Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ph.D., Northwestern University 1967 Awards and Major Appointments AIAA Fellow ASME Fellow ASC Fellow Research Award for excellence in faculty research, Schools of Engineering, Purdue University, 2004. ASTM Committee D-30 Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award Research Areas Current research interests include the following areas: Composite Materials and Structures Fractures Mechanics Smart Materials - Nanomaterials