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There are up to two (2) Founder's Prizes available each year. Each AAM Founder's Prize is awarded for an essay on Progress through Mechanics, and each Grant is made to the author to assist research during the final year of Doctoral study.


2007 Announcement



Previous Awardees and Winning Essays:

  • 2007-2008: Xuanhe Zhao, Harvard University
    Progress Through Mechanics: Soft Active Materials

  • 2007-2008: Yuebing Zheng, Pennsylvania State University
    Progress Through Mechanics: Artifical Molecular Machines

  • 2006-2007: Patrick Dondl, California Institute of Technology
    Progress Through Mechanics: The Martensitic Phase Transformation

  • 2006-2007: Vijay Shilpiekandula, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Progress Through Mechanics: Small-scale Gaps


  • 2005-2006: Vivek Verma, Pennsylvania State University
    Progress Through Mechanics: Biomolecular Motors


  • 2004-2005: Charlotte Barbier, University of Virginia
    Progress Through Mechanics: The Quantum Computer


  • 2000-2001: Ionnis Chasiotis, California Institute of Technology
    "Progress through Mechanics: The Era of Microelectromechanics and Nanotechnology"


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