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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 SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS, INC. 7 School Street, Bethel, Connecticut 06801 USA (203) 790-6373 | Fax (203) 790-4472 | http://sem.org | [email protected] 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