Dr. Fred W. Smith to Speak at Fall 2004 Engineering Commencement
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Dr. Fred Smith |
Dr. Fred Smith, professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado State University, will be the Fall 2004 Engineering Commencement speaker. The commencement ceremony will be held Dec. 17, 2004, at 7 p.m. in the main ballroom of the Lory Student Center.
Dr. Smith has been a member of the mechanical engineering faculty at Colorado State University since 1965. He has engaged in teaching and research in mechanical design, dynamics, vibrations, mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics and continuum mechanics throughout that time. He served as head of the mechanical engineering department for twelve years, Associate Dean for Research of the College of Engineering for eleven years and interim dean of the college for two years. He has served as Major Professor for 14 Ph.D. students and 36 master's students.
He has been involved as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on over $30 million in contracts and grants and has authored over 100 research and other publications. From the mid 1980s through the mid 90s he cooperated with the Mechanical and Electrical Research Institute of the National Water Research Center, Government of Egypt through the CSU Egypt project. His recent contract and research activity has dealt with dynamic fracture simulation in complex nonlinear materials. He worked as a co-principal investigator on the NSF sponsored Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation (CO-AMP) and currently chairs the Women and Minorities in Engineering Advocacy Board.
He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Centennial Medallist of both the ASME and the American Society for Engineering Education and has won numerous awards and recognitions for his research, teaching and service.