Topic of Invited talk
Structural Dynamics Enhancement via Adaptive Structure Tailoring
Biography
Dr. Kon-Well Wang is the Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor and Tim Manganello/ BorgWarnerDepartment Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985, worked at the General Motors Research Labs as a Senior Research Engineer, and started his academic career as a faculty at the Pennsylvania State University in 1988.During his Penn State years, Professor Wang has served as the William E. Diefenderfer Chaired Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab, Associate Director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence, and Group Leader for the Center for Acoustics and Vibration.Dr. Wang joined the University of Michigan in 2008.
Professor Wang’s main technical interests are in adaptive structural systems and structural dynamics & controls.
He has received various recognitions for his accomplishments; such as
the
SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award, the
ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize,
the ASME N.O.
Myklestad Award, the
ASME
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award,
the
ASME Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award,
the NASA Tech Brief Award, and the SAE Ralph Teetor Award
.
He is a Fellow of the ASME, AAAS, and IOP.
Professor Wang has been the Chief Editor for the ASME
Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
.
He is currently an Associate Editor for the
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
and an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the
Journal of Sound and Vibration
.