ASME Honors Carroll for Research, Leadership

ASME Honors Carroll for Research, Leadership

RICE NEWS
October 28, 1999

Michael Carroll has spent much of his research life delving into the mechanics of solid materials and teaching and leading others–the technical and nontechnical minded alike–in the discovery of engineering.

For his leadership and achievements, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International will honor Carroll in November with honorary membership in the society.

ASME International is recognizing Carroll, the Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Professor of Engineering in Computational and Applied Mathematics and the former dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, for “dedicated service in ASME’s Applied Mechanics Division, numerous research contributions and publications and leadership in all aspects of engineering education.”

Honorary membership in the society recognizes a lifetime of service to engineering or related fields. Carroll will receive the award during ASME’s 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, scheduled for Nov. 14-19 in Nashville, Tenn.

Carroll’s research involves various aspects of the mechanics of porous media, acoustics and noise, electromagnetism and nonlinear solid mechanics.

In addition to his 10-year appointment as dean at Rice, Carroll’s leadership roles include serving as president of the American Academy of Mechanics, president of the Society for Engineering Science and governing board member of the Engineering Deans’ Council of the American Society for Engineering Education.

His leadership and service span from serving on the NCAA Baseball Research Panel to acting as a consultant to the Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories as well as serving on government boards for the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council and the Advanced Research Projects Agency and on the board of directors for Daniel Industries.

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

A fellow of ASME, Carroll has served on the executive committee and as chairman of ASME’s Applied Mechanics Division. He was co-chair for a broad study of the field of solid mechanics. He also served as associate editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics (1983-84, 1997-99) and Applied Mechanics Reviews (1985-97).

Founded in 1880, ASME is a 125,000-member organization responsible for numerous technical publications, technical conferences and professional development courses. It sets internationally recognized industrial and manufacturing standards.