DANIEL ADAMS portrait
  • Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
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Professional Service

  • ASTM International. Chair of Research and Mechanics Committee and Member of Executive Committee, ASTM Committee D30 on Composites. 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017
  • Composite Materials Handbook, CMH-17. Chair, Testing Working Group; Chair, Crashworthiness Working Group; Member, Executive Committee. 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017
  • Composite Materials Handbook, CMH-17. Chair, Testing Working Group. 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015
  • Composite Materials Handbook CMH-17. Chair, Testing Subcommittee. 01/2006 - present
  • Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process. Chair, Utah Chapter. 01/2004 - 08/2011

Honors & Awards

  • Recipient of 2018 Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award for research, teaching, and mentorship contributions in the field of composite materials. American Society for Composites and ASTM International, 09/2018
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520. University of Utah College of Engineering, 06/01/2013
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520. University of Utah College of Engineering. 06/2012
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520. University of Utah College of Engineering, 06/2011
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520 Mechanics of Composite Materials, Spring 2010. University of Utah College of Engineering, 06/2010
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520 Mechanics of Composite Materials, Spring 2009. University of Utah College of Engineering, 2009
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 3300 Strength of Materials, Fall 2009. University of Utah College of Engineering, 2009
  • Professor of the Year. Department of Mechanical Engineering, 05/2008
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 3300 Strength of Materials, Fall 2008. University of Utah College of Engineering, 2008
  • "Dean's List of Top Teachers" for ME 5520/6520 Mechanics of Composite Materials, Spring 2008. University of Utah College of Engineering, 2008

Internal Service

  • ABET Accreditation Committee. Member, 01/01/2016 - 07/31/2016. Department service.
  • University Teaching Committee. College of Engineering Representative, 08/2011 - 03/2014. University service.
  • Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee. Chairman, 01/2005 - 08/2011. Department service.

In the Media

  • Press Release: Announcement of 2010 International SAMPE Technical Conference, chaired by Prof. Dan Adams of the University of Utah, at the Salt Palace Convention Center, October 11-14, 2010. 10/10/2010.