752 0.915 0.617 0.949 J. Applied Physics 2.498 2.072 2.064 2.168 J. Microeng & Micromechanics 2.499 2.233 2.276 2.105 Applied Optics - 1.763 1.703 1.748 Optics & Lasers in Engineering - 1.103 1.567 1.835 Strain 0.465 1.083 1.000 1.103
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 27 AGENDA TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Wednesday, June 5, 2013 – 10:30 a.m. | The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair Jim DeClerck, Vice-Chair K. Jane Grande-Allen, Vice-Chair
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes of June 13, 2012 Technical Activities Council meeting in Costa Mesa, CA.
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 Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair
28 2013 OFFICERS REPORT MINUTES TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – 10:30 a.m. | Hyatt Regency Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, California
APPROVED AGENDA
Approved minutes from last TAC meeting in Uncasville, CT
TD REPORTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Applications Biological Systems and Materials
Reported by Paul Gloeckner Report by Francois Barthelet Attendance of 2 13 people at TD meeting this year Want to continue technology applications sessions 11 sessions this years, 4 keynotes for next year (would like 2) Elected new secretary, Pablo Vitteieri Had planned a preconference course this year but it Planning 3rd BIO symposium next year with between was cancelled 12-17 sessions, hope to have 4 keynotes again next Want to try to do this again next year, might be easier year since in MidWest Will prepare an NSF proposal to fund student travel Interest in tutorial session on practical aspects of to the meeting next year – would be best to have the high speed imaging – 90-120 minutes? Checking into money come directly to SEM. Can Tom be the PI? The this to be co-sponsored with Dynamics Behavior of BIO TD will investigate how that would work. Materials groups General discussions (relevant to everyone not just BIO TD) Working more and more with IMAC, Paul Reynolds is driving this effort Re keynotes ūū Note that one keynote = 2-3 regular talks (40 minutes Education is more ūū Try to plan for one per day Reported by Jeff Helm ūū If chair/session or track or sessions wants to offer a Student paper competition went well waived registration fee for these persons, they need to ask Tom first Would like ideas on how to make student poster competition have more visibility within the society – Is it possible to have the pizza for the TD meetings don’t want those students to feel overlooked closer to the meeting room? TD meetings were loud this year, although in general everyone seems to like the lunch time. And all in one room made it easier to Research go to multiple TD meetings. Reported by Jeff Helm and Peter Ifju Discussion on short courses – how to get more Concern about long length of the conference and attendance – especially on Sunday. Issue of expense ways to shorten this (reject 25% of abstracts?) and extra travel. Expense is necessary to pay for room and supplies. Would it be worth having them in the Longer meeting allows us to have enough sessions to evening? Might be easier. Monday or Wednesday meet interest, especially for large very active TDs (4 would be good nights. full days, 2 rooms) Also concern that people will not attend unless they get a talk (would they come if they got a poster)? Starting earlier – concern about poor attendance, and don’t want to compete with plenaries Concern that last day is less well attended Another mechanism would only to have organized sessions and not issue the call for papers? Not a popular idea.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 29 Civil Structures Testing Inverse problem methods
Meets at IMAC Did not have a representative at meeting
Composites, Hybrids and MEMS and Nanotechnology Multifunctional Materials Offering Electronic packaging TD to join MEMs 25 people at TD meeting and Nano Organized 5 sessions, co-sponsored many other Two other elect pack meetings elsewhere sessions with other TDs Propose to merge El Pack into Mems On an upswing in membership and interest 19 total attending the TD meeting The call for papers worked better for this TD this year 16 different sessions this year – directed more papers to this TD Also planning to submit NSF proposal to request Main issues discussed at meeting funding for students and postdoc travel, perhaps ūū Nancy Sottos and Doug Templeton will help organize keynotes as well sessions next year since they will be local Apparently this is just a one page proposal to the ūū Want to organize sessions relative to MURI topics program manager, well worth applying for BUT we ūū Developing area – multifunctional materials, will be should not duplicate similar efforts from other TDs focusing more on this for next year Should try to run a short course next year – run by ūū 8-10 topic areas planned for next year Jenny Hay, Agilent. Running this in the evening ūū Interested in developing a panel discussion, especially sounds good. on broad topics relevant to more than just their TD. Student coordinators elected (3). They are a new Not sure what topic. subcommittee. NSF ought to love this. New bylaws have been approved by the EC. Dynamics Behavior of Materials Student and regular best paper awards planned – want to put on website Presented by Dan Casem 42 people at meeting 120 papers this year Modal Analysis / Dynamic Systems Had a special issue of Experimental Mechanics 11 proposed topics for next year – enough for a track Met at IMAC Want to continue Best Paper award next year, this time requiring a paper submission Want to continye the high speed imaging panel Model Validation and Quantification Session on transparent armor for Structural Dynamics 3 days instead of 4 Conference room for TDs complaints Met at IMAC Hold back a few papers so when there are holes they can be plugged in. 10% of papers in initial program drop out. Optical Methods / Applied Photoelasticity 16 total sessions Tanden asked about possibility for ITAR sessions Presented by Elena from Sandia New officers elected 26 people attended TD meeting Electronic Packaging Track sessions very well attended although they think they had too many keynotes invited. Did not meet, in process of merging with MEMS. Student TD officer position has been discontinued, Will have at least 2 EP sessions in MEMs in 2013, Bart will they are concerned about too much turnover. Not help organize. sure if enough of the same students attend from year to year. Suggestion to start the sessions earlier in the morning. Fatigue and Fracture
Did not have a representative at meeting
30 2013 OFFICERS REPORT Residual Stress WRSGC
Is meeting Thursday Not meeting
Sensors and Instrumentation Old Business
Met at IMAC None
TCSG New Business
Not meeting this year Tom notes that proceedings are now run through Springer and are online – and the 2010 and 2011 Annual and Fall meeting conference papers are being downloaded! Average 20 downloads per paper in the Thermal Mechanics and Infra-red Imaging recent stats reported by Springer. Presented by David Backman, who is the new chair Hopefully this will continue to encourage people to 15 people at TD meeting submit papers. Had 1 full session and 1 joint session this year (want at Maybe note this in the call for papers? least 2, hopefully 3 next year) Working on getting more papers so can have more sessions next year Janice Barton has volunteered to put on a workshop Adjournment on IR Thermography, including bringing in equipment manufacturers Working on making conference papers get published Planning special issue of EM related to thermal mechanics
Time Dependent Materials
Officer rotation Sessions well attended – 50ish papers Would like another track next year ūū Planning to work with composites as well as dynamic TDs for some joint sessions Recognition for papers within track – want to start this so will find out more. Invited a keynote speaker but had talk in the later afternoon and was disappointed with attendance. Early afternoon might be better. Considering developing a Wolfgang Knauss award, and Tom will advise them how to do this. Will have to be a proposal developed first and then will go to Honors Committee then to EC.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 31 APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair: Paul Gloeckner Vice Chair: Paul Reynolds
Review of 2012 Activities
Preconference Course – Strain Measurement Uncertainty Proposals for 2012-2013 Activities Technology applications sessions (2 sessions) Course cancelled - Not enough registered Preconference Course – High Speed Imaging? Need Created discussion regarding effective strategies for to find someone to lead. Hold in conjunction with courses at SEM conferences. Dynamic Behavior of Materials? Preconference Course – Strain Measurement Uncertainty Technology Applications Sessions How to get better attendance? Lower cost? Better advertising? Different time slot? 8 presentations given over two sessions - Very well Student job fair attended. Quality of presentations was very good.
