2022 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Lecture: A Trip the Light FantasticPresented at the ASME Applied Mechanics Division Banquet, Columbus, OH, November 2, 2022.

Abstract

Michael Albert SuttonMichael Albert Sutton Friends, colleagues, and family:First, I want to express my deepest appreciation to the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME for bestowing this honor, which I feel is the highest professional honor in our field and one for which I am truly humbled to receive. During my presentation, I will do my best to illustrate that, the simple fact that I am here tonight presenting the 2022 Timoshenko Medal Lecture, is one of the finest examples of the statement that America is a land of opportunity where anything is possible.