C.W. Smith (Engineer)

C. W. Smith
C. W. Smith
Born	January 1, 1926
Died	July 30, 2012 (aged 86)
Alma mater	Virginia Tech (MS); Virginia Tech (BS)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mechanics; photoelasticity; fracture mechanics
Institutions	Virginia Tech

Short description: American engineering scientist

Charles William Smith (January 1, 1926 — July 30, 2012) was an American engineer and professor.^[1]^[2]

Education

Smith earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 1947 and an MS in Applied Mechanics in1950 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.^[3]

Research and career

Smith became a full-time instructor in 1948 while working on his master's degree. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1950 upon completing his degree. At the time Virginia Tech was strictly a teaching institution and Smith pushed for a stronger role of performing research. Following a seminar from George Rankine Irwin, Smith became interested in fracture mechanics and applying photoelasticity.^[4] He was one of the investigators on the 1969 Department of Defense Themis grant that served as the genesis of Virginia Tech's international leadership in composite and advanced materials.^[5] He retired in 1992 and became an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus.^[3] Smith was named an Honorary Member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2002, a position held until his death in 2012.^[6]

Awards and recognition

Society for Experimental Mechanics Fellow (1977)^[7]
Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Excellence in Research (1977)^[8]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Frocht (1983)^[9]
NASA's Langley Research Center Scientific Achievement Award (1986)^[10]
American Academy of Mechanics Fellow (1991)^[11]
Dan Pletta Engineering Educator of the Year Award from the Virginia Schools of Engineering (1991)^[10]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Murray Lecture and Award (1993)^[12]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Lazan (1995)^[13]
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow (1997)^[14]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Tatnall (1997)^[12]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Honorary Member (2002 to 2012)^[6]
Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence (2006)^[15]
Society for Experimental Mechanics Taylor (2010)^[16]

References

↑ "Charles William Smith Obituary (2012) Roanoke Times". https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/charles-smith-obituary?id=25285405.
↑ "Bill Smith - View Obituary & Service Information" (in en). https://www.hornefuneralservice.com/obituaries/Bill-Smith-6/.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html.
↑ "The Old and New…: A Narrative on the History of the Society for Experimental Mechanics" (in en-US). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345204.
↑ "History of the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - PDF Free Download". https://docplayer.net/14642991-History-of-the-engineering-science-and-mechanics-department-virginia-polytechnic-institute-state-university.html.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardshonorary.
↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfellow.
↑ "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html.
↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfrocht.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "In memoriam: C.W. Smith, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics" (in en). https://vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt_edu/en/articles/2012/08/080212-engineering-smithmemorial.html.
↑ "In Remembrance | American Academy of Mechanics" (in en-US). https://aamech.org/in-remembrance/.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstatnall.
↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardslazan.
↑ "Fellows" (in en). https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Joint-Society-Awards.
↑ "Academy of Engineering Excellence" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence.html.
↑ "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstaylor.

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[1] "Charles William Smith Obituary (2012) Roanoke Times". https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/charles-smith-obituary?id=25285405.

[2] "Bill Smith - View Obituary & Service Information" (in en). https://www.hornefuneralservice.com/obituaries/Bill-Smith-6/.

[:4-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html.

[4] "The Old and New…: A Narrative on the History of the Society for Experimental Mechanics" (in en-US). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345204.

[5] "History of the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - PDF Free Download". https://docplayer.net/14642991-History-of-the-engineering-science-and-mechanics-department-virginia-polytechnic-institute-state-university.html.

[:3-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardshonorary.

[:2-7] "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfellow.

[8] "C. William Smith" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence/c-william-smith.html.

[9] "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardsfrocht.

[:1-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "In memoriam: C.W. Smith, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics" (in en). https://vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt_edu/en/articles/2012/08/080212-engineering-smithmemorial.html.

[11] "In Remembrance | American Academy of Mechanics" (in en-US). https://aamech.org/in-remembrance/.

[:0-12] 12.0 ^12.1 "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstatnall.

[13] "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardslazan.

[14] "Fellows" (in en). https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Joint-Society-Awards.

[15] "Academy of Engineering Excellence" (in en). https://eng.vt.edu/content/eng_vt_edu/en/about/distinguished-alumni/academy-of-engineering-excellence.html.

[16] "Society for Experimental Mechanics". https://sem.org/awardstaylor.

C. W. Smith
Born	(1926-01-01)January 1, 1926
Died	July 30, 2012(2012-07-30) (aged 86)
Alma mater	Virginia Tech (MS) Virginia Tech (BS)
Scientific career
Fields	Mechanics photoelasticity fracture mechanics
Institutions	Virginia Tech