Committee Structure for 2011-2013 Applications Committee Meeting at IMAC Chair – Paul Gloeckner Paul Reynolds organized Vice Chair – Paul Reynolds Went well. Plans made to hold Tutorial on dynamic measurements at 2013 IMAC.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE Chair: Kathleen Toohey, Assistant Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Vice Chair: Jeff Helm, Assistant Professor, Lafayette College
Objectives:
Continue to Market and Grow the Society for Experimental Mechanics in the areas of EM/ET Education and Training. Use EM/ET Publications including journals, proceedings, books, monographs, vendor partnerships and classroom materials to Market SEM. Monitor growth via New Membership, increased Meeting Participation, the SEM Student Paper Competition, the ET Education Feature Series, Tutorials, Career Panels and Conference Sessions.
Outcomes and Subject Areas (2012): Subject Areas Planned (2013):
Co-chaired a ½ day Vendor Session with the application Co-chaired a ½ day Vendor Session with the committee. The intent is to create a forum for the application committee. vendors to share their expertise in both applying Co-sponsor a panel discussion on academic careers and operating equipment that they are showing in for graduate students and junior faculty the Exhibits Hall and allow for a comprehensive Q&A segment of the session to exchange information. This action will leverage the involvement of the Suggested Focus Areas for vendors to disseminate information about the latest 2013 and future years: in commercial applications, and provide a forum to attract new exhibitors to SEM. Stay aligned with ET Feature Series and support ET’s Supported the Student Paper and Poster Competitions Educational Focus. (winning papers are peer reviewed and submitted for Support for regional, student SEM conferences. publication in ET). How do we convince more members to actively support the educational mission of SEM and the Education Committee?
32 2013 OFFICERS REPORT RESEARCH COMMITTEE Chair: Raman Singh, Oklahoma State University Vice-Chair: Eric Brown, Los Alamos National Laboratory Secretary: Junlan Wang, University of Washington
No report received.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 33 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: Francois Barthelat, McGill University Vice-Chair: Chad Korach, Stony Brook University Secretary: Pablo Zavattieri, Purdue University Past Chair: Jane Grande-Allen, Rice University Student Coordinator: Jacob Notbohm,f CalTech TD Focus: Planning for 2013 SEM:
Research and analysis of how mechanical loads interact Sessions (Session name / Organizer(s)): with the structure, properties and function of living organisms and their tissues. 1. Joint session with Composites TD on Bioinspired Composites / Francois Barthelat, Chad Korach, The Biological Systems and Materials Division has been Arjun Tekalur (CompositesTD) focusing on embracing and serving the duality of its 2. Joint session with Composites TD on Biological membership, which consists of many established members Composite Materials / Francois Barthelat, Chad of the society and the field of theoretical and applied Korach, Arjun Tekalur (CompositesTD) mechanics who are developing research programs focusing 3. Session on History of Biomechanics in on biological systems and materials, as well as numerous Experimental Mechanics / Jane Grande-Allen researchers from the biological sciences who are adopting 4. Joint session with MEMS TD on Biomedical the experimental and analytical techniques of mechanics. Devices / C. Furlong 5. Small-scale mechanical characterization of biomaterials / Jennifer Hay, Bo Zhao Bio TD Meeting Notes - 6/12/2012 6. Argonne National Lab – Advanced Photon Source Session / Horacio Espinosa Bart Prorok steps down as Chair after 6 years as officer. 7. Motion and Biological Kinematics / Francois Barthelat moves into Chair position, and Jane Grande-Allen Chad Korach moves into Vice-Chair position. 8. Plant Biomechanics and Green Composites / Attendance sheet was passed around. Nai-Shang Liou, Pablo Zavattieri New Secretary nominations: Pablo Zavattieri 9. Mechanics of Biological Tissues I / Pablo Zavattieri as Secretary approved by the Francois Barthelat, Chad Korach committee. 10. Mechanics of Biological Tissues II / Erik Clayton steps down as student coordinator from Francois Barthelat, Chad Korach the committee. He explained to the other students 11. Soft tissue scaffolds, In vitro platforms, and Hydrogels / some of the duties involved. Nominations for the Jane Grande-Allen new student coordinator: Jacob Notbohm of CalTech. Jacob Notbohm as student coordinator was approved 12. Bio-inspired and Biomimetic materials / by the committee. Francois Barthelat 13. Cell Mechanics / Jacob Notbohm 14. Imaging and Elastography / Erik Clayton 15. Joint session with Inverse Methods in In vivo Report from this year (2012 SEM): biological mechanics / Nathaniel Connesson 16. Modeling of Biological Materials / Pablo 11 sessions Zavattieri, Francois Barthelat 4 Keynote speakers 2 joint sessions Potential Keynote Speakers:
Mark Grabiner (UIC) Phil Messersmith (NU) Taher Saif (UIC) Malcolm McIver (NU) Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by out-going Secretary Chad Korach.
