Mark E. Mear, PhD
Professor, Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellow in Engineering #1
Email: mear@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: (512) 471-4212
Office: ASE 5.220 (map)
Education:
| Ph.D. | Engineering Science, June 1986, Harvard University |
| M.S. | Applied Mathematics, June 1984, Harvard University |
| S.M. | Mechanical Engineering, June 1984, MIT |
| B.S. | Mechanical Engineering, May 1982, The University of Texas at Austin |
Academic Positions:
| 1999 – Present | Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT-Austin |
| 1992 – 1999 | Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT-Austin |
| 1987 – 1992 | Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT-Austin |
Other Professional Experiences:
| 10/86 – 09/87 | Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University |
| 1992 – 1999 | Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT-Austin |
| 06/89 – 08/89 | ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia |
Honors and Awards:
| NASA Turning Goals Into Reality Award “For Valuable Contributions to the NASA Airframe Structural Integrity Team and Exceptional Progress Toward Aviation Safety” | 1999 |
| NASA Group Achievement Award for “Exemplary Achievement in Developing Innovative Advanced NDE Techniques and Structural Integrity Analysis Methodologies to Safely and Economically Extend the Life of High Time Airplanes” | 1999 |
| Departmental Teaching Award, Dept. ASE/EM | 1997 |
| Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship No. 1 | 1995 – Present |
| Temple Foundation Teaching Fellowship No. 1 | 1994 – 1995 |
| NASA Monetary Award | 1994 |
| College of Engineering, Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor | 1992 |
| College of Engineering, Faculty Leadership Award | 1991 |
| Alcoa Foundation Grant | 1990 |
| Chancellor’s Council Grant | 1989 |
| Alcoa Foundation Grant | 1989 |
Professional Organizations, Conferences:
- Secretary, Society of Engineering Science, January 1997-present.
- Member, Board of Directors, Society of Engineering Science, January 1997-present
- Organizer (with G.J. Rodin) Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science held at The University of Texas at Austin, October 1999.
