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Joseph Padovan
American engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Padovan (14 April 1943 - ) is a retired University of Akron Distinguished Professor known for pioneering finite element procedures for analysis of rolling tires.[1]
Education
Padovan received his B.S. (1965), M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in Mechanical Engineering, all from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.[2]
Career
Padovan joined the University of Akron Mechanical Engineering faculty in 1970. He developed the first finite element procedures for the analysis of steady state rolling.[3] These procedures are now widely used in the tire industry.[4] He was an associate editor of the journal Tire Science and Technology for 36 years.[5] In 2003, he famously was the last Tire Society speaker to present his work on an overhead projector.
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Awards
- 1986 - University Researcher of the Year, University of Akron.
- 1988 - A.T. Colwell Merit Award, Society of Automotive Engineers.
- 1988 - Certificate of Recognition, NASA.
- 1990 - Best Paper Award, Tire Society.
- 2014 - Tire Technology International Lifetime Achievement Award[6]
- 2018 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from Rubber Division of the ACS
References
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