34 2013 OFFICERS REPORT CIVIL STRUCTURES TESTING DIVISION Chair: F. Necati Catbas, University of Central Florida Vice Chair: Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina Secretary: Kelly Salyards, Bucknell University
collaborative activities of the TD. Several initiatives The TD activity for the 2013 were discussed, including: the organization of IMAC Congress is as follows: round-table/panel discussions, educational aspects (with civil structures emphasis), tutorial sessions, A review of the 2013 technical program revealed involvement with other committees both within IMAC several sessions organized by the TD or subjects and with committees of other organizations related to related to TD. About 85 papers were identified in civil structures, and a simple increase in recruitment these sessions focusing on the testing, identification, activities by current members. analysis, and assessment of large civil structures. Some of the themes of these sessions are as follows: The TD also discussed the possibility of developing ūū Modal Parameter Identification of Civil Structures a short document or handbook describing the ūū Vibration Control of Civil Structures application of modal analysis and mature technologies for civil structures targeting end users. It was decided ūū Bridges that this initiative would be a longer-term goal for the ūū Human Induced Vibration of Civil Structures TD. As part of this activity, a tutorial session will be ūū Cable Dynamics and Control Systems organized at the next IMAC. ūū Damage Detection Models for Civil Structures TD would also like to recognize exemplary work on the ūū Experimental Techniques for Civil Structures work presented at IMACs in the area of Dynamics of ūū Structural Modeling for Civil Structures Civil Structures. An award committee will be formed and will review the nominations to award exemplary The TD will continue to focus on strategies for presentations/papers. solidifying viewpoints of TD on Dynamic Testing of Civil Structures, increasing the membership,
COMPOSITE, HYBRID AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: G.P. Tandon Vice Chair: S.A. Tekalur Secretary: W.C. Ralph
Overview Eleven session topics were proposed for 2013: Hybrid Materials Joining, Multi-Functional Materials, Fatigue The division adjusted its focus and changed its name in Behavior of Composites, Composites for Extreme 2011, and continued this emphasis in 2012 by forging and Environments, Energy Storage and Management, strengthening collaborations, and by offering new session Composites for Wind Turbines, Composites for Civil topics. Participation in the division is growing as the scope Structures, Biodegradable Composites, Vehicle Applications, expands. and High Temperature Applications. Some of these topics do have applications for classified presentations, but since the conference has no policy regarding closed sessions, Activities in 2012 and 2013 this was deemed not to be feasible. A total of seventy abstracts were received by the division for 2013, of which The division has collaborated with a number of other thirty-two were directly applicable to its scope. Ten total divisions. Collaborations in 2012 with the Time Dependent sessions have been proposed, of which six to seven are Materials, Biological Systems, Dynamics, and MEMs Divisions likely to be organized. Increased participation is expected resulted in a number of joint sessions. A collaboration for the 2013 conference. with MEMs in 2012 resulted in Track 2: Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Several ideas were discussed for growing the division. The Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, and Dynamics issue of both quality and quantity of papers was discussed TD’s. A total of five sessions and twenty-five papers were with regard to attendance and participation in the sessions. organized under the division in 2012. The session topics The division agreed that the broadened scope of the division included : Composite Characterization Using Digital Image is appropriate, and is in line with the directions of industry Correlation Techniques, Multi-Scale Simulation & Testing of and research. The possibilities of a keynote and/or panel Composites, Nano-Composites for Improved Composite discussion were posed, but were tabled for a future year. Performance, Impact Behavior of Composites, Composites, Hybrids & Multifunctional Materials.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 35 DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS Chair: Vijay Chalivendra, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Vice-Chair: Bo Song, Sandia National Laboratories Secretary: Daniel Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
The purpose of this Technical Division is to provide a forum for the exchange of information on the dynamic behavior of materials, plan and coordinate dynamic materials research of the society, and promote and/or organize special sessions, symposia, short courses, workshops, or manuals.
Activities for the past year include:
1. TD elected new officers at the TD meeting during 4. We invited Prof. Hareesh Tippur to deliver a keynote 2012 SEM Annual Conference. Bo Song became Chair presentation for the “Dynamic Behavior of Materials” and Daniel Casem was promoted to co-chair of the track at 2013 SEM Annual Conference. TD. Jamie Kimberley was elected as new secretary of the TD. 5. The TD selected the Best Paper award from the 2012 conference papers based on the evaluations of 2. The technical division sponsored a technical track, session chairs and track organizers. This award will be “Dynamic Behavior of Materials” for the 2012 SEM presented at the Award Luncheon meeting at 2013 Annual Conference, including 21 Technical Sessions SEM Annual Conference. (see 2011 TD report). For the upcoming 2013 annual SEM Conference, the TD will continue the “Dynamic 6. The TD will provide a Best Paper award for the 2013 Behavior of Materials” track, which covers the conference papers, based on both oral and written following topics: papers. The TD Executive committee will select the a. General Dynamic Material Properties award recipient following the conference based on b. Dynamic Fracture and Failure input from the Session Organizers and Chairs. c. Novel Testing of Materials (2 sessions) d. Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials 7. Future plans for Dynamic Behavior sessions at the 2013 e. Dynamic Behavior of Biological and Biomimetic annual conference will be discussed at the upcoming Materials TD meeting in Lombard, IL. f. Dynamic Behavior of Composites and Multifunctional Materials g. Dynamic Behavior of Low-impedance Materials This technical division has no outstanding action items. h. Multi-scale Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of Materials i. Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Behavior of Materials j. Shock/Blast Loading of Materials
3. The TD organized a “High Rate Imaging” panel on Imaging at High Strain Rates at 2012 SEM Annual Conference. At 2013 SEM Annual Conference, the TD will continuously organize the “High Rate Image” panel for the third year in a row, focusing on the optical method of digital image correlation (DIC) and advances in thermal imaging at high rates.
36 2013 OFFICERS REPORT FRACTURE AND FATIGUE DIVISION Chair: Samantha Daly Vice-Chair: Soonsung Hong Secretary: Alan Zehnder Abstract Chair and Editor: Jay Carroll
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 Costa Mesa, CA during the 2012 The TD members have continued to be active in proposing SEM summer meeting and discussed the previous and sessions for the 2012 annual meeting. Sessions were upcoming activities. Seventeen division members and organized as follows, through specific suggestions by TD interested participants attended the meeting. members and those sessions that evolved through the general call: Fatigue & Fracture sessions were organized for the 2012 Annual Conference through a general call for papers and Microstructural Effects in Fatigue and Fracture (J. through specific suggestions by TD members: Carroll) – 6 papers Fracture of Interfaces – 5 papers Fracture of Composites and Interface Cracks – 6 papers Fracture and Fatigue I – 5 papers Fracture and Fatigue Fatigue and Fracture: Environmental and Loading II – 4 papers Effects – 5 papers Fracture and Digital Image Microscale & Microstructural Effect In Fracture and Correlation – 5 papers Fatigue I (A. Zehnder, J. Lambros) – 6 papers Microscale & Microstructural Effect In Fracture and These activities will be presented in the next annual TD report. Fatigue II (A. Zehnder, J. Lambros) – 4 papers The paper review committee for the 2013 Annual Conference is Jay Carroll (Chair), Soonsung Hong, Matt Cavalli, and Sam Daly.
