Roberto Ballarini Coeditor for the Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Abstract

At its recent meeting, the Board of Governors of the Engineering Mechanics Institute approved the appointment of Roberto Ballarini as coeditor of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics, joining Kaspar Willam at the helm of the Journal. Ballarini, ASCE Fellow and a current member of the Board of Governors of EMI, is the James L. Record Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, he had also served on the faculties of Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and Olin College. Ballarini is an expert in damage and fracture mechanics, which he has applied widely to materials including concrete, steel, sea shells, collagenous tissues, and microelectromechanical systems. His exploration ofmaterial characteristics relevant to these phenomena includes behaviors over a multitude of spatial scales, including nanoscales and chemistry. In addition to having served as associate editor of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics and chairman of the Elasticity Committee of EMD, Ballarini is the present chair of EMI’s Biomechanics Committee. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and the Journal of Nano Research. Ballarini’s appointment to join the Journal of Engineering Mechanics leadership reflects the EMI’s initiatives to cast a wider net in mechanics, transforming its journal in the process. Welcome Roberto, and best wishes for success.