Education University of California ‑ Los Angeles, Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, 1987 Lehigh University, M.S. Applied Mechanics, 1982 Lehigh University, B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1981 and Mechanical Engineering, 1980 Appointments 8/98 present Professor, Dept. of Aerospace and Mech. Engr. University of Arizona. 8/98 10/02 Associate Head, Dept. of Aerospace and Mech. Engr. University of Arizona. 8/94 8/98 Associate Professor, Dept. of Aerospace and Mech. Engr. University of Arizona. 8/89 8/94 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aerospace and Mech. Engr. University of Arizona. 8/18 6/19 Visiting Faculty, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, MIT, MA. 1/12 5/12 Visiting Scholar, Multiphysics Simulation Technology Department, SNL, New Mexico. 1/03 7/03 Visiting Scientist, Mechanics and Durability Branch, NASA LaRC, Virginia 1/96 8/96 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Aeronautics, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 9/88 8/89 Visiting Scientist, Fraunhofer‑Institute für Werkstoffmechanik, Freiburg, Germany 9/85 9/88 Technical Staff, Structural Technology Office, Aerospace Corp. California 6/83 9/85 Research Engr. Strength and Life Assurance Research Group, NorthroCorp. California Honors and Awards ASME, Fellow AIAA, Associate Fellow Editor-in Chief: Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling Springer Associate editor: ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology University of Arizona, College of Engineering Faculty Fellowshi(2011) NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow 1991, 1992) IBM Summer Faculty Fellow 1990) Lehigh University Kingsley Fellowshi(1982 83) Sumerbank Scholarshi- B.S. Education in the U.S.A. 1976 80)