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Awards

ASME 2016 ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES & MATERIALS self-regulating morphing radiators for spacecraft to advanced actuators for
SYSTEMS PRIZE avian-inspired aircraft. Darren has over 15 years of experience working
with Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) and morphing structures. His efforts
have included both experimental and theoretical studies and he has
Ralph Smith worked collaboratively with both governmental and industrial sponsors
Department of Mathematics considering medical, oil exploration, aeronautical, and space-related
North Carolina State University applications. In his previous appointment as Assistant Director of the
Raleigh, NC Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute, he has also served the world’s major
airframe and propulsion companies in collaboration with governmental
agencies to develop novel joint research and development programs
Biography benefitting from a common industry voice, including the first ever effort to
Ralph Smith is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina establish aerospace standards toward the flight certification of shape
State University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the SIAM book series on memory alloys. To date, he has individually received and managed over
Advances in Design and Control and is on the editorial boards of the $2.1M in external research support at Texas A&M.
SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification, the Journal of Intelligent
Material Systems and Structures, and Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete Dr. Hartl has co-authored 108 technical publications (including three
and Impulsive Systems B. He is co-author of the research monograph textbook chapters) on the topics of active materials modeling, testing, and
Smart Material Structures: Modeling, Estimation and Control and author of integration into morphing structures. He has won numerous best paper
the books Smart Material Systems: Model Development and Uncertainty prizes including the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK) William Sweet
Quantification: Theory, Implementation, and Applications. His research Smith Prize for best Aerospace Paper in 2007. Dr. Hartl has also given 25
areas include mathematical modeling of smart material systems, numerical invited, seminar, and plenary talks, including 8 international invitations and
analysis and numerical methods for physical systems, Bayesian model cali- has taught short courses on shape memory alloy theories and methods
bration, sensitivity analysis, control, and uncertainty quantification. across the U.S and in England, Greece, and elsewhere. Since 2014, he has
served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Material
Systems and Structures. He currently serves as the co-Chair for the ASME
SMASIS symposium on Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials and of
DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD
the SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Best Student Paper Competition. He is the
The ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials System Prize is presented to Secretary of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch.
a member of the technical community who has made significant contribu-
tions to the advancement of the sciences and technologies associated
with adaptive structures and/or material systems. The $1,000 cash award DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD
and certificate are meant to recognize scientific contributions as measured
by leadership, technical publications, and advances made. The Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award is given for notable
contribution(s) to the field of Adaptive Structures and Material Systems.
The prize is awarded to a young researcher in his or her ascendancy

ASME ASMS TC GARY ANDERSON AWARD whose work has already had an impact in his/her field within Adaptive
Structures and Material Systems. The winner of the award must be within
seven years of terminal degree at the time of nomination.
Darren J. Hartl
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Darren J. Hartl, Ph.D., Texas A&M University (2009, Ph.D. in Aerospace
Engineering; 2004, BS in Aerospace Engineering) has held joint appoint-
ments at the Air Force Research Laboratory as a contracted Research
Scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and as a Visiting
Researcher in the Aerospace Systems Directorate. His work has bridged
the topics of advanced multifunctional material systems and their
integration into aerospace platforms using genotype–phenotype
topological approaches. He has spent five years as TEES Research
Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas
A&M and has recently accepted a traditional tenure-track Assistant
Professor appointment. He currently mentors six graduate students, four
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of them Ph.D. students and three of them on national fellowships. They
work on projects ranging from self-folding origami-based structures to