Vitauts Tamuzs#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1702 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1995 |
| Main Country of Residence: | LATVIA |
Vitauts Tamuzs passed away November 2, 2019.
Positions Held
- 1975 Professor of Mechanics, University of Latvia
- 1967 - 1975 Assistant Professor of Mechanics, University of Latvia
- 1964 - present Head of the Laboratory of Fracture and Dynamics, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, (Deputy director, 1975 - 1986)
- 1963 - 1967 Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Riga Technical University
Fields of Scholarship
- Mechanics of solids
- Fatigue
- Fracture mechanics
- Mechanics of composite materials
Honours and Awards
- 1982 Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences
- 1992 Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences
- 1995 Fellow, European Academy of Sciences (Section of Engineering Sciences with the citation "For outstanding and lasting contributions to science and technology and fundamental developments in mechanical engineering")
- 1981 The Latvian Academy of Sciences Fr.Canders Prize
- 1983 Latvian SSR State Science Prize
- 1985 USSR State Science Prize
- 2000 The Latvian Academy of Sciences and Public Joint-stock Company " Grindex" Award for remarkable work in the development of the mechanics of polymers and for the training of top class specialists
