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Published on: 1/4/2008
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Michael Ortiz, the Hayman Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, won the inaugural Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics.
He will receive a plaque and 25,000 U.S. dollars at the 22nd Congress of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics scheduled for August in Adelaide, Australia.
The award will be handed out every four years, CalTech said.
Ortiz was recognized for several contributions he made in his field during the last 10 years, including computing a new method for plastic deformation, which reshapes a material without breaking it.
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In a statement, Ortiz said he was honored to win the award.
"I have always enjoyed working closely with mathematicians, physicists and chemists, and I hope that this prize will underscore the importance of those collaborations," he said, adding he was "greatly indebted to my brilliant students."