INVERSE PROBLEM METHODOLOGIES DIVISION Chair: J. Considine Vice-Chair: M. Sasso Secretary: S. Bossuyt
1. Meeting had 11 attendees 6. Suggestion to SEM executive board: better advertising of short courses 2. Professors Grediac and Pierron were congratulated for publication of ‘The Virtual Fields Method’, published 7. For 2013 SEM Conference TD will promote sessions and by Springer. invite people to send papers; letters of invitation will be sent in October 2012. The sessions will be: Inverse 3. In 2012, the TD has organized sessions #84 and #35 in Methodologies (in general), IM in plasticity (organized Inverse Methods; other inverse methods papers were by Marco Rossi and Marco Sasso), IM in bio-materials disseminated in various sessions. (organized by Nathanael Connesson). The committee for the revision of the papers will be composed by: 4. The 2012 VFM short course had 10 participants from Nathanael Connesson, Marco Rossi and Marco Sasso national laboratories, air force, and universities. The course was not held in last three years, maybe a better 8. We will involve the “Biologial Systems and Materials” information has been provided or new people were TD in co-sponsored sessions interested in the topic; the result is considered valuable, so that the TD is going to hold the course next year (2013) 9. TD officiers for 2013-2014s, on a voluntary basis, will be: John Considine (Chair), Marco Sasso (vice-Chair), 5. Evelyne Toussaint has offered to update and improve Sven Bossuyt (Secretary) TD website.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 37 MEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL DIVISION, 2011 REPORT Chair: Gordon Shaw, NIST Vice Chair: Barton Prorok, Auburn Univ. Secretary: LaVern A. Starma, Air Force Institute of Technology Past Chair: Cosme Furlong, WPI
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:
2012 Annual Meeting: The TD organized the 13th Upcoming 2013 Annual Meeting: The TD will hold its 14th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology. International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology There were 44 papers presented in 10 sessions including at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago. The program 2 keynote speakers: Ching-Hwa Kiang from Rice University currently has 40 papers organized into 8 sessions. The who spoke on “Principals Involved in Interpreting Single- keynote speaker is Prof. Michael Trenary from the University Molecule Force Measurement of Biomolecules” and Dr. of Illinois at Chicago. Douglas Smith of the National Institute of Standards and Technology who spoke on “Gold-Gold Bond Rupture Force Miscellaneous: The TD has agrees to temporarily merge at 4K in Single-Atom Chain.” Two Best Paper Awards were with the Electronic Packaging TD until such time as the given: Sriharsha Aradhya for his paper on Simultaneous TD reconstitutes itself. A session on Electronic Packaging Measurement of Force and Conductance Across Single is planned for the 14th ISMAN at the upcoming annual Molecule Junctions and Nathan E. Glauvitz for his paper on meeting in Chicago. The TD officers have been active in Etching Silicon Dioxide for CNT Field Emission Device. It soliciting funds from the National Science Foundation to should be noted that these two remarkable papers were support student attendance at the symposium. both presented by graduate students.
38 2013 OFFICERS REPORT MODAL ANALYSIS/DYNAMIC SYSTEMS DIVISION Chair: Mike Mains Vice Chair:
Chuck Van Karsen stepped down as the co- Chair of the Jason suggested that we have a session on test techniques, Modal TD with Mike Mains remaining as the chair of the Dave Brown to present on impact testing, Tom Carne on test Modal TD. Chuck passed onto Mike a CD of Modal TD design. This is very similar to the Modal Topics presented at documents past IMAC’s. This also parallels well with the Experimental Handbook, where chapter authors could present their Many SEM Awards go unfilled. The SEM lunch program chapter in a 1 to 1.5 hour session. Pete will provide Mike and the website have a list of all the awards. We were all with his document on the Modal Topics sessions. encouraged by Chuck to look at the awards and nominate qualified individuals. Chuck will to organize a session on vibro-acoustics. The hope is to bring more acoustic technology to IMAC. Chuck The Basics of Modal Analysis for the new/young engineer will contact some folks that normally present at SAE and session on Monday was filled and given positive reviews. ISMA. Since Mike works for a company with acoustic The attendance at the vendor presentations has been expertise he is also willing to provide a paper for this down with the feeling that the location was removed from session. the rest of the conference and that the sessions were not advertised in the final program. The Modal TD will contact Dan Rixen, Matt Allen, Randy Mayes and Dave Ewings to get a better definition of the To better advertise the vendor presentations for the new/ Coupled Structures theme for IMAC XXXII and to ensure that young engineer tract, Jenny suggested that the final there is a tutorial presentation on coupled structures that program have an entire section devoted to a track for would benefit those unfamiliar or new to the technology. first time IMAC attendees. The idea would be to have the following items grouped together in the final program: Pete Avitabile will coordinate the Technology Center for IMAC XXXII and ensure that there is a tie between the Basics of Modal Analysis for the new/young coupled structures theme and the Technology center. engineer session Vendor presentation schedule Tutorial on Sensors and Instrumentation I & II
This same information would be located in the Modal TD section of the SEM website, so that it would be very easy to send a single link describing this track. Jenny and Pete suggested that we also promote this track to students at target Universities.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 39 MODEL VALIDATION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION DIVISION Chair: Sezer Atamturktur, Clemson University Vice Chair: Tyler Schoenherr, Sandia National Labs Secretary: Rob Barthorpe, University of Sheffield Historian: Zhu Mao, University of California, San Diego Past Chair: Todd Simmacher, Sandia National Labs
The TD enjoyed a successful year with a strong presence at IMAC XXXI and solid attendance at the TD meeting. In total the TD were responsible for 5 sessions featuring 25 papers, 2 tutorials (by Prof. James Beck & Prof. Yakov Ben-Haim) and a round-table discussion. TD members also ran the pre-conference course “Verification and Validation Hands-on Training”. As part of the TD meeting officer elections the next two-year term was conducted.
In 2014, we would like to propose there is an MVU&Q thread throughout the conference to avoid sessions clashing.
During the TD meeting, following sessions are discussed:
Sessions/Courses ...... Proposer Uncertainty in Coupled Models/Structures ...... Sez Atamturktur Uncertainty Quantification in Structural Dynamics ...... Costas Papadimitriou Uncertainty Quantification in Transmission Simulators Joint session with Sub-structuring TD (Randy Mayes) ...... Tyler Schoenherr UQ Tutorial: Possibly Ben Thacker, Brian Williams ...... Sez Atamturktur Applications (General Session) ...... Kurt Schneider Robustness to Lack of Knowledge ...... Scott Cogan Bayesian Methods for Model Calibration (possibly a tutorial session) ...... Rob Barthorpe Bayesian Statistics Tutorial ...... TBD Uncertainty Quantification for Diagnostics/Prognostics ...... Eric Hernandez Introduction to Model Validation Tutorial ...... Francois Hemez Round Robin/Benchmark – Comparing UQ Tools
Suggestion to Develop during 2013, looking to session in 2015 conferenceScott Cogan/Sez Atamturktur/ Francois Hemez
Calibration of coupled models new techniques/applications ...... TBD
OPTICAL METHODS DIVISION Chair: Helena Jin, Sandia National Labs California Vice-Chair: Sanichiro Yoshida, Southeastern Louisiana University Secretary: Luciano Lamberti, Politecnico Di Bari
1. TD elected Helena Jin as chair, Sanichiro Yoshida as 6. Two keynote speakers are invited. Professor Cesar vice chair and Luciano Lamberti as new secretary. Sciammarella will cover all aspects of optical methods. Professor John Rogers will demonstrate the novel applications 2. The TD meeting was very well attended. We had total of mechanics and optical methods in other fields. of 28 attendees from widely represented areas. 7. TD organized some sessions together with 3. DIC challenges were discussed and Phil Reu updated Thermomechanics & infrared imaging, Fracture and the progress in DIC challenges at the TD meeting. Fatigue, MEMS and Nanotechnology TDs.
