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Dr. Hongbing Lu
Professor, Associate Department Head, and Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Chair
Mechanical Engineering, the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080
Professional Preparation
- 1997 Ph.D. in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.
- 1988 M.S. in Solid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China.
- 1986 B.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
Appointments
- 10-Present Louis Beecherl Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Texas at Dallas.
- 8/09-12/09 PACCAR Professor of Mechanical & Energy Engineering, University of North Texas.
- 2006-7/2009 Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
- 2001-2006 Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
- 1996-2001 Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
- 1988-1991 Civil Engineer, The Highway Design Institute of Guangdong Province, China.
Professional Associations
- Fellow, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), 2016
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015
- Correspondence Member, International (Russian) Academy of Engineering, 2011
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2009
- Society for Experimental Mechanics, Associate Technical Editor for Experimental Mechanics (2010). Member of the International Advisory Board (2005-2008), Chair of the Division of Time-Dependent Materials (TDM), 1999-2003; Vice-Chair (TDM), 1998-1999; Secretary (TDM), 6/1997-6/1998.
- Associate Technical Editor: Experimental Mechanics
- Editor: Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials
Selected Honors and Awards
- 2015 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2012 Faculty Research Award, Johnson School of Engineering & Computer Science, UTD.
- 2009 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Web Handling, Stillwater, OK.
- 2008 Regents Distinguished Research Award, OSU.
- 2008 CEAT Halliburton Outstanding Faculty Award, CEAT, OSU.
- 2007 Best Poster Award, 14th International Sol-Gel Conference, Montpellier, France.
- 2007 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Web Handling, Stillwater, OK.
- 2004, 05 & 06 Golden Screw Teaching Award by Mechanical Engineering Students, OSU.
- 2001 Haliburton Outstanding Young Faculty Award, OSU.
- 2000 NSF Career Award.
- 1998 – 2000 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award.
- 1993 & 1995 Li Ming Scholarship Award (Caltech).
- 1991 Charles Lee Powell Foundation Graduate Fellowship (Caltech).