Anthony M. Waas Professor ADDRESS: 3044 FXB PHONE: (734)764-8227 EMAIL: dcw@engin.umich.edu

Anthony M. Waas, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, Composite Structures Laboratory at the University of Michigan, received his B.Sc. with first class honors from Imperial College, Univ. of London, U.K., in 1982 the M.S. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1988 wiht a minor in Applied Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology, all in Aeronautics. He joined the faculty of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1988, where he was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 1994 and Professor in 2000. His current research interests are damage tolerance analysis of composite materials and components made of composite materials, nanocomposites, structural engineering, biomaterials and bioengineering, and structures and mechanical components operating under "hot" conditions. Several of his projects have been funded by NASA and several other US Government agencies and industry.

During his tenure at Michigan, Dr. Waas has been involved in a variety of projects, funded by industry, governmetn agencies, major labs, defense department and private enterprises. In 2006, Dr. Waas was elected as an academic and expert consultant to the NESC (NASA engineering safety committee - super problem resolution team). In addition to these, he has been a consultant to several industries in various capacities.

Dr. Waas has served as a member of the AIAA Structures Technical Committee (1992-1995, 1997-03, 2007-present), the ASME Technical Committee on Instability of Solids and Structures (1995-present), the ASME Technical Committee on Experimental Mechanics (1996-present) and the ASME Structures and Materials Committee (1999-present). He served as the chair of the latter committee (2003-2005). He is currently a member of that committee and serves on the Executive Committee of the Aerospace Division. He is a recipient of the Royal Aeronautical Society Prize of Imperial College (1982), the William Balhaus Prize in Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (1988), a Rackham Faculty Fellowship (1990), University of Michigan Aerospace Department Teaching Award (1995), the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph Teetor Award (1995), the American Academy of Mechanics Junior Award for Research (1997), University of Michigan Aerospace Department Research Award (1998), University of Michigan Aerospace Department Outstanding Accomplishment Award (2001), The David Liddle award for Research Excellence (2006) and an AIAA sustained service award (2006). He is a Fellow of ASME and the AAM, and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. He is a member of the American Society of Composites and the Society of Experimental Mechanics. He has served as an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal (1995-02) and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the AIAA Journal of Aircraft (1995-00). He is currently on the editorial board of the Journal Composites: B. and serves as an Associate Editor of the Royal Aeronautical Society, UK, Aeronautical Journal, and is on the Editorial Board of Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, and the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials. He is the Technical Chair of the 49 th AIAA SDM meeting, Chicago, USA.

At the University of Michigan, he served on the Advisory Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics (1999-2002), as the chairperson of the College of Engineering Rules Committee (1995-1998), and as chair of the College of Engineering Honors and Awards Committee, 2004. He served as the Aerospace Department Graduate Program Chair (1998-2002) and the Associate Chairperson of the Department (2003-2005). He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the College of Engineering. He is author or co-author of more than 100 refereed journal papers, and numerous conference papers and presentations.

Specializations & Research Interests
My research interests are in Mechanics of Aerospace Structures and Materials, Composite Structures, Structural Stability, Biologically inspired Materials, Nanocomposites, and Engineered Materials. My recent research activities have emphasized damage tolerance and durability assessment of aerospace structures including experiments and modeling, design and assessment of adhesively bonded joints, design of lightweight actively cooled airframe walls for hypersonic vehicles, the manufacturing and mechanical properties of nanotube reinforced composites and the static and dynamic behavior of textile composites for aerospace and automotive applications

Education
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, 1988
M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1983
B.Sc, Aeronautics, Imperial College, University of London, U.K., 1982
ACGI, City and Guilds Institute, London, U.K, 1982

Professional Service
Associate Editor, The Aeronautical Journal, Royal Aeronautical Society, UK, 2004-present
Student Papers Chair, 43rd AIAA SDM Conference, 2003
Chairperson, ASME Technical Committee on Structures and Materials, 2003-2005
Associate Editor, AIAA Journal, 1995-2002
Editorial Board, Composites: B journal, 1991-present
Editorial Advisory Board, AIAA J. Aircraft, 1993-2000

Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
Combined Research, Teaching and Service Excellence Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 2000
Research Excellence Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1998
American Academy of Mechanics Junior Research Award, 1997
SAE Ralph Teetor Award, 1995
Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1995
Rackham Graduate School Fellowship, 1990
William F. Ballhaus Aeronautics Prize, Caltech, 1988
Special Tuition Fellowship Award, Caltech, 1983-87
Imperial College Special Scholarships for BSc. Performance, 1979-1982
Royal Aeronautical Society Prize of Imperial College, UK, 1982

Teaching Interests
Intro to Aerospace Engineering (Aero 200)
Intro to Instrument and Measurement (Aero 301)
Laboratory II (Aero 302)
Structural Mechanics I (Aero 314)
Structural Mechanics II (Aero 414)
Mechanics of Composites (Aero 516)
Structural Stability (Aero 518)

Positions Held at Michigan
2003-2004: Associate Chair, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan
2000-2004: Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan
1994-2000: Associate Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan
1988-1994: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Michigan

Links
Recent Publications
Structural Mechanics - Experimental structural and solid mechanics, mechanics of composites, stability, biomechanics
Composite Structures Laboratory