4. TD organized a track “Advancement of Optical 8. Prefer individual room for TD meeting. Methods in Experimental Mechanics”. 9. People suggest starting the conference early when 5. The track has total of 11 sessions, 67 talks from well- held at west coast and starting late when at east coast. known researchers across the world. 10. People loved Costa Mesa as conference location.
40 2013 OFFICERS REPORT RESIDUAL STRESS DIVISION Chair: Adrian DeWald (Hill Engineering, LLC) Vice Chair: Gary Schajer (University of British Columbia)
A meeting of the Residual Stress Technical Division (RSTD) The Residual Stress Technical Division continues to enjoy was held during the 2012 SEM Annual Meeting, with strong participation in the sessions and collaborations with approximately twenty four members in attendance. The other TDs within SEM. For 2013 we have planned a joint RSTD officers for the 2012/2013 year remain the same: session with the Biological Systems and Materials Technical Adrian DeWald (Chair) and Gary Schajer (vice chair). Three Division on residual stress in biological materials. Another residual stress sessions were held at the 2012 SEM meeting. good showing at the 2013 SEM meeting is anticipated. The sessions were: Residual stress applications, non- destructive techniques for residual stress measurement, and advances in residual stress measurement methods.
SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION DIVISION Chair: Gary C. Foss Vice Chair: Patrick L. Walter Vice Chair: Evro T. Wee Sit Secretary: Michael D. Todd
At IMAC XXXI the Sensors and Instrumentation Group These presentations will become available on our sponsored 18 tutorials over 2 days dealing with such diverse Group’s website. topics as wireless, amplifier fundamentals, accelerometer calibration, optical measurement techniques, transient data capture, sensor technology, shaker control, and various measurement applications.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON STRAIN GAGES (TCSG) Chair: Vince Wnuk
The Technical Committee on Strain Gages did not meet in 2012. No meeting notes are being submitted this year.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 41 INFRARED IMAGING AND THERMOMECHANICS DIVISION Chair: Dr. David Backman, National Research Council Canada ([email protected]) Vice-Chair: Prof. Robert Rowlands, University of Wisconsin ([email protected]) Secretary: Prof. Rachel Tomlinson, University of Sheffield, UK ([email protected]) Past-Chair: Prof. Janice Barton ([email protected])
Notes from TD meeting held at the Hilton Costa Mesa, June 10-14 2012
1. Successful organization of Track on Thermomechanics and Infrared Imaging The TD had organized a smaller track at the SEM Annual Conference 2012, with 6 papers covering a broad range of issues including, multiscale thermodynamic couplings, thermography in fatigue and damage assessment, application to composite materials and thermoelastic stress analysis.
2. Updates to Thermomechanics TD webpage It was suggested at the previous meeting in 2011 that the TD collate a database of technical papers associated with the subject matter of the TD and have this freely available to SEM Members. Another suggestion was to add posters and/or slides to the Thermomechanics web page showing the range of possible activities
3. Workshop on IR Thermography It was proposed to arrange a workshop on infra-red thermography in experimental mechanics to take place on a full day (Sunday) before next conference and organized by Janice Barton. This may include a hands on session with demos from various IR camera manufactures
4. Special Issue of Experimental Mechanics It was proposed that the TD should produce a Special Issue of Experimental Mechanics on Thermomechanics for publication towards the end of 2014. JB agreed to write and distribute the scope of the issue and to act as liaison person with Experimental Mechanics.
5. Broaden Scope of TD It was proposed to broaden the scope of the division and show people the true range of work that can be addressed using thermal methods. It was suggested to review conferences with tracks in thermal mechanics (QIRT/ Inframations/ SPIE and ICEM) and contact researchers directly to invite them to SEM.
6. Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the TD will be held at the SEM Annual Conference 2013 in Lombard, IL USA, USA
It was agreed that the following officers would remain until the upcoming TD Chair ...... Dr. David Backman Vice-Chair ...... Prof. Robert Rowland Secretary ...... Dr. Rachel Tomlinson
42 2013 OFFICERS REPORT TIME DEPENDENT MATERIALS DIVISION Chair: Richard Hall, Air Force Research Laboratory Vice-Chair: H. Jerry Qi, University of Colorado Secretary: Bonnie Antoun, Sandia National Laboratories Meeting Minutes, June 12, 2012, Costa Mesa, CA
1. Richard Hall welcomed attendees. 7. Richard Hall described the position of Secretary of the TD and called for nominations. Hongbing Lu 2. Minutes of June 14, 2011 meeting were read to the TD nominated Alex Arzoumanidis and Richard Hall attendees. seconded the nomination. No other nominations were made. A vote was called for Secretary election and 3. Richard Hall announced that we need to elect a new Alex Arzoumanidis was elected by unanimous vote. TD Secretary, Richard Hall will be finishing his Chair duty, Jerry Qi will be moving to Chair, Bonnie Antoun 8. We had a brief discussion of attendance at the will move to Vice Chair and the Secretary position will sessions, attendance was generally very good, be open. Need to elect during this meeting. especially after keynote speakers. Attendance was often low immediately after lunch. 4. Discussion of whether to continue to sponsor a Track at the 2013 conference. 9. Richard Hall asked if there were any concerns that a. Is the Track title okay? We reviewed the 2012 call. anyone would like brought to the attention of SEM. Questioned whether it is still worth calling out The following concern was voiced: multifunctional. A few attendees said yes so we ūū After lunch attendance, Hongbing Lu suggested decided to retain multifunctional aspect. providing lunch so people do not have to leave the site for lunch b. Decided to keep the title the same but add a section on time dependent processes in Bio materials c. Asked for other ideas for the Track. Ideas 10. Discussed paper length, currently requiring a 2 page included: extreme environments/extreme extended abstract so authors would have no conflict conditions, high pressure/low temperature, publishing shortly after conference in MTDM (Journal extreme temperatures and pressures of the Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials). We will be soliciting Track authors (via email) to submit to 5. Proposed signing up for organizing sessions as we an issue of MTDM. iterated through ideas (rather than assign later), topic and organizers: 11. Discussed having a Best paper/Best presentation a. Effects of interfaces/interphases – Richard Hall award and decided we could do that within our TD. b. Effects of Inhomogeneities – Alireza V. Amirkhizi, Suggestions included one Best paper per day. We will Yusheng Yuan ask SEM for guidelines, talk to other TDs. We will need c. Extreme Environments - Alireza V. Amirkhizi, forms, nominations, etc. and TD members who would Yusheng Yuan attend all talks in a day in order to vote. d. Metallic Materials – Bonnie Antoun and Hongbing Lu e. Viscoelasto-plasticity and Damage – Jerry Qi, 12. Jevan Furmanski arrived from another TD meeting Meredith Silberstein (Dynamic Materials) and will organize a session on f. Fabrication processes – Richard Hall Dynamic Failure, jointly with Dynamic Materials TD. g. Nanoscale Testing – Charles Lu, Hongbing Lu h. Additional Bio – 13. TD officers asked if anyone else would like to participate in 2013 Track organizing committee. Jevan 6. A note was made to try to include “metals” and “bio” Furmanski and Alireza Amirkhizi. throughout the 2013 TDM Track call to be more clear that these topics are welcome in the Track. 14. Meeting was adjourned.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 43 WESTERN REGIONAL STRAIN GAGE COMMITTEE (WRSGC)
