ASCE has honored George Z. Voyiadjis, D.Eng., F.EMI, Dist.M.ASCE, with the 2024 Theodore von Karman Medal for outstanding achievements in macro/micromaterial characterization of damage and plasticity in solid mechanics, pioneering contributions in multiscale modeling and localization problems, and national and international leadership and service to solid mechanics.
Voyiadjis is best known for his work on micromechanics of heterogeneous materials using gradient plasticity approaches. Building on his earlier work on large-deformation inelastic behavior, his adaption of gradient plasticity theory distinguished itself through a closed-loop link between thermodynamics of irreversible phenomena and experimental observations for a variety of materials, specifically metal-matrix composites. He has also made significant contributions to gradient damage theories of civil engineering materials.
Voyiadjis has provided tremendous service to the Engineering Mechanics Institute, and created the Journal of Nano- and Micromechanics. He is the author of 11 books, 13 co-edited volumes, and 300 journal publications, and he has educated and mentored generations of engineers and mechanicians.
The Theodore von Karman Medal is presented to an individual in recognition of distinguished achievements in engineering mechanics that are applicable to any branch of civil engineering.
