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| Vol. 18, No. 14 | Dec. 10, 1998 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 14 | Dec. 10, 1998 |
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
In recognizing his accomplishments, ASME cited his research in the application of analytical techniques to the study of a broad range of material problems. These include the use of the concept of physical defects to understand the deformation behavior of metallic, biological and geological systems; analytical modeling of the microstructure/performance relationship of polymeric fiber composites; and processing science and damage mechanics studies of metal- and ceramic-based composites.
Chou joins two other UD faculty members who are ASME fellows: Andras Szeri, interim dean of engineering, and Jack Vinson, H. F. Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
With a doctorate from Stanford University, Chou has been on the UD faculty since 1969 and was a founding member of the Center for Composite Materials.
He received the ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award in 1996 and the Distinguished Research Award of the American Society for Composites this year.
Chou has served as a visiting professor at several institutions in Europe, South Africa, South America and Asia. He is an honorary research professor of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Northwestern Polytechnic University of China.
The author and editor of several books in materials science and fiber composites, Chou is the North American editor of the journal, Composites Science and Technology.