The WRSGC held two Test and Measurement conferences in 2012. The winter conference was held February 20-22 in San Diego, California at the Courtyard San Diego Downtown. The program included the Executive Board meeting, Chairman Welcome, Host Welcome, five technical papers, sponsor’s seminar, general business meeting and workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided a tour of the University of California San Diego Structural Test Lab in La Jolla. The Arrangements and Program Chairman was Chris Gibson. Winter Test and Measurement Summer Test and Measurement Conference Program Conference Program
Day 1 Day 1 Executive Board Meeting Executive Board Meeting
Day 2 Day 2 Chairman Welcome Jeff Stubbs – Northrop Chairman Welcome Jeff Stubbs – Northrop Grumman Grumman Host Welcome Chris Gibson – VTI Instruments Host Welcome Jason Christopherson – MTS A Study on the Calibration of Multi-Piece Long Term Monitoring of the I-35W St. Transducers Jason Christopherson - MTS Anthony falls Bridge Brock Hedegaard – Update on IEEE 1451.4 TEDS Standards University of Minnesota David Potter, National Instruments Shear Distribution in Prestressed Concrete Data Channel Health Assessment Software Girder Bridges Ben Dymond – University of David Wilkes, ATK Thiokol Minnesota Discussion of Strain Gage Certification for A View Across the Pond – VDI/VDE2635 USA (BSSM) Chris Gibson, VTI Instruments European ESA Strain Gage Specifications Bernd Gunther, HBM Day 3 General Strain Gage Usage in Full Scale Sponsor’s Seminar Structural Test William Calderwood – NAIR Hostile Environments Workshop Moderator – Jet Engine Fan Blade Test Control and Vince Wnuk, HPI Compensation Techniques Mike Moen – MTS General Business Meeting FOS Monitoring System Case Study of a PMS – Pressure Gage for High Transient Clipper Turbine at University of Minnesota Measurements Bernd Gunther, HBM Tom Graver – Micron Optics Tour: UCSD Structural Test Lab Methods and Practices for Reliable Thermal Compensation of Field Deployed FPG Strain Sensors Todd Haber – Micron Optics The Summer conference was held September 17-19 in Hostile Environments Workshop Bloomington, Minnesota at the Doubletree by Hilton Moderator – Vince Wnuk, HPI Bloomington. The program included the Executive Board meeting, Chairman Welcome, Host Welcome, eight Day 3 technical papers, sponsor’s seminar, general business meeting and workshop covering hostile environments General Business Meeting and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided a tour of MTS Systems Corporation in Eden Sponsor’s Seminar Prairie. The Arrangements and Program Chairman was Jason Christopherson. Large Scale Parallel Path Torque Measurements Jason Christopherson – MTS
Tour: MTS Systems Corporation
Brian A. Donnelly Chairman, WRSGC March 22, 2013
44 2013 OFFICERS REPORT AGENDA NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL June 5, 2013 – 2:30 p.m. | Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
Nancy Sottos, Chair Cosme Furlong, Vice-Chair Kathryn Dannemann, 2nd Vice-Chair
1. Approval of Agenda (Nancy Sottos)
2. Approval of Minutes of June 13, 2012 National Meetings Council in Costa Mesa, CA.
3. Chair’s Report (Nancy Sottos) 3.1 Preliminary report on 2013 Annual Meeting
4. Technical Activities Council’s report for the 2014 SEM Annual Conference (Emmanuel Gdoutos)
5. Exhibits Committee Report (Tom Proulx for Joni Normandin)
6. Progress Report on IMAC (Tom Proulx) 6.1 2014-2016 – Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL
7. Facilities Report on Future Annual Conferences (Tom Proulx) 7.1 2014 – Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, SC 7.2 2015 – Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 45 MINUTES NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL SEM XII International Congress, Costa Mesa, CA | 13 June 2012
Participants:
Carlos Ventura (chair), Eric Brown, Wendy Crone, Cosme Furlong, Jeff Helm, Peter Ifju, Tom Proulx, Ryszard Pryputniewicz, Jon Rogers, Jen Tingets
Meeting called to order at 4:30 pm
1. Agenda Approved
2. Minutes approved
3. Chair’s Report for 2012 meeting (presented by Carlos Ventura and Tom Proulx) a. Attendance at this year’s congress meeting near record levels, >500 (final counts still pending) i. There were not an excessive number of no shows, it was noted that no shows have historically correlated strongly with oral only presentations ii. Exhibitors happy with numbers and quality of congress b. Only one of four short courses had enough attendees to run i. Issue may have been travel time from East Coast and Europe c. It was noted that the crowd has been much larger at the Speaker/Chair Breakfasts d. It was suggested that West Coast meetings could start an hour earlier given everyone’s internal clocks e. TD meetings were well attended i. Holding together in a large room allowed for people to go between meetings and easily collaborate on sessions ii. However noise level was an issue iii. Logistic are always venue dependent but there are ideas for how to fine tune for next year iv. Will look at TD attendance numbers to make next year’s arrangements f. Everyone seemed happy with the hotel in general (similar impression to 8 years ago) g. Set record for awards lunch attendance, room set for 400 and only a few seats were empty h. Session attendance has been good i. A thank you was given to SEM staff for their excellent work in organizing the conference j. It was noted that IMAC is starting to organize more similarly to the SEM Conference, but they meet monthly by conference call to organize rather than an in-person meeting at headquarters i. This year’s National Meeting’s Council will consider this alternative ii. It was noted that there are positives to National Meetings Council members visiting headquarters and interacting with all of the staff
46 2013 OFFICERS REPORT 4. Technical Activities Committee (presented by Tom Proulx and Wendy Crone) a. TDs are very healthy overall and TAC was well attended b. TDs expecting same level of activity next year at conference c. A serious effort is being established with the help of Bart Prorok and others to find travel funds for students and key note speakers, they will coordinate with Tom Proulx d. Three vs. four day meeting length discussion was revisited i. Anecdotal complaints but there are several areas of healthy growth in both new and established TDs that fill a four day meeting. We could consider surveying the membership to determine if this is a widespread concern. Many think that presenters come for the days surrounding their talk, with the exception of Executive Board members. ii. Historically SEM conferences were 5 days with fewer parallel sessions. In the late 80s there was a push to get to 3 days meetings except during Congress years. Since the meeting in Albuquerque the meetings have filled 4 days regardless of whether or not it is a Congress year. iii. There are ways to limit to a 3 day meeting, but all have drawbacks: 1. We have already limited individuals to 2 presentations (they can be coauthor on others as long as they are not presenting), but this only cuts it down a few talks. 2. We could reject more abstracts, but this would likely drive attendance lower. 3. We could start the program earlier in the morning or end later in the evening, but when this has been tried in the past the attendance at the early/late sessions was low. 4. We could limit each TD to a certain number of sessions, but this would hamper active TDs. Note that the Dynamic TD has 4 full days with 2 parallel tracks. 5. We could run more parallel sessions, but this would require us to move to a convention center venue because we are already considered to be a “space intensive” conference. iv. If the issue is really confined to Executive Board members it is possible to reconsider the need for a pre and post meeting with only the Finance Committee meeting on Sunday and the Executive Board having a single, longer meeting on Thursday. There was a recommendation that the Executive Board consider having the Finance meeting later on Sunday and only one Executive Board meeting to be held on Thursday. e. There was a question as to whether the Research Committee should be working to sponsor new sessions given the current activity level of the TDs. f. TAC also discussed the idea of holing short courses in the evening rather than Sunday to boost attendance. g. Some TD chairs were surprised to learn that they can request registration waivers for the Key Note Speakers in their sessions. The request must come to SEM from the TD Chair. h. There is increasing interest in Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards from other TDs. They will consider the models already in place.
