Valeria LaSaponara

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Role on REVEALS: 

Co-Investigator

Affiliation: 

University of California, Davis

Education: 

2001: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
1997: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
1994: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, summa cum laude, Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy

Areas of Research: 

Applied mechanics of composite materials

Honors: 

Visiting professor fellowship, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), 2015/2016, Category A (outstanding researchers/professors with
     excellent track-record and international recognition). My ranking was #1 for the Faculty of Engineering.ember of the Executive Committee
     of the Materials Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November 2014-current
US National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2007-2012
Luther Long III Award, Georgia Tech (USA), 2001-2002 for excellence in mechanics
Amelia Earhart International Award, 2000-2001 and 1997-1998
Clare Booth Luce Fellowship (USA), 1998-2001
Georgia Tech Women’s Forum Award (USA), 1998
Fellowship from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, for graduate studies in United States, 1996-1997

Background: 

07/2017-present: Professor (step III), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,  University of California, Davis
07/2011-06/2017: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,  University of California, Davis
07/2005-06/2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,  University of California, Davis
08/2002-06/2005: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah

Publications: 

https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/lasaponara/publications/