Michael I Friswell

MA, MSc, PhD, DSc, FIMA, CMath, FInstP, CPhys, MASME

Educational Qualifications

BA, Oxford University (Merton College): Mathematics, First Class Honours, 1982 (MA 1987)
MSc, Open University: Mathematics, 1988
PhD, Aston University: Mechanical Engineering, February 1991; 'Updating Finite Element Models using Measured Vibration Data'
DSc, University of Wales: Mechanical Engineering, January 2000 (submitted January 1999); 'Modelling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems'

Employment History

Sept 1982 - Sept 1987: Scientific Officer/Higher Scientific Officer, Admiralty Research Establishment, Portland
Sept 1987 - Aug 1993: Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham
Sept 1993 - Oct 1995: Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales Swansea
Oct 1995 - Sept 1998: Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales Swansea
Sept 1998 - Sept 2000: Reader, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales Swansea
Oct 2000 - Sept 2002: Personal Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales Swansea
Sept 2002 - Dec 2008: Sir George White Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol
From Jan 2009: Professor of Aerospace Structures, School of Engineering, Swansea University

Honours / Awards

Oct 1996 - Sept 2001: EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales Swansea
Sept 2002 - Sept 2007: Royal Society-Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder
2009 - 2012: Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol
From Oct 2010 (presented May 2011): Honorary Professor, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Membership of Professional Bodies

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: Fellow (& C. Math.)
The Institute of Physics: Fellow (& C.Phys.); Committee Member, The Stress and Vibration Group, (1991-1997)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Member
Society for Experimental Mechanics: Member

Editorial Duties

Journal of Vibration and Control: Member of the Editorial Board (1995-)
Inverse Problems in Engineering: Member of the Editorial Board (1996-2001)
Sports Engineering: Member of the Editorial Board (1998-2001)
ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Associate Editor (January 1999 - December 2004)
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures: Associate Editor (2000-)
Structural Health Monitoring: An International Journal: Associate Editor (2001-2011)
Technische Mechanik: Member of the Editorial Board (2003-)
International Review of Mechanical Engineering: Member of the Editorial Board (2007-)
The Open Civil Engineering Journal: Member of the Editorial Board (2007-2010)
International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: Member of the Editorial Board (2007-)
The Open Acoustics Journal: Member of the Editorial Board (2008-)
Advances in Mechanical Engineering: Member of the Editorial Board (2008-)