5. Exhibits Committee Report (presented by Tom Proulx) a. Exhibitors were pleased at SEM Congress and IMAC was also good. b. IMAC being other than in Jacksonville was well received. c. On target for budget numbers for the exhibitors. d. Changing to tote bags was well received by all. They are less expensive and this allowed SEM to provide a hosted bar for the President’s Reception. This model will be retained for next year.
6. IMAC (presented by Tom Proulx) a. 2013 Hyatt Regency Orange County, Anaheim, CA b. 2014-2016 Rosen Place Hotel, Orlando, FL c. Abstracts still being accepted through next week, will know more in a month d. IMAC has seen an increase in organized sessions.
7. Facilities for Future Conferences a. 2013 The Westin, Lombard, IL b. 2014 Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, SC c. 2015 suggestions included Seattle, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Denver, Colorado Springs, Sacramento, Jackson Hole, San Antonio, and Houston
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 47 8. Old Business a. Jeff Helm raised question of having the meetings for Education, Research, and Application Committees held simultaneously at a time when they do not conflict with sessions. Attendance at these meetings only 2-8 this year. (out of order due to Jeff Helm needing to depart early) i. Tom will look at next year’s venue and try to find a Monday option for the meetings. ii. There also needs to be advertisement of these meetings so that members feel encouraged to attend. Jeff Helm will work with the committees to provide a few sentences describing each committee’s function so that it can be used in advertisement. b. Discussion of Fall Meetings took place with the note that there are both financial considerations and the upside of building linkages with other societies that ultimately may build SEM’s base of attendees. Financial success depends heavily on an energetic organizer who is able to acquire outside funding. i. 2012 in Taiwan is a cosponsored Fall Meeting ii. 2013 in Mexico is cancelled. Currently no other options for 2013 are being considered, but there is still time. iii. 2014 in China is being considered. iv. An alternative to Fall Meetings is building linkages with organizations that only run conferences every few years like ICF.
9. New Business a. Ongoing interest was expressed in continuing our alternating panels on National Lab/Industry and Academic career paths. Jeff Helm will work with Education Committee and Research Committee to continue these. b. Development of a more vibrant poster session was discussed. It would mean a change in culture for the Society and it was felt that working to invigorate the student poster session would be a good starting point. i. It was noted that Correlated Solutions funds could be used to sponsor a student-oriented activity such as a poster session. ii. Next year’s call for the student competition should put posters on par with papers. The call should allow students to select to participate in the paper competition, the poster competition, or both. iii. The poster session should be held as a special event with some form of refreshment, judging, and prizes. It was suggested that each TD might give out a prize
10. Adjourn
48 2013 OFFICERS REPORT NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL N. SOTTOS, CHAIR
MEETINGS 2013
2013 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental & Applied Mechanics June 3-5, 2013, The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL
Theme: SEM at 70: From Photoelasticity to DIC and Beyond
TRACKS: Track 1 – Dynamic Behavior of Materials Sponsored by: Dynamic Behavior of Materials TD Organizers: B. Song, Sandia National Laboratories; D. Casem. U.S. Army Research Laboratory; J. Kimberley, Johns Hopkins University
Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Track 2 – Multifunctional Materials Sponsored by: Time Dependent Materials and Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials TDs Organizers: B.R. Antoun, Sandia National Laboratories; H.J. Qi, University of Colorado, R.B. Hall, Air Force Research Laboratory; G.P. Tandon, University of Dayton Research Institute; H. Lu, University of Texas-Dallas; Y.C. Lu, University of Kentucky; J. Furmanski, Los Alamos National Laboratory; A. Amirkhizi, University of California at San Diego
Track 3 – Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics Sponsored by: Optical Methods and Applied Photoelasticity and Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging TDs Organizers: H. Jin, Sandia National Laboratories; S. Yoshida, Southeastern Louisiana University; L. Lamberti, Politecnico di Bari
Track 4 – Experimental and Applied Mechanics Organizers: N.R. Sottos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; C. Furlong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; K. Danneman, Southwest Research Institute
Symposia: 14th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology Sponsored by: MEMS and Nanotechnology TD Organizers: G.A. Shaw, III, National Institute of Standards and Technology; B.C. Prorok, Auburn University; L.A. Starman, Air Force Institute of Technology; C. Furlong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3rd International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials Sponsored by: Biological Systems and Materials TD Organizers: F. Barthelat, McGill University; C. Korach, State University of New York at Stony Brook; P. Zavattieri, Purdue University; B.C. Prorok, Auburn University; K.J. Grande-Allen, Rice University
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 49 One-Day Courses: The Virtual Fields Method By: F. Pierron, University of Southampton
Infra-Red Thermography in Experimental Mechanics Applications By: J. Dulieu-Barton, University of Southampton
Half-Day Courses: Theory & Practice of Instrumented Indentation Testing (Nanoindentation) By: J. Hay, Agilent Technologies Sponsored by: The SEM MEMS & Nanotechnology Technical Division
Strain Gage Measurement Uncertainty By: P. Gloeckner, Cummins Technical Center; R. Rhorer, Rhorer Precision Engineering LLC
IMAC-XXXI: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics February 9-10, 2013, Preconference Courses | February 11-14, 2013, Conference Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, California
Theme: Engineering Nonlinearities in Structural Dynamics COURSES: Cancelled due to inadequate registration: Modal Analysis Theory & Application By: D.L. Brown, R.J. Allemang, University of Cincinnati; P. Avitable, University of Massachusetts Lowell
One-day Courses: Theory and Experimental Identification of Linear Time Periodic Systems By: M.S. Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; D. DiMaio, University of Bristol – 14 attendees
Nonlinear System Identification in Structural Dynamics By: G. Kerschen, University of Liège; K. Worden, University of Sheffield – 30 attendees
Verification & Validation Hands-on Training By: S. Cogan, University of Franche-Comté; F. Hemez, Los Alamos National Laboratory – 4 attendees
Operational Modal Analysis: Background, Theory & Practice By: S. Gade, Brüel & Kjær; P. Andersen, Structural Vibration Solutions A/S – 16 attendees
The outstanding technical program resulted in a very successful IMAC Conference. The number of abstracts submitted, papers in the final program, and papers in the proceeding were higher than in 2012, as was conference attendance.
