Wallace, James
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
0100-K Ellicott Hall, Building 256
EDUCATION
- D.Phil., Oxford University, 1969
BACKGROUND
Dr. Wallace Retired in 2012.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- The Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award of the University of Maryland (2006)
- 2005 Maryland Professor of the Year, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- University System of Maryland Board of Regents Teaching Award (2004)
- Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni, Georgia Institute of Technology (1995)
- Achievement Award for Contribution to Science, University of Maryland Sigma Xi Chapter (1992)
- Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (1989)
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, University of Maryland, College Park (1987-88)
- Distinguished Service Award in the Engineering Sciences, Washington Academy of Sciences (1984)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Chairman, Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society (2003), Councilor (2009-present);
- Member-at-Large of the United States National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the National Research Council (2003-2006).