Sparks-Thomas award.Dr. William Mars, an internationally recognized leader in the area of failure mechanics of rubber components, is the 2007 Sparks-Thomas Award winner. This award, sponsored by ExxonMobil Chemical, recognizes and encourages outstanding scientific contributions and innovations in the field of elastomers by younger scientists, technologists and engineers. Mars' professional activity has focused generally on applying experimental and computational mechanics in pursuit of better-performing rubber products. His experiences and contributions span a topic range including material characterization, product evaluation, constitutive constitutive /con·sti·tu·tive/ (kon-stich´u-tiv) produced constantly or in fixed amounts, regardless of environmental conditions or demand. modeling, crack nucleation nu·cle·a·tion n. 1. The beginning of chemical or physical changes at discrete points in a system, such as the formation of crystals in a liquid. 2. The formation of cell nuclei. , fracture mechanics and fatigue life prediction methods. He has authored over 20 articles in refereed journals, and he has one patent. He obtained his BSME BSME Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering BSME British Schools of the Middle East (UK) BSME Business Systems Modernization Executive BSME Breeder Reactor Structural Materials (Irradiation) Experiment , with a polymer specialization, at the University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a , and his Ph.D. at the University of Toledo National recognition In its 125-year history UT has garnered several national accolades. The University’s programs, faculty and facilities have been highlighted in the media, including . He is currently employed in the research department at Cooper Tire & Rubber in Findlay, OH. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the MIME department at the University of Toledo, where he has taught graduate courses in continuum mechanics and fracture mechanics. |
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