Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award
The Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award recognizes early career research excellence in the areas of experimental, computational, and theoretical mechanics and materials by young investigators who are within 10 years after their Ph.D. degree, with special emphasis placed on under-represented groups.
The award was established by the by the Materials Division in 2008 and operated as a division award until 2012 when it was elevated to a Society award.
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| Form of Award: | $3,000, bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | Young investigators who are within 10 years after their Ph.D. degree |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Materials Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
SIA NEMAT-NASSER EARLY CAREER AWARD RECIPIENTS
| 2012 | Harold S. Park | 2023 | Lihua Jin |
| 2013 | Thao D. Nguyen, Ting Zhu | 2024 | R. Renee Zhao |
| 2014 | Kevin T. Turner | ||
| 2015 | Yong Zhu | ||
| 2016 | Lijie G. Zhang | ||
| 2017 | Yashashree Kulkarni | ||
| 2018 | Tak-Sing Wong | ||
| Yihui Zhang | |||
| 2019 | Sinan Keten | ||
| 2020 | Baoxing Xu | ||
| 2021 | Yuhang Hu | ||
| 2022 | Ankit Srivastava |