Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award
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The Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award is an award given annually by the Applied Mechanics Division
Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division is a division in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . The AMD was founded in 1927, with Stephen Timoshenko being the first chair. The current AMD membership is over 5000, out of about 90,000 members of the ASME...

, of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....

 (ASME), "in recognition in recognition of an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of nonlinear dynamics through practice, research, teaching, and/or outstanding leadership" The Award is presented at the Applied Mechanics Annual Dinner at the ASME Congress.

Nomination procedure

A letter of nomination, several letters of support, along with any other supporting materials, should be sent by email to the chair of the Executive Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division
Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division is a division in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . The AMD was founded in 1927, with Stephen Timoshenko being the first chair. The current AMD membership is over 5000, out of about 90,000 members of the ASME...

. See the list of current members of the Committee

Recipients

  • 2012 – Francis Charles Moon
  • 2011 – Philip Holmes
    Philip Holmes
    Philip J. Holmes is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. As a member of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department, he formerly served as the interim chair until May 2007....

  • 2010 – Jerrold E. Marsden
    Jerrold E. Marsden
    Jerrold Eldon Marsden , was an applied mathematician. He was the Carl F. Braun Professor of Engineering and Control & Dynamical Systems at the California Institute of Technology. Marsden is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.-Career:Marsden earned his B.Sc...

  • 2009 – Stephen H. Crandall
    Stephen H. Crandall
    Stephen Harry Crandall is professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He joined the faculty of MIT in 1946 where he taught dynamics and strength of materials until his retirement in 1991 . He was a prolific author of texts in solid mechanics, numerical methods, and random vibration. ...

  • 2008 – Ali H. Nayfeh
    Ali H. Nayfeh
    Ali Hasan Nayfeh is the inaugural winner of the Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award. He received his B.S. on engineering science and his M.S. and PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. He is currently University Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech since 1976...


See also

  • Applied Mechanics Division
    Applied Mechanics Division
    The Applied Mechanics Division is a division in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . The AMD was founded in 1927, with Stephen Timoshenko being the first chair. The current AMD membership is over 5000, out of about 90,000 members of the ASME...

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....

  • Applied mechanics
    Applied mechanics
    Applied mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics. Applied mechanics examines the response of bodies or systems of bodies to external forces...

  • Mechanicians

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