M. Kachanov, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University Science and Technology Center, Anderson Hall, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Mark Kachanov received his PhD degree in solid and structural mechanics from Brown University
in 1981 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. He published a book and over 100 journal articles in
the fields of mechanics and micromechanics of materials, electromechanics of piezoelectric materials and geophysical applications. He
is a recipient of von Humboldt award for senior scientists.
K. Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3123 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3123, USA
Prof. K. R. Rajagopal received his Ph.D from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
He is currently a Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, holds the Forsyth Chair in Mechanical Engineering and joint appointments
in the Departments of Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering and Civil Engineering. He is a Senior Research Scientist at the Texas Transportation
Institute. Prof. Rajagopal has won the Eringen Medal from the Society of Engineering Science, the Archie Higdon Medal from ASEE, Memorial
Medal from Charles University, amongst other honors. He has published around 300 journals and written three books in Mechanics.