AFIT’s Dr. Anthony N. Palazotto, Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering within the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering and Management was unanimously elected as an Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Fellow.

Recognition of the newest EMI Fellows will take place at an awards banquet held during the EMI 2014 conference later this summer in Ontario, Canada.  EMI is a new Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers dedicated to serving the engineering community through the development and application of engineering mechanics.

Professor Palazotto has over 44 years of experience in administration, research and education within an engineering college.  His research interests include nonlinear mechanics, shell analysis, finite elements, composite materials, viscoplasticity and nonlinear dynamics.  Dr. Palazotto is the co author of a textbook, “The Nonlinear Analysis of Shell Structures,” published in 1992 by the AIAA.  In addition, he has authored 224 archival technical publications and more than 550 technical presentations and manuscripts.  During his career, he has advised 29 PhD's, over 160 MS theses, and obtained over $4.5 million in funded research.  Dr. Palazotto received the Hetanyi Award in 1982 from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, the Cleary Award in 1981 from the Air Force Materials Lab, the Structures and Materials Award from the ASCE in 1986, the AIAA Sustained Service Award in 2004, Outstanding Engineer and Scientist Award from the Affiliate Society of Dayton in 2011, and was appointed Distinguished Professor Aerospace Engineering 2011.  Dr. Palazotto is highly involved in technical society activity as chairperson and founder of various committees.  Dr. Palazotto is a Fellow of the AIAA, AAM, EMI, and ASCE.  He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Ohio.
 

Dr. Anthony N. Palazotto, AFIT Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Fellow