Joseph Padovan Explained

Joseph Padovan (14 April 1943 -) is a retired University of Akron Distinguished Professor known for pioneering finite element procedures for analysis of rolling tires.^[1]

Education

Padovan received his B.S. (1965), M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in Mechanical Engineering, all from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.^[2]

Career

Padovan joined the University of Akron Mechanical Engineering faculty in 1970. He developed the first finite element procedures for the analysis of steady state rolling.^[3] These procedures are now widely used in the tire industry.^[4] He was an associate editor of the journal Tire Science and Technology for 36 years.^[5] In 2003, he famously was the last Tire Society speaker to present his work on an overhead projector.

Awards

• 1986 - University Researcher of the Year, University of Akron.
• 1988 - A.T. Colwell Merit Award, Society of Automotive Engineers.
• 1988 - Certificate of Recognition, NASA.
• 1990 - Best Paper Award, Tire Society.
• 2014 - Tire Technology International Lifetime Achievement Award^[6]
• 2018 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from Rubber Division of the ACS

Notes and References

1. News: Meyer . Bruce . Photos: Rubber Division honors award winners . 4 August 2022 . Rubber and Plastics News . Crain . 10 May 2018.
2. Web site: Bushnell . David . Bushnell . Bill . Professor Emeritus Joseph Padovan . shellbuckling.com . 28 December 2022.
3. Padovan . J. . Zeid . I. . Finite element modeling of rolling contact . Computers & Structures . 1980 . 12 . 1 . 77–83 . 10.1016/0045-7949(80)90095-4 . 28 December 2022.
4. Qi . J. . Herron . J. R. . Sansalone . K. H. . Mars . W. V. . Du . Z. Z. . Snyman . M. . Surendranath . H. . Validation of a Steady-State Transport Analysis for Rolling Treaded Tires . Tire Science and Technology . 2007 . 35 . 3 . 183–208 . 10.2346/1.2768974 . 28 December 2022.
5. McIntyre . J.E. . 40 Years and More of Tire Science and Technology: A History of The Tire Society . Tire Science and Technology . 2022 . 50 . 2 . 100–187 . 10.2346/tire.21.20015 . 240119323 . 28 December 2022.
6. Web site: Tire Mechanics Short Course . uakron.edu . University of Akron . 28 December 2022.