Effort to Establish the Mindlin Medal of Applied Mechanics
To celebrate Raymond Mindlin's centennial, the Engineering Mechanics Division (EMD) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in consultation with the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, passed a resolution to establish a Raymond D. Mindlin Medal. The EMD has the tradition of awarding a number of the most prestigious medals in the field of mechanics, including the von Karman Medal (of which Mindlin is a winner), the Newmark Medal, the Freudenthal Medal, the Biot Medal, the Scanlan Medal, and the Cermak Medal. About $30,000 is needed to set up an endowment at ASCE. A fund raising is being conducted.
To contribute to the Mindlin Medal endowment, please send a check payable to ASCE, Mindlin Medal Fund, and mail to: Ms. Verna Jameson, Senior Coordinator, Technical Activities, ASCE World Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400. Tel: 703-295-6199, Email: vjameson@asce.org. Inquiries should be directed to Alex Cheng, acheng@olemiss.edu, 662-915-5362.
Committee for the Establishment of Raymond D. Mindlin Medal