Dominick J. Demichele Scholarship Award

Dick DeMichele worked very hard to make the International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC) accessible to everyone.  He understood the importance of the discussion and sharing of new ideas in a conference setting.  He felt it was especially important to get students in the experimental mechanics field involved in IMAC.

The purpose of this award is to honor and memorialize the generous spirit of Dick DeMichele by providing financial assistance to students traveling to present papers at an IMAC. 

The Award Consists of:

(1) Reimbursement of all (student-rate) IMAC conference fees paid by the recipient(s).

(2) Reimbursement of all reasonable travel expenses incurred by the recipient(s) in attending the IMAC conference where the presentation is made.

(3) Recognition of the recipient(s) through presentation of a framed certificate at the Conference Luncheon and Awards Ceremonies conducted in conjunction with the IMAC at which the presentation is made.

Criteria for Selection:

The recipient shall be a student in good standing at a recognized college or university.

The recipient shall be the designated presenter of a paper that has been accepted for presentation at a forthcoming IMAC.

The recipient shall preferably be a first-time presenter at an IMAC.

Nominations for the Award: 

Nominations of potential recipients should be made to the IMAC Program Planning Committee by SEM Members and/or the student’s major professor. The nomination shall consist of a letter; a brief resume of the student; a short discussion of the relevance of the paper topic to the IMAC conference; and a statement detailing why the nominator believes that the nominee should receive the award. Send nominations to IMAC Program Planning Committee, c/o Tom Proulx, Managing Director, SEM, 7 School Street, Bethel, CT 06801, (203) 790-6373, fax: (203) 790-4472, email: director@sem1.com.

Donations to Scholarship fund

Recipients of the award:

2010 Dominick J. DeMichele Scholarship Award: Jan Hermann

Mr. Jan Herrmann started his PhD-program at the Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics in January 2007 and is currently working with Prof. Lothar Gaul in the field of vibration analysis of fluid-filled piping systems. His ongoing work is published in well-known journals such as MSSP, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and the Journal of Applied Physics.  In 2006, Mr. Herrmann finished his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart and received his diploma with distinction. He is also the recipient of the Arthur Fischer Award. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Herrmann took part in the exchange program of the Institute of Applied and Experimental Mechanics with the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received the master degree of Engineering Science and Mechanics from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (advisor: Prof. Laurence J. Jacobs) and was the recipient of the Best MS Thesis Award.