Kenneth M. Liechti
Professor, Associate Center Director, Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering
Email: kml@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-4164
Office: ASE 5.228 (map)
Education:
| Ph.D. | Aeronautics, June 1980 – California Institute of Technology. |
| M.S. | Aeronautics, June 1974 – California Institute of Technology. |
| B.Sc. | Aeronautical Engineering (1st Class Honours), The University, Glasgow, Scotland |
Academic Positions:
| 09/1992 – Present | The University of Texas at Austin, Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics |
| 09/87 – 08/92 | The University of Texas at Austin, Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics |
| 09/82 – 08/87 | The University of Texas at Austin, Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics |
| 05/80 – 08/82 | General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division, Fort Worth, TX, Research Scientist in various CRAD and IRAD programs dealing with failure in adhesively bonded joints and composite materials |
| 09/73 – 05/80 | California Institute of Technology, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships |
Honors and Awards:
| Adhesion Society/3M Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science | 2015 |
| Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering | 2013 – Present |
| Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2009 |
| Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics | 2003 |
| B.J. Lazan Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics | 2003 |
| Fellow, Society for Experimental Mechanics | 2003 |
| Fellow, Adhesion Society | 2002 |
| E.P. Schoch Professor in Engineering | 2000 – 2013 |
| Fellow of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers | 1998 |
| Robert & Francis Stark Centennial Fellowship in Engineering | 1991 – 2000 |
| ASE/EM Faculty Teaching Award | 1992 |
| Engineering Faculty Foundation Award, The University of Texas | 1990 |
| Schuster Marlar Award, California Institute of Technology | 1980 |
| Tuition Fellowships, California Institute of Technology | 1973 – 1980 |
| Gray, Law and Watt Scholarship, University of Glasgow | 1973 – 1976 |
| First Class Honours B.Sc. |
Journal Editorships & Editorial Boards:
Newsletter Editor, ASME, Applied Mechanics Division, 2001-2008
Associate Editor, Experimental Mechanics, 1997-2001
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2003-2009
Editorial Board, International Journal of Solids & Structures, 2006-present
Editorial Board, Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 2006-present
National Committees:
Executive Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2008-present
Executive Board, Adhesion Society 1990-1992 and 1994-1996
Secretary of the Fellows, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2008 to present
Secretary of the Fellows, American Academy of Mechanics, 2007 to present
Consulting:
United Technologies, Chemical Systems Div.CA.
Roscoe Moss, Los Angeles, CA
Martin Marietta Laboratories, Baltimore, MD
General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, MI
Superior Security Structures, Dallas, TX
Texas Research Institute, Austin, TX
Motorola, Inc., Austin, TX
Shell, Houston, TX
Nike, Inc., Portland, OR
Southern Union Gas, Austin, TX
Research Interests:
Graphene transfer mechanics
Molecular self assembly for adhesion, friction and wear control
Nanomechanics and indentation of thin and ultra-thin films
Mechanics of adhesion and interfacial fracture
Nonlinear viscoelasticity
Mechanics of composite materials
Experimental mechanics