Conference Organisation

IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, April 1993, Sheffield: Conference Organising Committee
International Conference on Identification in Engineering Systems, March 1996, Swansea: Conference Co-chair (with J.E. Mottershead)
VPI&SU Symposium on Structural Dynamics and Control, May 1997, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA: Organiser, Session on System Identification
EUROMECH 365 International Workshop: DAMAS 97, Structural Damage Assessment using Advanced Signal Processing Procedures, June/July 1997, Sheffield, UK: Conference Scientific Committee
IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, September 1997, Dublin, Ireland: Conference Organising Committee
ASME Sixteenth Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, 1997: Co-organiser (with J.E. Mottershead), Symposium on Model Updating.
International Modal Analysis Conference, February 1998, Santa Barbara, California, USA.: Co-organiser (with D.J. Inman), Session on Matrix Methods in Modal Analysis
4th European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials / 2nd International Conference on Micromechanics, Intelligent Materials and Robotics, 6-8 July, 1998, Harrogate Spa, UK: Conference Organising Committee
2nd International Conference on Identification in Engineering Systems, March 1999, Swansea: Conference Co-chair (with J.E. Mottershead and A.W. Lees)
DAMAS 99, Structural Damage Assessment using Advanced Signal Processing Procedures, 28-30 June 1999, Dublin, Ireland.: Conference Scientific Committee
3rd DTA/NAFEMS Conference on Structural Dynamics Modelling, 5-7 July 1999, Cumbria, UK.: Programme Committee
EUROMECH 401, Inverse Methods in Structural Dynamics, 6-7 September 1999, Liverpool, UK.: Colloquium Co-chair (with J.E. Mottershead)
International Modal Analysis Conference, February 2000, San Antonio, Texas, USA.: Co-organiser (with A.W.Lees), Session on Rotating Machinery
System Identification and Structural Health Monitoring, 6-9 June 2000, Madrid, Spain.: Conference Scientific Committee
Fourth IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, 5-7 September 2000, Nottingham, UK.: Conference Scientific Committee
ISMA25, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 13-15 September 2000, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
DAMAS 2001, Structural Damage Assessment using Advanced Signal Processing Procedures, June 2001, Cardiff.: Conference Scientific Committee
International Conference on Structural System Identification, September 5-7, 2001, Kassel, Germany.: Conference Scientific Committee
Third International Conference on Identification in Engineering Systems, April 2002, Swansea.: Conference Scientific Committee
International Conference on Structural Dynamics - Modelling Test, Analysis, Correlation and Validation, June 3-5, 2002, Madeira Island, Portugal.: Conference Scientific Committee
ISMA 2002, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 16-18 September 2002, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
DAMAS 2003, 5th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures, 1-3 July 2003, Southampton.: Conference Scientific Committee
Fifth IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, 9-11 September 2003, Glasgow.: Conference Scientific Committee
ASME conference on Engineering Systems and Design Analysis, ESDA 2004, 19 to 22 July 2004, Manchester, UK.: Topic Leader, Applied Mechanics: Dynamics
Seventh Conference in the Computational Structures Technology, 7-9 September 2004, Lisbon, Portugal.: Conference Editorial Board
ISMA 2004, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 20-22 September 2004, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
DAMAS 2005, 6th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures, 4-6 July 2005, Gdansk, Poland.: Conference Scientific Committee
Condition Monitoring 2005, 18-21 July 2005, Cambridge: International Editorial Committee
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics, 30 August-1 September 2005, Aberdeen.: Conference Scientific Committee
Third International Symposium on Stability Control of Rotating Machinery (ISCORMA), 19-23 September 2005, Cleveland, USA.: Conference Scientific Committee
16th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 9-12 October 2005, Paris, France.: International Program Committee
First Conference on Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, 23-24 May 2006, Belfort, France.: Scientific Advisory Board
Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis (MPSVA 2006), 5-7 September 2006, Bath.: Conference Technical Committee
Eighth Conference in the Computational Structures Technology, 12-15 September 2006, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.: Conference Editorial Board
ISMA 2006, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 18-20 September 2006, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission, 20-22 September 2006, Cardiff.: Conference Scientific Committee
17th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 16-19 October 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.: International Program Committee
International Modal Analysis Conference, 19-22 February 2007, Orlando, Florida, USA.: Co-organiser (with S. Adhikari), Session on Experimental Approaches for Uncertainty Quantification in Structural Dynamics
International Conference on Engineering Dynamics (ICED 2007), 16-18 April 2007, Praia do Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal.: Conference Scientific Committee
First International Conference on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Applications, 17-20 April 2007, Besancon, France.: Scientific Advisory Board
1st International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, 11-13 June 2007, Sheffield.: Conference Scientific Committee
Second World Congress on Engineering Asset Management and the Fourth International Conference on Condition Monitoring, 11-14 June 2007, Harrogate.: International Scientific Advisory Committee
Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2007, 13-15 June 2007, Rethymno, Crete, Greece.: International Advisory Board
DAMAS 2007, 7th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures, 25-27 June 2007, Torino, Italy.: Conference Scientific Committee
Fourth International Symposium on Stability Control of Rotating Machinery (ISCORMA), 27-31 August 2007, Calgary, Canada.: Conference Scientific Committee
18th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 3-5 October 2007, Ottawa, Canada.: International Organizing Committee
3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, 8-13 June 2008, Acireale, Sicily, Italy.: International Advisory Board, Symposium C.
7th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2008, Southampton, 7-9 July 2008.: International Scientific Committee
Ninth Conference in the Computational Structures Technology, 2-5 September 2008, Athens, Greece.: Conference Editorial Board
Second International Conference on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Applications, 2-5 September 2008, Gijon, Spain.: Scientific Advisory Board
ISMA 2008, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 15-17 September 2008, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 6-9 October 2008, Ascona, Switzerland.: International Organizing Committee
2nd International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, 15-17 June 2009, Sheffield.: Conference Scientific Committee
International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics (ICEDYN 2009), 22-24 June 2009, Ericeira, Portugal.: Conference Scientific Committee
Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2009, 22-24 June 2009, Rhodes, Greece.: Conference Scientific Committee
DAMAS 2009, 8th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures, 3-5 August 2009, Beijing, PR China.: Conference Scientific Committee
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-27 August 2009: Conference Scientific Committee
Seventh IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, 8-10 September 2009, Cambridge.: Conference Scientific Committee
20th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 20-22 October 2009, Hong Kong.: International Organizing Committee
International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICOME), 7-13 June 2010, Virtual Conference, Praise Worthy Prize.: International Steering Committe
Third International Conference on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Applications, 21-23 June 2010, Paris, France.: Scientific Advisory Board
Third International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, 13-17 September 2010, Nanjing, PR China.: Conference Scientific Committee
Tenth Conference in the Computational Structures Technology, 14-17 September 2010, Valencia, Spain.: Conference Editorial Board
ISMA 2010, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 20-22 September 2010, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
3rd International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics (USD 2010), 20-22 September 2010, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
21st International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 4-6 October 2010, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.: International Organizing Committee
International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics (ICEDyn 2011), Tavira, Portugal, 20-22 June 2011.: Conference Scientific Committee
Eighth European Conference on Structural Dynamics EURODYN 2011, Leuven, Belgium, 4-6 July 2011.: Conference Scientific Committee
5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials SMART'11, Saarbrucken, Germany, 6-8 July 2011.: Conference Scientific Committee
DAMAS 2011, 9th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures, Oxford, 11-13 July 2011.: Conference Scientific Committee
22nd International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 10-12 October 2011, Corfu, Greece.: International Organizing Committee
National Symposium on Rotordynamics - NSRD-2011, Madras, India, 19-21 December 2011.: Scientific Advisory Committee
Second International Conference Condition Monitoring of Machinery in Non-stationary Operations - CMMNO-2012, Hammamet, Tunisia, 26-28 March 2012.: Conference Scientific Committee
4th International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, 10-15 June 2012, Montecatini Terme, Italy.: International Advisory Board, Symposium G
Eighth IoP Conference on Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis, 29-31 August 2012, Glasgow.: Conference Scientific Committee
CST2012: The Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, 4-7 September 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia.: Conference Editorial Board
ISMA 2012, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 17-19 September 2012, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics (USD 2012), 17-19 September 2012, Leuven, Belgium.: Conference Scientific Committee
23rd International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), 11-13 October 2012, Nanjing, China.: International Organizing Committee
4th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 5-7 December 2012, Melbourne, Australia.: International Organising Committee

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Telephone: +44 (0)1792 602969
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