Seminars

Liviu Librescu Memorial Lecture

This lectureship honors the life and legacy of Professor Liviu Librescu.  Dr. Librescu was a professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech from 1985-2007.  He had a passion for his profession and his students and demonstrated courage throughout his 76 years of life. He has a record of accomplishments in the theory of shells and advanced composite materials, aeroelasticity, and hypersonic flow fields.

Kevin P. Granata Memorial Lecture

This lectureship honors the life and legacy of Professor Kevin P. Granata.  Dr. Granata was a professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech from 2003-2007. He was passionate about his family and his work as an educator and researcher. He developed innovative methods to quantify low back stability that are considered cutting edge by the field. Leaders in the field of movement dynamics called him “among the top five biomechanics researchers in the country.”

Hassan Aref Memorial Lecture

This lectureship honors the life and legacy of Professor Hassan Aref.  Dr. Aref was dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech from 2003-2005. He served as professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics until 2011. He is known for having developed the concept of chaotic advection in fluid mechanics which has had worldwide impact.