Biography:C.W. Smith (engineer)

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Short description: American engineering scientist
C. W. Smith
Born(1926-01-01)January 1, 1926
DiedJuly 30, 2012(2012-07-30) (aged 86)
Alma materVirginia Tech (MS)
Virginia Tech (BS)
Scientific career
FieldsMechanics
photoelasticity
fracture mechanics
InstitutionsVirginia Tech

Charles  William Smith (January 1, 1926 — July 30, 2012) was an American engineer and professor.[1][2]

Education

Smith earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 1947 and an MS in Applied Mechanics in1950 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[3]

Research and career

Smith became a full-time instructor in 1948 while working on his master's degree. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1950 upon completing his degree. At the time Virginia Tech was strictly a teaching institution and Smith pushed for a stronger role of performing research. Following a seminar from George Rankine Irwin, Smith became interested in fracture mechanics and applying photoelasticity.[4] He was one of the investigators on the 1969 Department of Defense Themis grant that served as the genesis of Virginia Tech's international leadership in composite and advanced materials.[5] He retired in 1992 and became an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus.[3] Smith was named an Honorary Member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2002, a position held until his death in 2012.[6]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Charles William Smith Obituary (2012) Roanoke Times". https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/charles-smith-obituary?id=25285405. 
  2. ↑ "Bill Smith - View Obituary & Service Information" (in en). https://www.hornefuneralservice.com/obituaries/Bill-Smith-6/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html. 
  4. ↑ "The Old and New…: A Narrative on the History of the Society for Experimental Mechanics" (in en-US). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345204. 
  5. ↑ "History of the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - PDF Free Download". https://docplayer.net/14642991-History-of-the-engineering-science-and-mechanics-department-virginia-polytechnic-institute-state-university.html. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardshonorary. 
  7. ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfellow. 
  8. ↑ "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html. 
  9. ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfrocht. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "In memoriam: C.W. Smith, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics" (in en). https://vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt_edu/en/articles/2012/08/080212-engineering-smithmemorial.html. 
  11. ↑ "In Remembrance | American Academy of Mechanics" (in en-US). https://aamech.org/in-remembrance/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstatnall. 
  13. ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardslazan. 
  14. ↑ "Fellows" (in en). https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Joint-Society-Awards. 
  15. ↑ "Academy of Engineering Excellence" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence.html. 
  16. ↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstaylor. 



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