Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty

The Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty, launched in 2012, is given annually to rapidly emerging junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics. The intent of the award is to promote the field of mechanics, especially among young researchers and commemorate the memory of Professor John Douglas Eshelby. While interdisciplinary work that bridges mechanics with physics, chemistry, biology and other disciplines is encouraged, the ideal awardee will demonstrate clear inspiration from mechanics in his/her research. Awardees receive a $1,500 cash prize and a commemorative plaque. The awardees are formally recognized at the annual Applied Mechanics Division Banquet at the ASME-IMECE meeting.

Nominees must be below the age of 40 and in a tenured or tenure-track faculty position or an independent researcher in a national laboratory. Exceptions to the age limitation may be made for both men and women that have taken career breaks for family reasons or have had a late entry into their independent research careers. Nominators must fill out the nomination form and provide a letter of recommendation for the nominee along with two letters of recommendation from two other researchers. The nomination packet must also include a detailed curriculum vitae for the nominee. Nominations and recommendation letters from Ph.D. and post-doctoral advisors are discouraged.

The selection committee will consist of five prominent mechanicians who are editors or editorial board members of mechanics journals. The composition of the selection committee is:

The selection committee is completely autonomous and its decision is final. Pradeep Sharma —University of Houston, Associate Editor of the Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids serves as the secretary for the award (2012-present). The secretary does not participate in the award decisions and his/her role is to advertise the award and collect the nominations.

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