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Michael J. Leamy

Michael J. Leamy
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Michael J. Leamy joined the George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, as an Assistant Professor in August, 2007. He then served as an Associate Professor (2012-2018), Professor (2018-Present), and Director of Graduate Studies (2023-Present). Dr. Leamy received his B.S. (1993) from Clarkson University, and his M.S. (1995) and Ph.D. (1998) from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, all in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to his position at Georgia Tech, Professor Leamy worked as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), a Research Scientist at the MITRE Corporation (McLean, VA), a Research Associate at the NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA), and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Israel’s Institute of Technology (Technion). Dr. Leamy’s research interests are in emerging and multidisciplinary areas of engineering science, with an emphasis on nonlinear dynamical behavior in structures, materials, and complex systems. Emerging engineering systems of particular interest include acoustic metastructures, topological insulators, and electric vehicle powertrains. He has received the Distinguished Achievement Award (1998) from the University of Michigan, a Koret Foundation Fellowship (1998) from the Technion, the Army’s Superior Civilian Service Award (2003), the Lockheed Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2010), and the Lloyd Hamilton Donnell Best Paper Award from Applied Mechanics Reviews (co-recipient, 2016). In addition, he was named a Fellow by ASME (2014), and a Woodruff Faculty Fellow (2017) by the George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. His past and current editorial positions include serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2011-2017), Nonlinear Dynamics (2019-2023), Wave Motion (2017-Present), and Applied Mechanics Reviews (2018-Present). He is presently the Specialty Chief Editor, Acoustic Metamaterials, for Frontiers in Acoustics. Dr. Leamy's research program has been supported by the Ford Motor Corporation, General Motors, Honeywell Inc., Ferrari S.p.A., ThyssenKrupp Elevator America, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Army Research Office, and the Office of Naval Research. He has authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications.