Wineman, Alan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
G042 W.E. Lay Auto Lab
734-936-0411
Research Interests
Mechanics of continua including nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity of polymers; theory of interacting continua; non-Fickian diffusion in polymers; yield-induced phenomena in polymers; modeling microstructural changes in polymers; studies in electrorheological fluids.
Honors and Awards
Research Excellence Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2010
William Prager Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2009
Fellow, Society of Engineering Science, 2007
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, University of Michigan, October 2006
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006
Symposium Commemorating 40 Years of Research in Mechanics by A. Wineman, 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 10 - 13, 2004
A. Higdon Award, American Society of Engineering Education, 2002
Third Place, Society of Engineering Science best student paper competition: Markus Zimmermann, Mechanics and Materials Summer Conference, UCSD, June 2001
Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Winter 2000
The James F. Bell Memorial Lecture in Continuum Mechanics, Johns Hopkins University,, October 2000
Professor of the Term, Pi Tau Sigma, Fall 1999
Excellence in Service Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, The University of Michigan, May 1996
Professor of the Term, Pi Tau Sigma, Fall 1996
Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1996-1997
Excellence in Education Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, The University of Michigan, May 1993
Best Industrial Paper Award, J.A. Hulway, General Motors, and A.S. Wineman, "A Model for the Crush of Polymer Matrix Composite Tubes," presented at the 8th Annual Advanced Composites Conference/Exposition, 1992
Professor of the Term, Pi Tau Sigma, Winter 1992
Professor of the Term, Pi Tau Sigma, Winter 1990
Teaching Excellence Award, State of Michigan, 1990
Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1986
Outstanding Teacher Award, Tau Beta Pi, 1971