Vlado A. Lubarda

University of California, San Diego
Department of MAE
San Diego, CA 92093-0411
 
Tel: (858) 534-3169
Fax: (858) 534-5698
Email: vlubarda@ucsd.edu

Professional Distinctions

Vlado A. Lubarda received his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Montenegro in 1975, and his MS and PhD from Stanford University in 1977 and 1979. He has been a Docent and Associate Professor at the University of Montenegro from 1980-1989, and a Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor at Brown University from 1989-1991, and the Arizona State University from 1992-1997. He is an Adjunct Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego since 1998. He has done research work in the fields of elasticity, plasticity, dislocation theory, damage mechanics, biomechanics, and materials science. He is the author of more than 100 journal and conference publications and three books: Strength of Materials (University of Montenegro Press, 1989, 584 pages), Elastoplasticity Theory (CRC Press, 2002, 638 pages), and Mechanics of Solids and Materials (Cambridge University Press, 2006, 860 pages). Professor Lubarda is the recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department for 2003/2004 and 2006/2007 years, and the 2004 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award from UCSD. He was elected in 2000 for the corresponding and in 2006 for the full member of the Montenegrin National Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Degrees

Dipl. Eng. ME, University of Montenegro, 1975
M.S. ME (Appl. Mech.), Stanford University, 1977
Ph.D. ME (Appl. Mech.), Stanford University, 1979

Academic Experience

Research and Teaching

Selected Publications

Books


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Last Updated: January 9, 2008
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