Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM

Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Mechanics: An Engineering Science.- Brief History Of Mechanics.- The Giants Of Mechanics.- Ancient Greece (Bc).- The Renaissance.- Industrial Revolution.- Paris And École Polytechnique.- Technological Revolution.- Major Developments In Mechanics.- Mechanics At Göttingen.- International Research Council.- The Innsbruck Conference.- International Applied Mechanics Congresses.- Mechanics In The United States.- Land Grant Colleges .- National Academy Of Sciences (Nas).- First Flight.- National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (Naca).- National Research Council (Nrc) .- Immigrants To United States.- Other Immigrants To The United States.- Asme Applied Mechanics Division.- International Congresses - American Involvement.- International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics.- IUTAM General Assembly.- IUTAM Bureau.- USNC/TAM.- USNC/TAM Time Line.- The Independent Years.- A Committee Of The National Academy Of Sciences.- USNCTAM Constitution And Bylaws.- USNCTAM Member Societies.- USNC/TAM Members.- USNC/TAM Officers.- USNC/TAM Chairs.- Secretaries Of The USNC/TAM.- USNC/TAM In IUTAM Leadership Positions.- USNC/TAM Diversity.- Academic Genealogy.- Gender Diversity.- Ethnic And Racial Diversity.- Age Diversity.- Mechanics Specialty.- USNC/TAM Activities.- Meetings With Governmental Agency Representatives.- Scordim Reports.- U. S. Congress Of Applied Mechanics.- IUTAM Symposia And Summer Schools.- International Congresses Of Applied Mechanics.- Travel Grants To International Congresses.- International Prizes.- USNC/TAM Operations Manual.- Finances.- NSF Funding.- USNC/TAM Private Funds.- Relations With The National Academy Of Sciences.-  Strategic Planning.- Epilogue.- Appendices.- Appendix A - IUTAM Bureau Members.- IUTAM Bureau -  -  (Color Coded For Some Countries).- Appendix B - USNC/TAM Constitution.- Appendix C USNC/TAM By-Laws.- I.Participating Societies.- Ii.Members.- Iii.Executive Committee.- Iv.Operations.-

Dr. Carl T. Herakovich, Professor Emeritus, was until 1998 Henry L. Kinnier Professor in Civil Engineering, and Director of the Applied Mechanics Program in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of Virginia. He served as the Secretary of the USNC/TAM from 2000 to 2012. His many awards include Fellow of SES; 2005, ASME Applied Mechanics Division Award (now the Ted Belytschko Award); 2001-04, ASME Vice-President Basic Engineering; 1996, Fellow ASME; 1992, Fellow AAM; 1987, Fellow ASCE; 1986, Frank J. Maher Outstanding Educator Award (Virginia Tech, ESM Department); Indiana Football Hall of Fame (1985); leading collegiate football scorer in the nation 1958 (168 points in 8 games); Lambda Chi Alpha Hall of Fame (1996). Professor Herakovich was also an Atlantic Coast Conference Football Official for twenty years (1972-91) officiating 10 bowl games.