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John Shaw

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Professor

Contact

jashaw@umich.edu(734) 764-3395

Location

3008 François-Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Building
1320 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140

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Education

University of Texas at Austin
PhD Engineering Mechanics

Virginia Technological and State University
MS Computer Science

University of Michigan
BSE Aerospace Engineering

Teaching

  • Intro to Solid Mechanics and Aerospace Structures (Aero 215)
  • Aerospace Structures (Aero 315)
  • Foundations of Solids and Structural Mechanics I (Aero 513)
  • Foundations of Solids and Structural Mechanics II (AE 514 )
  • Theory of Elastic Stability I (Aero 518 )

Research Interests

Mechanics of Adaptive Materials and Structures, Instabilities and thermomechanical behavior of solids and experimental mechanics.

Professional Service

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Materials Research Society

Biography

Professor, Aerospace Engineering (2011-Present)
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering (2003- 2011)
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering (1997- 2003)

Awards

  • Best paper of the year award International Journal of Solids & Structures 2013
  • Outstanding Accomplishment Award Dept. of Aerospace Engineering 2012
  • Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award UM College of Engineering 2011
  • Distinguished Service Certificate AIAA 2002
  • Beer/Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award ASEE 2002
  • ASEE Beer-Johnston New Mechanics Educator Award (2002)
  • ONR Young Investigator Award (2001)
  • NSF CAREER Award (2000)
  • Sigma Gamma Tau Silver Shaft Award (1999)

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  • Expert Profile on SciVal

Related News Stories

Aerospace PhD Candidate Puneet Singh Wins Rackham Outstanding GSI Award

Puneet Singh, a Michigan Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate, has won a Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for his work as a GSI in AEROSP315: Aircraft and Spacecraft Structures.

Robotic jellyfish research wins Best Student Paper award at SPIE 2019

Congratulations to Aerospace Engineering Professor Shaw and his team of students for their SPIE 2019 Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication Best Student Paper Award!


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