2013 2012 Abstracts Received 426 364 Presentations in Final Prog. 340 268 Papers in Proceedings 309 242 Attendees 447 385
IMAC had one keynote, given by Alexander Vakakis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and one plenary, given by Keith Worden (University of Sheffield). There was an Honorary Session devoted to Dr. Julius Bendat, and a session in Tribute to Dr. David Zimmerman.
50 2013 OFFICERS REPORT MEETINGS 2014
IMAC-XXXII: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics February 1-2, 2014, Preconference Courses | February 3-6, 2014, Conference Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Theme: Dynamics of Coupled Structures
Potential courses, to be confirmed: One-day Courses Operational Modal Analysis: Background, Theory & Practice By: (Svend Gade, Carlos Ventura?)
Noise & Vibration Analysis with Matlab/Octave Examples By: (Anders Brandt)
Nonlinear System Identification in Structural Dynamics By: (Gaetan Kerschen, Keith Worden)
Handling of Accelerometers By: (Marine Dumont, Kistler)
Advanced Signal Processing for Machinery Fault Diagnosis By: (Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest, Inc; Bob Randall, University of New South Wales)
Experimental Dynamic Substructuring By: (Randy Mayes, Matt Allen, Daniel Rixen)
2014 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 2-4, 2014, Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Theme: Experimental Mechanics Bridging Multiple Length and Time Scales
MEETINGS 2015
IMAC-XXXIII: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics January 30 - February 1, 2015, Preconference Courses | February 2-5, 2015, Conference Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 8-10, 2015, Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, California
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 51 EXHIBITS COMMITTEE
Joni Normandin, Exhibit Manager
SEM Annual Conference
Exhibit Statistics for 1990-2012:
Year ...... # Exhibiting Companies 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
2012 SEM XII International Congress 2013 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition & Exposition Hilton Orange County, Costa The Westin Lombard Yorktown Mesa, California Center, Lombard, Illinois
A combination of the popular California location along with Exhibit sales have proven to be more challenging this it being the “International Congress” (held every 4th year) year. However, the show appears to be in a “positive” helped to make the show very desirable for continuous state. The SEM Annual Conference & Exposition remains SEM Exhibitors as well as a few key exhibitors who joined a popular venue for High Speed Camera Companies – the solely due to the West Coast Location and International competition is a positive for the show. Congress status. Exhibitors were extremely pleased with this venue.
52 2013 OFFICERS REPORT IMAC
Exhibit Statistics for 1990-2012:
Year ...... # Exhibiting Companies . . #Exhibit Spaces Purchased 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
2013 IMAC-XXXI Hyatt Regency Orange County, 2014 IMAC-XXXII Garden Grove California Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Perhaps even more so than the SEM Annual Show, the Orlando has proven to be a favorable location for IMAC for California location was extremely favorable to the IMAC- many years. With the adequate size of the ballroom and XXXI Exhibitors. At the Exhibit Committee Meeting, a the workable ceiling height, the layout of the Rosen Plaza desire to be on the West Coast more often was expressed. Hotel has worked very well for IMAC Exhibits in the past. Exhibitors were extremely pleased with the venue and attendance at the 2013 show. Exhibitors voted in favor of Evro Wee Sit making a 5 minute video of each vendor and posting it on SVcommunity.com.
2013 OFFICERS REPORT 53 AGENDA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 5, 2013 – 4:30 p.m. | Westin Lombard Yorktown Center | Lombard, IL
1. Approval of Agenda (Carlos Ventura)
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 10, 2010 Executive Board Meeting (Carlos Ventura)
3. Comments by President (Carlos Ventura)
4. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx)
5. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers)
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. 6.2 Editorial Council (Rich Pryputniewicz) 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 (Nancy Sottos) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning. 6.4 Technical Activities Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) 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 (Carlos Ventura)
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Carlos Ventura, President
54 2013 OFFICERS REPORT Minutes EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Thursday, June 14, 2012 – 10:30 a.m. | Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, California
1. Approval of Agenda (Peter Ifju) The agenda as published in the Officer’s Report was approved.
2. Approval of Minutes of the June 10, 2010 Executive Board Meeting (Peter Ifju) The minutes as published in the Officer’s Report was approved.
3. Comments by President (Peter Ifju) Peter welcomed all and commented that the meeting had gone very well.
4. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx) Tom reported that everything had been excellent. Comments from the attendees were positive.
5. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers) There were no new items to report from the Treasurer.
6. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2010-2011): 6.1 Administrative Council (Wei-Chung Wang) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, SEM Past Presidents, USNC/TAM, and SEM Education Foundation. All committees met as required and discharged their duties. 6.2 Editorial Council (Kristin Zimmerman) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group. All committees met as required and discharged their duties. 6.3 National Meetings Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning. Planning is well underway for 2013. There will be some discussion regarding the proposed theme for next year to see if better wording can be determined. 6.4 Technical Activities Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) 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 as required and discharged their duties. TAC recommends that the Electronic Packaging TD become a subgroup under the MEMS TD. This was approved unanimously.
7. Old Business
8. New Business The Board directed that if it is at all possible, the second Board meeting should be held Wednesday evening. The staff will see if this can be accommodated.
9. President’s Closing Comments (Peter Ifju) Peter thanked everyone for their efforts in making the past year a successful one. The Board also thanked Peter for his efforts. It was an excellent year all around.
10. Adjournment
Prepared by Tom Proulx, Secretary With the approval of Peter Ifju, President
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