The following awards will be presented during ICDM5:
The ICDM Lifetime Achievement Medal
“For distinguished lifetime research achievements and outstanding lifelong
contributions to the field of damage mechanics”
The ICDM Young Researcher Award
“For promising scholarly career and excellent research contributions to the field of
damage mechanics”
Past recipients of the prestigious ICDM Lifetime Achievement Medal are:
Professor Zdeněk P. Bažant (Northwestern University, USA) during ICDM4 at Louisiana State University, USA.
Professor Jiann-Wen Woody Ju (UCLA, USA) & Professor Yilong Bai (Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) during ICDM3 at Tongji University, China.
Professor Jean-Louis Chaboche (ONERA, France) & Professor George Z. Voyiadjis (Louisiana State University) during ICDM2 at University of Technology of Troyes, France.
Past awardees of the Young Research Award are:
A/Professor Leong Hien Poh (National University of Singapore, Singapore) during ICDM4 at Louisiana State University, USA.