Quite unexpected, to be honest. But a real source of pride for sure:
“Congratulations from SEM on being selected to receive the 2025 Murray Medal and to deliver the 2025 Murray Lecture.”
This award recognizes your sustained and distinguished technical contributions to the field of experimental mechanics and for “your pioneering contributions to dynamic thermomechanical behavior and fracture of materials, and experimental mechanics.” This honor is a well-deserved public statement by your professional peers of the quality and impact of the many notable contributions that you have made over the course of a richly-productive career.
