REPORT OF THE OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, AND DIVISIONS for the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 8–11, 2015 Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa, CA 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 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 8-11, 2015 | The Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA SEM acknowledges the following council, committee and division chairs completing their terms as of June 11, 2015. President Sottos and the entire Executive Board thank these individuals for their generous contribution of time and effort on behalf of the Society. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Carlos Ventura, Past President G. Ravichandran, Chair, TAC Eric Brown, Member Christopher Niezrecki, Member C. Korach, Chair, Biological Systems & Materials Robert Rowlands, Member C. Ralph, Chair, Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials Linda Hanagan, Member D. Casem, Chair, Dynamic Behavior of Materials M. Keller, Chair, Education Committee COUNCIL CHAIRS A. Zehnder, Chair, Fracture & Fatigue Emmanuel Gdoutos, Chair, Administrative Council M. Sasso, Chair, Inverse Problems Methodology Pete Avitabile, Chair, National Meetings Council S. Yoshida, Chair, Optical Methods J. Wang, Chair, Research Committee P. Reynolds, Chair, Applications ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL B. Antoun, Chair, Time Dependent Materials Peter Ifju, Chair, Honors and Nominating Committees J. Caicedo, Chair, Dynamics of Civil Structures B. Prorok, Chair, MEMS and Nanotechnology M. Benedetti, Chair, Residual Stress EDITORIAL COUNCIL R. Rowlands, Chair, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging Carlos Ventura, Chair, Editorial Council S. Atamturktur, Chair, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification for Structural Dynamics M. Mains, Chair, Modal Analysis/Dynamics Systems E.T. Wee Sit, Chair, Sensors and Instrumentation V. Wnuk, Chair, TCSG 25 AND 50 YEAR MEMBERS OF SEM The Society for Experimental Mechanics gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who have been members of the Society for 25 and 50 consecutive years. Each will receive a special certificate commemorating their dedicated support to SEM over the past quarter or half century. GOLD (50 YEAR) SEM MEMBERS SILVER (25 YEAR) SEM MEMBERS Franklin Appl William Anderson Abhijit Gupta Wesley Brill Peter Avitabile Hirotsugu Inoue Hal Brinson Charles Bakis Drew Nelson Michael Fourney Gopalakrishna Bhat Wolfgang Osten Samuel C. Gambrell, Jr. Jason Blough Hareesh Tippur Robert A. Heller Reto Cantieni P. Whitehead Wilbur E. Jorgenson John Gilbert Daniel T. Meisenheimer Jr Henry L. Sundberg, Jr. Bowden W. Ward, Jr. iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA - Annual Business Meeting (June 7, 2015) . .3 MINUTES - Annual Business Meeting (June 1, 2014) .....................................................................4 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .................................................................................8 REPORT OF THE TREASURER ......................................................................................... 10 REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ...........................................................................12 Committees: Nominating SEM Historian Honors SEM Education Foundation Fellows SEM Liaison USNC/TAM Past Presidents Membership AGENDA - Editorial Council Meeting (June 10, 2015)................................................................... 18 MINUTES - Editorial Council Meeting (June 4, 2014) ....................................................................19 REPORT OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL................................................................................. 20 Committees: E/T Advisory Group E/M International Advisory Board E/T Technical Editor E/M Papers Review AGENDA - Technical Activities Council (June 9, 2015) .................................................................. 32 MINUTES - Technical Activities Council (June 5, 2014) ................................................................. 33 REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL..................................................................... 34 Committees: Applications Model Validation & Uncertainty Biological Systems & Materials Quantification Civil Structures Testing Optical Methods Composite Materials Research Dynamic Behavior of Materials Residual Stress Education Sensors and Instrumentation Electronic Packaging Structural Testing Fracture and Fatigue Technical Committee on Strain Gages Inverse Problem Methodologies Thermal Methods MEMS and Nanotechnology Western Regional Strain Gage Committee Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems Time Dependent Materials AGENDA - National Meetings Council (June 10, 2015) ................................................................. 54 MINUTES – National Meetings Council (June 4, 2014).................................................................. 55 REPORT OF THE NATIONAL MEETINGS COUNCIL ...................................................................... 56 AGENDA - Executive Board Meeting (June 10, 2015)................................................................... 60 MINUTES - Executive Board Meeting (June 4, 2014) ....................................................................61 2015 OFFICERS REPORT 1 2 2015 OFFICERS REPORT AGENDA 2015 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 7, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. | Hilton Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA 1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Nancy Sottos) 2. Approval of Minutes of the 1, 2014 Annual Business Meeting held in Greenville, SC (Nancy Sottos) 3. Report of the Executive Director (Kristin Zimmerman) 4. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers) 5. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2014 – 2015): PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the written statements covering the basic information reported by the various committees are given in the bound booklet “Report of the Officers, Committees and Divisions” distributed at the meeting. a. Administrative Council (Emmanuel Gdoutos) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents b. Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group c. National Meetings Council (Pete Avitabile) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning d. Technical Activities Council (G. Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/ Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research, Residual Stress, Sensors and Instrumentation, Structural Testing, Technical Committee on Strain Gages, Thermal Methods, Time Dependent Materials, Western Regional Strain Gage Committee 6. Outgoing Executive Board (Nancy Sottos) 7. Election of National Officers for 2015 – 2016 (Nancy Sottos) 8. Goals and Appointments for 2015 – 2016 (G. Ravichandran) 9. Recognition of 25 and 50 year members (Nancy Sottos) 10. Old Business 11. New Business 12. President’s Closing Comments (Nancy Sottos) 13. Adjournment Kristin Zimmerman, Secretary With the approval of Nancy Sottos, Chair 2015 OFFICERS REPORT 3 MINUTES 2014 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, June 1, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. | The Hyatt Regency Greenville | Greenville, SC 1. Welcoming Remarks by SEM President (Emmanuel Gdoutos) President Gdoutos welcomed everyone to this year’s meeting. 2. Approval of Minutes of the June 2, 2013 Annual Business Meeting held in Lombard, IL (Emmanuel Gdoutos) The minutes of the Lombard Meeting were approved as supplied in the report. 3. Report of the Executive Director (Tom Proulx) Tom Proulx referred everyone to the printed report. 4. Report of the Treasurer and Finance Committee (Jon Rogers) Jon Rogers referred all to his printed report. 5. Report of Council Chairs for the Standing Committees (2014 – 2015): a. PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the written statements covering the basic information reported by the various committees are given in the bound booklet “Report of the Officers, Committees and Divisions” distributed at the meeting. b. Administrative Council (Peter Ifju) for the following committees: Honors, Nominating, Membership, Fellows, SEM Historian, USNC/TAM, SEM Education Foundation, Intersociety Liaison, Membership and Past Presidents Peter Ifju referred all to the printed report. c. Editorial Council (Carlos Ventura) for the following committees: E/M Papers Review, E/M International Advisory Board, E/T Editorial Committee, E/T Advisory Group Carlos Ventura referred all to the printed report. d. National Meetings Council (Nancy Sottos) for the following committees: Exhibits and Technical Program Planning e. Technical Activities Council (Guruswami Ravichandran) for the following committees: Applications, Biological Systems & Materials, Civil Structures Testing, Composite Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Education, Electronic Packaging, Fracture and Fatigue, Inverse Problem Methodologies, MEMS and Nanotechnology, Modal Analysis/Dynamic Systems, Model Validation & Uncertainty Quantification, Optical Methods, Research,