Joseph Padovan (14 April 1943 - ) is a retired

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

Distinguished Professor known for pioneering

finite element Finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical problem areas of interest include the traditional fields of structural analysis, heat tran ...

procedures for analysis of rolling tires.

Education

Padovan received his B.S. (1965), M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in Mechanical Engineering, all from the

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United St ...

Career

Padovan joined the

Mechanical Engineering faculty in 1970. He developed the first finite element procedures for the analysis of steady state rolling. These procedures are now widely used in the tire industry. He was an associate editor of the journal Tire Science and Technology for 36 years. In 2003, he famously was the last

Tire Society The Tire Society is a non-profit professional body, specifically an engineering society, based in Ohio, United States, whose mission is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of tires. It hosts a two-day ...

speaker to present his work on an

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Awards

* 1986 - University Researcher of the Year,

. * 1988 - A.T. Colwell Merit Award,

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International is a global professional association and standards organization based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States. Formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, the organization adopted its current name in 2006 to reflect bot ...

. * 1988 - Certificate of Recognition,

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. * 1990 - Best Paper Award,

. * 2014 - Tire Technology International Lifetime Achievement Award * 2018 -

Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award The Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award is a professional award conferred by the ACS Rubber Division. Established in 1983, the award is named after Melvin Mooney, developer of the Mooney viscometer and of the Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic ...

from Rubber Division of the ACS

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padovan, Joseph American polymer scientists and engineers Tire industry people University of Akron faculty