Biography
Isaac M. Daniel
Walter P. Murphy Professor
Ph. D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964
Northwestern University
Department: Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering
Address: 2137 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-3020
Email: imdaniel@northwestern.edu
Webpages:
http://www.composites.northwestern.edu
http://www.ipc.northwestern.edu
Phone: 847-491-5649
Fax: 847-491-5227
Research Statement:
Prof. Daniel's research encompasses many areas of mechanics and materials with emphasis on experimental mechanics and composite materials. In the latter, he has worked on all aspects of the area including processing, micromechanics, characterization, fracture and damage mechanics, nondestructive evaluation and life prediction. He has pioneered test methods for characterization of polymer, ceramic and metal matrix composites. He is the author of a widely used textbook on Mechanics of Composites. In recent years he has been working on processing, characterization and modeling of polymer/clay and polymer/graphite nanocomposites.
Education:
| 1957 | B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 1959 | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 1964 | Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology |
Positions:
| 1998- | Walter P. Murphy Professor |
| 1997- | Director, Center for Intelligent Processing of Composites |
| 1996- | Chairman, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program |
| 1986- | Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University |
| 1982-86 | Professor and Director, Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 1984 | Visiting Professor, University of Poitiers, France |
| 1975-82 | Science Advisor of Materials and Manufacturing Technology, IIT Research Institute |
| 1965-75 | Manager, Experimental Stress Analysis Section, IIT Research Institute |
| 1959-65 | Research Engineer, Armour Research Foundation |
Selected Honors:
- Symposium on "Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics" in honor of Isaac M. Daniel held in conjunction with 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA (2002).
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1999)
- William M. Murray Medal and Lecture, Society for Experimental Mechanics (1998)
- Distinguished Research Award, American Society for Composites (1996) Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics (1994)
- Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, (1993-1999)
- Keynote speaker at 2nd International Conference on Composites Engineering (1995)
- B. J. Lazan Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics (1984)
- Keynote speaker at 7th International Conference on Experimental Stress Analysis (1982)
- Fellow, Society for Experimental Mechanics (1981)
- National Materials Advisory Board Committee on "Characterization of Organic Matrix Composites," (1978-1980)
